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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

! -THoUGH the Radicals here made
no nomination for District Attorney
at the regular time Of holding their
fConvention, still they have printed
the name of a gentleman on their
ticket and have handed it around to
their voting friends. The name prin-
ted on that ticket is that of "H. L.
Daigre," and without being able to
see Judge Daigre to let him know
the misuse of his name by these des-
perate leaders, we feel convinced and
do not hesitate for single instant,
that it is done without his knowl-
edge or consent. Judge Daigre is a
gentleman, our present esteemed Pa
IRISH Judge, was before the late Dem
ocratic Conservative Convention as
candidate for District Judge, and
would be the last man in the Parish
to act in the manner these truckers
desire to use his name. Therefore
we take the responsibility to de-
nounce the use of his name as print-
ed on the Radical ticket as gross
fraud, a violation Of all decent rules
observed towards gentlemen and
dirty, contemplate trick, in perfect
keeping with the tactics of the lead
ers of that party in Rapides. We
must watch them now more than ev-
er, for no party on earth ever had
such foe!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

THE greatest annoyance an d
trouble, just now, to our home Radi-
calls is the patent and to them la
mentable fact, that some Democrat
Goes not so far forget himself as to
give them q good, genteel and sound
- kicking. Just now we can spare
our kicks, but reserve all such for
some other occasion after the cleo
tion. We are having it rubbed in,
we all must admit, but for the good
of our cause we must grin and stand
it. We never yet had q noisy or
fighting election in Rapides, and do
not intend this time to be driven out
of these good resolves. We are for
voting our whole strength, voting it
peaceably, but firmly, and gaining
the fight with ballots. All other
kind of fighting we respectfully post
pone till some cloudy day after the
voting is all over.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
A CERTAIN TEST.

We have not yet seen the Radical
ticket, but we presume that 1T will
not differ materially from that which
has for some time been published in
the Radical organ here. Should our
surmises be correct it will contain
the names Of the "adopted orphans"
independents" "Endorsed," 'fHak
en- up" Or whatever-you-may call en-
candidates, who have since the Radi
cal convention been published on the
ticket of that convention. If their
names are on that ticket it is to
our interest to defeat them, and
ece,y one of them, if for no other
reason than that the Radical party,
their political allies and sponsors,
will claim their election as a Radical
victory. And, indeed, their claim
will be a just one, since they alone
are responsible for their candidacy,
and they alone will give them sup
port. What will be a Radical victo-
ry must Of necessity be Democrat
ic- Conservative defeat, and it will be
splitting too fine hair to make the
distinction between tweedle- dun and
tweedle-dee that those gentlemen de-
sire to be made on their behalf. We
propose a sure and certain test. II
these gentlemen have had their own
tickets printed at their own expense,
as independents all over the world
do, and have at their head the Tilden
Electors and the names Of Nichols,
Witt and the other State officers,
even then we say vote against them,
because the Radicals will claim their
election as a Radical victory; but if
their names appear out and out on
the Radical ticket, in such company
as that Of Packard, Antoine, Geo.
Kelso, John DeLacy and Baptiste
Drew, we say that no man who votes
the balance Of our ticket will be JUS
tilted in scratching that ticket and
substituting their names. It cannot
be expected that we should take any
explanation Of their being in such
company. An old Latin writer con
densed a great deal Of wisdom and
experience in the maxim: spares
compGri5us coageganter,' "Birds Of
a feather flock together" Any ex
cursions into the Radical ticket will
be demoralizing and disastrous to
our own, and we advise our friends
TO ''let it severely alone" Let the
Radical party take care of its or
phans. We will have no part or
parcel in their success, and no one
vote Of ours should contribute
thereto.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
T. . O "a o

We warn our friends who intend
voting the Democratic Conservative
ticket to keep a sharp locke for
fraudulent tickets. There is one
printed and circulated headed Dem
ocratic- Conservative Ticket" with
our National and State nominees,
and finished off with the names Of
the regular Republican names of the
Parish ticket. So our friends cannot
be too cautious; let them read their
ticket from top to bottom, and be
sure they are not made victims Of
this last fraud Of our cunning
enemy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
.MuCH deonnds unnn tho I,

