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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-23
5 NO. 2.
How Should Honest Men Vote I
AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN ADVISES
THEM TO VOTE FOR TILDEN
AND HENDRICKS.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
Permit me to address, through the
Sun, five hundred thousand indepen-
dent voters scattered throughout the
United States.
GENTLEMEN: The time is near at
hand when we have a duty to dis
charge in voting for President and
Vice President.
There are two great political par
ties, the Democratic and Republican.
These two parties have nominated
their candidates, and one of these
parties will elect their candidate.
Which will you. vote for? l have
made up my mind to vote for the
emocratic, although l have
generally voted the Republican
ticket. @
oae hundred years ago our heroic
fathers signed a Declaration Of
Independence, and pledged their
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honor to sustain it. After these
hundred years have come and gone.
what is the present condition of our
nation? All that kind Providence
could give us we have of material
wealth, certainly the elements of it,
a broad expanse of territory from
ocean to ocean, intersected by lakes
and rivers; every sort Of climate;
mineral riches, such as gold, silver,
copper, iron, coal, and all other
kinds. We have an Industrious pop~
ulation. Why, then, are SO many Of
them forced to be idle2
|. Because the Republican Ad.
ministration at Washington con.
tinue to make money our Of paper
rags.
II. Because they pass laws pre-,
tending to protect labor, and our
various industries under these laws
are sick nigh unto death. Our man
ufactures have taken so much of this
protection pbysic that many have
died, and all are gasping for breath.
DR.. Sangrado's practice Of bleeding
his patients to death was mild com.
pared with that Of our Republican
doctors.
III. Because by the influence Of
these internal laws our ships have
gone from the sea, and our brave
sailors are dead or gone into other
trades, and without the permission
England we can't wash our hands in
salt water.
Nv. Because under these laws
every sort of manufacturing is done
at loss, and mills are idle and Of
fered for sale for Is or 20 cents on a
dollar of their cost.
'. Because city and village prop
erty under this same influence
is worth only Is to so per cent. on
its cost.
But this is not the worst Of it..
When We turn from material wealth
to the higher interest of public and
private morals, the damage is fright.
full! But need not particularize to
the readers of the Sun, for it has.
day by day, for many years, with
persistent fidelity, followed those
who have been stealing the public
money. 1t has been SO careful in
ascertainipg the facts before pub.
fishing them that I don't remember
one instance where it has been
mistaken.
If we by our votes keep the Re-
publican party in power, we can have
no hope that they will not 90 from
bad to worse until, as Burke saws.
Providence sends a sort of wild JUS.
tice" to wind up the scene.
On the other hand, if by our votes
we elect Tilden and Hendricks, we
may hope for better times.
s. 3. H.
i ------s-~A~A 40 Asp---
-THE Republicans have had con-
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TILDEN CAMPAIGN SONG.
BY CARL BRENT

Hlfi OlHle.
In the land Of corn and the land of cotton
Radical rogues are ripe and rOtten-
Look away! look away
All too long have the rascals ruled us,
GObbled our cash and tricked and
fooled Us
Look away! look away
CHORUS.
So mean to vote for Tilden,
For Uncle Sammy T'ilden!
On Tilden's side III stand with pride
And work and vote for Tilden.
Honesty now is what's the matter;
All the thieves We'll force to scatter
Look away! look away!
Driving the rats from the Treasury
buildin'
Clearing the track for our Sam Tilden,
Look away! look away |!
Chorus-So l mean to vote for Tilden.
Whisky rings and revenue robbers,
Salary grabbers and railroad jobbers-
Look away! look away!
Leeches that stick to the public pockets,
All must 60 up and away like rockets,
Look away! look away
Chorus-So mean to vote for Tilden.
North and South are again united,
Equal and free and no one sighted
Look away! look away!
Tuck in your shirt that's dirty aud
bloody.
Such a foul fraud can fool nobody
Look away! look away!
mean to vote for Tilden.
Justice and truth have long been scanted
Honesty now is the thing that's wanted.
Look away! look away!
Look alive, then, and be sure to remem-
Der,
Vote for reform. boys, next November,
Look away! look away!
mean to vote for Tildeu,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-23

WHY may tipsy man fall into
the river with impunity? Because he
won't drown as long as his head
switns.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-23
A Brave Old Soldier.


