The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
on the twelfth May, 1854, near spottsyivania
EyAilrt- House.
THE CoUN rRY PRESS.
A Reply to senator stubbs Criticism OIL
"The email reuntry PTess."

tNatchitoehes Vindicatorl
| Elsewhere ID published an article from thu
Ouachita Telegraph, which contains the fac
| that one Senator Sttlbbs has seen fit to trave
ali the way to Natchitoches and assai tht
editor of the Vindtcator as an enthusiastically
| axponent of political sentiment. Stubbs M
doubt thinks so, as other Senators have dont
! before we heard from him; but his thinking
and saying 80 did not prevent the people g
| "Logtown" from going back on him. i
| Stubs said we are aGtuated by the motives
| he ascribed to the small country papers
generally, he is malicious, slanderous fal
sifer.
BY the by, who. is stubbs, that he should
constitute himself a crticiser of other men
motives and kicker wherewtth to expe
other and long ways better Democrats than
he ever was from the party. Has this sena'
torial accident, for he Is one pure and simple
forgotten that he was defendant and CO.
partner with Ludeling in the suit which the
Supreme Court Of the United States sat down
upon with yigor that should have pressed
the political life out of every man that had
anything to do with that grab.
1T matters little whether Mr.. Stubbs likes
our particular political style or not; 1t seems
the people of Logtown do. and what 10 more,
the people of this parish and State have hon
ored us with political following, not only at
this time, but during the time when Mr..
Stubbs was associating with Ludeling and
Ray, our oppTessors.
can read us out Of party In which we were
born, for which we carried mlisket, and of
which Mr.. Stubbs Is but O probation member.
Madison Journal
We think that Capt. Frank p. Stubbs, Of
Monroe, In his late severe sarcasm about the
small country press" rather put his foot
In IT. The interior papers are taking hold OF
him vigorously and are likely to make that
gentleman yet feel they are power In the
land. We believe the campaign on oil sides
should be conducted fervently, but with dig
nifty and plain truth-no press pens dipped In
poisoned ink and no forum tongue pouring
out vltuperati0n and detraction. All ought to
aim higher than this and move In the politi-
cal paths they have chosen, from an ele-
waited and high-tonel standpoint. Let
us pursue noble ends by noble means, treat
ing those who differ with us frankly and with
respect, and condemning none who honestly
differ from us and who are not moved to ac-
tion by the hope of reward In the future And
the press particularly should keep its honor
blight, for Of the influence of the press in
modern years It is TOO we'll admitted and too
apparent TO need elaboration at Our hands.
Growing in power It has come to be achnowl-
edged as the fourth estate" or subordinate
only in influence to the sovereign power of
the State. Its sub0rdination, however, Is only
y the order OF its sequence, as already It
shares In power, If it does not stand first in
Influence. 1t Is mightier than the pulpit, and
Yields more power than the forum. In the
proportion In which the sphere Of its readers
Is larger and more varied than any which can
be reached by mere vocal utterance To each
Il Ia the handmade, and its influence, whether
Tor good or bad, is measured by the purity of
The morals, religion or politics which flow
through 1t as o medium Of communication
Assisted by steam and electricity, it is to
spoken thought winged Mercury, bearing q
wand OF enehantment and power greater In
It's spell than tho Cadueeus of the tabled god
How important, then, is it that we keep its
honor bright, particularly in the broad field
Of political duty, where we have to discharge
our highest mission.