The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-02

upon his canes and disappeared
When it became known that the
speech was already in print, the Sen.
ate reconsidered and called him back.
Nobody here believes that the part
nership will win. For years tile con-
servative element of this country has
prayerfully awaited the time when an
intelligent constituency or an ihscru
table Providence should remove O.
P. Morton from the scene, pluck him
as it were, like thorn from the side.
Until Blaine stole his thunder he was
believed to be the last of the politi-
cal scalp-hunters, the only relic of a
class that fourished when more than
ordinary ability strobe along with
less than ordinary conscience, and
this campaign will finish him. The
call itself for this Convention is as
sweet and gentle as summer breeze.
1t talks of economy and q "contin-
ued prosecution of official corrup-
tion," and would WOO the independ-
ent and reform voter with words so
seductive that we half suspect the
Republican machinery has fallen in
to new hands. But glance reveals
the same old familiar signatures; at
the s'head is George E. Spencer" now
under investigation on the charge of
purchasing his seat in the Senate
with money belonging to the Mobile
post office. Then there is Powell
Clayton Of Arkansas, a man Of char
ming character, Packard, of Louisi-
ana, whose fame is sweet-scented;
Addition, division and silence" -
Kemble, Of Pennsylvania, and j. j.
Patterson, of South Carolina, anoth
err United States Senator who pays
for what he gets, not excepting his
seat in the Senate. When this
crowd talks of ssreform'' and "pun-
ishing official corruption" people are
warned to keep their hands on their
pocket books. A Radical Journal
recently boasted that more official
thieves had been punished by the Re
publican party than by all other par
ties combined. This may be true,
and still leave the worst of them un-
punished. ALI the other parties
never had so many rascals in office.
The whiskey ring trials are attrac-
ting attention. The opinion prevails
here that matters have been sfixed''
to let the Presidents household es-
cape. Some recent movement of a
quiet nature and the delay in getting
the case to trial gives rise to this
opinion. Abijah Everist, the sue.
cessor of Megrue as paymaster of the
St. Louis ring, who has been basking
in the genial sunshine of Italy since
his Indictment, has lately return to
Washington, and numerous inter.
views between him and the Attorney
General, District Attorney, Dyer Of
ST. Louis, ct al,. lead to the suspicion
that he is to swear Babcock clear.
l must refer once more to the
"Uni,n soldier" nonsense. L Ii c
Doorkeeper of the House has prepar
| cd statement from his records
which shows that of his ITO appoin-
tees 30 were in the Confederate army,
Ninety-four have taken the iron-clad
oath, and sixteen the modified oath
The iron-clad oath can only be taken
by those who gave TO aid or assist.
ance to the rebellion. His list also
embraces nine-colored men and one
colored woman. So it appears that
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while the South is a part of the coun.
try and just as much entitled te
those appointments as any other
section, it has not received a proper
ton equal to its ration of Congress
men. Under the Republican Door
keeper of the last Congress, when the
number of employees was 1853 instead
Of ITO, there were only Is Union sol
diers.
These are facts taken from the
books Of the Office. accosted one
arm man attending one Of the gallery
doors day or two ago; said ], care
you one of those Confederates wht
displaced q crippled Union soldier?'
'No, sir" he replied, II was in tn
Union army, and lost this at Shiloh,
pointing to his empty sleeve. 81
Confederate appointed in the las
Congress was removed to give m
this place." That gallant "Unio
SOLDIER" Mosby, whom the Republi
cans so delight to honor, was recent
ly asked what he thought of thi
outcry. cts all humbug," SAID h.
"There are more Confederates occu
pVino nOsitionS nndnr tha Gnvorr