The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-22
DASHES HERE AND THERE.

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Here's your Dasher once more,
with stiff upper lip and loose panta-r
looms, to the front, in splendid mood
and cheering words for'Caucasia, gal
liant and, true Caucasid-now seeing
and feeling more than ever the grand
and glorious instincts Of Democracy,
the haven and safe port for our dis
tressed people, including destitute
orphans" this same Caucasia is see
mingly less impressed with that me'c
thing and more impressed with the
old one, which crops out in its lastsis-'
sue. This is glorious and pleasing
to old Dasher, and now that the old
fellow has picked up out of the dust
the old banner, emblem, Of all our
past and coming greatness, and dash
ed it to the breeze, we aresglad to
see our young one strike quick step
and overtake the old one, and side by
side, march under its sacred folds.
You are welcome, thrice welcome,
Caucasia, and you shall help usIwave
it in triumph over the rotten, carcass
of radicalism next November; but
we must hold it aloft together, high
above the din and rattle of discord,
and not let it kiss the dust again.
En- Guant, naarchOnS! ~
| Our old veteran of the Gazette,
is home again, and though pleading
to be destitute orphan, with loss Of
appetite and a sick headache, this
Dasher can't help rendering him his
pious regards and pronouncing him
a brick, a real fire brick. The old
one, Judging HIM by his last, has
lost none of his wonted fire and dash,
and makes the cane, crack from the
word go; he pitches into Caucasia.
and the Dasher with the velocity of
twin bullets from a Navy six, and
certainly packs weight well for an
orphan, under the weather. This
Dasher is poor orphan too, but with,
no headache and a laundering appe-,
tite, but shan't certainly intrude up
on the sanctity of orphanage to hurl
the maledictions of his pen against q
brother orphan. Adios!7 ftm 80
no better place than right here
to call and ask attention to the man.
moth advertisement of the Rapides
Agricultural Fair Association, which
graces our columns this number of
the Democrat. As this call, like the
Courts law is plain and speaks for
itself, we shall add nothing, for the
present, to the promises of the Board
of Directors of this highly useful in
stitution, which we have full assu-
rance will be fulfilled. The Fair is
home affair, for home benefits and in
stincts and every Rapidian can be but
proud at its approaching second de-
but, and this Dasher looks for many
pleasing and useful lessons in attend
ing their Fair Grounds. More anon.
The New Orleans Republican has
again changed base on the persecu-
ton platform, and must have receiv-
ed the cold shoulder from kellogg
about martial law for s'blood- thirsty
Rapides'', and cries badly because
Mccain won't be the next Governor
Of Rapides; we are just as sorry as.
the Republican, and would have Civ
en- him the aUa1'n,ea Of RECEPTIONS
The Republican, in its troubles and
tribulations, falls back on Grant and
entreats him to send here the boys
in blue. Keep your shirt on, Repub-
lican, for Grant does not; see it that
way now, and can't any longer3tbe
coaxed by your sort. 4aa.
-Dashing at the Radical State Or
gan brings us on to parallel lines
with the fungus in Rapides, and gives
us regretfully the chance, to contrast
the vast difference in unity and har-
mony of that faction with our party
or parties, for we hardly know what
to call our present muddle. The
Radicals here are all blacks, save less
than a bakers dozen of white chaps,
who would rather rule in HI one
hour, with prospective pap, than take
a half chance for that place where
few, precious few, Louisiana RAIDS
fgo; but they are united, pull togeth-
er in any sort of team, and Like
Siamese brothers are held together
by the cohesive bonds Of public plum
der, and are now ready and organ
lied for the coming fray. In this
District, which is Democratic by at