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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

gates themselves preferred other gen.
tlemen 70 some of those who are nom.
mated, and that we should have met
q better issue were it not for the
workings Of the ACCUSED" RING
that has p.ecipitated us into ruin
Who are our administrators herei
and where lies the issue of this cam.
pal gn7 Answer:-in a ring-in q
clique-in a School Board, who by q
mysterious metamorphosies can at
pleasure transform itself into an Elk
ecutive Committee, or into anything
else, and indeed have grown to such
prodigous proportions that three Of
ito members at once are haughtily
striding into Legislative halls.
Now Mr.. Editor, we are prepared
to do what the colored people of New
Orleans have done. We WISH To
HEAR WHAT THE WHITE PEOPLE OF THE
PARISH HAVE 40 SAY. We wish to
live smicably together, and to adopt
any measure that will hasten this
glorious end. We are in favor oil
supporting good men, regardless Of
race or color, and are willing to make
the demonstration at the next cleo.
ton. Is there any way for US. to
meet? Will not some of the gentle,
men meet US on SPEAKING GROUND
before November Can't we unite
our efforts in redeeming the State!
The colored people are registering
daily, and we are glad to see it, be-
cause We are going to vote right this
time-we are going to the polls like
men, and not like beasts that are
ridden by their masters. The revo-
lutionary ball has been set in motion
Jet her go. We hail the dawn that
predicts q brighter day, and if our
arms can be but raised high enough
for pulling away from our sky the
dark clouds that have enve!oped us
for the past two years, be assured we
will give "a pull, strong pull-a
long pull, and a pull altogether"
Yours, Mr.. Editor,
A CoLoRED CITIZEN.
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CO The Whites of Alexandr

- The Whites of Alexandria
had q rousing political Meeting. at
the Town Hall on Saturday night
The Alexandria Brass Band gave US
many fine and soul stirring tunes, and
Capt. JefEries, Judge Manning, j. G.
White and W. F. Blackman treated
the interested audience to really good,
effective and telling speeches. All
together the affair was worthy the &C.
casion, worthy of our cause, and
above all gave US good reasons to feel
aud know that the ball is moving and
victory is ours, sure and certain in
November.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

THREE MORE DArs.-Only three
more days, after this issue of the
Democrat, in which the slow ones
have to register, and We hope, even
pray, they will not neglect this sa-
cred duty. Forty years of repent.
ance won't wash out the damned
spot such neglect will leave.
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Persecution.

The arrival of United States Cav
airy here, with Snow, Phillips, HUE
and the negro Ward is we'll under
stood by our people, and til ey
we'll know its meaning, it's aims, its
purposes. And it is we'll that we
should let the leaders of the Radical
Party in our Parish, and particularly
in Alexandria, know our opinion on
the matter, and we venture the asser.
ton that we write Understandings
aud caudidly, and are not afraid to
talk it out. We assert in the name
|of our people, and under full respon-
sibility for what We assert, that the
few white leaders here, aided by a few
blGck ones who we now believe and
feel convinced are bad men and enc
mics to our race, are at the bottom Of
this new raid Of persecution for old
pretended offences, that tn ey are
wholly responsible for it, and that
we are forced to hold them to strict
account for the offence. We are we'll
posted in the matter, and are not CO.
ing to waste many more words of
caution for them to beware. We
have very little space to spare them
just now, but before the matter goes
an inch further let these men be very
particular, nay cautious, how much
and how far they are going to drive
our people, for our solemn and warn
ing word for it, it cannot, it must not
proceed much further, and must not
only stop short, but little retroga-
ton may do much good. The mass
es Of the colored people here can, at
this moment, do much good and
should take the matter in hand and
stop these hell-hounds before it is
too late. We ask them to step in
the breach, turn adrift these few bad
men, act for themselves and beg fol-
peace. We can plainly hear the low
muttering of the distant thunder, and
know that somebody will be hurt
badly before another new moon, If q
retreat is not sounded at once! y
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Beware !!

