The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-05
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, JUNE s, 1877
THE DEMOCRAT AND THE DIS
PATCHES.

PATCHES.
/ / had intended to drop the contro
versy between the New Orleans Asso.
eiated Press and myself, after the full
exposition of Mr.. George Nicholson q
untruthful charges against me. which I
have heretofore made. But in Justice
to myself I feel constrained to notice
the disingenuous card OF Messrs.
Stoutemyer & Judson, which appears
In this mornings issue Of the Times.
1t is well that the nature Of the con-
tract between the Bee, Times and Plea
yu1e be stated correctly once for all.
The New York Associated Press, under
a contract with the above named
papers, which now constitute the New
Orleans Associated Press. furnish them
a daily supply OF dispatches for q stipu-
lated sum per week, which the said
papers pay pro ratd-the New York as
sociation leaving these papers to govern
their association here upon such rules as
they please.
Now, when I applied to Mr.. Du-
four for his vote in favor OF ad-
mittfng the DEMOCRAT to membership
in the New Orleans Associated Press,
that gentleman cheerfully promised it,
at the same time informing me that
the Press Association here had no
written rules or regulations, but that In
all matters the majority governed,
and in this particular instance
/ needed simply one vote besides that
Of the Bee to secure admission for my
paper. The same gentleman told me,
further, that there was nothing to pre-
vent either the Times or Picay,tne from
voting just as it pleased.
It was then / called on Messrs. Stoute-
myer Il Judson. And promising my re-
quest by the remark that came to pro-
pose plain and open business transac-
ton, l informed them that the Bee would
vote for the DEMOCRAT from simple
friendship, and if the Times would &C.
cept $1,000 for its vote, the DEMOCRATS
admission in the association would be
SO cured.
1t must not be forgotten that that
for which / offered one thousand dollars
was a privilege, which has repeatedly
been sold to other papers-notably the
RepubGcan-it being nothing more
than the purchase of valua-
BILE commodity, of which either
two OF the members of the Associated
Press, irrespective of the third, may
share with any new paper, either from
motives Of friendship or upon payment
of money by way Of reimbursement of
any loss that might result to the owner
OF the privilege from the competition
Of any new participant in such privi-
lege. That Mr.. Stoutemyer SO regarded
my proposition was evidenced by the
reasons he gave for declining it, to wit:
that he would thus be compensated to
the extent Of $1,000 for that which the
Picdynne would receive no reimburse
ment.
Thereupon, after considerable pleas
ant discussion in relation to press dis
patches and telegraphic facilities, left
the Times Office. Messrs. Judson &
Stoutemyer, in their card, would now
seem to intimate that they considered
at the time that they could not accept
my proposition without receiving q
bride.
It Is not my purpose to discuss their
understanding Of the character of the
proposition as touching their integrity.
Mr.. Stoutemyer, in a letter to me, and
both Mr.. Stoutemyer and Mr.. Judson in |
their card this morning express the
conviction that it was not dishonorable |
or even questionable proposition.
II they insist that they considered at |
the time that it would be dishonorable In |
them to accept it. that is not my affair. |
do now, however, affirm that they re-
ceived the proposition courteously, that |
Mr.. Judson politely referred me to Mr.. |
Stoutemeyer. and that Mr.. Stoute-
meyer discussed the matter with me |
in a polite and business-like manner. |
If this is their manner Of receiving |
dishonorable or corrupt propositions it |
does not in any manner concern either |
myself personally or the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT. GEORGE w. DUpRE.