The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-19
BRAINS TYPE, PRINCIPLES DEMO.
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brains, to a rascal as well as to an hon,
est man, and uses them to make a THE.
o. murderer appear innocent. a. news
paper sells its advertising space, bu
the editorial space and principles Of the
paper are generally. not for sale. The
Courier has. sold it's Democratic editorial
columns, which lisa sale of the papers
political principles. Since the. sale, one
of the COiirier's subscribers said thai
he subscribed for Democratic paper
but he does not now get such. The
Courier DC May 10Th, strongly endorses
DIR. Kirkman of Calcasieu as a candi-
date for the State. Senate since the
sale 1t has "gone back" on him. Was
this not q sacrifice, d barter of principle
for money? The office is owned and
the paper published as before; but the
editorial columns, which contain and
advocate the principles of the paper;
have been sold for a price. One of the
leading papers in the South, comment
ing on this subject, says: ~ Where the
real Oh supposed influence of a journal
with the public, as, a, self-consciotts'
voluntary and responsible organ of
opinion, is made the subject of a price
and q bargain for interests altogether
personal; such transactions contem-
plate a covert advertising that can be
of no benefit to the advertiser. except
so far as it operates as d fraud and u
snare to unWary readers; iii is a trick
that involves newspaper and advertiser
III the satie quiet Of false p~retense and
receptions. practice, The Courier is
the 4 newspaper and the white league
istile advertiser. They differed, We
know, iii regard to Df.Kirkmalf's cam
didatlres and the white league bought
out the Courier's principles and put its
own there, for sunwaly readefs.n If
white leaglfeism il Democracy, the
Courier should have supported it with
oUbpay. But 81 q. Lewis, Esq, foinel
der Of white leagueism, in his Unpublished
pronunciamento, as they call it on the
streets, says: T9 ~.
1.-THE name of Democracy Ias long
since lost Its charm among it's former
VotagiesuWlile Liberalism has degepe-
DECENT people are Disguised with one.
and tired of the other, considering that
both are SYNONYMOUS with defeat. 9Yag
80 the Courier parted with its Demo-
cracy and its principles, for Il pecnniary
consideration. Now when the term OF
the sale has expired, we hope to hear.
nosc1it about either principle or Demo-
cfacy. Z
Too WHITE TO BEt PktAfABLE.-The
New Orleans bulletin quotes this. from
the platform Of tbe st Martin white
leag1ieFs: 3l 8lE A5i oaa0f satl
eve are for White men III ep8lgthSgiq.
in cur public Offices, It'll our stores, lin our
st~eaIders, on our drays and floats, iii our
families and iii our feIds. Everywhere
We are 10 White Lacquer, but Wei
endorse this andif this plank is execn
ted weswili join The white league. Pub
lie offices are placed first, but they must
not be all aildlast. The negroes must
not only be excluded from clefkships. ii
white stores bHtytheK must not be- Az
bwed7to trade there IN any manner-to
Dusol sshi neg h'ist oe 0fiyen from
from serving i'm hotcls; and from all such
employment generally. riley must not
De aatoVed 10 drlYe aIays' wagons car
flases' siiss, ont 1eAost Whe.s
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