New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-24
THEY WANT TO KNOW.


intent in their pursuit of spoon lifters and
till robbers that they had no time to at
tend the meeting recently held by the
butchers on Poydras street Hence, they
find themselves unable to supply want
peculiar to their class of readers. This
omission of duty forces them to resort to
the following advertisement, which is at
once confession of ignorance and a
menace
THE BUTCHERS.
Many anxious inquirers want to know
the names of those butchers who par
ticipated in that Kellogg meeting last
Thursday night. This is as it should be.
We ought not to patrODlze men who are OPP
posed to our people, and we think it is time
we looked into the matter. Ii our money
IS used to perpetuate the usurpatiOn, We
should deal only with those who are true
to the State.
1t will be seen that ''many anxious in
quirers' are not seeking to know what
sort of measures the butchers propose to
adopt, or whether they intend to have any
policy at all The only point seems to be
a desire to get the names of those bold
and adventurous knights of the cleaver
who had the audacity to sit in consultation
with Governor Kellogg and other Repub-
licans upon matter which affects their
interests as business men and their rights
as citizens. But they have gone to goats
house for wool The Bulletin does not
seem to know who the persons are that
have thus placed themselves outside of the
pale and forfeited all claims upon the
patronage of the free lunch brigade. No
reporter of that rumor-mongering estab--
lishment was present, and its anxious
i nquirers, Louisiana saviors," and all
others-comprising probably hundred or
two-who depend upon it for their daily
gossip, are left in the dark. 1t is very nat
ural they should be anxious on this sub
ject. Unless they have instant light they
are in danger of asking credit for neck
steak ora soup bone from some one who
has hobnobbed with Kellogg and other enc
mics. This is truly fearful state of
affairs, and We pity the Bulletin for being
unable to afford the required relief.
Let us come to the assistance of our er-
ratio young friend. One of ours was there
and saw the whole proceeding. He saw
. very large number of business-like look
ng men, who showed evident signs that |
hey have not lost their checking power.
They belong mostly to the Butchers Be-
1evolent Association, an organization
some thousands Of voters, and
including among its members men who
70 TX for their living, earn their profits
airly, and do not care an ounce of salt |
whether the Bulletins anxious inquirers
deal with them or not. AS there is no.
ody else in the meat business in this
ity except themselves, they can afford to
display an Indifference upon the subject
whose sublimity is only modified by the
bsence of any danger. Our reporter AYERS
hat if these anxious inquirers are really
u want of first class sirloin steak, or an
appropriate answer to an impertinent in
uiry, they can have either by applying
. Mr.. J. Berthin, the president of the as
ociation, or to any of the following mem
ers, who are well known gentlemen, and
Ii easily found: J. Bernishan, B. Dabat,
!. Vignes, P. Lozes, J. Soluble, A. Du-
lestre, William Maybe, L. Duclos, or A.
Iailhes, and to such other gentlemen of
lual rank financially and socially as they
ill most willingly point out. And last,
lough by no means least, we are glad to
'arn that our well deserving friend, DIR.
ochum Crasto, is very Jealous and eff
ent worker in the same field. So much
II the main object Of solicitude of the
lxious '-inquirers. II
We are not in the confidence of the
ut cheers, and are not able to say whether {
e shall be able to entirely approprove i
leir platform Or not. They are perfectly t
ee to make any suggestion they may |
Ii nix proper and invite consultation with
overnor Kellogg, MIR. McEnery, or any t
ody else. All we contend for in their +
,half is the absolute right to do their a
v thinking without mourning the risk {
being ''spotted" by the flag end of what /
as ten or twelve years ago very large e
my marching under the banner Of pro- T
ription for political opinion. That old a
6 has grown threadbare and tattered, t
ID now inspires contempt, not fear. So Il
e anxious inquirers may set it down as t
certainty that they are not likely to r
are anybody in the butchers meat line
: threatening to withdraw their doubtful 2
tronage. b