The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-03-13
Brick Pomeroy on the Chicago
Times.

Times.
There Is first class newspaperin Chica
60, known as the Chicago Times. Its Ed
itor is w. F. Storey. During the war that
paper stood in the front rank, opposing
the corruption Of Lincoln's administration
1t was severe in it's criticisms, reliable in
its news, able in its articles, bold to excess
in championing the wrong-it entered the
gate of success through military interior
ence and attempted suppression-it was
aided by the contributions of the Demo
Gratis, who were hungry for Democratic
truths, and willing to back the man who
could most successfully present them.
When its hour of persecution came hun.
dreds Of earnest Democrats focked to Chi.
cago, armed to be in the final fight, if the
Office was not opened. We were with that
number. We went three hundred miles
armed to help defend that paper from mill.
tary suppression, and to'rally with Others
to the defence offree speech. With others,
we went to Chicago to fight for the Times
mot becausei it was that paper, but to
stand up for the principle for there were Of
us who had sworn solemn oatbs and regis
tered them in scarlet, that in the section
there should be free speech or bloodshed in
the effort to maintain it.
Abraham Lincoln knew with whom he
had to deal-and to save Chicago and blood
shed, the order of Burnside was counter
manded-the Times office was reopened
and a generous rain of bank notes revived
the dropping plant, warmed it to life and
gave it prominence, position and influence.
The Democratic editors of the Northwest
worked for the Times. We have told men
to subscribe for it rather than for our pa
per, for that was a city paper enjoying
facilities for news we had not and could not
get for poverty and want of better location.
The Chatfeld Democrat, lansing Journal
Beaver Dam Argus, Prairie du Chen
Courier, and other Democratic papers in
this section, made the success of the Times
a personal matter, for we all wanted q
beacon light of influence. None of us ever
Endorsed the editor, for we had no faith in
him, but we hoped his pride might make
him honorable.
Thus threatened, and thus nourished and
sustained, the Times was hoisted into infu-
ence, and the engineers who built it up are
hoisted by their own, petard-sold--out-
betrayed-but, thank God not ruined.
The Times has been bought by money to
desert the Democracy, and the buyers hope
the Democratic press of the Northwest
would follow their example. But not a
man ofproniinenee, and not one paper has
endorsed it.
w. f. Storey, its chief editor, is a man
Of talent, but no principle. He is cold,
selfish, scheming, misery at heart, unwarm-
ed by generosity, false hearted, egotistical,
domineering, unsocial, illiberal pigheaded /;
a political prostitute, who has at last re-
ceived his price. He is loathed by Demo-
Gratis and Republioans-to large hearted
friends ever greet him like o brother--he
has not sold out the Democrats OF the
country, for they are not slaves to be sold
like dogs-.btt he has sold himself, afd his
political influence has gone, and God be
praised An editor without friends-a
political prostitute without health or
charms price-obtained politician-he is
politically dead, and no tears arc shed over
his downfall, as there will be none over his
grave.
Such, Democrats of the land, and people
of our country, is the history OF the Chica-
60 Times, and such ia VIM. +. Storey, its
Abolitioh-bought editor-a second edition
of Brute Butler--who were warmed into
life by the Democrats they deserted for
pay. 60.
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