The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-14
JOURNALISTIC n0uRLE.pEALING.


The Charleston Netcs and Courier has
made high pretensions to political
virtue and genuine Democracy. We
remember. however. very distinctly
that before the opening OF the canvass OF
1879, Il was extremely anxious that the
Democrats Of South Carolina should
fuse with the Chamberlain Radicals.
and run tho arch enemy Of South Oar
DINA for Governor Of the State. That
scheme failed. The straight-out Demo
Gratis CT Last Ditehers Of the Palmetto
State beat II. nominated Hampton and
elected him, And now tho Ncsee and
Courier sets itself up az tho represen-
tative of tho simon-pure Democracy.
we have no objection to this.
Indeed we are disposed to indorse the
views the Netcs and Courier has OF late
expressed. But we desire to see them
advocated In South Carolina and else
where by only honest and sincere
men and journals. The Netcs and
Courier does not seem to be such
journal.
Il turns out that it's advocacy of a
combination with Chamberlain and his
gang was its real and sincere policy.
This has been shown In the exposure of
its corrupt connection with the Radical
regime by Joe Whittemore, the famous
vendor of candidateships. and Wood
ruff. the former Radical clerk of the
South Carolina House of Representa-
tives, whom, In its new born zeal for
straight Democracy, the Ne,cs and
Courier furiously attacked. and we
have no doubt justly exposed.
But It seems that exposure was not
what Whittemore and Woodruff wanted,
and especially they did not want 1t at
the hands Of n pal, and 80 they have
exposed the Ne,os and Courier by print
ing number of letters from Mr..
Dawson, the editor Of the Meas and
Courier. written in 1871. when he was
pretending to run Democratic paper
and at the same time was In with the
Radicals who were robbing tae State, and
from whom he got the State printing.
Seven Of these letters were read In the
South Carolina House Of Representa-
tives, the character Of which the follow
ing extracts very clearly show:
Dear Hood,aW: Enclosed find bill against the
Speaker, arranged for discount OF w per cent. 70
the paying ofiiser. Moses said IL should be paid
promptly. Let me know what the Port Royal
railroad waits Of the Legislature.
M Dear Josephus This IL the most interest
ing feature OF the Legislative session. shove 1t
through the House In the same happy way, and
there will be Christmas turkey and trimmings
for both you and |.
DeFontane tells me you want your proposal
for State printing, and inclose two proposals,
one private, the other public. We have put the
price at 10 cents line. If the offer be amend
ed or improved, let US know What we want lie
10 get 40 good price "a we can. and give you 20
per cent On the gross amount whatever 1t may be.
M Dear Hood,Nfs enclose bill for adver-
Using elections, sutjeot to usual discount, also
bill for papers. Bear ID mind what told yeu
before, that we don't want you to pay for the
Aetrs cut of your own pocket Ii the money is
forthcoming for the election notices, il will be as
welcome az q daisy in cows mouth.
During all the reconstruction era New
Orleans, like Charleston, was cursed
With much Of this sort of Journalism.
We had papers here which treated the
Radical thieves and usurpers just as this
Charleston paper did those Of South
Carolina. That is, they discussed with
them as though they were legitimate
political opponents; they universally
called kellogg Governor and depre-
Gated every vigorous and hearty denun-
citation of the oppressors OF the State
that issued from the country press. Ii
all the relations that existed between
these yirtuous metropolitan journals and
Varmoth and Kellogg could be got at