The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-07-28
AWFUL.

AWFUL,
Would It be believed that in Ra-
pides and right in Alexandria, there
are few persons, enlightened, expe-
rienced and to all intents and purpo-
SEES in. earnest, and large property
holders at that, who really oppose
the building Of the New Orleans Pa
ciic Railway here, purely on the
grounds that it can do no good, but,
on the contrary, will ruin US and the
country? We can't say that they
advance any proof. any argument in
their assumed and dogmatical pre-
misses, but it is a fact, as we state it,
that they oppose it, and their opposi-
ton is so strong, that without argu-
ing with you their reasons, they keep
up this opposition till it borders al
most on childish insanity sure
~ do not propose arguing these plain
facts with them, but prefer to let
them rip on, and are sure that, Rip
Van Winkleslike, they will wake up
and be astonisled rather pleasingly.
One of these, in particular, who has
many tenements rented, and thinks
they now rent too low, we know won I
dare practlce his preaching and re-
lease them for a series of years at
the same prices, and to the same
tenements, or even other good ones.
We ask him why this? Why, sim
lply, he knows that in less than six
months after the first ten miles Of
the Road is laid, he will ask and OBJ.
tain double the rents he now gets,
and thus we can consider his foolish
and weak opposition only fallacious,
and he is not going to carry on his
opposition any further at the expense
Of his pocket, though his lip service
is great and grand on the damaging
tendency Of a Railroad here. In less
THAN six months our now stubborn
friend will swear his bottom faith on
Railroads, and be hunting up its
stock to purchase as j further good
j investment. Mark orr prediction!
| The BART. ABLE LINE. We are
pleased to announce to the public
that Captain Dick Sinnott, Of the
Bart. Able, has secured the steamers
Texas and c. n. Durfee, to represent
his boat in our trade, thus affording
his patrons a semi-weekly line Of
first class boats. This business and
plucky move is in keeping with Cap
tain Sinnott's well earned and well
i deserved reputation for executive
j abilities. The Texas reached here
Monday night, goes down this day,
and hereafter will leave New Orleans
every Tuesday and go down every
! Saturday. The c. II. Durfee takes
Saturday for her day, and will go
down every Wednesday, exactly step
Iping in the tracks of the Bart. Able.
She leaves on her first trip next Sat
). urday, the 3lst of the present month.
We are sure our people can be but
pleased and accommodated by this
perfect arrangement, and viii rs ever
i stick to the Bart. Able line, through,
good aud evil report. We sling up
our beaver high in the pure air Of
Alexandria for the success OF the
| line, and at the same time wave spe-
, cial thanks to the Clerks ofthe Texas
for their newspaper remembrance.
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TIM great canvass in Ohio com,
menced at Gallipolis on the 21st and
the Democracy opened the ball. AL.
len and Pendleton were the speakers.
The latter closed his speech as FOL.
lows:
!, The Democratic party points to a
middle path as the way to safety.
Abandon this policy Of contraction,
stop tinkering with the currency, stop
this effort at forcing resumption give
stability for a time, give business a