The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-28
THE DEMOCRAT FOR 1879.

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The generous patronage the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT has received from the people Of
the Southwest, and especially from those OF
Louisiana, encourages Its proprietors to re-
newed efforts to make It more than ever the
LEADING NEWSPAPER or THE SOUTH
The New Orleans DEMOCRAT is the only
paper Ia the South which receives the tele
graphic dispatches Of the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATED PRESS,
now conceded to be far superior, both as TO
tho quantity and Importance OF the news, to
the New York Associated Press, upon which
nearly every paper ''little or big." In this
section depends for its telegraphic news
Thus the people OF New Orleans, and indeed
Of the South are supplied through the DEMO
Graf with intelligence which they can obtain
In no other paper. This feature of the Demo-
oRAT alone commends It to popular favor In
every direction.
The DEMOCRAT now prints more reading
matter than any other journal In New Or
leans, or, indeed, In the South. Nevertheless,
after the first OF January the quantity will be
GREATLY INCREASED,
and It Is our determination TO rival the great
journals of the West In the variety and guam
tity OF matter each morning furnished our
readers.
OUR COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT,
under the control OF Col. VIM. Seymour, 50
we'll known by the public Of this city, will be
extended and made 50 complete that II will
meet every need and wish Of the business
community.
While the DEMOCRAT has been the recog-
nized organ OF the Democratic party, 1T has
been the only really independent newspaper
printed In New Orleans for years. 1t has
supported and defended with all Its earnest
ness and ability the principles Of Democracy !;
but It has never hesitated to attack abuses in
the party, and by this latter course 1t has
! arrayed against IL every ring politician In the
State.
Looking solely to the masses OF the Democ-
racy for appreciation, 1t has attacked every
ring and monopoly In this city; and though
its simple silence could have commanded
large sums Of money in the way Of business
transactions from the monopolies, 1t has at
tackled them with all Its capacity, and with
out an exception arrayed them all against It.
The past course OF the DEMOCRAT Is a
guarantee Of it's future policy. 1t will stand
by the people and by the great principles Of
I the Democratic party. 1t has no interest In
4 individual leaders and politicians 1t Ia allied
with none OF these 1t Is simply for the DEM
ocratic party and the reform Of abuses In or
out Of the Democratic party.
And now, notwithstanding the tremendous
power of rings and monopolies, sustained by
fought and which have moved heaven and
earth to crush 1t, we point with pride to the
Endorsement It has received from the people
OF this State, indicated by the growth of its
subscription from few hundred TO over five
thousand daily in the State, swelling on Sun
days to nine thousand, and not unfrequently
to twelve thousand.
The DEMOCRAT for 1879 will be the most
newsy and attractive journal In the South,
and we solicit the people Of this and our
neighboring States to continue and extend
the favor and patronage they have already