New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-27
rHr sLAHpERERs OF LOUISIANA.

THE sIABDERERs OF L0UIs1ANA.
The st. Louis Globe expends a goo
deal of honest indignation against th
hypocritical demagogues in general an
that little political runt known in Penn
sylvania as Sam Randall, in particular
Sam is chairman of the State Democrat
committee and the representative from th
first congressional district, composed {
the slum wards Of Philadelphia. HI
chief exploit in Congress has been to vot
himself five or six thousand dollars {
back pay, which he had no sooner pocket
ed than he began to beat the Louisian
bush, and talk about bayonet rule, radica
stealing and other matters to our preju
dice, which he doubtless copied nearl
verbatim from the Picayune, the Bee, o
the Times. We are glad to see the peopl
of the North beginning to find out tn
true state of the case: That Louisiana i
well enough if let alone, and all the laws
both federal, State and municipal impair
TALLY enforced. But we are not special!
fattered when little politician like San
Randall uses Us as mask to conceal hi
own misconduct from his constituents
When demagogue of his stripe is called
to an account for his stewardship, he
either calls meeting and makes speech
OF writes letter on the all-pervadine
topic Of bayonet rule in Louisiana. When
the bruisers Of the sixth ward slap him
familiarly on the shoulder, and say,
"Come, Sam, you ought to stand treat
and tell us all about that salary steal busi-
ness" be orders the barkeeper to ''set 'em
up" cocks his eye, looks knowingly
in this direction and begins: l"You see
gentlemen, " says be, 'xhe trannical radical
administration has just established the
Kellogg government down in Louisiana,
and"-"Oh, give Us little rest on that
business, Sam. We don't care anything
about that old dodge. Tell Us something
about ttat bill in Congress that had
money in it." But in the course Of half
an hour his constituents are oblivious to
the question in controversy, and Randall
finishes what he intended TO say in .
written address, signs il as chairman Of
the Democratic State committee, and
sends il to the Age, which is obliged to
give il = gratis insertion al! fos the good
Of the party.
Now, tkese viii be Sam Randalls ia
Congress just so long as this business
pays. They manage 10 invent speech,
made up chiefly Of the unffiendly charges
against our State, which can be found in
almost any Of our local opposition papers,
and make them serve their purpose in
securing an election. Then they are care
fully written out by some clerk Of COM
nittee OF newspaper Bohemian, sent to the
Globe, and published as the great speech
If the Honorable Copperhead Cox, on
Louisiana affairs. As rule our members
10 NOT think it worth their while to hurl
hese damaging ISLANDERS back in the teeth
If the inventors.
When the Senate committee on Privi- |
eyes and Elections presented Hiatt Car
'enter's pettifoggging stump speech as the
'iews Of the majority, and poor Louisiana
eethed in danger Of being snufed out, !
champion spfang up from the West, !
rom Indiana, who saved the honor of the
senate, and this report, including the
ncalled for and indecent attack upon o
aember Of Q coordinate branch Of the
overnment vas fipally consigned to an
,nominious defeat. 1t is very much the
abit for adolescent s.atemen in Washing
IN to regard Louisiana as a political
roviDce or dependency Of the District Of
olumbia. And they will keep this thing up
ntil some menbe, from this State shall
and up in his place and peremptorily
rbidit. Fortunately, such members OF the
enate committee as remain in Congress
q all on trial before their constituents in
ae shape or another. TrumbuIf and Hill
ave passed away forever. The former
,ew how to do better, but gave way 10
S anger and disappointment at his own
'proaching political end. As he went
,wn in hopeless defea. he bestowed an
piring kick ON Louisiana, and there
ere recreant citizens Of this State at that
ne in Washington who were so base as
applaud the act, while many others
'th there and at home were too cova.dly
resent il. I,
If such men as Sam Randall, Sunset
Y and Southern sympathizers' like
EN- can convince our Democrats that
ey are better friends Of Louisiana than
II own Republican representatives. they
cceed in keeping this State in hot water,
It of which they make enough political
pital TO secure their own election. But
is subterfuge is growing threadbare.
ready, even Northern Democratic con-
tuencies when calling their faithless
rvants TO account, do not care to hear
g oft reiterated lie that Du1all subverted
r State government by using bayonets.
'r are Republican constituencies so
silly put off with hofrid stories .of the
eadful Ku-Klux. The fields OF Louisi-
a, as a nursery fof bogus Northern
ltesmen, threaten to cease production all
a sudden. The New York Heralds new !
mbug about Casarism is at present en-
ossing the attention Of the politicians
d We are promised season Of repose.