The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
THE DEMOCRAT.

trur eome days past many iiiinU1's have
t,nau circulated IN the streets relative to .
nba,,ua In the ownership Of the DEMOCRAT
and many spectilations have been INDUCED IN
10 Ia lts future line III policy. II In proper
fbat we should state the real facts 70 The
tuibllc. For twelve months, OF more. the pro
f,riators Of this paper did the printing VI the
state; they furnished large quantities 81
material for which they paid cash they paid
furintets for their labor and they paid IN cash
MI those large and inultitudinous expenses
t,araasary u, conduct great newspaper and
extensive Job printing establishment. This
involved them pecunlatily, and when they
nxnected 30 receive compensation from the
Htata ill Louisiana for their work, money and
material they were dleepponted hy al lntnnc-
t'on Issued by a Federal Judge the personal
nropetty OF The rings they had fought
treventlnn The Auditor Of the State from L.
auInr pr the Treasurer from paying their
warrants. We believe that # Ia well known
throughout the State that the pfoprIetors of
The DEMOCRAT are not capitalists. They had
nothing Al the start saws their Democracy.
fhaIr dayo,lan 10 The State and atteli ell
eruy and ability aa they have displayed.
srhe consequences IL, that they have felt II
their duty AZ honorable men % permit their
creditors to take possession nj The property
III the DEMOCRAT. Az present We have moth
Ing more b. say uf ourselves.
The public, however. desire u know some
thing III the future III the paper We can as-
cure them that II will w % backed by capital,
brains aud energy; that II will pass into the
hands Of unnjnlterated Democratic, gentle
men who have been with the people through
nil their long struggle against Naaleallain.
We are authorized to say that under the con
troll Of the new propfIetors there will be no
material change III the policy ~ tho DEMO
tnAT. II IL not 10 become, ae has been ctfc'i-
latsd on the street, a bondIibldara' organ. It
will be, az Il has always been. the organ
81 Tho Democratic party, the staunch. nm
ialtefinw and unpurehasable champion of the
rights aud interests VI tho great body OF the
people Of Louisiana. That this IL 90 recon-
cilea tho present proprletors to change,
which, though II takes out Ut their hands and
control ar enterprise which Ind become dear
tD them an their lives transfers II to that of
rentemen who are warm personal and pollti.
cal friends Of them nil
The present editor u the DEMOCRAT desires
here 10 express HE extreme regret aud mortl-
fleaton 40 tho fact that q contemporary has
mentioned hls name IN connection with the
transfer In manner to efeate the impression
that there WINS something III hls connection
with the DEMocnAr which better entitled
him TO the confidence and favor st Tho cred
itora Of the institution than his friends and
associates. Any such intimation IL absolutely
false and unfonnded. He has been identified
fully with every issue tho paper has raised
there has never been . serious difference ~
10 It's policy between him and bis associates
they stand together and Oh the anne footing
Iii this transfer, unless, perhaps, tho now pro
prietors have more reason to entertain I
warmer personal friendship for aud conf
dence IN his associates than IN him.