We learn from fair Radical au-
thority, that the leaders of the Radi-
cal party in our Parish are deter
mined to fall back on all their old
played cards, and resort to all unfair
and fraudulent means to carry the
next election. Chief and prominent
is one of their tricks or strategies,
which we know they are shutting
for, which is to mass all their negro
voters right here in Town and make
q ten strike of it, as done before on
several occasions. Now, all we have
TO say in this matter, and we write
by the card and knowingly, is that
this is all wrong and smacks of ille-
gality and counting fuss, and our
advice is that they abandon such
fool-hardiness and vote at their own
precincts, which have been estab-
lished close to their homes and spe-
cially for their convenience. Let
them do this, which is their right
and certainly for their comfort and
safety. The whites and anti-Radi-
Gals here are in earnest search of
their long robbed rights and are in
no temper to be fooled with or insul,
ted, and have stood as much of that
prescription as they can bear, and
won't permit any more of that sort
without kicking back. They know
their rights, and at all costs and haz.
ards, intend to strike for them. We
hope our words of caution will not
fall on listless ears.
MusIc.-That was fine, cheering
and grand music, which was echoed
to US from Ohio and Indiana, but We
have Just such now in Alexandria
We were forcibly and pleasantly re,
minded of this last night, by visit
we received from the boys, accom-,
panied by the splendid New Orleans
Brass Band, J. F. Eekert, Leader
who certainly equalled the Western
music, and made US feel good all over
encore ane fois No mortal here be
low can more heartily appreciate
such compliments, and our thanks
are rendered as profoundly as the
compliment was graceful and the
music enchanting.
~~~~-~~~~--0>-~~--~~~~
PERsoNAL.-Among the many Wis.
itors to the Fair, we were pleased tc
greet our young friend, F. A. Bonito
OF John /. Adams and Co., New
Orleans, who is here expressly or
business of the house, and on 6
pleasure trip, in the same interests
which were all devoted to the Fail
and its success. We shall specially
in our next, notice this trip Of
Mr.. Bonito and the diplomas we know
he shall have received. We are toe
crowded all along the line to make
now more than this breif and de
served mention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

NEW MoEAssEs.-Several barrels
and half barrels of new molasses, the
first Of this season in Rapides, were
hauled to Town on Saturday, from
Lodi Plantation, and shipped by
Stafford Cullen to j. NJ. Sandidge
q Co., New Orleans. Most of our
sugar planters are now rolling.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

CO.. The card Of Oscar Chopin,
of New Orleans, which will be found
in our columns this week. is respect
fully submitted to the merchants and
planters of Rapides, for their atten,
tiou and consideration.
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THE FAIR.

we nave barely space anu leisure
time to give a meagre outline of the
two first days of our Fair, and are
forced to be brief, promising at some
future day to give the full proceed
ings in an official shape.
The first day opened with fine
and select crowd of our people, from
every portion ofthe Parish, including
brilliant assemblage of the better
portion of Gods creation. The large
and new Exhibition building was not,
we regret to state, more than half
filled, though the articles on exhibit
ton were varied and in many res
poets extra and fine. But very few
of our Town merchants patronized
or favored the Fair in this respect,
and we are truly panied to place on
record such an humiliating admis-
sion, but are forced to it, just to get
in the fact that our fellow townsmen,
Julius Levin and Ferguson Schnack
kept up their reputation and made
displays, really worthy of any Fair
Exhibition. Our St. Landry friend,
Mr.. Pulford, was again on hand with
his fine saddlery, many of our plant
ers, whose names we shall duly pub
|lish hereafter, and many of the la
dies represented themselves and
their bons gouts in many pleasing, ex-
quisite and useful displays. All of
these shall be duly and properly men
toned in our future official report.
just now we are rambling hurriedly,
pleasingly over few of the marked
features, after hard days work of
all sorts, and crave indulgence if we
neglect any one.
To return to the very start, we
must not omit to mention, and men
tion favorably. the really tasty, ap-
propriate and elegant address of
Judge Manning, who certainly evin-
ced that he knows something about
farming" although he excused him
self, stating he could tell in one
word. His Address. which we trust
will be published, does not tally with
his modest assertion, for we have
heard some in that line before, and
know his does not suffer in COMPARE
son with any ofthem.
| The really splendid Brass Band,
from New Orleans, was to our people
rare and rich treat, and we yet
feel good all over at some of the
tunes. We conclude, therefore, that
the first day was good and pleasing
commencement, and pass hurriedly,
but with the same pleasant sense
tons, to
THE SECOND DAY.
