The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-28

RATHER THIN.

aCheneyville," a contributor in the
last issue of eve the People, is
rather nnfelicitous, when he com
mences.his diatribe thus: 81 am glad
to find that the judicial and local
Advertising community have another.
organ than the old well-worn tram
way, eoncshorse power hack" etc.
A few facts will convince this writer
that he is rather "brash" when he
makes this assertion. This Journal,
since 1868 up to May, 1877, was de-
barred by law, "The Printers Bill"
. enacted BY the party and men be:
now dances attendance to, from pub
fishing any advertisements Of any le-:
gal nature, whether through the
State, Parish or Municipal authori
ties. That same law, on the other
hand, gave it to the Gazette, now
"We the People," and forced all hay-
| ing advertisements Of any kind, other
than private ones, to insert them in
the ''Official Organ" and that, too,
at a fixed price fully forty per cent.
more than the present law, which re-
pealed the Printers Bill allows to
"OfHcial Organs.'' These official or.
gans now have to bid, with all other
Journals, for this printing. In a
| word the Press now, be it Democrat
!: ic, Republican or Independent, are
Iplaced on an, equal and legitimate
footing alike, and all have an equal
footing and fair. chance under the
present law, passed by a Democratic
Conservative Legislature, at prices
reduced forty per cent. on old rates,
enacted and arbitrarily allowed by
the late Radical Printers Bill.
Another marked and reform feat
ure of the present Democratic Print
er's Bill gives the privilege and
right to parties litigant to name and
choose the newspaper they desire to.
have the printing Of judicial adver-
tisements. e. The old Radical Print
er's Bill, in full force, virtue and eff
feet for nearly ten years, forced all
alike to put them in the official or
gan, and made it illegal if you at
tempted to have them. printed any,
where else. s
For the information of "Cheney-
ville," we will inform him that the
DEMocRAT lis rat present the official
organ Of the Parish and of the Town
of Alexandria simply by virtue Of a
Proposal and Bid, authorized by the
proper officials, and that these bids
were taken by the Publisher of this
Journal at ten per cent. discount on
regular rates allowed by the present
law, making him perform the work
at fifty per cent. less than was al
lowed the. late Gazette for the same
work, which it had exclusively un-
| der the old Printers Bill for nearly
nine years. The Publisher, howey-
err, is satisfied with what he is al,
lowed, has given good and sufficient
bond for the faithful performance of
his contract, and Intends to comply
With it to the letter Of the law. In
conclusion, We trust it won't shock
"CheneyyiIie's" sensitive nerves for
us to inform him that the Gazette,
from first to last, has received from
the State, Parish and through Judi
cial advertisements, under the tyran-
nical and unjust and exorbitant Prin
ter's Bill, the creation of Radicalism,
not less than thirty thousand dollars;
and that this Journal, from these
same sources, under the fair, just
and moderate Printers Bill, the Gre
alton of Democrats, has received less
than six hundred dollars. Further,
under the Printers Bill, the creation
of Democrats, "Weth People, and
the LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT stand on
the same footing.
f.75ss'& ->--~~~~~-. .~Us..~.-
-OUR colored Republican friends
in Rapides, who to dc. them sheer
Justice have followed the old flag of
| Republication, as waved by the true
men of their party, should prepare
to sharpen their teeth for old crow.
They will have to eat a belly full Of
/ it from now until the close of the
election. Their great Returning
Boarder jumps the old party, sings
mud at it, and one of their own col.
or, whom they have trusted highly,
recently wrote these words as he
Jumped the, old party: "Haye the
Democrats or Republicans kept their
many promises to the overworked,
poorly fed, laboring man?" Colored
voters as they are asked to 90 and