The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-12-04
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1879,
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Southern people to see for themselves
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and hon ,corthy 1t is Of their support.

ION THE lsr OF MAY, 1876, THF
| " ownership and control of THE
WORLD passed into the hands of tn.
undersigned, under whose absolute anG
ubtrammeled direction THE WORLD
has ever since remained and now
remains. -
During the whole Of this time TIE
WORLD has laborcd patiently and
tperseveripgly for the accomplishment
Of two great objects in politics of para.
mount interest to the Southern people
l. The restoration OF Local Self
Government at the South. So.
g.. A Real Reform of the Civil Ser
vice, in snch wise as to destroy the
political machines under tile operation
of which it has come to pass that the
people are taxed to support political
parties, WHEREAS Political parties have
no other reason of being except to
lessen the burdens Of government.
Tie first of these objects has been
trinmpliantly accomplished. All in
telligept Nprthern men now admit
that all parts Of the country, we're as
deeply Interested as the South in see
ing it won.a A carapt and anti Dem
ocratic government in the Spntl, MAS a
permanent peril to. the .ascendaucy of
true American principles in the Fede-
Enforcement and therefore to the
peace and honor of the hole people.
{ The second political object for which
THE WORLD contends still remains
tnbe fully achieved. The actudl ADJ
mipistratipn began its career With ex4.
aceilent promises in this direction Of
which it is sufficient to say that they
have been us yet only in part res
deemed THE WORLD for its part.
will resolntely support any honest CT
fort to redeetn these promises fully,
by whomsoever made, aud villa RESI-
nlptely denounce every obstacle tItrowlr
IN the way OF redee,Bing them, fronl
~ hafever quarter.
I 1T! seems toithe undersigned emi-e
ncntly proper; that he should ask li,r.
cooperation Of the best men of the
,souta with THE WORLD ii its effnits
to carry out tic pniics here outlined.
He believes THE WORLD TO be II D.,
per which Southern citizens and Dem
ociats ei'i Recommend tn Southern
readers as ahl influence wortltyanu in.-
pnl tant TO he brought to bear Will.
Increasing ptNver upon / !it
,cantlhct ct iotlf n;ttiaihll affairs. III THE
interest oftlntil, of Justice ,,n,l of In,r-l
,innny among our people Of AL strtinus.
tits my desire to keep THE WORLD
in a. living relation with tie hes.
ti.onght ut the South, tuit.e end that
the best ideas, wishes and feelings of
the Southern people may he clearly
and fairly made kn0Wn Ia the North:
the East and tho West. Alike in pr
waite and in public affairs the misun
derstanding Of men by one another l,es
at, the root OF So much evil that the
ward itself has come to be IL Synonym
with qnarreIing and strife. 1t was a
wise saying Of Lord Elgin, at the time
OF one of iouro sllarpest disputes With
Great Britain, that two Intelligent,
gentlemen alone on d raft in the AT.
lantic with plenary powers could settIe
the whole matter lmnorably in an lsonr.i
THE WORLD simply asks its ftiends
at the SoutI, 10 aid it in bringing
about n complete meeting of ni6ds on
all public. questions between the intel-.
ligent citizens of. all parts of the
Union. ~ ~ II s53sis 4s5.' Fl z
iWILLIAMiHENRY HURLBERT.