-MUcH depends upon the vigi
lance of our Commissioners. We
were allowed but one at each box and
did not in every case get the one
chosen. The interests of the people
and the Parish are confded to their
hands, with the assistance of the
United States Supervisors. Let them
stand by and never lose sight of the
boxes until every vote is polled,
counted and the proper returns
made.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

The United States Supervisors
OF our party should watch closely
the voting, the counting Of the vote,
see that the total number Of votes
agree with the list of voters and that
the proper tally sheets and state.
ments are kept, and then they should
accompany their bores to alexandria
to see that the proper returns are
made to the Registrar and correct
compilation made by him.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

DEMOCRATS and Conservatives
you that are fighting, and fighting
and fighting fairly and squarely that
same old enemy of Rapides, of plum
dered Louisiana, and who will march
to the Polls on Tuesday with the full
intention of doing the right thing,
remember that the Parish of Vernon
will back you up almost with a solid
vote and a round majority of at least
$50! AS you vote remember Demo-
cratic Vernon is helping you out!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

The eyes of his neighbors are
upon every man, and every man will
be expected to do his duty, his whole
duty on Tuesday next. Let there be
no recreants to that duty, no man
who is Indifferent to our success.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

THERE is no use Disgusting the
fact, readers, though it borders on
vanity, that we can't keep "OLD
CHAPMAN in his coop any longer,
but must Bring him out and let him
practice "his crow" his good, clear.
clarion Democratic crow few DAYS
in advance. He must have some
practice and in in good plight to stir
up all Radical creation from dome to
foundation stone. And he will do It
our word for IL, in grand and glorious
old Democratic style; he feels his
grits and they are coming to him as
sweetly as in the good olden days Of
our glorious past. His crow will be.
for our emancipation, for our new
political birthright, and for TILDEN
and HENDRICKS, the next Presi-
dent and Vice resident of these
United States; an extra crow, loud,
honest and earnest for NICHOLS,
Witt and the balance of our State
ticket. Nor will he be unmindful to
flap mis- triumphant wings with til
ger-crow for our home ticket! Look
at him, all you anti Radicals, and say
how you like him, and then can you
disappoint him in his anticipating
big Growing spree?
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
WHEN the best interests NJ

WHEN the best interests of the
country are at stake, when radical
thieves and ignorant negroes are run
ming for office, and when starvation
stares them in the face, the people
will be slow to forgive, and long to
forget those who imperll their sue
cess and trIfe with their cause.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
REPUBLICAN REFORM.

The Republicans have printed their
tickets with q vote against every one
of the five Constitutional Amend
ments. We have seen one OF the
tickets and read it with our own eyes.
Here is practical demonstration OF
the sincerity of their professions OF
reform. The effect Of several of the
amendments is to reduce the annual
expenses Of the State by many hun
dretls Of thousands Of dollars, and
the Radicals, trne to their instincts,
refuse to assist in relieving the pco-
pie of any portion Of their burthens.
If any considerable number Of Dem
ocrats vote with the Radicals on
these amendments, they will be de-
feated. There is difference Of opin-
ion among our friends on the third
and fifth Amendments, and it is not
therefore improbable that the third
will be lost. But there is really less
interest manifested in the fate Of any
of the Amendments than in the cleo
ton of q Constable.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
TO THE LAST.

