The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-11
FROM OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS
BAYOU RAP1DEs,
Sept. 8, 1885,

BAYOU RAPIDEs,
Sept. s, 1885,
DEAR DEMOCRAT
The First Napoleon, when be was
ascending the steps of the building
where the "Grand Council of France
were in session, and he was going to
dissolve them by might and force,
he halted for moment and ex-
claimed: II have six millions in my
Golfers, and / would give them all if
Ney was at my side" Now, Mr.. Ed
itor, old Bayou Rapides' unsubdued
Democracy, who are not afraid Of
the cartridge. boxes that Governor
Wells" editor has threatened us all
with, shout and yell for the ticket
our Convention of Saturday has hon
ored US with, and / consider that we
are all in better fix than the First
Napoleon, for we have three Neys at
our side, with a Lannes thrown in,
and Sergeants and Corporals of no
mean merit. Jim Wise, for I have a
personal and Democratic right to
call him by that familiar name, is
team of himself and never runs to be
defeated, and in the thickest of the
fight you will find his sword "gleam.
ing in the sunlight" and ! know his
companions on our truly great and
invincible ticket will be found by
his side in the darkest hour of the
carnage, the Cartridge boxes" to the
contrary.
Now, Mr.. Editor, while I am at it,
I want to touch on a tender subject
that disturbs US here very much,
and whilst was in Town on Satur.
day I discovered that others besides
Bayou Rapides Democrats were
touchy on it, and plainly it is this:
the School Board of the Parish,
against whom I have no prejudice,
but, on the contrary, have none but
the best of feelings, have in one par
ticular, and that is one of Importance,
been acting very imprudently, and all
things considered even, against the
interests of the conservative ele-
ments of the Parish, which are CON-
posed of nearly all the taxpayers
and ninety-nine hundredths of the
whites. They have in their employ
as teachers, at the present time, one
white and three or four colored per-
sons who, though they may be compe-
tent, have been and are making them
selves very obnoxious to our people
in continually meddling in politics of
all kinds and all tenets, opposed to
our interests and to the party that
gave the School Board the authority
to give US teachers, and not pot house
politicians, who make it business
to abuse, villify and SANDER our par.
ty, whose agents pay them with our
funds to be our enemies and cursers.
In a word, these teachers draw their
salaries, and then turn right around
and curse and SANDER the very men
and the party which fosters them.
It is now time that this abuse of po-
sition should cease, and that the
School Board should choose compe.
tent teachers of both colors, who
will attend to teaching and, at least,
be neutral in hurting abuse against
our party and the School Board who
feed them. Vacate their positions;
to the victors belong the legitimate
spoils; ard fitness considered even,
the School Board should give prefer
ence to men of our own party, at least
not to our bitterest enemies, who on
Iy thank us with curses and base in
gratitude for feeding them, AMI are
all the time busily engaged in their
dirty work of distracting our party,
and who are aiding and giving sue
cor to the enemy, and are actually
giving portion Of their money paid
them by the School Board to the
radical clubs and isms now forming
alliances offensive and defensive te'
crush us. They armed them with a
club to dash ont our brains and they
do it readily, and make us pay the
fiddler and dance with demoniac Joy
to the tune of the very music of our
too liberal and charitable School
Board. RAPIDES.