The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
FROM OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS

LEcoMTE,
Sept. l6, 1881
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Have just read the last number OF
+" We the People," and feel somewhat
amused to see that he has already learn
ed the tricks from his Boss, Ex-Gover-
nor Mad Wells, and his pretended and
circuitous reply to my communication
more than proves he is an artful dodg-
err, in his great two-horse act OF play
ing independent and at the same time
cute champion of the real radical party,
whose honors now rest for while on
the head of Ex-Gov. Mad Wells. He
should set himself up as circus;-as
advance agent, ringmaster, contortion-
ist, promiscuous performer and two
horse rider; he would dazzle with a
brilliancy never seen before. The at
tempted fine display Of humor which he
makes with himself, and his lodging
reply to my communication is the last
proof of his fitness for a clown. His
pretended parallel between Sheriff Ro-
binson's advertisement in the DEMO
Graf, for which I have no doubt you
received proper payment, and that Of his
official announcement of 81. Madison
Wells for Congress-" furnish proof that
this Editor would further act we'll the
part, in side show, of "Indian Rubber
Man." He is brought here by Gov.
Wells as specially to run his, Wells,
own paper, announces Wells name Of
ficially, supports it, publishes a long
address of Wells, advocating his own
claims in his own paper, and then turns
around and AYERS that you are following
his example, because you advertise
Sheriff Robinson's name as an indepen.
dent candidate, but he fails to tell his
readers that the DEMOCRAT notwith.
standing all this. nails the whole Dem.
ocratic- Conservative ticket to its mast.
head, and supports D. G. Paul for She.
riff against the said Sheriff Robinson
and will, I have no doubt, continue te
support Mr.. Paul against any other
candidate that "We the People, Editor
may yet be ordered to support in his
paper.
Mr.. Editor, the fact that we have an
important canvass before us in this Pa
} IRISH, and that it is the home and birth
place of Ex-Gov. Mad Wells, and thai
he is here, off of duty as Surveyor O
the Port of New Orleans, seeking en-
dorsement from the people of Rapidel
and of this District, and all for a pur
pose and by Instructions from Wash
ington, are my reasons for intruding or
your readers in the subject matter be-
fore us. And l must condense in few
words as possible my belief that wa.
correct in my communication, and from
fresh proof in the last independent
organ, l have no hesitation in assertin,
again to the people of Rapides that til,
newspaper, "We the People" is yet tn,
sole property of Gov. Mad Wells, tina
} it is his personal organ; he has employ
ed its present Editor to conduct it, ant
to manage and run it purely in the in
terest of Wells and the radical party
and that the plea OF independence is al
bosh; and that the duet cannot throw
!, dust much longer in the eyes of th
\ most obtuse-and as a prophecy, let m
tell my friends, that as soou as the par
. ty names are settled upon, endorsed 0
selected or nominated by the Doge G
the Returning Board, the t'indcpen
dent" Editor of "We the People" vii
wheel in line, and WELD his ready pc
e ill favor of the ti,ket and its whole fl
r sion, mixture or combination. Fact
e and selections with me speak loud, an
to close and prove all have writer
let the public read the following editt
rial from the last issue of the ''indt
pendent organ, and ask themselves
: ever before as much vile SANDER an
t mean feeling, not only against our pal
!. ty but our people, emanated from an
t other than an enemy of Democracy,
yotary of radicalism and defamer {
: our people. Let the 'sindependent
Editor answer me, in his next, fairl
and sqnarely, without any lodging: :
"Both Houses of Congress are Target
e filled with those who fought to destrc
. the Union. Why should not Sitting Blu
be allowed to return and keep all he too
e aways Bull stole horses, burnt house
9 and murdered men, women aud children
i but he was not educated at West Poin
r nor has he violated his oath to suppol
the Constitution.
ii Yours, etc,
y BAYOU BoEuF.
s BAYOU RAp1DEs,
]. Sept. ID, 1884,
DEAR DEMOCRAT
"The better the dav. the better Il