Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-12
The State Printing.

As we learn that some persons are making
the inquiry whether the .aduoeafe 70 a eaiiai'
date for the State Printing, we take this DC
cast on to annetnce distinctly, and wish j
| henceforth kept before the people and thell
representatives, that such is the fact, and W.
hope that hsneeforwArd. there will be ne
doubt or misccnce ption on the subject. We
| have DO motive for conceslment bat would
invite public scrutiny to our claims.---adro
cate.
While we have no idea that our desires
will be consulted by the dominant party in
their distribution Of the spoils, we heartily
join in the genera! wish, that the proprietors
Of the Advocate may be elected State prin'
tiers true we do not like their politics, OF
which account we might prefer others. new
ertheless, since Ito the victors belong the
spoils," We cheerfully acquiesce in the popu.
lar feeling which would award them the hon.
ors and the emoluments of the printing.
The State printing should be done at the
Seat Of Government, and we v~entare the as.
%sertion, without the fear Of successful contra.
dictiou, that it can be executed by the I'd.
rocats office. in a more satisfactory manner
than by any other office in the State. With
a confidence in its party, rarely TO be found,
the proprietors Of the 3droeafe, haveinvested
a large capital in the purchase OF steam press
es and all other materials, necessary to ena-
BILE them to do the State printing; if not
elected, the money thus invested will prove
a dead capital thus lave the .Adpomte's pro-
p~rietors, evinced a confidence in the gratitude
as well as the success OF its party, which we
We would gladly see reciprocsted.
We have said that the State printing should
be performed at the Seat of Government, and
this is true. for the following obvious reasons
first, if sent away to be printed, the danger
Of loss is great second, hills and other I'M
portant public papers are frequently required
to be printed for use in less than twenty
four hours, this cannot he done. if The print
ing is sent to New Orleans third, because at
the Seat OF Government, it can be done at a
moments notice-it can be done under the
eye and the directions of the officer commit
tee, Or member ordering the work, thus the
annoying blunders frequently committed by
copyists or compositors, and overlooked by
proof readers, will be avoided.
Howsoever distastcirh to ourselves. may
have been the political course OF the Demo
rrafr .iDnocaAs, mach is due from the Demo-
cratic party to it, for its long, its able, its TN
wavering and fearless support. and we take
pleasure in acknowledging that while it has
dealt its opponents many severe blows, all o.
its articles, have the sanction OF high minded
and honorable political warfare.
Thus we JAMESTOWN that as a matter OF
policy, as a matter Of right, or as a matter OF
convenience, the printing should i've given to
the .4droeote and although our desires may be
disregarded, we trust that the dominant par.
ty, will consult the public good and the pub
lie wish bs e~lecting that paper to d. the State
printing. And thus prove that howsoever
true it may be Of others, the Democratic par.
ty is not ungratefal to its advocates.