The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-09-18
From the st. LOUIS Globe, dug II.
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Mr. oamuel j. Randall. of Pennsyl-
vanla, who signs himself Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee of that
State, has uttered another shrek about
Louisiana There is something remark
able about this business Whenever a
scamp in either party is hard pressed by
public opinion, he always yells Louis
lana" at the top Of his lungs If he hap.
pens to be one who has ''stoleu the livery
of Heaven" or the Republican cloak, to
serve his master in, his outcry has refer
eUcc to the infamous massacres and out.
RACES perpetrated in that State, named
Louisiana, by Democratic assassins. But
If he happens to be Democrat, like Mr.
Randall, he invariably bawls about "the
bayonct rule set up in Louisiana" by the
Administration. Thus, no matter where
the scamp lives, or to what party he pre-.
tends to belong if he inds himself in any
danger from the contempt and scorn of
decent people at home, he Immediately
begins to howl about Louisiana
1t is about time to tell the scoundrels
of all parties that Louisiana will not save
them. The people mean that justice
shall be done away down on the bayous
and in the swamps of the Pelican State
But they also propose that justice shall
be done at home, and that full measure of
it, pressed down and running over, shall
be done to the knaves who have taken
public money which did not belong to
them l
We mention Mr. Randall as a scamp
If he wants to know why we use that not
very hattering term, let him examine the
record of his votes and doings in the back
pay business. We 6ud that this Samuel
j, Randall, Of Pennsylvania, voted eight
timos for the salary steal. He never
lodged. He did not give the money to
college or asylum. He boldly voted
every time for the robbery, drew and
pocketed the cash. And now he is ter
ribly exercised about Louisiana
Mr. Randall will 6nd it more conven,
lent, before he gets through, to pay lit
tie attention to the rascality which hap
pens just now to have most interest to his
constituents Whether the Louisiana
business is as he represents it, or as some
other people represent it, is by honest
persons doubted But no honest person
of either party will doubt that Mr. Samuel
j. Randall has taken improperly about
FIVE thousand dollars of public money,
more or less About his votes, his auda
city, and his pocketiDg the swag, there
can be no dispute, aud among honest men
of both parties there is prevailing idea,
at present, that, if we do not want to be
robbed of the last cent, We must pay lit
tie more attention to the men who are
bawliug Louisiana while they are empty
ing our pockets -.
Without doubt, that worthy clergyman
OF the old dispensation used to see steal
ers of men and women sitting in the pews
before him, while he banged the pulpit
in pious fervor and hurled his anathemas
at the sinful Jews two thousand years
away. He saw the siu before him, but,
because it was pleasanter and more pro
ftable, he said nothing about that, but
blazed away at the Pharisees and Sad
ducees We have had a great deal of
this preaching at long range in political
matters of late. The late james Brooks,
of New York, whose shares of Credit
Mobilier were yielding him comfortable
interest, used to spend most of his time
in denouucing the dishonesty Of "those
dreadful carpet baggers :" 1t has been
the favorie fashion of the kuaves in both
parties to make just as much fuss as they
possibly could about very distant sins,
and, in particular, to keep US oil in such
a state of excitement aud worry about at
fairs away down South that none of US
would think it worth while to ask about
votes on bills that chad money in them.'
The Republicans had good ground, be
cause the real condition of things at the
South was such as to convince loyal men
that it was not safe to put Democrats into
power But that did not prove that it
was to put scamps into office But violent
outcry about real aud grave outrages at
the South, more than one Republican has
left the impression that he could not be
put out of Office without endangerlng the
life of the nation, whereas, in point OF
fact, any honest Republican farmer of or
dinary common sense would have done
Just as much to save us from Democratic
reaction, and infinitely more for the credit
of the party and the good of the country
But the Democratic knaves have not been
behind in this business. 1t has been
their part to keep up the strife, to intiame
reckless spirits at the South to deeds oil
to keep alive the old Democra
tic party, with its perpetual menace to
Republican institutions, to prate about
he resolutions of '9S, and "bayonet rule
At the South" In this way they persuad
ed Democratic voters that they were
great patriots, and that there was great |
crisis" and "our freedom was IN peril,
and it was no time to ask whether any |
body had stolen anything Thus the
pleasant game went on. The bad men of
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