The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-30
WAgMoTHIsM TRIUMPHANT

vero issued for some hctlIiouo p"'
mooo and sold at a disgraceful dis
ronnt. that their proceeds might be
distributed among politicians 0no
their accomplices, are now san'''
moniously saddled on the people %
Tor;s;ono as O. debt of honor. The
nresert action of the Convention
makes it debt of dishonor' Ii d
legitimate government of the people
had been guilty of all this V'l'a'ny'
the people certainly would have been
responsible for their Frauds because
thew could have risen in their mag
notion and rid the State House OF
such yermin. But what chance hao
;si,na to do such a thing? She
was captive chained and bound
She dared not cast of the usurpa-
, lions that, in the name OF the gov
) eminent, we're running and dlssfa
J cling her. Her people we're power
less before the army of the United
f States sent here to rivet her letters
r and to sustain the organized robbery
J. which sectional hatred had awarded
} to her as a punishment.
: Yet a Constitutional Convention
T. composed principally of white men,
Democrats, puts the seal OF voluh-
o tary endorsement on this whole cnap
lie tor of outrage. Wrong endured is
t misfortune; wrong sanctioned and
ratified by it's victims is worse tnan
u a disgrace-it is an infamy. who
have done this deed? Of course 1t
2i- was well understood that the Rcpuo
vi. ,;cons in the Convention could be
easily persuaded to vote Tor the rec
3a oonitition of all the bonds just as
of thew stood; but what of the Demo
cratic members? After sixty days
de of preliminary activity enough Dem
wn ocrats are found to unite with the
!. negro party and carry the measure
A. The nsmes Of these members are be-
fore the public; it is not propaole
N that they will ever be before the
N. public again in any official capacity
apt. This is the last sting of negro rule
in this State. Henceforth it may b
hall expected that so degraded an ele
ines ment. as it inevitably must be II
pen Government, will be excluded fror
hon, arenas which it coyets only as S
sion many opportunities of selling its pc
lier Iitical functions. And so, II pc
chance the gentlemen who have Q
ANTS this occasion fraternized with TIL
ions. element should, by some inscrutlb
C N. i'll fortune to the State, come in
e de legislative positions again they W
zee of not. at least, have Africa as ba
vt my Of operations from which to make
indi- tacks upon the public welfare.
They have now but one step II
Sim ther to go, and we hope they will l
Mons. finch from taking it. They CAM
1t my sink themselves any lower in po
desig- lar displeasure, so they may as '
lie that reconsider and repeal the action
ting taxation to five and ten nj
noun Their Job is incomplete without
and to and the bondholders' newspaper
rose); oans demand it. These organs +
dallion the insolent tone of bull-dozing
father mcry employed by them, have
on my become very complimentary in
d with estimates of the Convention. +
II. Con- being gang of thick-skulled {
Murat, and penniless beggars, its mem
and S. suddenly become in the oplnlt
iforms, these editorial school masters a
Y have of right good boys. They are
mother. ted and patted and, to some ex
IS pin pitied. The editors aforesaid
ound in descend on their olympian he
by the (hetween drinks Of lager to be
tie sorry for having castlgated
so KIND so severely.
ons who But let the negro coalition be-
'nifested it must repeal the tax restrlctl
jewels or Republican editors of Demo
may re- papers, like other Republican
WAYS were and always will |
sse Clary posed to any limit whatsoev
inc clear taxation. Taxation! Why it
oscar, my soul of politics, it is the very
which Southern Republicans
'oLEoN. lists. The papers may be a
en- by nv to-day, but these dictatorial
blers Cat SIS week. are uni
mend nv chaps in their tempers. HUI
in order gentlemen, with your repeal
my great the demi-goos OIL 'ne 'nA'''
] beg her mad again.
, as there We earnestly favor the rep'
imperial so that the lnIa"y "o'u' y. v,
,totivos balmed in q Constitution viii
ovord the more overwhelmingly rejecte