The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-13
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
VARIOUS VIEWS ON DTFFEBENTTOPrcs
on INTEREST.
Tine L0Ctery.

Iopelousas Courier.l
The bold, defiant and patriotic course OF the
New Orleans DEMOCRAT, In Its war upon the
Lottery Company, has ELECTED the admiration
and approval Of the public throughout the
State. We wish the DEMOCRAT to understand
and know that it's course Is fully appreciated
in st. Landry, and that IL Is regarded here as
the fearless champion Of the right and inter-
ests OF the people.
Mr.. Howard has place In our advertising
columns, but we indorse or approve his mono
poly no more than we do the nostrums and
quack medicines which, as In all other adver-
tising mediums, find place Ia our business
columns.
The late war OF the courts in the city fully
demonstrates the truth of what we said in
our Issue OF February %: 1.-THE judiciary and
other departments of the government are
constantly In danger Of his communicating
touch"
The best interests Of the State, socially,
morally, politically and otherwise, demand
the suppression of this dangerous monopoly
ut once
IMarksville Bulletinl
All honor to Judge Houston for the ability
and firmne55 with which he has protected the
rights Of the citizen and maintained the dig
nifty OF his court. Unmeasured contempt for
the creatures Smith and Whitaker for the
manner In which they have prOstituted their
Office, and disgraced themselves In their
efforts TO sustain the most shameful piece Of
legislation which ever disgraced the annals
The writ Of hdbeds corpus which has Justly
been considered the glory Of English and
American law, is too well understood to need
vindication. 1t Is the shield Of every citizen
against persecution, and when its protection
has been claimed and that protection granted
through the instrumentality Of a court 1t is
an outrage too heinous to be submitted to for
another court of concurrent jurisdiction only
10 annul the judgment rendered on the writ
OF hubeds corpus and remand the citizen to
Imprisonment. Judge Whitaker, In lending
himself to this proceeding, has committed q
crime against civil liberty, and his action
cannot be too strongly condemned. We have
no hesitation In saying that he has proved
wholly unworthy Of the Office which he holds,
and should be impeached at the earliest OPP
portunity.
We have heard but one expression both
from the bar and the people, and that is that
Whitaker and Smith have become disgrace
to our judiciary and should not be tolerated.
How long will the people Of Louisiana sub
init TO this misgovernment II we are ever
70 have q State worth living for, 1t Is high
government. We call upon them to speak
out in their conventions In tones that will not
be dtsregarded, and 10 sec that none but pure
and competent men be elevated to Office
Above all, let it be understood that no pusil-
Luminous, time'serving politician shall find
place in our next Legislature. Let able,
patriotic, fnoorruptible men be nominated for
Office, and then let it be seen to that they are
elected at all hazards. Let us go into the
next campaign with the watchword that
Louisiana mast be redeemed and that all who
would throw any obstacles In the way must
stand aside or take the consequences