The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-12

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AGENTS. Il
NAs pee. 81, 1851 /
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Quiet has prevailed here for
week, though there has been no derth
of exciting newspaper topics. The
ridiculous attack of Chicago paper
upon Secretary Bristow was the most
remarkable journalistic boomerang
for many day, and when it appear
ed here there was quite a furore in
newspaper Row, and official circles.
But probably no similar concoction
of such elaborate proportions -four
columns, with astounding head lines
ever so suddenly and effectively
recoiled as did this. It was too thin
too full of improbabilities, ineon-
gruities and Inconsistencies, disclo-
sing to the reader only a clumsy
scheme to stave off further develop
ments and get Bristow out of the
/ Cabinet. It was evidently intended
to benefit General Babcock. but as
J, signally failed in that as in its other
aims, and placed him in an exceed
ingly ugly position. He has very
Indignantly denied all the statements
made.
There is no truth whatever. in the
assertion that the Democrats in Con-
gress have Joined hands with Bah
cock, or any one else, to make war
upon BristoW. No investigation has
been ordered or seriously thought of,
Z though it is not impossible that an
+ inquiry of some sort may be found
f necessary to bring out facts which
: it is proper the public should know.
.. The pending resolution of Mr.. Buck
q ner, of Missouri, simply calls for the
y correspondence relating to the dis.
, missal of assistant prosecutor Hen
derson, assuming that there is Sc,
cret history to that affair.
- Nobody here believes that Secreta
j Try Bristow can be implicated in thu
,, whisky irregularities. His war upor
>. the ring has been too bold for that
n He may be entitled to no particula
J. credit for inaugurating the raid, TO
re he took possession of the Treasur.
% Department after it had been vacated
20 by the most incompetent noodle
- Richardson-that ever filed publ
position, and found its affairs in
q thoroughly demoralized condition
1t was an opportunity upon which b
r. fortunately stumbled. Unaoubtedi
~ he has taken advantage of it for hi
- own advancement. Everything point
ct to that, but it is nevertheless a goo
"a. work, and every Democrat has reaso
10 to bid him persevere. His Presider
n tial aspirations, happily, are not like
70 " to be realized, for it is q positio
an for which he is totally untitled b
rl reason of his stroug prejudices an
other peculiarities. Because he hi
&c performed a plain duty it does NJ
, y follow that he should he Presidel
ed any more than it did that Grant W:
proper President because he ha
40 been fortunate soldier. 1t is ce
h. tain, however, that he has dealt son
|ov deadly blows to the third term lun
he cy, and that his relations with Ora
he are anything but cordial. Fl
events of the past week confirm Il
h opinion that he would be remov'
IN instanter if the President dared ia
- the storm. It has been asserted tn
IL Bristow claims to have the Preside
liz in his power, and openly defed hi
q on a certain occasion, to cut of /
" official head. So long as the Sec
ID tary was content to prosecute t
cheaper and smaller rascals the Pr
ident had no word or act Of dis.
H. proval. But his stolid command
he ssLet no guilty man escaped" was
In tered with the mental understand
nv that his personal friends and hou
Ire hold would be protected at all b
Va ards. He was willing to make pc
e. ical capital by having the wo
[as know that it was under his admil
tration that the whisky ring, &
posed as it was of Republicans
Sc Republican officials, was overtime
n but he desired that only the 81
Dr. fellows should be crushed, and "
an it comes to an attack upon the G
Dr. scoundrels, who are his pers'
Int friends, he perceives that Bristo
Elv rather OVERRIDING the matter. I
ard the prediction that the break
eventually come, but, if possibl
will be POSTPONED until after the