The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-12
MONoPOLIEs.


The Times and Picavune, OF this city, claim
to be independent newspapers. We have said
before, and now repeat II, that they ore sim
ply independent of all honest and fixed prin-
oples, and that they are the verlest tools OF
tho monopolies and rings Of this city. VS.
propose. Ia very brief statement, to prove
our allegation.
Tho repeal OF the charter Of the Lottery
Company Is decidedly and emphatcally de-
manded by the great mass of the people OF
this city and State With but single ex-
oeption the country journals have joined in
with the DEMOCRAT In its war on this per-
nicious monopoly. Upon three separate oc-
casons the repeal of the lottery charter has
agitated the House Of Representatives, pro.
voked the most angry discussions, and
placed the members Of that body Oh record
for and against IL. A bill s now before the
House for the repeal, and the feeling Of the
people throughout the city In favor Of 1t Is ex-
tremely aggressive No more important
question has been before the Legislature dur
ing the session; and yet neither the Times nor
the hcdytne has dared to utter word on the
subject ono way or the other. We do not be-
lieve there LIZ a first class journal In any other
city In the United States which would or
could keep mum on such an issue as this.
The truth Is simply this !: The Times and Picu-
u,a.o dare not say word In favor of the lot
tory fraud and swindle, because the great
mass Of the people are intensely exasperated
against the concern; and neither Of those
great independent journals dare say d word
against the Lottery Company, because both
Of them are under Charlie Towards thumb.
Beautiful specimens of great public journals
are the Times and Piedyune! Lovely organs
Of public opinions are these trucking sheets.
lmpudent and cheeky imposters are these
Independent" journals which dare neither to
attack q public evil nor offer an excuse for
their silence.
And yet, though these two journals dare
not defend the Lottery Company, they are
beginning, after manner. to answer to the
crack of Mr.. Towards whip Sunday morn
Ing the hcnyune printed In full the decision
OF the Supreme Court In the writ of certio-
rari case. Has the Picay,a,e the cheek
TO say that that decision was voluntarily
printed? We believe not. The decision Is. to
the attentive reader. the best argument which
could be presented for the repeal Of act No. 9
of 1874 and for u constitutional convention;
yet the casual reader will interpret It as a
vindioation of the constitutionalty of the in
famous act of 1874. MIR. Howard directed
that decision to DO printed in the Pcuy,ne.
Monday morning the Times reprinted u dia-
tribe from an afternoon paper, defensive OF
the lottery swindle and attacking the DEMO
GRAFT as monopoly. We have not
deemed 1t necessary TO reply to the
article. But will the editor Of the
Times tell the public who communicated
that article to its columns2 1t has never be-
fore deigned to mention the name Of the
young and struggling sheet from which the
article Is copied, and certainly there must
have been some strong inducement to cause
great independent morning journal to devote
nearly whole column to reprint week old
from local and unknown evening sheet
We think the Times will not
give the public the name Of the individual
who communicated the article, and, therefore,
we assume the responsibility Of doing SO.
Either Mr.. Howard or some henchman of
the Lottery Company ordered the insertion
Of the article In the Times.
1t Is quite amusing to see the Times and
hcuyuse thus dancing to the crack of Mr..
Towards whip. The people who buy news
papers, who advertise In them, and who look
TO them for independent opinions on public
questions, could witness no more edify-
ing spectacle than that Of these preten-
tious independent journals. each with
the largest circulation In the Southwest.
and squirming in Mr.. Towards
grip. The spectacle indeed, is 50 edifying
that we cannot help inviting public attention
10 it. But this is not all. In short time Mr..
bill to repeal the lottery char
jer will come up in the House, and we invite
he people of Louisiana to keep their eyes
open to see who among the Democrats in the
General, Assembly will keep company with
he Times and Picay,u,e in their dance to the
rack of the Lottery swindle's whip.
THE JURY BILL.