The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
MIR, HILL AGAIN REPLIES
TO CELEBRITY"
EDITOR DEMOCRATS:

tlOn SpaCo III yOul hoht iseuC, VIII
promise that my pen shall not again
my own inclination, and
that of my friends, by replying to him.
To wilfally impnte to me the re-
mark that 81 will support an auti-Lot-
terry negro in preference to pro-Lot-
terry Democrat" is a base SANDER. 1t
is likewise base SANDER to wilfully
contor. my conversation with Major
Watts into such an expression. l am
willing to be charitable, however, in
this case, and accord to the good doc
tor an honest misinterpretation OF my
language, but there is one thing that
think is relevant to this article that
l cannot forget lit is this: In at
tempting to controvert one of his pro-
Lottery arguments, | said: 'In accep-
ting the Morris bribe it is no more nor
less than a sale of the States honor"
The. good doctor replied by boldly
and sneeringly asserting that "that is
not to be considered, for Louisiana has
no honor"
Now, to those gentlemen especially,
it must indeed be amusing to see him
posing before the public in an attitude
of righteous Indignation at my poor
self, and becoming an expounder of
Democratic principles. Whew:w-w
Well, | am Democrat, but God for
bid that | should ever become one Of
the good doctors stripe. Though |
am not an Office seeker, a politician,
nor political trickster, | am Dem
ocrnt who will, as long as it is a
party imbued with Ithe almost holy
principles established by Jefferson,
and adhered to by his patriotic follow
ers, support tho candidates it may, in
its wisdom, nominate ''bnt l am not a
traducer, a slanderer of the State to
which l owe allegiance.
"Louisiana has no honor" Dare he
deny it? Though l have only re-
Gently cast my lot npon her fair and
fertile soil, and among her noble, gen.
erous sons, | deny the malignant
charge that must have emanated from
brain SO bemuddled as to be incapa-
BILE of properly discriminating between
honor and dishonor.
am anti-Lottery. Why? Be-
canse I am a Democrat. True De-
mocracy teaches US to respect our
country not to barter its honor away;
it teaches anti immortality, anti-mo-
nopoly, and anti-everything else that
is corrupting to morals or politics, and
| charge that no man can be true
Democrat who advocates corruption of
any kind. Is this doctrine contro-
vertable?
| am accused Of unsound Democra-
cy. Well, let us compare mine with
the former Democracy of Louisiana
no doubt the standard of the good Dr.
Rushing. In order to do this, let US
(for the moment only change the Ian
guage of my conversation with Major
Watts thus: Major, if you were the
nominee of the Republican party for
an Office, and the Democrats should
oppose you by nominating negro, l
should vote for the negro. This is
practically my former statement, only
it was contingent upon there being no
Democratic or Republican party; but
that pro-Lottery and anti Lottery par
ties superseded them respectively
According to the good Doctoa, l am
to be ostracised for supporting the
nominees of my party. Oh, consis-
tency, truly thou art jewel. In 1874
| think, the Democrats of Louisiana
nominated negro for a high State
office. My dear, good, spotless Dem
ocratic (9) Doctor, did you vote for
Armstead in 1874? Upon investiga-
ton | find that the truest and best
Democrats in the State voted for him
did You? If not, L charge that you
were renegade Democrat, and was
not entitled to affiliate with the party.
In the conversation with Major
Watts, referred to above, l feared,
nay believed, that old party lines
would be entirely obliterated, and that
the politics of the next campaign
would be pro. vs.. anti-Lottery. l dc
not believe this to-day. l believe the
old Democratic ship that has safely
landed so many cargoes in louisa a
is destined to land many more. Dc
you ask why this change of opinion in
so short time? 1t is because &C
many of the pros are daily DESERVING
their fast sinking bark, and are com.
ing back to the good old Democrat,
ship frem which they were temporarily
allured by false promises of future
prosperity. Truly, is their bark sink
ing9 DR.. Rushing mnst think so, fol
he has surely been passenger on it
and if reports be true, he paid his pas
sage to the House of Representative
in Baton Rouge, but before she go
fairly under way, the good Docto
Rushing abandoned his vessel, and il
now trying to board ola Democracy
on which to continue the journey
But she does not carry such freigh
that far, SO | would advise you to saw
your passage money, Doctor, and a
least attompt shorter trip.