The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-02
THE DEMOCRAT AND THE DIS
PATCHES.

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PATCHES
The Picdyuae, in Its evening edition Of
yesterday, published the following:
"For months the Piedvu,,e and Times had d
monopoly of teegraphc news; they had re-
fused to admit the DEMOCRAT to the privl-
leges Of the Associated Press-[N. Q. Demo
The above Is simply untrue.
The DEMOCRAT for some weeks received the
press dispatches until they notified the agent
that they could not afford to take them any
longer. Again they applied for the dispatches
and got them, and again stopped them on &C
count of not being able to pay for them. The
Associated Press at length became tired
of this trifing business, and when they made
o third application they were informed that
they could have them on the same conditions
that they were furnished to the Republican:
this propogsition was open for their acceptance
until the fifteenth Of May, when, at q meeting
Withdrawn by q resolution offered by the IN
dersigned ''In consequences of Mr.. g. w.
Dupre, one OF the prOprietors of the DEMO
GRAFT having offered Mr.. w. H. H. Judson
and Mr.. /. N. Stoutemeyer, Of the Times, six
hundred dollars each, for the vote Of the
Times In favor Of the DEMOCRAT getting the
press dispatches
GEORGE NICHOLSON
The individual who signs the above
statement Is the hoary old manager OF
the Picaytu1e. What special reason he
may have had for thus writing himself
down an ass in 30 conspicuous man
ner shall not stop to inquire, but as 1
am mentioned by name In his statement
1t Ia proper that / should answer and
expose his INSCRIPTIONS misrepresenta-
tions. 's-e.'..,'
Mr.. George Nicholson, when he says
that the DEMOCRAT was offered the
press dispatches on the same terms on
which they were furnished to the Re-
publican, deliberately says what he
knows to be an untruth. The Repub-
lean was admitted to full membership
In the association, with the same rights
and privileges as those possessed by
the other papers, upon the payment Of
the sum of 1880. How was the DEM
ocRAT treated? -
In the month Of January I addressed
to the Press Association the following
letter A .rl..! It
OFFICE or THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT
. New Orleans january ~, 1877.
To the Members of the Associated Press of
New Orleans: o t.t g. 3D..
Gentleme,.-I hereby have the honor to apply
for admission into your association at as
curly day as you may kindly determine.
j am fully prepared to subscribe to all Of
your rules and regulations. ,,..., ,.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE w. DUpRE, r.
Manager New Orleans Democrat.
To which the following reply was made:
New ORLEANS, January 30, 1877.
Mr.. George W. Dupre. Managero OF New Orleans
Daily Democrat: .-... .-. Is5,t.
Dear Sir--At meeting of the New Orleans
Associated Press, held, this morning, It was
decided that your application for admission
into said body could not be entertained
1t was further resolved, that in case you
should apply tor the USE Of the Geographic
dispatches sent to said New Orleans Press, it
would be granted upon your paying the sum
Of twenty-five hundred dollars (S25OO as a
bonus, beside binding yourself to pay your
weekly pro rata, as the other papers consti-
tuting the Associated Press.
Yours, very respectfully,
N. DuFOUR. ,t
President New Orleans Associated Press
The above plainly shows how mali
ciously and recklessly the virtuous Mr.. |
Nicholson lies. While the Republican
was, admitted to full membership
In the association, with as much au-
thority and control over the dis
patches as any one OF the other papers,
all that was extended to the DEMOCRAT |
was the poor privilege OF using the dis
patches upon payment of Its weekly pro /
rata Of the expenses, plus bonus OF
$4,000, and this only 30 long as 1t might
suit the pleasure or the interests of the
Times and Picayatne to furnish these
dispatches. OF course, did not accept
this proposition. To do SO would have
been equivalent to stalking large
weekly outlay. and the further sum OF
$500, upon the good faith Of the Times
and Picdy,tne, and the meagre chance
Of their continuing to give the dis
patches to the DEMOCRAT If their c'rcu-
lation should prove to have been af-
fected by the arrangement.
I could not subject my associates to
such risk. I therefore, in view of this
preposterous and unfair treatment OF
the DEMooRAT-which stood out in such
marked contrast with the generous
terms extended to the Republican, that
faithful champion Of this community
let the matter remain in allegiance and
determined to try what I could achieve
Independently of the New Orleans
Press Association. After making visit
to several points North and West I
succeeded in effecting arrangements by
which could secure for the DEMOCRAT
a full supply Of special kilograms, but
Of a very heavy EXPENSE
On my return to New Orleans called
on Mr.. Dufour, Of the Bee, to ascertain
whether the members Of the New Or
leans Press Association would still per-
ais& L., Or !, 8 from man harshir in