The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-03

haps should not be reproduced, and would
not but for the fact that the Times, embold- |
ened by the we'll known retirement Of the
gentlemen, renewed the ISLANDERS. We ven
ture the opinion that the newspaper contro-
versy should have closed then and there, as
the Times had not then become .impersonal.'
In submitting few observations upon this
matter We distinctly disclaim either desire Or
to prolong controversy which is
Of no interest to the reading public. Grave
and Important events are rushing upon the
people, and the petty quarrels Of newspapers
should not be obtruded upon their readers.
and we hope that the subject may not be
required to again.
The wrong done by the Times was BY In
nuendo, sneers and intimations broadly con-
veyed, that the former proprietors Of the
DEMOCRAT changed the course OF the paper
for personal gain, and to support the charge
publications were made Of extracts from the
DEMOCRAT, dated in 1877, and others about the
time o. the assembling Of the Convention.
The manly thing, the honest thing, would
have been to have reproduced the articles Of
the DEMOCRAT announcing the change OF
views Of It's proprietors and giving the
The most persistent enemies OF the DEMO
Graf must admit that 1t has been bold and
outspoken upon all questions, and always
upon the side OF the people.
The DEMOCRAT warred manfully for the
cause 81 the people when the political friends
~ the Times were plunderin9 the State. The
DEMOCRAT exposed and denounced the
ytllainies Of Kellogg, Packard, Dibble
and their cohorts, and with nothing
hut patriotism and the aid of q
few Democratic friends to sustain them, con
tinued to waqe war against fraud and wrong,
and were finally rewarded BY seeing Radical
lam overthrown and honest government In
stalled.
Like the present proprietors Of the DEMO-
Graf. the former owners believed that
Confidence restored; the laws enforced rings
and monopolies broken w, ne pTopeliy q ne
Beiore the exniIation Of Gov, Nichoisss admin.
istratlon the taxable PTopertK Ct ~ W
Viii revive. Industries prosper capital win seek
our borders, and Louisiana be able e pay her
n 1ai isnnary. is7S "-'-o'-' -ss111.'
~ thought ali 81 our people, and 60 thinking
the DrnooRAr ardently labored to maintain
Tia nublic faith. a. did the people Of LOUISE
ana and all OF their representatives,
The powers Of legislation and taxation were
freely used to meet the public burdens, the
Funding Board. the administration. the Fis-
cal Agency. and every financial device was
hrouoht into play to raise the money
IN nav the interest on the debt falling
dua January 1. 1879. and 1t was only after
iii thase EFFORTS. ooupled with the threats
- tho nsnea and the bondholdera. that
4 became annarent Il ali ripht-thtnk-
tnr mon that tho racunarativa nnwera
| AnS =. ss -
ct the State had been OvereSumated, and
+h.t +ho oYha,latlon conapnuant l1non mis-
a enUs ~, rendered L ,mnoastb}a sor the
etata In nav the hioh rate of interest atinu-
nsnso - $50 80 - ,S a.~.u $3.50 a.
extensive system Of eoyernment fastened
- aa 60 % - ...-..4-.x.s- DO ,oco
upon the STATE Dy Inc constitutlon OF 1858.
.na,,,a u, ~ ,oaaaaD 49, 80 r1ox Ntohc,,s a.
, cue renortne de,sn y n ,nta,oat
nanmants ~ III 80 = = &7sa onn 80 80
p"y n1onso aAAu - Aoes.n - s'o.'oo'
| The general condition OF the state was
brought wildly to the notice Of the whole
49, !. ...a :. d,
then nroprietors 81 the DEMOCRAT. by the de-
preciatlon Of the warrsnts paid them BY the
State, $4,000 for one years work and mate
r,o,a which hacama worth mon tho markat
/ twenty cents on the dollar, netting loss Of
s34 on
i 49,,
ability to.pay unless by impovertshing and
It.,,,r,,,t.,,.. ~ 49,. aa4.h.,.ha5 -,
na.1aop. VIC ~. "aS asa Is
- 1850 $50. eno e,.uos, enonsoa
$3.50 a. rasaans = 80 oa,,,n,ns Tan..r 80
$, ,ozo. - o1A'<'
~ ~ rar,aw. 49, rc,.,..,, 1890, = 80
a constitationai convention, and by that means
reduce me enormous cost 81 running the s1ate
18th The Ieeislature. instead Of imposinea prop