The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-01-07
THE ssAULD CLOOTIE" WILL SHOW.

THE sAULD CLOOTIE" WILL SHOW.
Upon divers occasions we have had
cause to nudge our Alexandria neigh.
Dor, We the People, for its arrogant
assumption and unwarranted asser-
lions, and fain would have believed
that its bad taste had improved since
our suggestion for it's consideration
Of the trite old adagc of "how we ap.
pies SWIM but NIL hope Of cure for
it is now at an end unless a radical
change tekes place soon. After
spreading itself about Ward two, and
commenting on the martyrdom y
of our old friend Willett and his
bombastic protest, it gets of the fol.
lowing sample of impertinent inter-
ference in the affairs of this Parish:
Grant Parish, for years and years, has
been the scene of riot, bloodshed, arson,
rape, etc. The Court House and re-
cords of the Parish have been burned
once or twice, and individual property
laid into ashes by the incendiary's
torch. Poll books and tally sheets have
been stolen on more than one occasion,
and the liberties of free people denied
the right to express their choice at the
ballot-box. Law and justice there hare
never been enforced, and we suggest
that the territory that is now called
Grant Parish be given back to Rapfdes
and VIM. 1t can then be controlled,
and, we believe it would be an act Of
charity to those who have and always
will suffer for want of legal proceed
ings.
Aside from its grammatical con-
struction, for cool cheek and an ex-
tensive display of brass we commend
our readers to the above. Thanks
to wise provisions Of law the wild
scheme of Wholesale abolishment
proposed by this Bombastes Furioso
writer, who can champion any and
all causes with equal (illisrace, is
matter left entirely to the people
whom it directly interests, and can
not be intcrfered with or directed by
their ncighbors. When Grant Par
ish needs or desires the kindly in
trusion referred TO we will inform our
contemporary of the fact, but until
then we recommend it to follow the
course of an old gentleman who 10
said to have accumulated an i'm
mense fortune by attending to his
own business. We do not desire to
be quarrelsome in the least, but can
not have our Parish ylllitied by
man who first espouses the cause Of
the very enemy that is alone respon- !.
sible for all the misfortnnes and ir-
Irregularities that have occurred and
then turns and under the guise Of
friendship gives a treacherous stab.
1t looks bad, friend ConneIley, and
you hadn't ought to Go 1t. Some
terrible scenes have been enacted in
this Parish, ne admit, and at one
time a bad set ruled TIE day. But
this Is not the age of csrpet,bag
rule, and the roughs who infested
our Parish then have been scattered
to the four winds Of heaven Some
in warehouses;, jails and peAitcnlia-
ties, some in disgrace and poverty,
some in their grares-and our citi
zens enjoy quiet and pence. They
did not permit the stealing of the
tally sheets, for it was thing they
could not prercnt. 1t could not, nnr
would it have been prevented in any
other parish.
Our contemporary says, claw aud
justice there have never been enfor-
ced," in saying which he exhibits
gross want Of information or else de-
sires to make willful aud malicious
libel on our parish. In reply VIC will
only state that Grant parish can
show as good, if not the best record
Of any parish in the State for the
past two years and half.
Our people have cause to appreci-
ate law and order, and they have de-
termined that an eternal stop shall
be put to evil doing; but while they
are engaged in the laudable occupa-
ton Of attending to their own affairs
and striving to SO regulate matters
that even the stealing of poll-books
and tally-sheets may be prevented,
our neigllbor should not go back to
his old dirt-throwing and make ven.
emous and unwarranted attacks up.
on them. Let US have peacew-Col-
fax Chronicle.
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