St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
Communicated.
TIGER BEND, La, !
April 10th, 1882. J


Editor DEMOCRAT:
1t has rained every day this week ex-
cept Monday the 10th inst. Every place
is flooded with water. No plowing or
work of any sort can be done. A COM
cold, wet, dreary, muddy, rainy, disa-
greable weather, can't do work, can't
| travel about, our mails cut off. A per-
feet isolation, everybody we meet wants
to know how long this weather will
last, when will it clear up, do you think
there be good crops 2 etc. To some we
say yes, to others no, just as the fancy
takes u.s. The fact is no one can say with
certainty what the weather will be a
week from to-day or tomorrow. l even
doubt Tice. The only hope left for us
now to get mail is by way Of Chicot.
There is mail three times per week
from Chicot to Eoa on the Morgan road.
| send this by that line. The Democrat
has not reached me for two wee ks. No
blame to any one. Should it clear up
soon, depend upon it loafers will find
small room in our section OF country.
Farm work is so far behind hand that
extra exertions will be required to do all
the work feeded in its proper time, and
for the success Of the growing crops.
| have conversed with several parties
that have left their homes and all in the
overfl0Wed districts. These people
give a sad picture. Some had good
homes and were surrounded by plenty
and pleasure on all sides, are to-day
stripped Of everything and have to start
anew in the world, and battle for the
goods of life again. Before them
stretches out long years of weary strug-
ling hardslips. With only latent hopes.
This years great floods is a study for
future generations to build on, and sci
entific minds to reflect on, it possible
divine the cause, if in the power OF sci
ence to arrive at the true cause. Then
adopt plans and measures to avert the
floods in the coming future, and save
the greatest country in the world from
disaster, ruin and destitution. The la
test city papers that have reached US
were of the 5th inst. By these we
learned that the President had vetoed
the Chinese bill. President Arthur evil
IDENTIFY sides with the New England
capitalist, and Beecler Christianity,
and his new mode of slavery, for it is
nothing else. Dennis Kearny was right,
no Chinese for the west or South. II
President Arthur and Mr.. Beecher or
New England want the Mongolians for
slaves, iGG LiiSlu udfc dti bllCy NdHU iii
their land becomes new China, and
cover the land Of Plymouth Rock mem
ory with temples devoted to the wor-
ship of Confucius. Yes, let Puritans
have their fill of the opium smoking
monaghan, till their land is one fowl,
sinking, reaking mass OF stencil, deep
er, and darker, tilther and more loathe-
some than the lowest depth Of Hades.
Bread and water may do for the Chi
nese, if SO, let the Rev. III. w. Beecher
fold them to his bosom and plant a kiss
of Pilgrim Father love ON their dusky
brow, and call him his pet bread and
water slave. We do hope the South and
West will stand as one, solid against
the importation of Chinese to this
country, for this is a white mans coun-
try and white labor must rule it. Mind
YOU this Chinese question has nothing
to do with the negro, he is here and
part of us now, and by far better ele-
ment, we might say in every respect
than the Chinese. To the readers of
the Democrat, [ invite their attention
to the speech Of Hon. r. L. Gibson, of
La. in the house of Representatives,
March 9th, 1882. Mr., Gibson tells you
iu his speech what degradation the Chi
nese are brought to in Hawaii, how they
increase Oy emlSfdIiOD, IO WHdb slavery
they subject themselves to working for
wages, next to nothing, a slave in the
true sense of the word. For us the
workingman Of America, home rule,
home industry, protective thrift on all
importations, particularly on English
goods. Make at home what we want
and need, sell all we can to the rest of
the world, keep everybody at work, run
our own factories, be republican and
independent, invite the Chinese to stay
at home, if they don't the western
workingman will be apt to make them
do so one way or the other. for now
there will come to the front more than
one Dennis Kearney to raise the cry
'Dhrive out the heather chinee."
Yours, JOHN O'SHANE.