The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-14
TIL, DEMOCRAT.
What the Press Thinks Of II.


The awarding Of tho State printing to
tho New Orleans DEMOCRAT was but pay.
ing u Just tribute to u journal that has
labored with unfaltering assiduity and
courage in tho cause Of the people, and
that stands to-day the noblest cham
pion of local self-government among
tho papers or tho South. II West Felioi.
ana Sentinel.
G.. w. Dupre ~ Co., OF the New Or
| leans DEMOCRAT. have been elected State
Printers. We indorse this selection ON.
phatically. Tho people ut large. we feel
assured. will also indorse 1t, for there
has been no ADLER worker than the
ing gentlemen than Messrs. Dupre and
Hearsoy. nd Natohitoches indicator.
The New Orleans Picdyuns has got
the "Demnition bow.wows" beeamse
the DEMOCRAT was elected State Printer
and official journal. Tho Pioavute may
growl as much us IL likes, but we can
assure II that tho people think tho So
lection OF the DEMOCRAT eminently 1T
and proper. Tho idea Of Charley
Howard and Henry Clay Warmoth jour
nal enjoying the honor Of the party
patronage and the party plume ID ut.
| teIly pEepoBteIouss 6uil uoWu your
night cap, old woman. Natchitoches
vindioator.
The New Orleans DEMOCRAT has boon
honored with the distinction Of State
Printer by the Nichols Printing Board.
Albeit we don't like tho political style OF
| our contemporary, It fully deserves that
| reward for its labors. 1t took up the
oudgols" boldly for its party and went
| to work without caring who got hurt
and who uid not, while nearly all tho
other city Democratic papers sloshed
around in manner that puzzled every
body to know what tho ID they were
driving ut, politically speaking. West
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter. Rep.
A Jusr COMPLIMENT The Printing
Board of the Louisiana Legislature has
very Justly and properly given the pub
lio printing to tho New Orleans DEMO
| cnAT. Whatever Of honor or emolument
there Ia In 1t. tho verdict Of the country
will be not only In Louisiana. but In
| Texas. that 1t has been most worthily
| bestowed. Until tho advent OF tho
| DEMOCRAT, the vascillation and uncer-
tainty Of the New Orleans press, and
| it's readiness to compromise with the
usurpation. were matters of painful
not merely that to this distinguished
journal was conceded the leadership
tho most memorable Ia American poli-
| tics, and that the duty assigned
| IL has been discharged with
marked ability, but beyond and
above all this, tho devotion to principle
high moral courage, and excellent
| Judgment have been conspicuous. For
tho first time In Louisiana politics since
t,t. Ia,
possession OF the State, has u contest
| been inaugurated and carried out with
| an unbroken front, and u proper OK
| posture and denunciation Of their in
| fanny; and, In the great victory that has
been achieved 1.-The DEMocnAT has won
imperishable laurels. All honor to 1t
| and it's noble editor Jefferson CTexas)
Journal.
PARTY JOURNALS. The PtcdV,u,e is
tearing its shirt" because the Printing
Board has elected the DEMOCRAT Public
Printer. while there were other papers
ready to do the work at cheaper rates.
This means, of course, that the PiCd-
v,tnc wanted to be Public Printer, and
Is irate because the Printing Board and
public want some one else. The PIC.
thinks that the public service and the
Democratic promise of reform required
that this Job should have been given to
the lowest bidder, and asks whether
the DEMOCRAT was chosen because 1t Is
Democratic organ.
We have no hesitation In answering
that 1t was selected because IL Is q Dem
ocratic- Conservative organ, and, IL 1t
was not selected for that reason, 1t
ought to have been. This Is patron
| age that has always been bestowed on
| papers OF tho party In power, and 1t has
always been regarded as u legitimate
patronage. II work thus given at rea-
sonable rates, and In building up
party organ, + is just what every politi-
cal party In person Is entitled to. The
people do not object to this What
they do object to Is that thousands Of
dollars OF tue peoples money should
| tie taken to build up papers hostile to
| tho rights OF the people, us tho Radicals
! did when so much money was lavishcd
On the Republican.
Tho PiCdVure will hardly contend
that the Republican should have been
APPOINTED Public Printer even IL II
should have offered to do the printing
gratuitpusly. Nor will it contend that
IL should be given to any other paper
that Is liable to turn against the Demo
atic-Conservative party whenever IL
should find IL convenient to do SO. III,
then, 1t was necessary to appoint
paper whose fidelity to the peoples
rights can be depended on, aud Ii the
board unanimously determined that the
DEMOCRAT was such u paper, aud did
not 60 above the rates established by
i law, there Is nothing about the appoint
ment that calls for condemnation -
shreveport Times.