Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-22
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

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II viii lE seen ~ The accompany
ing extracts from several q, our con-
temporaries that tl.c CAplroL.Ax is
not alone in the position u has o.
sumed in demanding that tho party
and the state shall not BE- considered
thc property Of aisw favored indi-
vidials. @E&N - %
We may p mistakes, but 10 be-;
lievc that the tine is rapidly sp.i
preaching when men will ~ compel.
cd to pay some little regard to public'
opinion, else theirpelitisal earcet ~ill'
De very short lived, Fsa' -. ....,i' 'sfi' = !,
This is what sosns q ths jo,,rasls
who don't belong To the ''asDcne itas
tcrnity, have 70 my shout things wise
aud other than wise: AZ bak .yb9u
"Now, We have but ono word to
say in regard to Coy. Willis, aud that
is, that We do not propose to either
psrsecute Or abuse hlmsw = shase
no grndgc or prcjudioe tkdinSt him
to crafty, and We are quite sure that
VIC shall not 90 out Of our way in
search Of pretexts either to praisc or
blame him. ~ short, we propose,
always to do him full Justice, III an
open, fair and candid spirit; and VIC
are not conscious VI any personal
considerations that aW calculated to
warp our Judgment. .--CoushatM Cit
izcn.
1t is new doctrine to us TINT the
officials of the dominant party arc
sacred from the criticism or ccnsurc
Of journals holding allegiance to the
party. We have made 10 allegations
that do not meet the appreciation Of
the Democrats OF our parish, and feel
persuaded that the great mass Of the
believers in good government in the
State are with us in our fight against
monopolics and rings, and have no
| apology to offer for the structures
made. If the administration objects
to such condemnation, the remedy is
near ut hand. Let q policy more in
accord with the principles Of Demo.
cracy bc adopted and it will cease.
The mutteringon oil sides gives ample
warning that It is high time for fair
dealing. .--ColiAx Chronicle. af
But ms regards tho Legislature, the
defense is not 80 easy, and among our
exchanges we have not seen as severe
attack as VIC expected, chiefly VIC sup.
pose upon the ground that s,'cl, at
tarks after adjournment would only
cngcndcr ill-tccling, which should be
avoided as much us possible, We
have sccn several dcfcnscs of the Leg.
islat,vr. while in session, and since
adjournment, in the Nindicator OF
Natchitoclcs whose editor was mem
Der Of the Legislature, and We suppose
cnanated from him, the one as cores
pondcnt from New Orleans while the
Legislature was in session, the other
recently, signed, "One of tllcm.'
We are Of the opinion that the do
fccts in legislation arc more serious
than generally supposed and that next
winter an extra session will bc neccs.
sary, especially, if the power of nam.
ing the officers for tho City govern
mcnt Of New Orleans is vested In the
Governor by the veto Of the charter
for that City. The vindicator en-,
sec good reasons for vctoing Il, and il
appears that that Ia the sentiment O
allmcmbcrs who have expressed them
selves about it. Then the query ari
scs, why was sucl, m affair passed fo1
the largest city Of the State /.
Il, is only by criticism that abuses
can DC corrected, and with the cxccp
ton Of those Immediately Interested
and those who were benefited by leg
islation there is not one $50 poor n
to do them reverence none to praise
!, While there are many to condemn thu
first Legislature under the new Con
: stitntion. Vienna Sentinel.
We will uphold Gov. Wiltz'sadmip
: stration when we think he is right
: and will exercise due charity III no
ticing what We may deem his errors
We repudiatc the idea that Gov
Wilt has u household within tin
Democratic party and that they alone
| have the right to find fault with iii
administration. Would not intercs
8 always prevent them from doing 50
whatever might be their convictions
; This gag law is great source Of cor
s ruption in parties. II we never en-
|, dcavor to set out own house in ordc
f should we find things morally or po
litically disarrangcd, who else will IL
it! We wish to be as good q frien|
= of the present administration a
a any paper in the State, but we d
not think that VIC should keep silcn
if we see that the administration
urwittlnsly becoming unpopular wit
the Democratic masses. We shal
act in our journalism upon the il,
sn;rnd skntn,nn ont ~ Snlnmn, tGcn;kl,