The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-03-16

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MONROE. LA. MARCH Ii, 1877.
The Traditional sGovernment mule !
with the superabundanceo of cheek must |
hop HIS ears in token Of surrender to the |
venerable rat Of the Intelligencer. The
little mouse Of fable was not half 80
powerful as this gray old rat, self-im-
mured for years, in the cheese of ot1icia.
printing. With our little pencil we
have probed the hole Of this harmless
old rodent, and we hear his sques.ls.
With alI respect for this old rats long
q ! and. end gray beard, we must insist
upon OUT natural right to exterminate
Yermin. There Is IL statute to punish
those who are cruel to animals, but we
know Of none forbidding farmer to
kill depredators upon his corn crib.
1t is not strange that the Inteliigcn-
Ger. should question our claim to a FIJI,
share of the City printing, since tina,
paper has subsisted upon infamous mo-
nosolies and systematic business rob-
berry. Its capacious stomach hns not been
satisfied with an exclusive, dici OF par
ish, State. and City printing for years,
prescribed by Radicals for Radical pa
lers alone, but the proprietor has stud
iOusly endeavored to break down oppO-
sition by other less worthy tricks III
trade. The Intelligencer is, perhaps,
not all wrong, nor Inconsistent, as Rad
ical ethics go, but, as tho people of this
City thought, last May, there ought to
he M end even to Radical consistency.
We believe the editor of the Inteiiigen-
Ger was principal in the suit, and Went
down as the leader Of the ignorant,
irresponsible class of voters for WHOM,
he was proud to stand as champion
then. 1t is in keeping with his school
Of newspaper men and not at all at va
rance with his antecedants, however,
to pretend now that he is the expoent
of liberal ideas and tho advocate of fair
competition in business. Having heard,
or read of these things, the editor Of tn.
Intelligencer, no longer able to be ben
Gifted by Eliza Pinkstons, and with
little hope of getting another Radical
government in Monroe, becomes virtu-
Gus! And there is no lightning rod
over the Intelligencer Office.
We demonstrated conclusively las,
weels our legal right to an equal show
ing in the matter OF City advertising
and job work. The law is plain, and
30 is the contract, ANA both were clear
fO avtNI.,inoft e.. f,r IL 4
decide, if so be tho members will. II
not, the Council can simply let the.
matter rest. We cannot fOrbe,r say
Ing, however, that thus far the cfrcni-
macy of the Democratic members il
much moro to be admired than their
feats Of Democratic strength. They
have ditty-lattied in u plain matter ot
right-fOr what reason wo do not
know, nor do not care. Wo have sim
ply contcnded for our business rights
and privileges, rs any member of tn.
Council does-and our arguments, Csc
fur unhceded,) have been addressed no,
to proscriptive Radicals, but to Demo.
Gratis alone whose claims to popular sup
port the TELEGRAPH was ardent in
supporting. 1t may be that we have
addressed our plea, rs the prophets OF
Baat did, to Il god who is asleep, and
"must he nwaked;" but, like Elijah, W.
shall say unto all the people, "Comr
near unto me.'' "rakc the prophets OF
Baal let not ono of them escape"
Fires.
Sunday morning, Il little after dizzy
break, II small frame house belonging