A Brave Old Soldier.
He was quite au old man, and he
had quite a bad limp, and he re
marked as he touched his hat: "All
I want is money enough to get to
Savannah. I feel that I have not
long to live, and want to be buried
in that nice, cool graveyard just
outside of Savannah"
The appeal didn't open a single
wallet. He was talking to three men
who had found shady spot under a
grocery awning, and he seemed a
little disappointed. Pulling a new
string, he remarked, Gentlemen,
won't yon do something for an old
soldier?" "Were you soldier in
the last warp" asked one of the
group. II was" was the prompt
reply. "Wbat branch of the SER
vice9" 'The heavy artillery"
"Where were you stationed?"
"Well,' slowly replied the stran-.
ger, as if be hadn't expected such a
question, eve were sometimes here
and sometimes there. The fact was,
our artillery was so heavy that we
generally kept it on a hill. The
Confederate Government didn't seem
to expect that us three or four men
were going to drag big cannon all
over the country and whip the Yam
hees to boot. Yes, I was wounded in
Che left leg"
Sin what action?' was asked.
II never knew what they named
it; my business was to get up and
hump and knock thunder out of a
whole Union regiment to once, and
you just bet l didn't have any time
to fool around and ask what they
were going to name the battle.
went into the war to fight, and
didn't I just throw myself,
though"
Ibid you throw yourself under a
wagon?" quietly asked one of the
three.
"Sometimes I did and sometimes
I didn't. They used to let me fight
any way to win. I've fit from under
a wagon and from the top of tree,
and the boys used to call me the
wildcat"
"They must have seen you CLAW
ing to the rear,' suggested another
of the trio.
every likely, gentlemen. Some
times ! could fight better at the rear
and / went back. Then I'd change
and fight on the flank, and then IL
advance and NOW 'em down il
'front.'"
"Where did you say you wer,
wounded7"
"In The leg-just about there
} The sturgeon said that three or fou
bullets bit me at once"
'Be honest, now, old man, and tel
us ifyou didn't get that leg hurt i,
a mill or around machinery
"Great God! do you doubt IN,
word?" gasped the man, startin!
back.
ave do" they replied in chorus
He closely scanned each face, an,
, was indulging in gestures to sho,
how he deplored such conduct towar,
one who had fought bravely, whe1
one of the men said.
$ "Come, now, speak the truth, an
we'll raise you thirty cents" Th
] old mar turned to 60, halted, hest
= tated, and then replied:
g II suppose, gentlemen, that I fe'
of building in Atlanta and hu,
i, my leg, but it happened so durne
close after battle that l could ne,
er really tell whether the fall or til
0 fight hurt ME the most. Nov
! please pass in your ten centses
o - Raleigh Sentinel.
Why may a tipsy man fall in,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-23
CALL FOR DISTRICT CONVENTION 5,

j. a. " HUI = MS,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST H. 1876

man Of the House. He is chairman of the
Committee on Accounts, and there never was
a member Of the House SO thoroughly detested
by his brother members.
Were be to appear OF Chestnut street he
would be set down as driver of a Market
street mule team. a tall, lank, cadaverous,
swarthy. skinned fellow, with an ungainly and
shutting gait, clad in suit of blue jeans cost
ing about %, 80, an unbleached muslin shirt
and no necktie makes up Jimmy Williams, the
Granger, and type Of the statesmen who are
now governing the House OF Representatives Of
great nation Of forty millions Of people, And
this is the manner Of man that Mr.. Samuel J.
Randall is allowing to lead him.
Isn't it horrible that Granger, in a
suit $3.50 blue jeans, should dare to cut
down the appropriations throuh which
so many we'll dressed idle gentlemen
have been living on the people for years
past. 1t is shameful.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
RAYS or LLGHTIN 4 D4RkPLtCE.