The crowd was fully up to the
first days in numbers and beauty,
and all went oil we'll and to perfect
satisfaction. Many additions, how
ever, were received in the stock on
exhibition, which We shall, as We
have already stated, take pains and
pleasure hereafter, to give special
notice. We have good reasons for
knowing that the Fair will again
be success, and that to day, being
the third of the Exposition, public
interest will not let down, but con.
tinue on the increase.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

n Friendship is the cordial Of life,
the lenitive Of our sorrows aud the mul.
t'plier Of our joys; the source of equal
ity of animation and repoee,
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THE SECOND DAY.
The Races.

We must crave the same excuse for
our report Of the Races, at the Fair
Grounds Course, which elsewhere we
have made for the Fair proceedings,
and content the public this week with
a mere summary:
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~The Democrat acknowledo,

4" The Democrat acknowledges,
through the courtesy Of the Secre.
tary, complimentary tickets to the
Fair Association. One and all, old
and young, big and little, we tip GU,
indifferent beavers to the Fair and its
whole fraternity. May they all live
an hundred years and we be chei1
moarners at the burial of the last
deceased one!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21
OUR PROSPECTS.

Since the last issue of the Demo
crat, and specially during the first
two days of the Fair, we have seen
and conversed freely with many of
our country friends, from every nook
and corner of the Parish, and all are
really in good plight and filed with
good hopes at our prospects Of sure
success in November. Almost every
man has registered and are equally
determined to vote, and of course to
vote our ticket, the decent, honest
and Conservative one, which yet
floats at our masthead. Particular
ly have we communed with honored
members Of the "Old Guard," in
whose calendar there is no such word
as fail; whose old, tattered and torn
banner we have followed, through
victory and defeat, far more than
thirty years, and whom we have new
er found wanting when needed and
called upon, and as ever we found
them bouyant as. in the days of their
youth, and yet ready and more than
willing to strike another blow for
home and it's sacred rights. There
we heard no words of hesitation, no
croaker cries, no dark clouds, but all
was calm, hopeful and trusty. 1t
makes one feel good and transports
him to the days when Rapides Justly
boosted of a manhood, that nothing
could subdue or crush, to be again in
the company of the old veterans, with
the fire of youth vet burning bright
ly in them and with forty battles in
them yet. Such reunions are more
than pleasing to us, and we can't
help putting it's pleasures in print tc
revive our present generation, who
speak of throwing up the sponge
However hopeful and cheering We
our war talks at the Fair, and graft
flying to our political antecedents, te
which we still cling untarnished, We
by no means rely altogether on then
for victory in November. We de
sire our new ones, who claim to have
stepped into the vacated ranks of thu
old ones, and who have shoulderec
the honors of the battle, to still keer
pace to the music-not to falter, moi
to unlimber single gun of thei1
batteries, but to fight on, fight ever
till six o'clock of the evening of No
vember I'd, 1874. Plenty of work
good work yet ahead of them, ane
they cannot be better employed thar
attending to it. Every single mar
can be a host in himself and SHOULD
strike hands with some one foe. or
election day, and make his vote .
twin one for our ticket, and thus
count doubly in our favor. NJ
man knows his power till he bend!
his energy and willing mind to any
good point at given moment. 81
we argue, nay we know every conser
vative should make his vote coun
twice at the ballot box. Not b,
fraud, but by legitimate work, argu
ment and good talk with straggler'
on the wayside and on the fence
Make up your minds to this, young
ones, try the Democrats prescription
one time, and we are sure you will b.
the happiest and jolliest of the victo
rious phalanx on next election
day..
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-'-1>'>'"''->

CO. Many thanks to our friend,
G.. C. Hamilton, of the Sabine, for
usual paper favors. EN- PEASANT we
were pleased to see and greet Capt.
Dick Sinnott at the Fair Grounds.
