The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-22
THE DEMOCRATS TRlcAssEE.

The Alexandria Democrat, unde
the head Of Dashes here ant
there" in his last weeks issue, In
dulged in an attempted ridicule o
= speech That was made Ivy som,
young man at the Mass Meeting OF
tho Sth inst. Now we suppose tina
tho Editor Of n would.b first class
Journal Of such long standing
which proposes to mould public
sentiment, and lead the unterriiied
would have something to shy, B.,
way Of argument Ia reply to q
speech Of any gentleman, old OF
young, that did not snit his views
through the columns Of his uidcl,
circulated Journal. The Editor we
understand, threatened to do this {,
few moments after the Speech was
made, when he broke fpm the
room, lett tho meeting o. the adop.
ton Of the WHITE MANS PARTY,
and said he had washed his hands
Of it. But instead of reply, We
have from him, what he properly
calls "Cbickcn's feet and Sparrow
Grass" Il chickens feet and spar.
row grass delights the Dasher, let
him dash n,..tor We envy him not
his intellectual tas>cs, and leave
the Dasher u complete monopoly in
that style Of Editorial Literature,
which We do not propose to initiate.
Perhaps it Is objectionable for
yon"g men, even though they have
passed the meridian Of life, to form
or express any opinion, upon any
political question, without first con.
suIting the aged oracic Of the Dem
ocrai, upon its orthodoxy. But
these are strange aud rather degen.
crate times no doubt the Dashcr
thinks, when young men who have
passed through thirteen years OF
revolution, behold their country IN
\" black ruin and dark despair
propose to say or do aught for re.
lief, that is not in accordance will,
tho political ritual Of tho Dashcr
twenty years ago. But for intor.
nation We would like to know how
old men must be in .his Demo.
cratic country before they are NJ
lowed to think for themselves, aud
express opinions upon any political
affecting the interest OF
the whole people, witaout regard to
sect. The Dnsl,cr in Ills venerable
age, may be able to tell us when be
was first permitted to have an opin.
ION OF his own, il indeed he ever
had one, on any wciglstier subject
than Chickens feet and Sparrow
Grass"
This )acr|ious Dasher tells us
that he "came near volunteering
his valuable services for "tlis oc-
casion only" to reply to that
i" Speech" but took the advice of
Il friend and "lct the young one
g'sh on" How witty! Wen not
indulge in any hyper criticism upon
the elegant style and diction of the
$ grave and rcvcrent siegmor," but
we presume the Dashcr
came rs near volunteering his very
valuable services on this occasion.
rs he did on another very interest
ing and important occasion, in our
:ountry's history, when volunteers
we're needed, but tho Dasl,er's friend
said lie still, don't bulge an inch,"
let the "young ones" have call the
to themsclves-and so it
was.
Again the Dasher, the "paticnt ,"
,fan "orator" something original,
'ut the Dashcr's age, gives MIN IL
;cnse in all things, we presume,
vas the Secretary Of the Mass
and from him the "young
'nes would like to know if it was
rot customary "beforc tho revolu-
ion" for Editors to publish in full
,he proceedings Of meetings.
At that meeting for which the
)asber joined in the call, the peo-
Die Of the Parish of Rapides who
lad suffered so long by foul outra-
,es and wrongs, declared unani-
nously and enthusiastically, that
hey would make the great strug-
,le for constitutional and honest