New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-17


the Charm sewing machine circulars, it is
evident that IN agent of . well known shirt
making firm of New York city has flooded
New Orleans with the advertising circular
of his house, which reads - follows:
653 BROADWAY NHw YoRx,
ptembtr 1876.
DEAR S1R-Our stock for the fall season,
selected in London and Paris, is now reacJ
for your inspection.
Conforming with the times, We make q
Hrstclsss shirt 1T O. so. guaranteed supe-
rior to any in the country.
MICHAELIS e. KASKEL.
These are dropped in the postoffics as un-
sealed cirulars, under one cent stamp. To
insure attention to the advertisement by
invol wing it in some mystery, the agent hss
written meaningless numbers on one cor
per Uf his envelopes, which numbers, in
figures, he partly conceals with the postage
stamp used. We have seen one of the en-
velopes. on which is written is written IA.
J. Wolf, ESQ, New Orleane, Louisiana
with no other address. Under the stamp
on this envelope are written the figures
'l95s7," which are not separated by .
comma, and in no way divided to indicate
ward or registration paper number.
Others are addressed to places Of business,
where voters are not supposed to reside
When it is considered that the circui ars I'D.
dressed simply "New Orleans" are likely to
remain for . certain time in the postoffice
to be called for, that places of business are
not copied from registration books, but
from tho city directory. and that in
no case, under postotiioe regulations,
are unsealed circulars returned to the
senders or sent to the dead letter
Office, we can not imagine how such q
method Of advertising can advance the in.
terssts of any political party. Perhaps
more acute observers see tho matter in .
different light. The Peayune speaks of
tho shirt circular as "the latest device on
the part Of the Republicans in the matter
of registration.' The Bulletin heads its
gratuitous notice of the shirt man % "An-
other registration dodge" The Democrat
solemnly advises all persons who receive
such circulars to transmit them imme.
diately to the Democratic registration com
mittee on Canal street. The earnestnese
shown in the matter is very funny. The
Times says: "The shirt trick has just come
to the surface through the watchfulness oi
Mr.. Gauthereaux and his cerps of detec
tives." Bringing the shirt business to the
surface is precisely what the advertiser de-
sired, and if he does not give clean shirt
to every member of the Democratic State
Central Committee he is an ungrateful
wretch. Moody would have given . small
fortune if this dear, eaaaclous public had
swallowed his tin signs as rapidly as it hal
eaten the circulars Of the New York shirt
man. The detectives stopped half way in
their pursuit of knowledge. A glance at
the current "New York City Directory, ,
which can be seen ct several business Offices
here, reveals the fact that on page 97S il
foand tho line, "Michselis & Kaskel. gents
furnishing, No. 653 Broadway" That in
formation leaves no room to doubt the ex
istence of the shirt firm, and We are dis
posed to believe the establishment will Dc
exactly what it promises-make . good
shirt for g 50-though 1t shoul Id take no un
derhanded method Of Advertising its undel
garments, and above all, should not trife
with the feelings of our simple, good Demo
Gratis, who are trying to elect Tilden and
make solid South.