He remained here to recreate and en-
ioy himself wit b his friends and
patrons.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

60 We have been favored with
New Orleans papers, from the clerks
of the Steamer Fleta. ID.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

CO.. Too much REPETITION, too
much 'harping can't be done by the
Democrat to remind our people to be
sure ard register, if so far they have
failed to doit. Without it you can't
vote, without the vote, the solid,
compact voting Of every white man
in Rapides, we can't win. Beaten
again by the inexcusable neglect of
some few to do what is right and is
expected of them, we may as we'll
hang our harp on the willows, and
search for the place where the wood
qine twineth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

A CERrA1NTY.-We are going to
elect, and elect fairly and peacefully,
the Parochial ticket, good and true,
which flies at the mast head Of the
Democrat. The old ring here, which
has cheated and beggared US for six
long years, has run it's race and is
powerless and shall 60 to the WALL
Troops, Marshals, Affidavits are too
we'll understood now to frighten even
children; we know our rights, which
have been just Endorsed in Ohio and
Indiana, and all HI can't stop US in
our determination to strike the blow,
which will free US. So stand from
under bad men, and let US march to
victory and peace.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

CO.. Every vote at our coming
election, cast for r. A Hunter, w.
d. Goodwin and W. W. Wilmington,
Jr., though with apparent good inten-
tions, is a direct vote against the
nominees Of the White People,
aiding radicalism and to all in
tents and purposes thrown away as
far as it may help the three men, who
are in the field ON a one idea side is
sue. Remember this voters, and he
sure to 60 straight ticket for the
peoples nominees. No time to bolt
or act independent.
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The GARRY OwEN.-This low wa
ter packet, of the peoples Line" in
command of Captain John Helm,
William Culbertson, chef clerk, on
her second trip, reached here in good
time, brought up the New Orleans
Brass Band for the Fair, charged
nothing for it, being her contribution
to the Fair; and furnished the Dem
ocrat with mammoth package OF
late papers from everywhere in
Grants Kingdom.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

60 Attention is asked to our
new advertisements.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21

CAvALRY.-The Carrie A. Thorn
reached here Sunday morning, and
had on board a company of the 7th
q. S. Cavalry, en- route for Colfax and
any where else in Rapides. One
Show, late of the Metropolitans, was
along, as a U. S, Deputy Marshal,
and two extra sweet scented buzzards
on wheels, Phillips and Henry HUE
were with him, on special spy duty.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-10-21
FIRST DAY.

FIRST RACE: Ryan Stakes. Value
$4,000; entrance $1,000; for 2 years
old. $4,000 to first horse, and $1,000
to second. Two or more to fill.
R. L. Luckett b. c., St. George, by New
town, -. 80. ..... ]
l.. c. Sanford's b. c., Beacon, Jr., by
DetCOU,
W. K Johnson's b. f., Alice VIM. by
Bearon. -. ...... ..... :. e..
Carroll Jones' b. c., Boston, Jr., by Ra-
EtueS, 80.
c. E. Balls b. f., Shiloh by Bea-
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Time: So seconds.

lime: 03 seconds.
SECOND RACE: Purse $4,000; en-
trance $1,000; for all ages. Mile
heats. Eighty dollars to the first,
and twenty dollars to the second
horse-three or more to fill.
W. X. Johnson's g. c.. No loo, -. l l
R. l.. Luckett's b. G., St. George. 2 2
jeff Wells b. h., Wild Wagner, dis .
Time: l.57H-2.G318.
THIRD RACE: Purse $500; en-
trance $1,000; for all ages. Dash of
one mile, catch weights four or
more to fill.
w. X. Johnson's b. c., Jim Biossat,. |
L. c. Sanford's b. M, Gypsy, ...... 2
Carroll Jones' b. c., Rspi,les, -. 5
j. Andrews <. f., Beeswing, ..... 4
Time: l.541a.
SECOND DAY.
FIRST RACE: Moore Stakes; value
$4,000. Entrance $4,000, for 8 yr.
old. Eighty dollars to the first, and
$4,000 to the second. Dash of one
mile. Three or more to fill,
R. L. Luckett's 8. g., Bruce, by Ra-
piles, ,.....!.... ......... ]
w. X. Johnson's 8. c., Modoc, by Stone
wall Jackson, .,.. 2
Carroll Jones' b. c., Rapides, Jr., by
Time: 1854.
