, 1877-11-18


1t was reported yesterday that the Democracy
OF Chicago had gotten up plan for the fouula-
tion OF Democratic newspaper to be managed
by Gen. Hermann Lieb, vino WILL in about two
weeks, be out Of job. There has for some
wears been 10 trustworthy Democratic paper in
this city, and various attempts have been made
to remedy this misfortune, as by starting the
Ncrs, which burst up ignominiously, Or BY
subsidizing the Courier, which died under
George ieager. There has been talk also Of
buyinL the Times and reforming it, but suiti-
ricnt money never could br raised, and the
scheme always fell through Now it is proposed,
80 the story goes, to get up broad a:l'l!se. joint
stock cooperative Demo -rati.: newspaper. one
which shall he controlled bv the MASSES. where
the subscribers shall TIC stockholders. AMI there
fore bound to pay their subscriptions. 1t IS
newspaper Which is to represent al1 classes OF
the Dc1nO4 rlvy, as well the residents nf Quar-
RI and Luck streets the res JectAblsS who live
in the northeastern corner Of the Eighteenth
Ward. ..
The money on which the paper is TO be start
ed is to be contributed by the various Delno-
cratic ward clubs, whose members will be stock
holders III the sheet. The Chairman OF each
ward club will be charged, so the story goes,
with the pleasant duty oi opening stock-books
in his ward, and soliciting Inscriptions to the
capital stock, which will be III shares OF 81 Or
$50 small rs TO be within the reach of the
masses, and give each Democrat MI opportunity
OF beSou1ing i capitalist aud 4 part owner Ut
newspaper.
THE MANAGEMENT,
it is understood, is to be put in the hands OF
Gen. Hermann l-icb, the man who some wears
ago murdered III inolicnsive evening paper
called tue .4tt.d-Ze.tuny, and who, two or three
years ago, killed. according to the vert!ct found
in the bankruutcy court, luli li-grown ncws-
paper known US tne Union. II " s.on the PAPER
is to be started, or even whs1 1lc sto:k -:>ouks
are to be opened: or how tie paper
is to be managed when started. are I'LL
questions which cannot 6c positively answered
It is believed, however, that each ward club
will select editor, and that to each ward will
be allotted certain portion of the paper 1or its
Use aud bcnctit. THIS is novel idea, and will
produce novel results 1t was understood that
a,nong the tersots ut the head Ut these ward
organizations were Nr. Potter Ialnlcr OF
the First. II. N. Shepard of the Second, and
JOHN llattocks of the Third. The names Of
the others could not bc learned.
MIX. PALMER.
or course ono Of the best, ii not actually the
frsr things to Ito was TO seek nut Potter Palmer
anu ask hin ii ne proposed to emhark III the
manager Of the Queens English. The i4ter-
view was brief. but, SO lar us Mr.. Palmer WAS
concerned, ci1aracterstcally decisive.
81 have heard nothing about it.'' replied the
proprietor of the lofty pile on State aud Monroe
streets, as the reporter co:raleu him walking
across the marble lioor in the rotunda thereof.
Nothing 1T all. and assure you have i'll
tcnton to put any of my money into i newspl-
per:-especiaily Democratic newspaper in Chi
cago. We've got enough newspapers here
already. Why, the thing wouldn't more than
live over night.''
And us Mr.. Palmer gave uttcrance to those
closing words OF wisdom, he removed his hand
from his chm long enough to smile ghast!y
smile at his estimate ri the lease Of life which
The new venture might be expected to have.