The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-19
THE GRANT DECISION.

he corrupt tribulations of that party
ust about now. The cohesive bonds
# plumber thus far have cemented
hem as one man, and though the ma
ion hangs its head in shame at their
.orruptions, which are now cropping
,ut from the four quarters OF the
Union, still they areyet cemented to-
yether and move in unison to their
music of corruption and spoilation.
As the time approaches for their Ma
;ional and State trial they abate not
,ne iota on their old slogan and i'm
,udence, but as ever march to the
Tread of the old cry. This we see in
Congress, ont of Congress, in their
Custom Houses, out of their Custom
Houses, nay in our very midst, and
the sooner we make up our front to
meet again the attack the better for
our valor, our prudence and our
success.
These we'll meant and warning re-
marks of ours were forcibly beaten
into US, on glancing at the last issue
of the sub-organ here, whose columns
were graced by an appropriate leader
from the Returning Board, whose
President owns the aforesaid organ,
on "The Effect of the Grant Decis-
ion." This article is in perfect keep
ing and training with their leaders
and comes by the card to the faithful
in Rapides. Whilst we have no dis
position to interfere with the orders
on the marked platform of the Re-
turning Board, as they have mapped
it out for the coming campaign, we
claim the liberty and the right to
show their hand to our people, our
true people, and demand of them to
prepare to trump it. One simple
sentence from this mandamus edito-
rial, which we italisize, will sum it
in full and show the real animus of
the Returning Board: "The Repubh,
can party cannot submit to these de-
cisions."
We are thus particular in calling
all these things as emanating from
the Returning Board, because we
know, and have practical reasons for
knowing, that it is the sole and
strong power of the party which has
always cheated us out, and we know
still they are at the same game and
mean to repeat it. They have nc
other power, no other votes, and the
same fingers are already creased to
renew again the work of defrauding
and cheating, and though to their
shame there are patriots here, who
for policy sake are ready to com.
pound felony with this crew, yet we
know and feel there are still many
here, who will fight them to the last
and can't be purchased by pap prom.
Uses or pap reward. To these We
take a manly pride in addressing and
ask them to be watchful, to be on
their guard, for the enemy in Rap
ides are at work, and their willing
and plant allies are pulling the
strings and singing the charms
whilst the old coons are singing low
Our friends and our true people, who
are not candidates for office, cannot
be too cautious how they are ap
preached directly and indirectly by
these syren songs of independence
policy, charity for Kellogism, sweet
ened with stray curses against tho
Democratic party, and under no cir
cumstances make them any pledges
or promises. The exacting of pledg
es from the yeomaury now, under
such circumstances, we regard as
criminal and cannot be too seriously
condemned, and all such should bt
frowned down. We have at present
good and purely anti-radical party
composed of nearly every white mar
in the Parish, and over $50 good ant
true colored ones, and why should We
allow or permit it's unity and harmo
ny to be marred by set of chronic
office seekers and place hunters?-
These now are on their tramps by
day and by night, and by their ow
wisdom and cheeky presumption, arr
moving in whispering cliques, striv
ing to ring up the people into a be
lief that the offices belong to then
and by right should be nominated OF
them.
All these doings are wrong, crimi
nally wrong, and though we are loath'
to believe it, exist here to a fearful
extent and should be known in tim,
to be checked by our well meanin!