We welcome few giimmerings of in
telllgcnce in the Minneapolis Tribune.
The average Republican paper makes il
rule to resist any disposition to think
Tor itself as IN instigation of the devil
Its attitude s,-watchtuness and sup,
preston. Watchtuluess of what its lead
Ing newspapers and politicians want and
suppression Tits own impulses to be
honest and tell the truth. But the Min
neapolis Tribune. (and. by the way, it
Is one OF the best papers in the state, J
has cut the cord which bound it captive to
the car of party and is vigorously de-
nouncing the swindle whereby silver
was demonetized. SO rs to increase the
national debt for the benefit of the bond.
holders and to the injury OF the tax-pay-
ers. We welcome il to the ranks.
We quote:
We. however, go beyond that, and claim
hat silver has not deprecated since that in
debtedness was created, The standard silver
dollar has greater purchasing power TO-DAY
than it had in 1862, 1868, 1864, sos, or 1866 Il
Will buy more woolen goods, will buy mors
cotton goods will buy more iron, and taking
all commodities will purchase more now thar
| then. la the eastern states ther- are million:
OF acres OF farm land which ten years ago sold
tor tiVU per acre, equalling about 500 in s.l
yer, that TO day will command little Leyoac
half the latter figure. Many farming district
| in the eastern states are virtually tankrup: b,
the shrinkag- in the value of land during III.
| past SIX years. Mortgages were given FOR hal
lis value by purchasers who paid the. other hal
down, when prices Were inflated, and ,o. da,
! the land will not sell for sufficient TO paw III,
incumeersnces. Now we assert that to compe
.h- creditor to accep, the money no minated IL
the bond is no breech Of faith NJ auv time an.
It Is particularly no violation of uouor wh..
Its purchasing power Is greater than when ,h,
contract WAS made
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
TIE "a 7'E OF REFORHERS

1t isn't popular work to play the econ
onlss and retormer. We tried it in the
State Senate and we know whereof we
speak. An eastern paper said the other
day ofthe leading Dem ocra,ic economists
in Congress:
Tomorrow the new fiscal year beSin.. and
unless some aSreemsa; Is hsi TO- ais. - many o;
ine departments Of the governments viii
have 10 Suspend operations a:.-. l2 o,e.eel
a-ritian tomorrow.
Al tue trouble comes from the .ccen.r:ei;;.s
OF shre- r.en, namely, .iss>rs. Randall. Hal-
Man and Williams. The -.si named, " h,I.. -
has no hear. IN wha. he Is dong, IS IS stub
born As mule. and viii yi-Si 10 ,a- Repa b,I.
ca. Senate absolutely nothing. Ho.ma. i a.
stubborn IS Randall, AMI sn-Aas. than dir. He
IS tie king bee os "a. deInaSuSu.s, a r-.-s,c;
nuisance IN sh- councils Of seasib!e and pr,c.i
cal men.
He il. who. as Sam Randall's Lieutenant on
TIE COMMITTEES on Appropriations, has made
the wholesale n~iuc:ions in all tn appro,g,s.
sions- Aud L.. >Avs IL the S~nas=, .f vii,
hare Inv i0Un.i us aes:a ~ noehiux.s JIruny
Miisiarr, - ~ he : more hmilasiy called Jim.
ny, he GsaIgsr. Is the osl.er champion nrau
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
MORE CAN'T.
The Minneapolis Citizen of the p ult..

The Minneapolis Citizen of the p ult.,
speaking OF the Chinese, question SAYS:
The poor Chinaman does not find America
such heaven As he nigh; have, supposed, for
with kicks and cuffs, insu.ted, abused, he has
but sorry time At l~st. And Ia. reason for il
all is in the fact that aside from Johns morals
not being exceptionally above the average and
the further fact that h. can live on what an
American would starve aud can consequently
work cheaper, thus bringing labor into such
competition AS almost to destroy its value.
But for all this there IS no excuse for SD shame.
fully rtea:ius him. We oush. 70 he glad tha.
We have him on our shore the better 10 brinz
him under the influence OF our Christian civ
ilization. Where he has had any chance his
labor has been profitable and acceptable.
The Citizen is glad TO bring the China
man under Christian influences, even
though the white Christian Is thereby
starved to death. Oar own labor force
may be destroyed our workmeu turn
ed into tramps and thieves. and their
daughters driven to prostitution. in or
der 10 enable few Cinnamon to have a
chance At the blessings of Christianity /.
Let the Citizen turn its attention ia
the swarming alleys and prisons oi
America; to the seething sea OF crime
which threatens to engult on. civi.iza-
ton, to the horrible catalogue OF mur.
| ders, burglaries, suicides. divorces. .adul.
teries. and embezzlemen,s. with which
| our daily press teens. before thrus,inc
its doct-inal dogrnas on outside pacans,
God has given Christianity charge Of the
white race Of the world. The perfection
of the mora. condition OF that race viii
&c the best arSumen. why other race.
should accep, i. Ii Christianity fails ,e
keep that race from baroarism AID deg.
| ratixtion there is no reason ~hy o,he,
races should be inocula.ed with i.
| And when ) religious" paper cody
admits that los Of pagans '-can live o.
VIII It auiAmerican would s.arve Oh = aDt
that they viii destroy the vAine OF Amer
lean labor, TO wit tie meals of life O
the great body Of our own seople. Al,
as the same time thinks we ..oug 1t 70 b,
| glad to have him come and pro-lnc.
these rcsolss. it exhibits = cruel heart.
icssness which decent Buddhist woult
be ashamed OF.
| We think this. our highest raee. has d,
highest religion bus is Muss look 70 u,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
MORE RERCUITS FOR THE INDE-
PENDENT P1RTI.

