The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-05
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1t would appear from the foregoing
that the associates" were constantly
"on tho go" for some purpose. To-day
one OF them would start for New Or
leans: tomorrow another would set out
for Washington, or New York, or Griffin,
Georgia, what did they want at Griffin p
or st. Louis, or Louisville. They seem
to have had Jolly time trampoosing
about the country mt the expense OF
other people. We dare say they lived at
the best hotels and drank the best
wines that money could buy. or
course they never used free railroad
passes, but paid their fare like ordinary
mortals. A prosperous time these
associates had They were out 'on a
lark" and they had Il glorious time
10 long nights drunk-a dissipation Of
nine years. In q recent number OF a
New York illustrated newspaper there
Is cartoon which represents band Of
robbers (the Washington ring) in their
den. BY the expression Of their counte-
nances it would appear that they had
just learned that the officers Of tho law
were in search of them. Each one
clutches his bag OF gold, and is about
to run off to some other hiding place,
when they are surrounded and caught in
the act. At the window OF the den II
police officer is watching their move
ments, and will presently enter. Such
cartoon would not represent this Mon
roo ring Of spectators. 1t is composed
OF honest gentlemen. What they have
acquired, they have acquired legally
under all the forms Of law strictly pur-
sucd"!! They are not alarmed, but
calmly and patiently wait the move
ments Of the officers Of the law. They
have got the money, and they don't care
who knows it. They intend boldly to
assert and argue, or, if need be, buy
their way through their difficulties.
And if they are finally worsted in
their attempt they will button up their
breeches pockets and say, what are
you going to do about it Take your
railroad and much good may it do you.
We have made and put away from half
million to a million of greenback dol
lars which we have invested in new
Louisiana consols, United States bonds.
and other securities not taxable and
drawing an annual interest These are
portable and transferable. These YOU
cannot touch. We said in 1866 (see DIR.
young's testimony as to Henry Brys
conversation with him at Monroe) that
our railroad purchase would make us all
rich. We say, in 1876, that we are rich
that fortune has smiled upon us and we
can live comfortably without working
hard during the remainder Of our lives.
We are fixed. Yes, we repeat, we are
fired. What are you going to do about
it -
The payments to Frank Morey, in the
above statement, are described in the
account as his expenses ito and from
Washington city," and this while he
was drawing from the United States
Treasury his mileage and pay as men,
Der of Congress. These people do beat
all for getting double allowances. They
are not satisfied with being once paid.
They must be twice paid; ay, three
times paid. Will Frank Morey deny
that as agent for the North Louisiana
and Texas Railroad Company he has
been travelling for the last five or six
years chiefly on free railroad passes all
the way from Monroe to Washington
and back?
There are other items in this remark
able statement Of expenses incurred |
(said to be incurred) by Ludeling, Ray
and associates, upon which comments |
might also be made. There is, for in
stance, the account of contingent ex-
penses. toffice expenses" and "adver-
Using and printing account" They |
appear by these to have supported at
least one Radical newspaper. probably
belonging to some one Of the party |
judging from their lavish expenses I'M
der this head. The Louisiana Iateui-
gencer, the Radical paper at Monroe,
once owned by John Raw. seems to have