New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-20
Mr.. Smith, Of New Jersey, on Phelps and
the Picayune.

Mr.. Smith. Of New Jersey. on Phelps an
l the Picayune.
EDITOR REPUBLIcAs:
/ The Picayune probably thinks it made
great acquisition when it acquired Mr.. Wi
liam Walter Phelps. If it knew the est
nation. however, in which it's new-foun,
favorite is held in the North, the rivers Q
ink it is pouring out in his behalf woul'
probably never be shed. His politica
career has proved q failure; his boaste'
abilities have been tried, are found to b
nothing more than the vaporings of
sophomore who imagines he knows every
thing, and instead of holding great porto,
Of the North in the hollow of his hand, Vi
some verdant Southerners have been led t,
believe, he really is to the people generally
an object of utter indifference, scarcely any
| more named or noticed, either to praise OF
censure, and rejected by both parties.
A. P. Smith ! How the dear old Picayua.
withers him with its scorn! A. P. Smith
With all it's great knowledge of public men
and affairs. it never heard of such name
before! 1t never knew there were any
Smiths in New Jersey, but having heard
the name, at last, it is evident that it will
| not soon be forgotten. Here, in New Jer.
sey, if you want to see rabid man, just
say A. P. Smith to the great unappreciated
William Walter.
Even our beautiful little river, which, on
my honor. I assure the PicayMne was named
before occupied place on this mundane
sphere, comes in for q share of the Picayune's 3
fearful wrath. Saddle River, Bergen county,
New Jersey! humbly beg pardon of Mr..
Phelps and of the Picayune for daring to
live at place with such name, and il by
any possibility 1 can get the name changed
90 as to please Mr.. Phelps and the Pcavu,se
I earnestly pledge myself to use all honest
exertions to do SO.
In only one thing find have been able
to please the friend of the unappreciated
Jerseyman, and that was when referred
to the supposed wealth of that impor tsnt
parsonage. A reference to his reputed
wealth always pleases William w. greatly.
He will not, perhaps, be 60 we'll pleased
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being as wealthy as rustic simplicity repre-
sents him. He may have enough to pack
popular convention, and attempt to carry Q
congressional district by corruption, but
the amount he really owns, if the truth
could be known, is probably immensely
exaggerated. The whole thing may be -
great bubble as was his boasted strength
politically.
In speaking Of the election in this district
how charmingly oblivious to the facts and
circumstances, the dear old Picayune is
Our good friend never heard of A. P. Smith
and it appears there are great many other
things which take place outside the edi-
torial sactum that he never heard Of The
facts really are that in the case Of Bedle,
Democrat, for Governor and that of
Phelps, double dealing, double-faced, sham
Republic an, the contest could not be con-
fined to party lines, and in neither case
was it strict party vote which they re-
ceived. 1t was in district where Bedle as
judge had long been known, and by a vote
of Democrats and Republicans, large
number of whom voted for him, he received
"a majority of 1861. Phelps, supported by
the old BOurbons of both parties, and by
IN any good Republicans temporarily be-
logged and befOoled, was defeated by Q
majority of seven against him, sho wing
majority Of l06S in favor of the personal
strength of Bedle over Phelps in the dis.
trict. and this with an assurance that 10
perfectly charming is paraded as some.
thing very much in favor Of the great Will |
lam Walter. Further than this, the figures |
show this fact, that though |
Ill the strength the party could rally under |
Mr.. Phelps was used for his own benefit, |
md Halsey and his other associates betrsy. |
ID and sacritied to aid the one man, yet |
when the votes we're counted the bOasted |
nvincible came out Of the narrow end Of |
he horn, considerably diminished in mag
litude; and if there is anything In the
gures that shows this result from which
he Picayune man can extract comfort,
N very glad. never claimed that it was
n easy matter to defeat Phelps with all
is appliances; but, in spite of it's apparent
OpClCESACESS ~ WAC uOuc, dUu SOucDOuy l
id it. Our good friend of the Picayune
lay give the credit to any one it pleases,
nd it may deny the existence Of Saddle
liver it that will do its newly exhumed
lend any good. For me it is enough to
now that two years ago a young Office
seker came into our district and we gave
i'm 5000 Republican majority. He proved
q migrate and q traitor, and this fall We
ave majority Of less than nothing. He
as tried and found wanting and branded
, wret ched failure, mistrusted and re-
cted by men of all parties (save few
Dry verdapt league men). He goes dishon-
ed to the limbo of departed politicians on
le fourth of March next. The place he
.cates is about to be occupied by Augustus
:. Cutler, q Democrat elected to the posi- .
IN by the aid Of the colored vote of the
strict. Under the circumstances that aid .
Is freely and generously given. May l :
vt hope that fact like this will not be
rkotten, and that where the rights and u.
,erties of the colored men are concerned,
will be found willing to act as .
nerously toward us as we have acted >
ward them!
Very truly yours, A. P. SMITH.
SADDLE RIVER, N. j., February Ia, 1875.
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