Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-29
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ish must pay for the tickets necessary Ia
be used at the November election. The
State Committee have no funds 10 pay for
work of this kind, and besides it is not
customary that they should furnish the
cash
We think it right and proper that the
Democracy OF each parish should, by a
voluntary contribution among themselves,
provide campaign fund for all purposes.
II IA customary in many localities, but j,
not here. Printing, ia come shape, com
prchends the greatest pant of the work
which requires All outlay of money.
/ Tho Guardian office la. toue all the
party work for nothing. But in the hop"
that sense Of Justice would al some time
7 prompt the Democracy to pay us SOM
thug, Ne, IN III" beginning, opened reg
ular account with the Parish Executive
Committee. That account, for two years.
was faithfully posted, and contained every
item og labor done by us for the party.
But after the sum total had gone beyond
two hundred dollars. and w. had received
three dollars in contributions from the
Executive Committee, only that aud moth
my more, We were not 80 particular To en-
ter each item Of work done.
We have been told that at a meeting of
tho Democracy, cullrd some weeks ago,
" hen the editor was absent from town,
serious exceptions were taken at our fail.
IRE to publish call for a Mass Mccting-
the failure to publish having made a new
call necessary. We are told that some of
about H.. In that instance the failure ou
on y 1T was not from any unwilliugnrss
To pabl.h thr intended meeting. The
matter escaped our memory until it vas
too late. We did not expect any pay.
We have nearly given up all hopes Of amy
thing of that kind All the talk had
nothing. We care but little about any
but lust complaints. We are not al all
thin skinned. We are proudly conscious
that mr. duty {" the panty has been well
done. We can show a cleaner halancc
sheet a, editor and individual than the
majority Of our brethren. II every Demo
crat in the parish had contributed a.
largely IA money and labor a. we there
would bc q better organization of the de-
mocracy here.
But We started ont Ia say that We are
of the opinion that no law, human or hi.
vine requires Ms To print tickets for tins
Presidential election free II any 80
think glimpse at their authority would
soon relieve rs. But the tickets must be-
printed.
We have it ia black and white from the
state Central Executive Commute that
they have no funds Tor this purpose. But
the tickets must be printed. Now, who
will pay for IN cur old friend, John Mil
Ter, IT., handled the editor, some weeks
ago. one dollar, in silver, with the remark
that hr would give morr If II was nerded,
but We have heard nothing from any ON"
else
No man need hr taxed heavy for this
work. II the white Democratic voters
would give one dollar each We would haN,
n fine campaign fund that would last for
all purposes several years. