The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-17
THE AFFAIR AT THE REPUBLICAN
OFFICE.

individual in the Republican Office who treate'
tie young ladies Of the Upper High Schoo
with rudeness. Mr.. Arthur E. Adams, VIII
was charged with it by the young ladies
denies unequivocally that he was the party
and asserts that the young ladies have evi
IDENTIFY mistaken some one else for him. TIL
young ladies, however, are positive as to tn
identity of Mr.. Adams, and certainly thei
description Of the party they saw and VIII
treated them with such marked disrespect
answers to that of Mr.. Adams in every par
ticular.
We RETAINED from any mention Of the affail
on the day it occurred, thinking there nigh
have been some mistake or misapprehensio1
rs to the person, but when the charge was reit
Grated by the young ladies next day, in the
presence of their teachers and a number o.
spectators, we were constrained to notice it
though we did SO regretfully- unwilling
to believe that any member Of the Republicans
staff could 40 far forget himselfast to treat with
gross discourtesy number Of young ladies'
who had waited upon him in his professional
capacity, to set forth their grievances.
We remembered an occasion when every
individual of the BULLETIN Office received the
most marked courtesy and kindness from
every one in the Republican Office, at time
when courtesy and kindness were substantial
evidences of friendly regard, and when other
journals from whom we might have expected
sympathy and aid, not only turned coldly
away, but made light Of the midnight foray
upon our forms, which well nigh caused the
suspension Of this paper. We remembered
all this, and hence, were exceedingly unwilling
to publish any statement affecting SO seriously
the character of any attache of the Republican.
If Mr.. Adams is innocent in this matter no
one will deplore more deeply than We the
severe treatment to which he was subjected,
if he is guilty, however, he could scarcely
have expected anything less, for there can be
no possible excuse for the indignity which
was put upon the young ladies who visited the
Republican Office, when they were too much
Of the Republican party, the persistent advo-
cate of mixed schools, and the firm supporter
Of the present outr sgeous school directory, it
could not make common cause with them.
One thug is quite certain, somebody is
guilty, and if Mr.. Adams be not the man he
should, for his own sake, demand that he
come forward and assume the responsibility
If his act Our personal experience causes
Is to assume as a fact, that not one of the re-
'ponsible editors Of the Republican would at
empt to screen person who had committed
10 gross breach Of propriety and courtesy.
We are quite sure they are as anxious as our
elves to discover who the guilty man is.
Since writing the above, Mr.. Adams has
'een confronted with the young ladies and
has admitted that he must have been the
,arty who treated the ladies with rudeness,
hough he was oblicious of it at the time;
Ices not remember it now, and must have
,een very much under the influence Of liquor
lie seems overwhelmed at his action and very
much ashamed Of it, which is something to
lis credit at least. The eight young ladies
Who visited the Republican office on Monday
IS committee from the Girls Upper High
school all unite in saying that they were
cautiously treated while in the Republican
'ffice and did not meet Mr.. Adams until they
cached the street door on their way out