We have just received a large club OF
subscribers in St. Charles, Saratoga and
Troy. in Winona county, consisting oI
men heretofore belonging to both the ole
political parties. The gentleman most
active in getting up the club says:
ssThere is general feeling of dissatisfaction
among all who do not draw upon government
pap" with both the old parties, leagued as
hey appear to be in saddling upon the tax
payers Of the country the scheme of making
he rich, richer, and the poor, poorer"
|. We hope our friends will keep US post>
ID in the growth OF the Independents
party in Wnona county. We shall be
glad to hear from him at all times,
Just as fast as the people understand
he financial situation they will be pre-
pared to support PETER COOPER, SAM
JEL F. CARY and the Independent
PARTY
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

their electoral ticket? If Fisher, alone,
could reduce the republican majority
in Minnesota to 1000, Tilden ought tc
wipe out that small figure and make the
State reliably democratic! Here is a
sovereign state lost to the Democracy
through their neglect to remember that
Louis E. Fisher still alive. What
will Tilden say when he comes to un-
derstand this horrible oversight?
And H. P. Hall, The Man With His
Eyes-Under His-Coat- Tails, will de-
nounce the Democracy next year for
this shameful omission.
1t is altogether too bad. And the
worst of 1T is that the Democracy havethus
ignored their one great statesman after
Donnelly was, as Fisher says, "outside
the door" and the door locked. The 'slit
tie pestiferous" is not responsible for
this crowning act of democratic stupidi-
ty. "Thou can st not say we did it."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
VERY IMPORTANT!
GOV. ALLEN SUPPORTS
PETER COOPER.
He SPEAKS WITH HIM IN INDI-
AN1 TD NV

HE SPEAKS WITH HIM IN INDI
ANd TO-DAY.
The following from the New Havez
Union, OF August 10th, is the most i'm
portant piece of political news that has
come to hand for some time. 1t looks
now as if the Independents would carry
both Ohio and Indiana.
"The New Haven Union has no authority for
saying that William Allen will support Peter
Cooper for president. Mr. Allen has served in
the democratic party too long to desert it now
Cincinnati Enquirer
We have very good authority for our
assertion. Hon. Moses w. Field, chair
man OF the Independent National Com
mittee, is our authority. He waited up
on Mr.. Allen at his home at Chillicothe,
about month ago, and held long con-
sutatlon with the veteran democratic
leader OF the west. ''r. Allen not only
emphatcaliy announced himself tor Pc
ter Cooper, but promised to 90 to Indian
apolis on the 18th inst, in company with
Peter Cooper, and address the thousands
OF Independent voters who are to gather
there on that day. Mr.. Allen said ne
would accept the position for vice presi-
dent on the Cooper ticket, and would
''conSider it an honor to do so,' but tor
his inability to take IN active part in the
canvass. He earnestly recommended
his friend and associate on the Ohio
democratic ticket last iall,. General
Samuel F. Cary Tor the place, which nc
doubt decided the comm ttee to so act.
We challenge the Enquirer to get q pos
tive denial OF our statement from Gov
ernor Allen.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
BROTHER WINDOW,

The Duluth Minnesotian-llerald goes
or brother Window in the following
oungent fashion:
We admire the craftsmanship Of enlarged
views, which can comprehend national or
itae requirements over puny local desires or
-ielfish interests, whereby few persons may b.
specially benefited. But when SO called states
nanship has only All eye single to local advan-
ages, as for instance the repairing Of the bank
If a river tor,the benefit Of certain mill owners
It Minneapolis, or dam or two for special
water privileges, or otherwise, and cannot Iset
hat an outlet for the commerce Of half Of n
;tate and many adjacent territories needs pro-
.ection rs national improvement, where the
whole people of the state is benefited one man
II common with another, then it is time to con-
.ider whether such craftsmanship is the prop
r kind to be continued forever
In view Of such suggestions, it becomes the
iuty Of tha next Legislature to select a Senator
or the succession who is thoroughly identified
with Minnesota, and who is not more in the
interest ofa section Of Wisconsin than the
constituency that has placed him in his exalted
position.
This is melted by the fact that brother
Window is in favor Of giving $3.50. 900
to the Fox and Wisconsin swindle, and
$4,000 to the improvements Of Duluth
harbor. The Fox and Wisconsin canal
will never be particle of use to the
farmers Of this state. while the Duluth
outlet adds already to the price OF every
-bushel OF our wheat
Why Window should ignore Minneso-
ta's own seaport and waste money on the
shifting sands of the Wisconsin canal, is
one oil those things which. as Lord Dun
deary says. mo fellow can find out"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
THE TRUTH LEAKING OUT

