Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-04-05
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MR. EDrroR---The Democrat Nd.
poefs 70 b fnch exercised over the
ida a. beink fluked out of his sf,ce
as C ounciImai II the Second Ward,
Of This naive town, and draws heavf.
ly upon his instinct for defensive
material expressive of his alarming
and critical situation common with
editors SKI gensris.
He also manifests great fears ~
to tho leadership of tho Republican
party of Rapides, and mourns loud.
ly over tho misfortune Of it, having
passed to tho "possessorship Of
broken-down hacks OF the past age"
and gratuitously advises our Cover.
nor Kellogg, "made sor By the
grace of the General who crushed ont
secession, "not to be bamboosled
by such men," That It was prefers
BILE to him, who voted In the Coun.
Gil to give Four Hundred Dollarsof
money belonging to the Corpora.
ton, and collected for the improve.
ment of the town, to feed the polid.
cal thieves, plunderers and follow,
ers of that Prince of honesty, II. q.
Warmotb, at Odd Fellows Hall, to
have . "Simon pure Republican
white or black, than the honest
patriot traitor, of this I hare but
little doubt. The patriot to whom ,
he objects, too honest aud out
spoken, with the fortitude to oppose
fusion and reform under the dis-
guise of Democracy, believing as*ho
did that il was . party banded TO-
gether for tho purpose of public
plumber, exposed their villiaus.
at the ballot-box, and frauds upon
registration. I will advise the Demo.
crat that it is the intention Of tho
Republican party of Rapidcs, that
the redolent "curn of the Democrat
shall not have a choice between Re.
publicans, but to force him to tell
the truth, accept the situation as a
honest sheet, and accept with grace
such rules as the Republicans may
give him, aud be thankful for the
blessings thus offered. 50
II those whom the Democratic als.
prehensions seem to be awakened
against; are 20 fortunate a. to keep
the control of the Republican party
of Rapides, It certainly would &C.
cordingly to his representation,
ultimately receive it, and 1t II quite
as evident he would long and loud
mourn this national cstastrophs.
and give US q food Of Crocodile
tears in evidence thereof. Has il
neveE occurred to the Democrat that
grutuitous advice is always listened
to with suspicion, asit generally
come with it selfish motives-hence
/ will,suggest to him that any I'd.
vice to our Governor from that
quarter, would fall an heedlessly
upon his car as the bark Of any
other sscur whose redolence seem to
impregnate the air of Rapides, and
| his sanctum." 's i'
/ We pity the sorrows Of the ncoe
old man, but as the time IL ct hand;
and the opportunity propitious for
bestowing blessings upon the pco'
pie by driving the pap-suckers from
both Parochial and State Treasures
who have made SO many drafts upon
and from them in the sspast age.s
That the Republicans Of Rapidss
will do as Cid their Governor q
Odd FellowS Hall. Scourgs and
drive the usurpers and public plum
derers from power and pat them Il
tilling of the soil, for an honest liv'
ing. Reform, retrenchment aud
economy are fundamental tenets Il
the Republican party, which Mn
be adhered to and carried ont dis'
pite tho growing of the 'sredolept
curs' or chat des botes of the Desse
. crat. 49, W,
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