Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18

sunday IN an article OF near u
column and a hall, Fushes TO the de-
tense Of that class Of Democrats
who patronize Radical newspapers
and refuse their patronage to Dem.
ocratlc papers. It makes Especial
effort to shield them from the
structures Of the HERALD and in
its labored but weak effort 1t
adopts what its editor coRceives
to be an Grgumentum Gd hOminem,
and charges that the HERALD has
pursued the a~rgumentum dd IN
Uidiam and it the GrgumeRtum Gd
judicium. We can easily do It,
and will show that the PROPOSE
ton are inverted.
We do not beg the patronage of
any one as charged by our contem.
porary, nor do we pretend that we
can exist without it, but We do
claim what we conceive to be our
just due. We claim that, as a
right, we are entitled to the pat.
ronage of the Democrats Of this
city and vicinity. We know it to
be the duty of the Democrats-nOt
to aid US as a charity, as our Rad
ical editorial friend would put it
and as that paper was aided by
several thousand dollars donations
from Democrats last fall-but to
give US their work and pay in re.
turn for its execution q fair and just
compensation. We assert this
upon the ground that II Democra-
cy lie right it should prevail and
all other political dogmas are
wrong and should be suppressed.
AL Democrats must think the
same, and so it is treason to the
principles involved, to give money
for the support of that which Is
opposed to the clear convictions
of those who are Democrats upon
principle.
We claim that Democracy is
purity, truth, honesty and protec.
ton to life, liberty and property:
Radicalism is dishonesty, corrup.
ton and n despotism. Newspa.
pers are mediums for the enuncia
ton OF the principles Of politica
parties. They are the engines 0
war with which to defend from
attack and to assail the enc
my. They are not true Demo
Gratis who pay their money to aiC
opposition papers to combat Dem
ocratiG journals. If it is pu
upon the ground hat he can adj
vertise as he can purchas
goods from any merchant withou
committing a moral wrong, "
deny the proposition in this way
1t would be an injustice and
wrong to society to purchas
goods from u receiver Of stole,
. goods, because they are cheape
than those sold ny the homes
merchant. There is no wrong il
buying goods from any nunbe
of honest merchants, but it
wrong to buy from him who steal
his stock, and refuse TO buy fror
him who has come by his ware
honestly. Now, Radicalism, Den
ocrats say is dishonesty, CORFU
ton, impurity, outrage and wroni
, Democracy on the other hand, pit
, rity, truth, justice and protection
Is it not then as much q mori
wrong to ~patronize dishonest Rae
icalism to the exclusion of hor
est Democracy as to purchas
from the receiver Of stole
1 goods to the exclusion of til
4 honest merchant In this da
of newspapers, political parti'
. live and exist almost sole.
through their respective organ
e Hence, patronage given to Rad
! cal newspapers is money given
! perpetuate intamy and fraud az
y Democrats who refuse to patrol
o ize Democratic papers take fro
them what is their just dl
and render them less able
N combat successfully against Ra
ID dical untruth and dishonest
y, We do not "whine and sill
l. 1t ~ H. lnas of al