The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-07-25
"HONI SOFT QUI NAL Y PENSE."
"a little nonsense now and then
Is relished bY the Wisest men,"

HohOCohy VI IIIS Hcateu LcTiu SIOulu De
relieved with some amusement, Col.
McGinnis has, during the past week,
treated the "dear people," to two Of his
About-Everything" They were huge
~ enjoyed, and by none more than the
Secretary Of the Council. In the first
he mildly hints that I am "sailing un-
der false colors'--I have not paid for
my clothes--"too cowardly to show his
hand"-I didn't take part In the late
''iittts nnpieasantness," If l had, that
war would have resulted In favor of the
South--"taking street talk and vile ma
lice for facts"--been reading Col. Nc
GinDis' essays. In his second he BOLDLY
asserts that II was not mistaken in
pronouncing him fraud. or very igno-
rant, "the Secretary Of the Council is
hurt because he, could not get his sala-
ry raised, when he was getting Sc 16h
per day for his services" etc. l ac-
knowledge an extraordinary exhibition
OF cheek on my part in making so un-
reasonable a demand; / won't do so
again. No. won't!
Col. McGinnis labore,l under the Inn
preston that was the author of the
communications signed ''rax Payer"
| disclaim the authorship. Col. Nc
Ginnis has learned on whom he may
now hurl his abuse, as some one has
furnished him "rax Payers" name
Having learned this, the member from
the Third Ward, with all his intelli-
gence, seems to be forgetful Of the fact
that he owed to the "dear people" to
say to them that he had done an injus-
| tice to the Secretary Of the Council by
crediting one SO ignorant" with senti-
ments which were not his, and apply
| ing epithets to him which should have
been hurled at another. He lets them
stand against me. am able to bear
them. But who. Colonel, is calculated
by motives of malice?"
There are three reasons why would
not write communications against the
present City administration, viz: First,
helm. connected with both the City
Council AMI the journal in which these
communications appeared, | would have
deemed it u greater exhibition of my
''hrass" than shown wl' n asked the
Council to "raise my salary" Second
~, was unwilling to pit my ''igno-
rance" against the massive brain Of the
honorable member from the Third
Ward; while he is willing to parade
his learning through the public print, l
was unwilling to have my scribbling,
bad grammar and horrid spelling SUBJ
jected to the criticisms of the "dear
people"--I don't want to make them
die with laughter. I've their interests
too much sat heart" for that! Third
ly, with all my "ignorancc" had left
enough common sense to be aware that
|, with the "lear people," had no right
to express an opinion contrary to one
advanced by Col. McGinnis; and will
frankly confess that was afraid of be-
ling bulidozed and made to retire to
"obscurity's shades"--tthat's my back
yard; the one where the ''inyuns'
grow")--by the hot shot of personal
abuse, Numbered forth from the Colo
nel's heavy artillery.
"'rhe Secretary Of the Council is
hurt" etc. Can you point, Colouel. to
a single item that has appeared in print,
either in the form of 4 communication
or as an editorial, where 1t is asserted
that am hurt? Snch being the case
the idea must have been original, q
give you credit for great deal OF orig
inality.) or else you, too, Colonel, must
have been lending an attentive ear tn
STATEMENTS Of street croakers." Can
this be so?
Colonel, could have stood all, even
more than you 80 kindly shower on me,
had YOU not given me away by letting
the s'dear people" know what an enor.
nous amount of money was being taken
from their pockets to pay Secretary
, for recording few little sayings OIL
{ their rulers. But that's not too much
either. Brain, you. know, must be pait
for--Ahem! ahem land it's a terrible
strain on mine to be required to sit 81
long. came very near spelling i
h.r-a-y-i-n.g; never could spell; s.
"iguorant I" Are not you and recei
wing adequate compensation for thu
share each furnishes, You omitted tt
= state that the Secretary always "drsw
ed" his pay! (Sense enough for that.
Oh, you bet! I'm always on hand whe,
pay day comes! Colonel, have you ev
er experienced the delightful feeling o
being salary grabber? If you hav
e not, it is utterly impossible for me t.
!, describe it. 1854 per day! Let m
, 60 further and caiculate--(pretty goo
? on calculating salaries, am)--hov
: much per annum, Sundays included;
am willing to break the Sabbath da
! when so great an inducement a
t $6.l6h ia offered me. $6.l6L per day
f multiplied by 365 gives me $2l49.3l1
!, Gracious goodness! Goodness gracious
W-h-e-w!ll Tax payers of Alexandria
y how much longer do you propose t
e submit to this gigantic imposition ?
!. You'll be "busted wide open" befor
n nv term of office is half out! Come
"dear people''--, Oh. how love you; ye
l do)--arise in all the majesty of you
i power and drive from Office one who
i 50 tasty becoming "bloated million
airei" But yet, do you know, Colone
that after having drawn my salary g
lay me down to sleep" without a pan
of reproach crossing my conscience
n the calmness Of my midnight slumber
!. not Acknowledgement tina. must b
poetry !)-because I've taken home
" much of the public money. And why
Ia Because 1t was upon your motion that
receive this fabulous sum, and it car
not, therefore, be wrong. But ougt
q not you be ashamed, Colonel, to let tn
10 "dear people" know that you were tn
s one who moved to make this rockies
a expenditure?
/. Let us not fight, though, Colonel; tn
4 weather is too warm, the crops are a
:, ready made, and the ground needs n
II fertilizing. Let US shake hands owe
'e the "bloody chasm;" let "the lion an
n the lamb lie down together"--I'n
v the lamb; darn me if ever could pia
:. the lion put our heads together, "tw
!, souls with but q single thought" an
i see what we can do for the ''dear PEI
ple." That they are tired of US the1
seems to be no doubt. Let's you and
then, resign, stretire to the shades
private life," "good and sensible men
5 have no business with such position
and have nothing more to do with sue
an ungrateful constituency. But, M
! that won't do either! You might stan