The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-11-19
The SchoOllnaster Abroad.
Manifesto from the Leaders of the Farcica1
strike ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of y
New Educatisna al Inxtii tuition.

Although the trainers of the following
ridiculous pronunciamento have not re-
qnrsted its publication in the CHIEF and
would probably much prefer that we
should ignore it, we elect to lay it before
our readers for their admiration, amnse-
mrnt or instruction, as the case may he.
Ofall til. papers TO which copies of the
document were transmitted, The Demo
crat is the only ono that has published
it, and the manner of its appearance in
that jonrna-reybatim ct litefatim ct
rather than satisfactory to the author:
Nov 9TH 1881
To the President and members of the
working mems protective benevolent and
mutual aid association of Donaldsonvilie
Ascension La
Gentlemen We tho working,nen Of this
parisl, in meeting ASSEMBLE do hereby notify
you that unless something is do:.e in this
Convention i'll tho way Of communicating
with the planters of this parish to make
bett r. TURNS with us labors then what has
been offered We will be COMPEL to strike III
view OF tho above
BE it resolved that n committee Of five
With the president DO appointed to metN tho
planters Il try to make better arrangeme II I
for the labors than what has been offered
provide their actions be approved 10y this
body or Il majority of them acting rs Il Com
mittce Of the whole
Donaldsonville La Nov 5 1881
Whereas this the workinymen protective
benevolent and mutual aid association of
Donaldsonville Ascension Louisiana. organ
ization have been criticise by one or two
Local Newspaper and by this criticism has
caused Some of the planters to be iii fear Of
solue trouble growing out of this organiz;,-
ton when in tact this organization do not
want tn cans" the planters or any one else
to have trouble and
Whereas there ia but one newspaper in
this parish to-wit The Dcnaldsonville Chief
and that paper being printed only in the
interest Of II few political Trickster and
against that Of the Mass Of the People those
party Of trickster referred to knows so well
that in the event of Success in this organi-
cation that it would be IL school in Itself for
the people and would prevent them from
playing their tricks On them and 1t is with
those views they resist this movement and
know ing as We do that those planters oppos-
ing this organization being identified with
the political party in power in this state and
has IL great influence with them we tear that
lhCJ uIdS DO 81 ml6lCu Dy IHOSc lew pOllII-
Cal trlcksters. pretending to be their friends
only to keep on the right side OF them be-
cause the party the planters are identified
with are in power Therefore SO as to we'll
inform our great wise and able statesman
tue Governor Of the people aud not Of 4.
party his Exce'leney $. u. McEncry and
Honorable Jonas Kellogg & C. Il. Darrall
cure representative in Congress
BE it resolved that a copy of these pro-
opnItNUE blA tn tia Nn,p (1rl1..,,S ia,
crat. Times and Observer and louisiana
JAMES J. SULLIVAN President
w. NJ. 2. Il. N. A. Association,
0. P. MARTIN, Sec.
Tho first portion Of this concoction
purports to be u demand from Il meeting
OF workingmen upon the so-callel w. NJ.
p. Il. NJ. A. to take steps to have their
wages raised, but where this meeting
took place and how many labo:crs par
ticipated, the document fails to show
1t is safe to say that if any such meeting
was held and any such demand made, 1t
was done at the instance of the leaders
of the Association themselves and was
in no sense the spontaneous action Of the
laborers Whatever discomfort or lispo-
sition to strike at this unf;lvnrable sea-
son may exist among tho colore,l l.borers
of the parish, has been fomentcd Ivy the
men who are seeking to dclnde an ignor
ant and confislng people and to subscrve
personal ends by movement which
falsely pretends to be conducted in the
interest Of the workingmen.
IT any convention was held on the 5th
inst, rs the pronunciamento indicates, it
was very secluded affair, doubtless
composed of handful of self-elected
delegates representing little but their
own predictions, and not that much
nnderstan'nngly; and if Il committee has
been OF will be appointed to confer with
tho planters, We shall br mucl, surprised
il it ever succeeds in securing the pro-
posed conference. While We do not be-
lieve the planters of Ascension would
ignore any bona flc movement among
their laborers to improve their condition i,
it would be an insult to their intrlli
gencc to presume that they will accord
recognition to such a transparent scheme
as the one now under discussion.
The incidental threat that strike will
be inaugurated in case the demand for
increased wages is not accedrd to, shows
that the purpose Of tho movement in
this particular has not been misappre-
hended, and the ingenious suggestion
that 90 this organization would DO a school
for the people" tends to confirm the gen
eral belief that the leaders Of the associ-
ton hope to make it machine for their
own political and financial elevation
they expect to become the teachers and
directors Of this school and to mould the
ideas and actions of the pupils with the
same facility they will gather in the tut
ton fees. The term Of this educational
institution will be brief, but the scholars
will learn enough in very short period
to last them u life time.
The assault upon the CHIEF calls for
no response at our hands. The people of
this community know us and they know
the instigator of the criticism, hence it
is not necessary that we should waste
words either in defending the conrse of
the CHIEF or describing the character
and motives Of ita aSaailant
Probably the most ludicrous feature of
this amusing manifesto is the desperate
effort made to soft soap our Democratic
Governor and Senator just after the ac-
cusation is hurled at the opponents of
the strike movement that they are pam
derinr to the party iii bower. Governor