New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-02


priation some cheerful fees paid opposi
ton and even White League attorneys
These gentlemen have not yet had time +
refuse and ''cover in" to the treasur.
these fees. We expect them, in common
/, courtesy to do SO, and forbear any furthe
censure for the present,
! We can not omit calling the attention
of the opposition press to one astounding
| item:
! appropriation to the representatives Of
! each newspaper in each house, the sum O
five hundred dollars $500, who has 70
ported the proceedings of the General
Assembly for the session. viz: New Orleani
Times. REPUBLICAN, Picayune, Buletin
Lcuisidntan and Bee.
Now we would like to know with what
shadow of political consistency the Times,
the Bulletin and the Bee can accept these
donations? They can not say this is the
perquisite of their employees. The proceed
ings of the Legislature were essential to
the events of the day, and each Of these
journals would have been compelled to
pay the salary Of the reporters sent to
gather these facts or others of the same
character. The Legislature then not only
furnishes these facts, but pays the news
papers for their publication. The appro-
priation goes. therefore, directly 70 the
credit of the opposition press, and so that
press assents to the legality of the acts
whenever they are profitable. The tenn
porizing Times gets its virtuous back up
because the Republican press is mentioned
in the appropriation. 1t says:
Not one Of these Journals but wopld in
continently starve but for this subsidy im-
posed uniustly on the people as tax.
We have not word to say about the
justice of having political organ or a
public printer. We found the system in
full blast in Louisiana at and before the
birth Of the REPUBLICAN. If it be the
pleasure of the people to abolish the
system, we shall submit with compos,lre,
but We will not consent to admit that
that which was proper when done by
Democratic administration is improper
when performed by Republicans. We
claim equality of rights, and have pretty
we'll broken down the pretenses of an
aristocratic ring claiming a right to do
what they choose, with impunity, and
fboy, 70 nh otI H..
same thing.
We remind the resident public, and in
form that new arrival, the Times that the
organs of the Democratic party We're en-
ployed to print the public documents and
journals in both languages; that the pub
ic printer was elected by the Legislature
md enjoyed profitable contracts. The
public printer was the organ of the donli-
liant party, and there may be found in !
he Courier and in other recipients of this
public bounty as faithful defenders of the |
doctrines and deeds of party as can be
ound anywhere. After the war the Cres-
ent enjoyed the State printing. The mag
litude Of its transactions may be inferred |
rom the fact that this Democratic organ
presented claim for fifty thousand dol
ars arrearage due for discounts on the
received in payment. This claim
7as cut off by the limitation Of the public
ebt. The Crescent purchased press at
cost OF about forty thousand dollars.
bout the same time the Times, founded
nth the money of Union men, obtained
he printing of the city, and purchased
ress at cost of about sixty thousand
ollars. 1t will be, perhaps, further his
Dry to the Times new directors that the
ID Office and proprietor of that journal
acelved q contract Of about SIG, 900 for
le public printing Of election work in
372?
Yet We see this Grafton agains. "a sub
dy'' imposed upon the people as tax
. our columns, while a bill for public
rinting, to be paid for from the same
Ind, is presented in another. We APP
rehenG that the opposition of the Times
the bestowal of the public printing
Don the REPUBLICAN is about as disin-
rested as that of the discarded lover at
e wedding of his sweetheart: eff any {
srson present knows any cause why this !,
an should not take this woman to wife,"
id the minister, 'let him make it c
lown or forever after hold his peace.''
ne discarded lover announced with o :
leful voice that he knew cause WHY t
e marriage should not 60 forward. I
hen commanded by the infatuated as
mblage to make known his cause, he
out, "because l wanted her ,
yself."