The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-15
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW ORLEANS,
July II, lS74.}

New ORLEANS,
July IL, lS74'}
FRIEND DEMocsAT-
We have had a very dull week in
the news market the Courts are
closed and everybody who can get
away has either gone or is preparing
to CO. By the way one ofour brokers
on Tuesday last took a
NEW WAY TO RAISE THE WIND
wherewith to sail off to summer quar-
tiers. His name it was Weidner, and
he has opened the eyes Of some OF
our bank men aoide-ner they were be-
fore, and this was the way he did it:
He drew three checks on the Hiber-
MIA National Bank respectively for
$a8, $41,50 and $40, and had them
certified. He then raised them by
filling out the blank between the
original writing and the word dollars
on the checks to $4,000, $4l50 and
$1,000, making a clear gain of about
|$14,SO0. 1t was easy enough for him
to pass the checks, as certified checks
pass current enough among brokers
and monied men, and their having
been altered, was never suspected, as
Weidner had been q long time in
business, and heretofore has borne a
good character. Bank Tellers when
certifying checks, will, suppose, en-
dorse their amount on the face of the
check. That will stop this pretty
little game. The political cooks
down here are all very busy, and the
! POLITICAL POT
commences to boil with considerable
activity. T h e Democrats are at
work, and the Independents, under
which title the Reform. Fusion and
other parties are gathered, are mar
shaling their forces. The danger is
that two tickets may be put in the
field, thus dividing the vote of the
decent people Of our city. Through.
out the State the aim should be to
unite our people on the white mans
|policy. We have temporized with
the negroes long enough, we do moi
want any violent measures, but a de
termined, united effort at the ballot
box, to overturn the whole Radica
party. We have tried the negro an(
found him. delusion and a snare
he won't compromise worth a cent
and now we must goi it alone. There
should be but two parties-the rea
. people Of the State, the honest, in
dustrious and intelligent citizens
against the rapacious, swindling car
pet-baggers and their misguided bu
still firm friends, the negroes. One
go in and win on this line, show tn
, colored people tnat we are the rea
masters of the situation, and foreve
after they too will be on the side Q
: justice and reform. But this fight
: the Waterloo for one side or the 9th
er, the white people must make b
t themselves, and therefore on Stat
} matters there should be perfect hal
mony of purpose and union c
r strength--How is this to be done
!, I meet every day, men Of the Demo
: cratic party and followers of the Ii
G dependent banners, and every one {
them thinks that he is right, an
! others ought to strike their color
d and come over to his side. / believ
8 that there is too much office seekin
r going on for the good Of our State
: This thing should be watched, an
j. whenever a man seemed anxious
/ be nominated for an office, he ougl
?, to be dropped like a hot potato! H
IL won't do to tie to. We don't wal
l. any more Of those patriots who al
d anxious to be sacrificed for the
: country's good. Let the Democrat
r and Independents compromise, S
h that there shall be but one nomin
a ting Convention, giving to each part
j. such ratio of representation as the
r different Parish committees ma
Il agree upon. When the nominatir
e Convention meets let the offices sec
l. the men, and not the men be runnir
l. squabbling and harranging for Il
Offices. In this way we shall ha'
G. but one ticket and none but goo
it men on it.
,f( Twas going to say something abo
e. the markets, crops, business, nc
If steamship lines, Texas railroad to
re completed soon, and other soul-sti
{. ring topics, butts raining agai
le and so I can't, indeed I can't, for il
too moist to even Nkeen q stiff upn