The Radical leaders, manipulators
and office holders to the very latest
moment are determined to keep up
their old tricks in trade, and to the
last endeavor to deceive and mystify
the election returns, that they may
be in proper cheating fix for the Re
turning Board. At every election
they have Invariably affixed the
names Of their choice, at the tail end
of every one Of their tickets, for
Magistrates and Constables, and yo-
ted for them all in q bunch all over
the Parish. They know this is
wrong, and know too that the Parish
is divided into Justices Wards, and
that these Wards are entitled to a
certain number of Magistrates, and
ConstabIes and that for these Off
GERS each voter must vote for them
in his Ward.
at this late moment as we write
this for our to-day's Extra, we have
before us their ticket for Tuesday,
and find that they have rattlal it up
on what we write worse thaa ever
and that they are going to strive to
make again confusion worse than
COMPOUNDED. They surely can't mean
well with such printed ticket hand
ed to their faithful to vote for Mag
istrates and Constables. We append
below an exact copy of that ticket by
which it will be seen that they num-
Der the Wards all around, and actu
ally put two Wards by number in
Alexandria, when they know we'll
that this Town and little portion
of the country around is one Ward,
not numbered but known as the
Alexandria Ward and entitled by
law to two Magistrates and to two
Constables. Then even with their
foolish trick, it will be seen that they
print on their ticket for Magistrate
in the first Ward so called, resident
Of Alexandria, and for Constable a
resident Of Pineville. They have
resident Of Pineyille for Magistrate
in the so called Third Ward, with
resident of Cheneyville for Constable.
In word it is trick, scurvy trick
all around and should be watched at
the polls and voters be made to vote
for proper Magistrates and Consta
bles in their Wards, and not allow
names to be palmed off on us on
full CARRIED ticket, intended only to
deceive and cause trouble and incon-
venience:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

If any voter has both his origi-
nal and duplicate papers, his old
number will not be found on the poll
book, and he can't use the old paper.
No one as entitled to cote Waless his
name is on the poll book!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

-BARRETT's last number was g.
1876. All after that are duplicates
or new certificates issued by Wood
ruff. 1913 Of the new ones have been
issued to colored youths marked on
the books %, % and 81 years ofage.
WATCH THEN!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

1T rs TIE DUTY OF THE COM
MISSIONERS OF ELECTION TO
CAREFULLY MARK EVERY GER
TIFICATE "VOTEO NOVEMBER
9TH. 1876" AND TO CHECK THE
NAME ON THE POLL BOOK. THIS
WILL EFFECTUALLY PREVENT
FRAUDS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

The LAST BARBECUE.--The can
yass in the Barbecue line, which
really has been q bountiful one in
that respect, was brought to close,
a good Democratic close, on yester-
day. 1t took place at Waters Mill,
in the Pineyille Ward, and was well
attended by the right minded and
even headed Pinewoods people, who
have not had a new Precinct made
for their convenience. Our popular
and esteemed candidate for the Leg
islature, Hon. James Jeffries, was on
hand, and treated his hearers to one
Of his best talks, giving the finishing
touch, as he went along, to the chi
canery, deceit and inconsistency Of
what is left Of the Radical party Of
Rapides. In a word he closed his
iabors in behalf of our cause and the
tenets it teaches, in just such way
as he handles all such jobs when
about to come to close and expire
by defunct limitation. j. G. White,
one Of the "Old Guard" accompanied
Captain Jefries, and gave the soye
reigns n talk too, and we are assured
he made the fur fly from the word
60, and chaunted in words of sober
ness and common sense the fu-
neral dirge of our greatest home
enemy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

