The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-09
rIE! OLD LADY!

As long ago as last Wednesday we
prayerfully besought the bold and inde-
pendent Pic. to vouchsafe us an express
sion of opinion concerning the Moffett
register. We fondly thought that the
popularity Of that system was peyohu
doubt, and even the Pic. could come OUT
with war paint and feathers as Its
special champion, and with its usual
claim, after victory won, OF having
originated the whole thing. But the
Pic. thought otherwise, in her abundant
caution, and fought shy Of our tender
allurements. For the time being she
preferred that her cheek-and it is a
cheek government mule might envy
should incur the ravages Of conceal
ment. Doubtless she knew the adaman-
tine character of her jowl. and submit
ted 1t with O calm and abiding faith to
that mild rodent, concealment. to
make a square meal on-if it could.
But on Saturday we published the
law as passed by the Legislature OF
Virginia. and then our valiant contem-
porary saw that she had lost and oppor-
tunity, and on Monday made charac-
teristic break to recover herself. At
last the light broke in on her, and. like
the vocal Memnon, she emits a sound,
uncertain and metallic, like smitten
brass, as was that which we are told the
statue gave forth. In her Monday
issue the Pic begins leader with the
following statement:
A desire ID entertained by many who favor
the adoption of the Virginia license law regu-
lating the sale of alcoholic and malt liquors
that we should publish the act, in full for the
information of our readers. and especially for
the benefit Of members Of our General
Assembly
Now, we are willing to wager small
sum that the Pic. never saw this law
until she read it in the DEMOCRAT on
Saturday. But the closing phrase of
this sentence, that it should be pub
lished by the Pic. In obedience to a
public clamor, especially for the benefit
of the members of the General Assem-
bly," is rich, when it is taken into con-
sideration that the law had been pub
lished in full in this paper day or two
before, to which. whatever is meant
especially for the benefit of the mem
bers of the General Assembly," is al
ways sent, even by the Speaker Of the
House himself, as was the case in this
particular instance. This circumstance
the Pic. doubtless did not know, and
the further one that the copy sent us
had been procured by that gentleman
specially for publication for the very
purpose the Pic. talks of SO glibly. |
Otherwise our modest contemporary
doubtless would not have spoken 50 |
as it were, when it declared |
hat after a careful reading of the act lin |
The DEMocRAT) it did not see the pro-
oriety Of reproducing it. The Pic.
night have said with excellent grace to
ts insistent friends that the law had al
'eady been published il full in the
DEMOCRAT, the proper and appropriate
PAPER for the publication of matters
meant to be called to the especial at.
en.ion of the members of the General
Assembly," This would have been a
most excellent and satisfactory reason
or not reproducing it, and would have
titled the clamors with which she was
reset. But, now. at this late day, won't
he good old lady tell us whether she is
n favor of the Moffatt register or not?