SECOND RACE: Mule Race; purse
$5O.OO-entrance $1,000, Mile Heats.
R. l.. Luckett's Robin Hood, ...... !
J. Snelling's Sallie Goodman, =.
Carroll jones' Mouse, -. ...... dis
Cappell & Paul's Boiter, ......... dis
Time: 2.30s-2.404.
THIRD RACE: Hurdle Race. For
all ages-one mile-over four hurdles.
Purse $500.
G. A. Staples s.g., Bogus Charlie. ]
L. C. Sanford's b.. NJ, Gypsy. ... 2
Il. Heyman's b. g., Unknownr. ..... dis.
Tio,n.1 Kai[
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eVeu IuOuSu nc IL DaCkcQ Dy the
strong arm of the law, will never
prove faithful Representative of his
constituents, nor protector Of their
rights. ale that is unfaithful in
that which is least, will be unfaith-
full also in much" We do not intend
that men shall represent us simply
because THEY WISH to do so. Oh no,
we will choose our men this time our.
selves, and although a member Of
the ring has boosted of his ability to
Birdie 500 NEGROES AND RIDE THEN
TO THE BALLor-Box, AND HAVE THEIR
VOTES cast JUST AS he PLEAsrs, vet
shall he find that there are here
MORE than five hundred true republi:
cans whose votes he cannot control
whose undivided support shall BE
given to gentlemen that are 'good
and true"-gentlemen who do NO,
wish to 60 the legislature, and t.
whom it will rather be a sacrifice e
60 there-gentlemen whose charac
tiers are above suspicion and in whom
the community can confde, and by
whom their rights will be regarded
irrespective of race or color or pre-
vious condition" It was the desire
of many of the delegates to our las,
convention to come to terms Of amity
and compromise-their motto was
"Let Us have peace" and their reso
lutions and nominations axe on rec
ord and 60 to prove that the dele
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
The Impending Famine In Bengal.

From a general failure of the crops,
particularly of the rice crop, in the
province of Bengal, in the heart of
British India, forty millions Of people
are on the verge of terrible famine.
The British authorities, fully apprised
of the impending calamity, are actively
preparing to meet it, and though it is
feared that hundreds of thousands of
destitute people must perish, and that
destructive pestilence, as in Persia,
may accompany the famine, it is hardly
possible that the fatality from these
causes can be 80 frightful in the basin
OF the Oranges as it was in the scatter
ed arabic districts of the Persian
deserts. Without navigable rivers,
without railroads, and hemmed in on all
sides by lofty mountains without any
foreign trade to speak of, with its In
habited patches widely separated from
each other by burning deserts, with its
producing classes, in the best of sea-
sons, living from hand to mouth, un-
der the pressure of perhaps the worst
government in the world, and under the
terrors of countless rowing bands of
robbers, the wonder is, not that Persia
from its late famine and pestilencs lost
two or three millions of its ten millions
of people, but that half its population
was not swept away. That vast and
populous region now known as British
India, on the other hand, famous in all
ages as one of the most fertile and
fruitful regions of the globe, intersect-
ed by navigable streams and by rail-
ways, and, under the rule of England,
made more productive than ever be-
fore, unless visited by famine cover.
ing most of the rice-producing area OF
the country, cannot suffer as Persia has
suffered from failure of the crops for
one or two seasons. The districts which
have O surplus of rice or wheat at good
prices will come to the relief of those
which have exhausted their short sup
plies and yet an exhausted province,
which consumes twenty thousand tons
of rice every day, will require immense
shipments and skillful distribution to
prevent fearful mortality among its
people. :, :,
The London Economist says that
the reports of this impending famine
in Bengal which have been coming In
since the first alarm was sounded
shave crystallized into conviction
that a calamity without aparallel in the
history of British India must fall upon
the most populous and most helpless
provice" Of that Empire, and that it
may seriously affect the revenues OF
England. 1t is well that the British
authorities on the ground are pre-
pairing for the emergency, for otherwise
famine and pestilence in Bengal may
be followed by mutiny and another In
dian war.