The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-11
DASHES HERE AND THERE.

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old fold, which he only left for 6
while to do duty with his people, fol
his people. and as the victorious
shouts of Rapides' true ones yet ring
clear and sweet in his ears and bring
sweet music to his relieved mind, he
falls into line into the old ranks and
answers the roll call-here, and pres
ent for duty!
That first duty, and how sacred
and pleasing to him, is to dash else
where, and on other fields, the grand
charges, the mighty contests, the eff
fective victories achieved by the
grand old party, which once more
will assume power to save the Union
protect the Constitution and enforce
the Laws! He has no regrets to Offer
for the taar pas made by impolie
friends, but blots out the remem.
brances and passes with them on the
same line Of duty and in the same
cause. Much yet by moderation, de.
cency, calmness remains to be done
to complete our success and to ce.
ment our good intentions into lasting
productiveness. We are all on the
same boat, and Dasher will still make
his steerings by the true chart, and
on next trip he knows we'll all find
the same safe haven. .a
-Darkies of Rapides! Dasher calls
you thus rather than by the misno-
mer of "colored," which Radicalism
with base flattery and treachery has
showered on you, and asks you as his
recent allies in the good cause, to re-
ceive and accept the white mans
thanks and gratitude for the support
and voting help. you gave them on
the I'd of November in Rapides.-
You deserve we'll of us for it, and you
can rest assured you shall ell be re-
membered and your names mitchell
in the scroll Of our victorious legions.
Preserve your faith, trust in US, and
thus linked with your true interests,
will be inviolate with the white man
and binding on his acts hereafter.
Badly ruined! Awfully played
and out of repairs =! All this for
Laundalet Williams Outrage Mill in
Rapides, and hence she is for let or
lease and may suit other climes. The
last turn Of it's crank spewed out
Snow here on election day with his
freebooters, and it did not grind
worth cent. Dasher is authorized,
while on the subject, to sell for old
iron several hundred hand cuffs, be-
longing to the same concern and
three full reams Of blank certificates,
which can be made useful as waste
paper; preference given TO old swear
ers and outrage shriekers.
-Bluster Intimidation, and BY
Radical Town niggers at that, and
all aimed at the colored ones who
had the manliness and good sense to
vote the Conservative ticket! This
and much more bad radical doings
has come to Dasher's knowledge and
through good authority; and now he
would again caution these still delu-
ded darkies to stop right short up,
say their prayers, ask forgiveness for
all their past radical sins and quit
disturbing those of their race, who
have had more sense than they, and
gone with the people, who give them
a home and a living. That people
will now stick to them, befriend them,
protect them, fight for them and see
that they have their rights, and spe-
cially that no negroes of the infamous
radical clique here shall be allowed
to modest them. This and more the
white people of Town and country
are determined on.
% -Dasher's regrets in pure charity
and sincere feelings are waited to
"our old man eloquent Of the Ca
zette, in his retirement from the tri
pod, and we trust a peace, far better
than Grants sort may be his portion
in the scar and yellow leaf Of his de-
clining years. His name sans cere-
monte was hauled down from the
mast head ofhis old favorite, without
q word nor a line of parting,
nor the dropping of a tear,
even a radical tear, and thus is Dash
er left to sing requiem to a foe who
deserved better of his clans and
whose spur is now cold and whose
pen is palsied for good or bad
Farewell old one, you have Dasher's
best wishes and most trusty Demo
cratic compliments l.. ,t@.
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