The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-02
MURDER WILL OUT.

ton the Daily States, of New Or
leans, thoroughly sound and con-
sistent Democratic Journal, and
whose Editor is responsible for his
assertions, has an able and plainly
written article, making serious and
criminal charges against certain
Democrats and the combined Radi
Gals. Rumors, assertions and accu-
sations, long before this, have been
made, but at no time in such tan
gible shape as fair and just Jour
nalist could take hold of, therefore
we have forborne joining in the cry
of "wolf!" before we could discern
his tracks. Now that these charges
are made in The proper authoritative
manner, we take hold of the subject,
especially as our Parish has one OF
her Representatives, Hon. j. +. Hath
away, clearly indicated and mixed up
in this bad melange.
In order that our readers and the
constituents of Mr.. Hathaway may
see the charges as they are made, we
must quote literally from the article
in the States, and only regret, at
this late hour, that we cannot pub.
lish the whole article.
X X
"But "murder will out" An outrage
upon the right of the people to reprnsen'
tation in their government cannot bt
perpetrated and the outrage kept secret
'sSuch secret can be safe nowhere. 4
thousand eyes turn at once to explore
every man, every circumstance con
nected with it. Meanwhile the guilty
, soul cannot keep it's own secret. !
must be confessed, it will be confessed.
So great crime against the people
against representative government
, against true Democracy, we say canno
be concealed, and this case illustrate
2 the fact.
On the very last day of the session
Capt. w. H. II. Brooks aud Capt. B. NJ
/. Wilson, friends and constituents Q
I Capt. Francis, met Hon. Jas. ii. Cos
grove, a Democratic RepresentatIy
: from Natchitoches, and asked him VIII
v Capt. Francis could not be seated; the
said that Capt. Francis was Democra
7, that he had been fairly elected and wa
d in every respect worthy represents
tive of his people.
70 this MIR. Cosgrove replied in sui
II stance that he (Cosgroye) AND HIS Asst
GATES had made a compromise wit
u Allan and his Republican friends, tn
terms of which prevented the bringln
up, at the then present session, I'll
claims of Col. Wade Young and Cap
J. Francis, but that on the first day of Il
extra session, or of the next regui'
session, the cases of these gentleme
should come up and positively CAP
~ Francis should be seated"
Il X
le eff Mr.. Cosgrove had played an i
of significant part in the late session,
4 should attach little Importance to til
III matter. But he and his associat
is played very conspicuous part. Tn
w were amongst the most vigorous al
y active men in the House. On every
n casion when bill was to be defeate
,e to which the interests of the combin
tionists were antagonistic, Mr.. Cosgro
en- raised the defiant banner of tilibusteriS
III and with terocity of mien and glibne
of tongue led his associates to t
ne charge. He and his associates th"l
as fore must be held to an accountable
for the crime against representati
u government which he contesses tn
,h perpetrated. Will they, can they 81
=, satisfactory explanation of u
" business?
The most conspicuous of Mr.. G.
groves "associatcs'' in the Hou
amongst the Democrats, were Mess
res Atkins, Grain, Farmer, Faulkner, |
ch ons, Ogden, Hathaway, Kavanaugh a
81 the Speaker. Now, we do not chal
ad these gentlemen with completely in
90 compromise between MIR. Cosgrove
"his associates" on the one part, q
9TH "Allain and his Republican frien'
,ho on the other part, to keep two Der
cratic Representatives out of their Sc:
'he But that they were Mr.. Cosgrove's
res sociates in the business of the Hot
if anybody was, will not be dispui
on- and Mr.. Cosgrove plainly and uneq'
md ocally stated that he and his associ;
had made this compromise. Under
IN circumstances these gentlemen
dial some others of less note, sho
.,o promptly repudiate all connection v
'ne the affair, or explain to the public
Wit, motive which induced them to part
or, pate in the crime"
r.. Now, We come to the home par
~ these charges, which rap loudly
49,, the door of Mr.. Hathaway, and
,cb. him plainly and candidly he n
49, clear his skirts of their criminal
and another which has been n
do against him by the entire body Of
,,v;, constituents, and more especially
t;no immediate neighbors of old De
nm cratic Hineston want him to rise
erv explain. That charge is that he
. >, ted with the "wicked combinat
,,,e against the General Lottery
Ro,. which was disappearing them
rthy IN o.rece opposl''o'i W 'le iio"'
erve Luckett, our Senator, and the
encv James C. Wise, his colleague ant
Representative, who truly repre-
peti- Gu 1ne osu'o.'''s "n' eo'se',
ueen of Rapides who nominated and {
aobt. gu 'he"'
MISS CAPTAIN Andy Swain, a
us known and very popular steam