The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

suppose Wnen you MADE the NegrOa citizen
full-fedged in the twinkling of an eye, tina.
he was going to be satisfied with that; re
main just where you found him; never
think and act for hi mself? If you did, you
see your mistake now. He wants position,
he wants to be first" Now, have lived
North, South, East and West, and after a
great deal of observation 1 conclude that
the South is the best place for the Negroes;
that they have better chance there than
anywhere in this country. AS laborers they
are better off than any people in the world;
have good wages, easy hours, comfortable
homes and a climate, take it the year
fort. Added to all that, there is more love
and consideration for them in the South
more disposition to employ them. The hot
headed, old-timo Negro philanthropists
don't begin to manifest the genuine good
feeling for them that the Southerners do:
those who were once their owners. It is of
course commennable in the Negroes to try
to elevate themselves, but there is only one
ton. Brain power and culture will work
their way up. They can't be kept down.
Let them ignore politics, until they are suf-
fciently cultivated and educated to judge
for themselves instead of being run by po-
litical machines. Let them establish homes
for themselves, become good citizens, and
in time those who are worthy of position
will get it.
There is an instance of a man, of this
city, Abeing confined in the State Insane
Asylum at Norristown when, as has been
proven, he was not insane at all. Some
parties, his wife among the number, wanted
to get rid of him and started the story that
he was insane-got a certificate signed by
two physicians-and succeeded in contining
him for about two weeks. His own con-
duct and theinterference of friends brought
about his release. Now, does it not strike
| you as perfectly monstrous that in this
nineteenth century, in this big, open, free
country, such a.thing could be done; that
Que could be the victim of such conspir-
novel, Valentine Vox, a similar story is
told of man being shut up for years in a
lunatic asylum, by relatives, for the pur-
pose of getting his property, But that was
a romance and intold-time England, not in
wide-awake, Ejustice-loving America. DR..
Mcdonald, who first signed the, certificate,
had been practising several years, had been
demonstration of Anatomy in the University
of Pennsylvania and at one time was on
duty among the insane in Blockley Aims
house. DR.. Hughes, the other signer-away
of mans freedom, is q young practition-
er. In self-defense, he says he never did
law required two signatures he signed his
name as a mere form. Then, too, ,she heard
him abuse his wife; people said he was era
zy and he feared he..might be mistaken;
better be on the safe side and shut him up.
Could he have set up lamer defense? Just
as if there: are not lots of men, outside of
asylums, passing for sane, who abuse their
wives; lots, whom people call crazy simply
because they act a little differently from
their neighbors, get. out of old ruts occas-
ionally and wake up to new ideas and ad-
vance new theories. And above all things,
to say he gave his signature asa. mere form
Are signatures worth so little? Careless,
unreasoning, untruthful DR.. Hughes! Far
worse than DR.. Mcdonald, who, it is pre-
sumed acted only from stupidity and igno-
rance.
The Democratic City Con vention met on
Thur sday and in the most quiet and salts
factory manner made nominations for City
Comptroller, Coroner, and Clerk of the
Quarter Sessions. No nomination was
made for District Attorney. Not that there
were no lawyers among the Democrats
comp etent to fill the office, but because the
members of the Conv ention chose to set
aside all party feeling and acknowledge
the place of Attorney Graham, who has
shown himself exceedingly faithful and
competent, and who was renominated by
the Republicans. They knew, of course
ing any man that they might run against
Mr.. Graham, but nevertheless they showed
The right spirit-a sincere adhesion to inde-
pendence in politics and generous ac-
acknowledgement of merit. Mr.. Page was re-
nominated for Comptroller, just as was an
ticipated, by acclamation. Everybody is
pleased. The Committee of One Hundred
will not only indorse him, but will work for
him night and day. So they say. He has
made good Comptroller, is his own mas
ter, is free from rings and bosses and does
his work fe arIessly and honestly. He is a
good offset to Mr.. Graham. Republicans
will vote for him and Democrats for Mr.
Graham.
The whole ticket is good-all competent,
reliable men, but it is foregone conclu
sion that the Republicans will carry the
election with all save the ComptroIIership
FRAGMENTS:
The political ward associations are organ
izing all over town.
President Arthur's bed room in the Ex-
ecutive Mansion is furnished in pigeon
egg blue.
In 1880 there were - female and 81, ,O62
male lawyers in the United States.
Butler took the Greenback pie and the
Democratic cake inz Massachusetts, and
hopes to capture the Democratic goose
next year.
It is estimated that 10000 Americans
crossed the Atlantic this season and left in
Europe at least S20O0,0O0.
The Athletic Base Ball Club of this city