The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-30
1875.

4 The year 1874, full of its success
) es, it's reverses, its failures, its goo
; at least what little Of that which h,
been our portion, is about to shuff
off its coil and be launched into etc
nifty with all these imperfectio,
thick on it's waning hours. The ne
one which will have been ushere
into existence ere we issue anoth,
Democrat, must certainly be a we
come one to US, if only as a new ha
binger of fresh hopes, aspirations an
newborn freedom. We cannot a
ford to bury old 1874, and WELDON
1875, without regretting the depar
ure and finish of the one at the es
pense Of the newborn one. AS IA
as the pursuit Of happiness and liz
erty with US in poor Louisiana, dul
ing the past 1874, has come to US @
been our lot, at the hands of on
Federal and State Governments SO
called, we know that we can befor
hand welcome and hail 1875, as on
no worse in store for US, and any i'm
provement can be for the better.
The Democrat, at any rate and a
all odds for the 2sth time, with still
the old fire burning brightly and The
old faith mistaken, sends good chez,
and greetings happy to its friends,
patrons and well-wishers, heaves a
sigh Of pity for its foes and their
frailties, and will start on Times
track for 1875, with the same good
intentions Of doing all the work in
our still good cause, which from our
youth we have battled for, and con-
sistently written. The same old ten
cts, in the maturity of our manhood,
shall be upheld, the same traditional
doctrine promulgated. as in the maid
sn-days of our youth, and now more
;han ever will we strike for the right
Try aloud and spare not, and follow
n the track of the victory-graced and
'nsubdued Democracy. 1875 shall
zee our sails unfurled to the breeze
IS ever, our steps marching to the
music of home rule, and our aims
anctifed to Rapides, to Louisiana
nd their true people!
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A WORTHY CANDIDATE. Under
his caption the Shreveport Times of
late issue pays the following we'll
lerited compliment to the Demo-
rats friend and agent, Thomas Nc
ntyre, of New Orleans. We repro
uce the article simply to give it full
ldorsement from personal and bust
ess experience, and take special
easure in recommending our friends
st claims to the Conservative mem. ,
RS of our Legislature, which assem-
es next Monday: II
Probably one of the most promi- r
mt candidates for Sergeant-at-arms
the Lower House of the State Leg a
allure will be our well-known friend y
r. Thomas Mcintyre, of New Or f
ms, prominent member of the il
re Department and captain of a S
npany of the First Crescent CITY o
'lment of the Crescent City White " "
ague, while he is also favorably o,
own to many of our country friends c.
the satisfactory manner in which 81
discharged the duties of Sergeant
arms of the McEnery Legislature.
Mcintyre is IN old time citizen ~
New Orleans, where for years be ~
been connected with the newspa- ~: ~
agency business, in connection ~
h which his numerous business wv
lifications and integrity of char wv
II have obtained for him an enyi-
reputation. Knowing his pecu- ~
fitness for the duties of the office W.
eeks, and remembering also that .-e
las served in a similar position ~, ~.
tout pay or reward, save the con- Wv
usness of serving an oppressed sto ~,
down-trodden cause, we take the :.
'ty of bespeaking for him the l'''
and kind services of ~
gentlemen recently elected to 'A''
L Legislature from North Lou 'no
q. bay
-~-,-oo~..->... fret
| Durr.-The three Representa- onl.
OF Rapides, honestly and fairly nou
ed in November to the lower sta,
IN OF the Louisiana Legislature, KEEP
IS Jeffries, G. w. Stafford and are
Luckett, left for New Orleans, aga
heir post of duty, on last Sun no
When they left, and as we or
our Parish, with three other glad
d thirsty Ones" was yet left in the
1P1tlnr nn11 Inv that ., n ~, ;s,.