The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-02-12
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THE sun jy' FOR 1879.
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THE SUN Will Be PRINTED
every day daring the YEAR RI
come. Its purpose and method will
beEthe same as ia the past. to present
all the news id readable shape, and
to tell the truth though the heavens.
fall. The SUN has been, Is, and viii
continue to be independent of every
body ),
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rything save
e.li 7at the Trnth and it's 6 I.
,r own CONVICTIONS of 2ssps
Is, duty. That is the only ;3ia
policy which an honest news
paper need have. That is the poll "A
icy which has won for this newspaper
the confidence and friendship Of a
wider constituency than was /
e: ever enjoyed by any 9th. ''''91
ST er.Ametiean Journal.
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pic. 1t isnot for. the rich maj, against
the poor, man, OF, for. the poor; man
against the rich man, bnt it seeks to do
equafe justice to all interests in the
continually. tits not the organ Of any
person. class, sect or party. There
need he no mystery aboutits loves5andi
hates. seaEistfo the honest managainst1
vii. theafogaes eyery time. MaEfa5f
orsis, for thejIe9est Democrat ,hys.g
g as against the dishonest Sd .,sIi
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% y1i1c stitution. and ! as9 sttreH.l
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a,.i, ,;,;w ciplesa upon o.ig il 3eiyt,
which this 3y;q n t.
Republic was oo:I,s 81 zt.41
S1A1 - founded for
.oslSpthe people. When Z =
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ton and ,constitu-: ,;xra., sfI
.t,i,ttjI9pal Rrinci IS, are. sYiq-5 z,as
llted51as in. the. outrage aal 4
Gus conspiracy of 1876. by "a !
which a a,an nOtrelectel wins placed in
The; Presidents tsffiee,& where he still1d
remains-it speaks out for the right.
That is tile SUNS idea of indepens
ience:l 4Tu. this respect there viii lie
70 change IN its programme for 1879. /
rlre ssgsN ms fairly carried the heartyl
hatret Of rasca1s, frauds and hnmbugs
of all sorts AND ,sizss u hopes oT !
dpseiye thai IRtrel not less IL, 1
. Htse Syhara 1879, taats iii 49,
i 1873, 1877, or any
b year. gone ,hS.
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ii will COM.
tinue to shine or tho wicked with un-
nitigatett b1ighMcFS While afe des
sons ST fife past should &c fceas,aatl.S
kept before the people, the sun does
pot propose to make itself in 1879 ~
of ancient history. 1t is
printed for tile!me,i aitd'vtaip,nof to-
day, whose concern is chiefly with the
affairs ef
to day. It,
- HIS both Tie dis i''s he'~
! ~ position and the abil- 4,,. r.
! ity to afford its readers
/ the promptest, fullest aud
most accurate intelligence Of What's f
ever in the wide world is worth atten-
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