The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-06-01
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Advocate violating some rule Of The
Press Union. He says truly that ut :
meeting Of the Union some time since
scale Of charges to candidates was
recommended, which the Advocate il
unwilling to be governed by. We
can inform him that the scale was not
adopted by the country press because
it was thought to be too high. 1t was
merely starting point, from which to
radiate and obtain the united will Of
bretheren throughout the State; that
some uniformity might exist. It was
also intended to correct some of the
crying political evils Of the times
Now as it is, partizan Of either par
ty, can go to tie organ" Of his parish
and force the editor not only ito an
nounce him for sfice, without pay
but also to talk learnedly of his claims
aud merit to place at the hand ofthe
people. 1t is understood is a tacit
mortgage that the politician has on
the partizan editor, to which his soul
as we'll as his body is equally bound.
May we ask the Gazette editor,
would it not be we'll to correct these
ills by saying under authority from
so respectable body as the Louisiana
Press UniSn "Mr. Jones, It will cost
you in advance Of your election two
and a halt, to be announced for Con-
gress; three for Governor five for
Representative in the dignifed Legis-
lature Of the State; seven, for tax
collector lit being an Office Of response
bility) and ten for dog killer to the
Corporation" Cannot the Gazette
editor see far enough into a mill stone
to discover the benefits that would
most certainly asise from such . scale
Of prices, to measure the strength of
ambitious fellows who would do the |
country service, BY personal sacrifice
We do sincerely regret-more for his
sake than for our own, that the Ca
zette can see no benefits, to arise from
the Press Union.
The principal argument against it,
is that the editors, being such an uu-
principled set 1--WE acknowledge the
fact) it would be difficult to bind them
10 the rules. This is the usual obsta.
Gle met with. Sell interest should
unite all trades and professions, and
no doubt would, if there we're not such
. diversity Of opinion, as to what true
interest is. But may we not ask the
Gazette's editor to know If there are
not some simple sums! in the very sim
plest kind Of interest, that even the
simplest people in the world agree up
IN Most certainly there is; and in
his, would be the strong hold Of the
Press Union. Suppose for instance
e-tenths Of the Editors in this in ,
enigent State, we're to say "Mr. Cat. -,
lhoula editor of the Democrat Advo-
ate, and Mr.. Editor Of the Baton
Rouge daily MONDAY excepte1 Ga =,
'ette, we will not exchange with your
heets; not because they are not in ]
elligent, and ably edited, but because t
'ou are antagonistica)ly incendiary =
nd opposed to our interests-as we'll =
s your own" Then, what would be I
be result ? Why the one-tenth re- d
naming "bellum" would have to sue \
umb-knock under-and give up. /,
word to the wise is sufficient. The :.
a. Press Union will certainly have c
his power "some Of these days" t
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