The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-23

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We publish In another place letter Of
Mr.. T, g, Tracy, Manager Of the Now Or
leans Repsblica., to some gentleman in
Shreveport, clipped by rs from the 6hrove-
port Times, in relation to the true inter
probation Of that infamous bill known as
the Printing Law. Mr.. Tracy's interpre-
tation is the law and the gospel to snch
petty understrappsrs as the Rapides Ga
Tette here and We have something to say
abont the charges and practices Of that in
dependent 2 bold Z and honest 2 journal.
The law itself is a hnngling one, ms most
Of the acts Of the negro legislature are and
says TINT the radical papers throughout the
State who do the public printing shall be
paid lone dollar n square for each inscr
ton and that "a square shall consist Of
the space Of ten lines AGAsE" type. Mr..
Tracy has just decided that these last quo
ted words mean that the type used shall
he agate, that it shall he set solid. without
any display lines unless specially request
al, and that il the official journal has not
got the agate type, that in setting adver-
tisements in other type allowance shall
be'made for the difference
The Gazette not satisfied with o monop-
oily Mt n more than fair remuneration, pnts
it's interpretation upon the words "space
of ten lines solid agate and M it put
money i,I tho pocket Of its Editor and his
negro master, c''rnes to the conclusion that
lie can set the judicial advertisements in
any sort of type he chooses. and then take
the Republican,, measure, the space of ten
lines solid agate, in which it sets its adj.
vertsements, and charge, for rs many
squares as the measure shows tho space
occupied by his larger type. 1t uses brerier
for its advertisements. the same tyne
which it uses for its editorials. BREWER il
three sizes larger than agate. minion and
non pariel coming between them, accord.
ing to Brnce's Specimen Book, and the
difference can not he less than three lines
in ten. In other words the Gazette. accord.
ing to Mr.. Tracy, ought to allow twelve or
thirteen lines for ten. Instead Of doing 81
it charges for the space of ten lines solid
agate. set in BREWER, display lines and all.
We have measured the space Of ten lines
solid agate in the Republican and then
compared it with the measure of the Ga.
zette in the advertisement in its last is
sne Of Virginia Tronchin vs.. f. r Biossat
where it has got solid bp.vier, commenc-
ing with the decrste' part of the Judgment
and we we flntl that the measure covers
exactly seren lines. This makes a differ.
ence Of three lines in favor Of the adver-
tizer which added to the tlyee line. that
onght to have been allowed for difference
Of type, according TO the Republican.
makes difference Of SIR lines in favor of
the advertiser for every square charged in
that advertisement. The printers fee
charged for advertising that Judgment
three times is $l5 90. Measuring it with
onr ten line agate mearnre as the Gazette
does we find that it makes five squares
The charge, if it was set in solid agate or
the proper allowance for difference for diff.
ferent type made, shonld be not over 80 OO
allowi'eg for display lines and all. To put
the matter in its simplest form: for every
thirteen lines that the Gazette charges and
receives pay. the advertiser is entitled to Il
creditOof sir lines Representing the adj
vertise'nent by the omit ], and dividing
it int" thirteen parts-the Gazette is en-
titled to seven-thirte-nths and the adver
tiser six.thirteenths or one-tIirteenth less
than one half in every one Of its advertise
ments This in a j"nrnal protesting to be
So scrupnlonsly honest. ss enterprising, sc
critical and SO awfnlly anxious to get hon
est and intelligent men in office, lotOs like
extortion, has the odor of dishonesty and
smacks considerably Of corruption in one
of the high places of radicalism. sncl
petty lareenies warrant the belief in this
particular case, that "the press had bee,
mace tt dishonest means of pntt"g il
gotten gains in the pocket Of one editor
who don't live in "onr opposite neighho
over the river at the expense Of an al
ready tax-ridden aud over .bnrdened peo
pie. Q a.
Get the beam ont Of your own eye-Mr
Turkey Gobb'er. Dfore yon go hunting fo
the mote in your neighbours eve.
av We have been handed b,