Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-23
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THE HARPERs,

MESsRs. EBlrORs 1t has been a
sourvo 0f great annoyance Ia me-
and doubtless ~ many other Dem
orrals besides myself, 10 witness tho
ineonsileraie good nature with
which our fellow Parlisans sub,
scribe for aud buy newspapers and
magazines that arc constantly IN
sulling aud abusing MS, There are
many such in the country, aud
therS can DO question that these
publication, coming into unr iami'
lies as vehicles 0i news aud liter
nlure only, not Us declared Radical
organs, do us more harm than tho
whole Republican press combined
look upon lhu various perlodl'
Gals issued by the HAMPERS ~ moro
pernicious in lheir general tendency
aud more injurious 10 Democracy
than any others in the long ea'a'
loguo uf mcr,enury publications,
Aud first aud worst is Harm 's
WEEKLY" impudcnily calling Itself
"A JOuRNAL oP CIVILIZATION Its
true title should bc journal OF Ne
gro,igation," for the paper is chiefly
devoted, in lis pens and lis pencils
10 tho defamation and degradation
and scandaliZing, and carrlcaturing
of the mon aud measures most
cherished by the Democratic party.
lryou shall seek amusement in a
lest or witticism in this neutral
sheet, ten chances 10 one the joke is
against some Democrat. Ii over
the editor or any OF his associates
rises TO the dignity Of discussing
any matter of public policy, it is
argued, in every case, against the
Democratic view, and always un.
fairly argued. II you turn 10 the
illustrations, You will not find Il
number of the paper that does not
contain some vile, obscene c; rica'
ture of some distinguished Demo
crat, or n filthy libel ON those who,
as class, vote our ticket; while to
honor the Negro is the burden of
all the purchased pens who write
for it, and the chief business Of the
NdSt.ypencils that portray its ideas
No Democrat can take this negro
organ into his house without being
sure that he is giving his children
n paper to read that will depravc
their literary taste, and make him
and his party Il theme for derision
and laughter. 1t would be much
better for the Democrats to take
pap rs to his home that openly sup
port Republicanism. Even the
Tribune would be better, yet Dem
ocrats do not take that paper. This
Weekly Of Harpcr's is edited by
one Curtis, c.. W. who gained
some ephemeral fame by overdrawn
pictures of New York parvenu life,
in what he styled the "Potiphar Pa
pcrs." Now, alas Mrs, Potiphar
has no more snraking pickthank in
her train than this same editor.
And he is II person Of boundlcss
conccit and most oracular uttcrance
on public affairs, and always, re-
member, in violent opposition to
the actions and ideas of Democrats.
His employers, the Harpers, have
grown very wealthy from the con-
slant labors of other men, and from
the productions of the er-tasked
brains of poor writers who abound
in this great city, These publish
ers are regarded as cold-Llooded
hucksters in literature, who have
the money to pay, certainly, but
who only pay starvation wages to
most of these who are by necessity
compelled to serve them, These
Harpcrs are not innocent Of politi.
cal ambition. James Harper was
elected Mayor Of New York on
some church burning issue, / be-
lievc, and Fletcher Harper is an oily
creature, who makes hard bargains
with poor Bohemians. So you sec
they must flourish, and they do.
And shall Democrats feed to fur
thcr fatten this affiucnt firm, who,
in their "Wecklies' and their
"Monthlies, " are weekly and month
ly, and continually seeking to bring
our party into disgrace and con,
tempt?
No firm in the publishing bust
ness here, knows better than they
how to make the most of the ad-
vantagcs they have gained, than the
Harpcrs. In all the advertisements
of periodicals you will find Harpers'
mcrccnary periodicals tackled to
most every other, and furnished at
reduced rate AS many people
are now selected their weekly and
monthly reading for the coming
year, | would most earnestly pro.
test to all Democrats against their
taking any of the issues of Harpers.
You can pick and choose among
scores of newspapers and magazines
better deserving your patronage in
every way, and though some OF
them may not show you much favor,
they will not systematically insult
you and hold you up to ridicule. |
have before me q letter from an in
telligent democrat in your region,
which says: at has now been four
or FIVE years since refused to per-
nit Harpcrs' papers or magazines
to come into my house. l could
not read their repeated and shame.
! less lies about my party and the
men who lead it, and would not
permit my children to pore over
caricaturcs intended to degrade and
scsndalize men whom L honorcd
and respected"
l would appeal to all honest and
sincere Democrats TO take this mat
ter into serious consideration lti'
an important matter-a very i'm
portabt matter-what sort Of men
ial food you provide for yOSF chill
dren. i do not write in the interesi
] 4. ~..mr.sa