Our candidate for District
Judge. W. +. Blackmm, returned
home from weeks long, ardent and
earnest canvass in the Western por-
tion Of our Parish and in Vernon
With him this winds up his working
duties outside of Town, and we cheer
fully state that he has done his good
share of the hard work of the cam
paign with a faithful and full ardor
worthy of the cause of whom he is a
worthy exponent and an honored
nominee. He speaks cheertngly of
our prospects, and at this late mo-
ment we see no cause to take back
a single expression of ours, that we
are yet sanguine of complete sue
cess. We feel now more than ever,
breathe it in the very air, and before
Tuesdays setting sun our home ban
ner will be graced with victory!
---~~o~---~seH----~~-
+ No, Thank YoU.--Some persons
have industriously circulated the ru-
NOR that Mr. James Andrews, the
son of our old friend and life long
Democrat, Jas. R. Andrews, will run
for the office of District ATTORNEY,
We are authorized to say that it is
not so. Mr.. Andrews has been i'm
portuned to become candidate for
that office, but his answer has been.
and now is, that his aspirations were
not countenanced by the Convention
to which his name was submitted.
and he is determined to abide by it's
decision against him.
~~~o~~~---s3s-->.o~~,.
U. S. COMMISSIONERS FOR RAp1pEs.
Judge Billings, of the u. S. Dis
trict Court, New Orleans, has APP
pointed L. V. Marye, John Osborn
and John z. Murphy U. S. Commits.
sioners for this Parish. John P
Murphy is and has been resident
of Dallas, Texas, for over two wears
But Judges Marye and Osborn arc
noIh aoie ana qualified to perform
these duties for our Parish.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
U. S. Supervisors and Election Com
miss!0nerS.

The following persons have been APP
pointed United States Supervisors of
Election, in the interest of the Demo-
cratic Conservative Party for this Par
ish; and Election Commissioners at ,he
following Precincts. Tile first named
are the United States Supervisors, the
three others are the Commissioners
ALEXANDRIA WARD.
POLL No. l. POLL No. 2
E. r. Biossat, Robert P. Hunter,
II. 7. Burgess, II. j. Wright,
r. j. Bowman, N. L. McGinnis,
Moses Rosenthal, r. W. Bringhurst.
RAPiDES.
R. 7. Luckett, W. E. Taylor,
G. r. Haworth, John Innis.
COTlLE WARD.
UNION CHURCH. RED STORE
Thos. Sorelle, II. P. Luckett,
e. NJ. Ball, Rufus Robinson,
S. Grissom, G. NJ. Calyit,
s. g. Crowder, G. +. Blanchard.
CAlCAsIEU WARD.
HINEsroN. CHERRYwINcHIE
J. J. Barnidge, J. L. Hathaway,
j. j. Swami, Jacob Gunter,
D. B. Hogan, w. A. Hatch,
S. D. Williams, Oby johnson.
cHENEYvILLE.
j. ?. Snellings, J. A. Crawford,
Ii. f. Long, Branch Tanner.
SPRING HILL WARD.
CALHouN's. LEcoMrE
D. Fl. Willis, Jr., TIC. Wheadon,
John Phillips, Abram Martin,
J. NJ. Wells, Jr., Monfort Wells,
ID. a. Goodwin, w. T.. Vale.
LAMOURIE WARD.
DENNIS Smiths. OAKLAND
II. NJ. Rogers, G. Baillio, Jr.,
A. j. Hanna, II. M. Scott,
J. l.. Connella, E. V. Weems,
Oran Dorsett, Jr., j. A. Robinson.
PlNEVlLLE WARD.
PINEvILLE. BURNAMAN's
Ben Turner, John a. Newell,
Andrew David, c. L. Burnaman,
w. b. Harper, James Behan,
W. L. Morgan, r. G. Barron.
BORLAND'S.
). Il. Borland, Frank L. Peart,
Larry Mccormick, w. S. Nally.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
NOTICE.,

r ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS AN IN
Il DEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
AT THE ENSUING ELECTION TO
BE HELD THE COMING NOVEM-
Der. J. IL. RANSDELL.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

FROM SIX O'CLOCK UNTIL
SIX O'CLOCK ON TUESDAY, WE
WIN A VICTORY OR SUFFER A
DISASTROUS DEFEAT. WHICH
SHALL IT BE
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

-VoTE our whole ticket! Vote
for every man on it because he is
pledged to honesty and reform-be-
cause he represents the people-be-
cause he is opposed to radicalism,
and because he is better than any
radical that ever lived.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

THE MAN WHO SCRATCHES
OUR TICKET, DOES BUT HALF HIS
DUTY AND HELPS THE RADICAL
| CAUSE,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15

The youngster Of the dead organ
over the Post Office clings to "our
candidate" Col. r. A. Hunter like
grim death to dead duck, and
swears by him to the last dip Of his
pen, and throws in roorback that
he will receive great many Demo
cratic votes. But be forgets to tell
the dear negroes that he expects to
vote for him because he is "the nom
inee" Of the party, and that in Yer
non Parish, few days ago, that this
same tour candidate'' stated to the
whites in Vernon that the Democrats
