The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-07
'DAsHES HERE AND THERE.

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Figures never lie, sometimes
foot up sad results, but sometimes al
so eau be overhauled and corrected
for the better. 847 registered whites
on our side of the river! this is what
staggers Dasher and starts him with
a growl at somebody, at cheap of
bodies" This will never do, white
folks, and must be interviewed, while
there is yet sunshine and a white
mans chance. Sure as gospel, four
hundred white men have not budged
as yet in the registration race, and
they must be spurred up and made
to face the music.
We'll, boys, the entries are made,
radicalism in Rapides once more
flaunts its black piratical flag in your
faces and dares you to the combat
Not one concession to offer, no apol-
ogies to make, the same old lay out
comes at you again and appears de-
termined to win again. Are you
ready? Do you feel the good old
phrenzy still on you, and are you
prepared for the battle?, Dasher has
mind of his own, and a will to ex-
press it, and hereby warns you in
time, that you must strike an extra
lick from now out, and be on watch
night and day, and no rest for the
Just! Without it you 60 up the spout
again, and will fail to reach high
enough to grab the goose. Ali is not
over lovely, but can be made so if
you will it, and execute that will.
Sad, pitiable, melancholy indeed,
to know and to be forced to believe,
that at the Menagerie on Saturday,
a son of Rapides, of noble parentage,
should be the head and front and
brains of the offending against US!
Dasher, with more of sorrow than
anger for poor fallen human nature,
drops big tear of regret for the per-
Torrance of Rapides' erring one, and
prays neither may live to see the pi-
ratical flag, under which he rallied
and fought, on Saturday, waive much
oftener in triumph on our poor lace
rated Rapides! How the mighty have
fallen, and cold are Hotsphur's spurs.
The Head Centre of Rapides
Radicalism is again big winner in
the niger games, and once more has
grabbed and run off with the chick.
en- pie, looking intently in January to
the chicken foot and sparrow grass
in Kellogg's possession and gift
Many thick skulled country negro
fell high and kissed old m 0 l
earth as usual, as our bold Hiber-
MAN Radical leader won the cups
and dashed off with defiance in his
looks. The poor, delnded fools, had
some disposition to defeat him, but
had not the sense or gumption to &C
at it right. Ere,nt Vic, Mayo, and
all the rest of the sold fools and
dupes!
There is silver lining to every
dark cloud-thcre is consolation in
every trouble-and. on this principle
it is a source of infinite qualification
to Dasher to know that his sweetness
has not fallen on the desert air, but
that his appeals are being answered
and that the fierce old Democracy are
on the move, are at work for our Pa.
IRISH ticket, and like all their deeds Of
patriotism in the glorious past, they
are determined to cement and bright.
en- their old laurels with fresh ones
cleaning with victory and making
the welkin ring with their yeoman
shouts. The old guard moves!
Our old friend of the official
Journal was left out of the happy
hunting grounds by the Radical Con
vention on Saturday. They coulo
;, not see his services once more as 8
Police Juror, so off went his head
So much for true grit, and Dashel
can't help thinking it was compli
ment to the old one to be thus ia
booed by the radical crew. 1t proves
plainly that he is not of them, with
them, and naturally and by inclina
ton is of and with US. Welcome
back home, old man!
-"The Republican Collector o
the Parish of Rapidesr' Hard name
false in every particular, must Dash
er stamp this quotation from the ole
reliable Pic, and all too intended TO
good, faithful, old Mike Legras! TIL,
Picayune never was wider of tn
mark and never put their foot into