Year: 1879

cd from the dcsolatng rule OF horde
b of the most shameless knavcs and
freebootcrs, are already moving to.
wards the disruption'of the party un-
der whose banner they have secured
their liberation


The Democratic party, that has
fought and won the battle for free
dom, is offering for the approval OF
the voters, u Constitution that does
full justice to the demands and cxpcc-
tatiGns of our long suffering common
wealth. Under its provisions an en-
tire reorganization of the government
is to take place through tho instru
mentality of tho ballot box in Deccm-
Der next. And 10 and behold, already
the notes of preparation are being
sounded for the marslalling of the
hosts that are to seize the rcins and
overthrow that organization to which
VIC owe our political discnthrallmcnt


The fight is over they say, and those
of us who were marching with the
Democratic line because we could not
win, without its powerful support,
have determined, now that all islovc-
ly, to burn the good old ship that has
just carried us over safely to that har-
Dor, over which the azure sky oflIope
forms the smiling canopy, there to en-
ter the lsts,-regardlcss of past asso-
ciations-to seize for ourselves the
golden fruits of the common victory.
Aye we will abandon our late com
radcs, and we, who Me swifter than
they who remain in their depleted
ranks will reap the promised harvest,
and we'll drive them to tho wall.


And the independents arc securing
the country. True patriots and free
lances, assembling the motley and
disorganizcd bands lately broken by
the Democratic phalanx, they are re-
turning towards the battle field, with
tlicir newly ilcdged adhcrents to break
up the odious "lings' that may de-
prive them of the booty that in all
justice aught alone to be theirs.


But Miss Nancy don't you cry,


Your Sweetheart will come bimcby !!


In the shape of the good old Demo
cratic army, marching as usual in SER
ricd ranks, with the leaders that it
will have chosen for the occasion,
leading it on to drive you and your
motley crew clean out Of tho arena.
And such Il lot of dead roostcrs as will
bo picked up by the rear guard, will
be a curiosity for lockers on to view
ut their leisure.


Come along Joe,


Come along jim.


For tho information of all those
whom it may concern, we would state
that the Democratic party is q "hugc
ring' extending from Maine to Texas,
and almost as far back as one can re-
member, some old men, one by the
name of jefferson, and another one
that they used to call "Old Hickory"
so they say, had great deal to do
with it. A great many very strong
combinations were gotten up from
time to time, by men possessed of q
great deal of brain to break up that
Internal ring. On different occasions
they thought they had done it. One
time they tried grape and canister
and cold steel, until they had it down,
and believed that it was finally killed.
But it wouldn't die, it began to move
and it retook one State, then another,
until the year 1876, when it actually
elected a President, that would have
been seated had it not been for Joe
Bradlcy's Court and the bayonets of
the United States army.


1t had not recovered sufficiently
then, to make fuss about it. But it's
heap stronger now, thank you, and
by next year, 1880, it's going to be
the same old elephant that you all
have heard of in the days gone by.


And the little independent folks
that are stirring aronnd so briskly
lately, have taken q contract that is
too complicated for them to carry out.
They'll have to try something else.
You see, dear friends, the people
are going to say this: The Democratic
party has just brought us out of the
woods. They give us a!Constitution
that reduces the State Tax to six
mills, and limits that of the parish
to ten.


They have abolished several use
less Offices.


They have reduced the salaries OF
officials.


They have limited the powers of
Legislatures, so that we can't have
any further trouble in the future.


They have organized Judiciary
system. that will reduce the expenses