The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-09-06

w. A. Griffin, c: C. Weems, A. Cool
Grille, L. V. Marye, Jno. A William
R. W. Bringhnrst, Jno: c. Rogers,
B. Ashley, have not been "good me
and true" in the past as we said.
W Q are not prepared to say that I'll
recognition of that fact is particular
encouraging to the independents in til
face of their overwhelming defeat 6
the polls, but we do say that it shoul
warn the Democratic party to be care
full id the selection of its next standar
bearers, and tile purpose of our articl
was to give the warning in time.
would be folly to drive such men ava
from us, and We are sorry to have
dissent from Greenhorn's assertion
that "tlley Can not hurt u.s." Tile Ian
guage Quotes us defining our first att
tude towards them was part of an ar
ticle during the canvass intended as
warning to the independents them
selves, and there is nothing inconsist
ent with that attitude in calling the at
tention of the Democratic party to tn
existing dissatisfaction after the cleo
tlon was over; nor was there any
'change" on our part as charged
Greenhorn's casuistry falls of it's pur
pose to convict us of Inconsistency
We are not and can not be RESPONSE
BILE for the vagaries of his fertile iinag
iUation in saying that our motive wa.
to curry favor with the independents
for future USE. Unless they recant and
do penance, in time, according to
"Greenhorn" they will have no voice
in future conDent;ons, and as long az
the DEMOCRAT and the conventions
are Of the SAME mind, 1t does not need
to make itself solid with the indie.
pehdents.
The correspondent then grows pa
thetiC in bis solicitude that the indie
pendehts shall not be fooled BY the
willy man of the DEMOCRAT. Hear
him: "The party paper announces to
them the fact that the democrats will
not longer support the nominees of the
party. That d noifilnatioh in the fu-
ture. will amount to nothing. Inde-
pSnaehts, don't you be fooled. Italics
ours.) This man don't know what he
is talking about. You will never be
able to elect single man 10 Rapides
parish. We are to have wedding out
of such nren as this, and then the DEM
ocratic party, that great, grand and
glorious old party, around which clus.
ter 80 many dear and sacred memories,
will be stronger than ever, and it's
ranks will be closed so tight that none
but the tiisa aud true will ever got in
to it.!'
There's consistency for you! limo
cent and guileless Independents, don't
you be fooled by this sche,uing man of
The DEMOCRAT" che don't know what
he is talking aboht," Bnt t "Grecn.
horn," know all about it: We, the
simon pure, unadulterated and inter-
riied democracy, are going to tweed
'ut" both You and he, and close up the
citadel 80 securely and fasten up all
The gates so strotg and fast; that you
md he can never, never; creep under
Tor crawl thr' ugh nor climb over into
The holy of lfolies where dwell the
Jufe and indebted democrats, who
Keep the conscience and guard those
clustering "dear and sacred memories"
# the Democratic party, You and he
re anathema maranatha.
"Greenhorn" and the independents I
AN settle that amongst themselves,
mt when the "weeding" process COM
nences, as to US we shall rise to a
'oint of information. We will want
Q know who appointed the "weeders."
We will want to see the commission
lnder which they are acting. We will
inquire into the past records of some
t the "weeders," and if it should ap-
ear that any of them are themselves
My democrats by adoption, and that
. times past any of them were Know
'othings, Wings, Native Americans,
douglass democrats or anything Else
ut simon-pure, genuine dyed in the
'o0I, moss covered democrats, we
hall object to being "weeded" by
hem. If we can scratch the moss off
any their backs deep enough down
find an old Know-Notliing or Wing
. shall ask for stay of the tweed
,g" proceedings until we can compare
9cords, and if it should appear that
reason of past unselfish and valua-
le services to the white people of this
tate on the stump and through the
'lnmns of such undemocratic papers
the Caucasian in lS74.5, the LoU1si.
Ma DEMOCRAT in 1867 and 8, and
10 Sabine Index in 1879, we ought not
be "weeded" out, we shall ask to be
lowed to remain inside with the
elect" l.
"Oar friend, the Editor of the DEM. ,
GRAFT, got off wrong aud never could :
IT right" Not much, "Greenhorn. )" :
e are right all the time if we are to a
dge by results. At any rate 1t ab- c
'ars that We are with The majority c
is time any way. Right and wrong a
. relative terms, and to tell who is Il
yht and who is wrong requires Il
dge. We object to trying the case
fore you as you have prejudged it: y
Q prefer to let the people render the = :,
cision. We have no idea of running :,
dependent for anything, but as lotg Il
the people elect owr friends and re- b
diate yours, we must think, your
Union to the contrary notwithstand. =
3, that we are right and that it Ii Z
U who ale.wrong. It looks that way b
us at any rate. al
We don't know who "Greenhornv ia ft
r by virtue of what right he assumes 10
compare the condnct of this paper =.
" with its prior management. We
ght say that what he says on that W
1ject is not proper subject of con- kI
versy, and that he was meddlinp al
th what does not in any way con- b.
u him that what is said in the pa. A
is proper subject Of criticism, but o.
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