II grows interesting. Dakota" un-
derstood to be {. A. Baker. OF HASTINGS
writes . letter to the New Era. in which
he goes for Mai. Strait in lively fash
ion. He boldly charges that tae MSior
has used money, time and again, Tor COG
rupt purposes. and that he and his
friends set \ very d;sgraceful trap Tor
Hon. +. st. Julien Cox. man now rn-
der The ban politically. bu, one who is
both honest and capable. and who did nc:
receive fair tres,mrnt TWO wears ago a.
the hands OF his Democratic bre,herea.
Mr.. Baker says:
As TO the fact Of their meeting, Mr. How.
admits il; ard there did not need, b. apy pro-
ianSrd conversation, simply q word 70 assure
Maj. Kennedy tbs. his drafts on their bank
would te honord. Is all that vas required.
That NAj. Kennedy did use money Ne know
cry well and now the question is did he use b.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17
ANOTHER F4LSEHOOD ANS WERED.

| Donnelly is said to be lending all his efforts
| to securing legislature next winter that will
| elect him to the United States senate. The rag
| baby is the gentle gazelle that is to carry him
through, and he is organizing greenback clubs
wherever he can do so-St. Peter Tribune.
This absurd report originated in an
article in the Litchfeld News-Ledger, in
which Frank Daggett stated that there
was plan on foot to carry Meeker coun-
ty in our interest. This provoked long
reply from DR.. Kennedy, one of the lead
ers of the Greenback party in that coun-
ty, in which he said:
Now so far as Donnelly running this county,
or the men in this greenback movement in this
county, is concerned, give my word to the
people, that Donnelly has had no more to do
in the matter than the man in the moon.
have, myself, time and again, to my friends,
reflected severely on Mr.. Donnelly for not man
ifesting more interest through the ANTI Mo.
SopoLIsr than he has done, accusing him of
having deserted us. So far as myself am con-
cerned, have had no communication with
him, either by letter, or otherwise on this SUBJ
ject for the last year, and am under no pledge,
or Obligation to that gentleman in any manner
whatever. In this assertion Mr.. Donnelly will
bear mA witness. And with this assertion on
my part, there is a spark Of manhood in
Dag gett or any appreciation Of what is due from
one gentleman to another, he will take back
the assertion made in the last Ledger, and make
an apology for having made it. If he and his
co -adj utators want to make this campaign on
principle, and not descend into the cess pools
of blackguardsm, then We will be deli3 3hted,
and conduct ourselves accordingly, but if W.
are forced 10 fight "the devil with fire" then we
propose 10 make it warm.
H. must recoleet that have lived in this
county good many years, and am probably as
Well known TO the people of the county as the
gentleman is himself; and know good deal Of
the inside history of the Republican party,
n 4 the men who have run it.
1t is singular how fertile the human
mind is in lies. One day the papers say
that we are trying to Chamber into the
Democratic party; and the next day they
represent Us as engaged in a gigantic
conspiracy to overthrow both the old
parties and elect ourself U. S. Senator
on the Greenback platform.
The truth is. these sordid newspapers
cannot understand how q man can cheer.
fully work for principle without hope Of
reward. They wouldn't do it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

own money out of his limited salary to favor
the interests Of Mr. Strait! We know very well
too that Mr.. Strait disbursed money at his last
election; it is well known that he even used
money to influence certain German delegates
from Carver county in the Democratic Con-
vention at shakop-e two years ago; and it is
charged also that Mr.. Strait and his friends
were guilty OF the base trick of getting E. st.
Julien Cox on to that disastrous drunk at
Chaska which proved his ruin, so far as that
canvass was concerned. This is not the kind
Of honest representative; we want, is it!
These are grave and serious charges !;
and, if true should defeat Maj Straits
reelection if there is any virtue left in
the people.