ia 1872 had forced him to swallow a
d-n old negro on his ticket. Yer
non is a Parish overlooking With
white men and Democrats, and there
are no negroes and Radicals there to
gull. But here the young man to the
last, as his champion, props him up
as all right on the negro goose. But
as we close our last say, we are vast
ing time in trifing with our readers
on so inconsistent a politician and
epidemical oflfce-seeker and turn him
and chs party" over to the tender
mercles of . voting people who will,
so sure as Tuesdays sun rises, con-
sign him to oblivion and the stencil
of the dead house Of Radicalism!
THIS is the morning that the
Radicals are to have their last stock
on hand of lies and SANDERS retailed
and beloved out to the faithful as
sembled in Alexandria. They are
making big and desperate effort to
have their own crowd here, and pass
around the last word to them. They
imagine to make ten-strike of it
and compromise too; but that will
be vain ands gas blown away to no
purpose.
The Returning Board, salaried
richly with the office of Surveyor of
the Port Of New Orleans too, took
flying trip to Colfax, "bloody Col
fax to greet the spouters in adj
vance and TO have a caucus talk with
them and fix the run Of the talk and
the wave of that dirty old garment.
West, Antoine and the youthful
prodigy" Kennedy, will be on hand,
and rice and sugar will again be in
theirs. But it is Of no use, it is time
wasted, it is chin music waited to no
benefit on the desert air. The hand
writing is on every fence and post in
Alexandria and they are doomed, and
they might as well prepare for a
permanent location up Salt River.
The young man is out with his
last efusion bright and early this
morning, and it has the odor, the
bad odor Of charnel house; he is in
the last kicks of puerile lies, SANDERS
and closes his brief and brainless
editorial career among us, with the
death-sweats Of modification and
putrid fear hanging to his skirts and
will have only time left him to write
the obituary of his dying party
Farewell, young man, you must re-
sign the stool pigeonship Of the Re-
turning Board, and hereafter strive
to be a good boy, aud "vote accord
ing to your conscience"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-11-15
E x z r 4 : :


oFFICE--CORNER OF
SECOND g. JACKSON SITS.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-03

A NICE GINGERBREAD. = One
quart of New Orleans moIasses, one
quart of thick milk, two eggs, half
pound of butter, one ounce of sal
eratus, tNo pounds Of flour, plenty
of ginger. Mix ali together in one
soft batter, put IN pans. Oven not
TOO hot. Soon baked.
PUREE Of potatoes differs from
mashed potatoes only in the EN-
ployment of more milk and butter,
and in the whole being carefully
reduced to a perfectly smooth.
thick, cream-like mixture. When
economy is q great object, and
were rich dishes are not desired,
the following is an admirable mode
of MASKING potatoes: Boil them
till thoroughly done, having added
a handful of salt to the water, then
dry them well. and with two forks
placed back to back, beat the
whole up till no Jumps are left. II
done rapidly, potatoes thus cooked
are extremely light and digestible'
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-03
THINGS FARMEuS szIOULD NOT
DO.

A farmer should not feed his
stock in the public highway, there
BY losing the droppings of the
stock, and the time and trouble OF
hunting his stock that may stray
Off; he should not let his open
bitches become filed with falling
timber and decaying grass, but
keep them quite clear; he should
not leave his plows and harrows
out all winter; should not keep
more stock than he could feed well;
should not put of going to mill
until the meal-tub is empty; should
not go to town oftener than he has
business; and when he does go,
should keep away from the grog-
shops; should not beat his stock
Numerically; should not run his
wagon without grease; should not
put his plows away covered with
mud; should not cut wood with a
quill ak; should not bother his
aeighbor too often to turn the
4rindstone for him; should not de-
pend too much on borrowing;
should not let his wife milk in bad
weather; should not suffer gaps
left down in the fence; should not
throw the grubs from the fence
corners into the public highway;
,should not let two much fence rot
down before beginning to repair;
should not keep scrub stock OF any
kind; should not put of ditching
until blowing time, thereby hav-
ing two jobs on hand at once and
but one hand to do them; should
not lot corn stand out All winter as
feed for birds and mice.4- Indiana
Farmer.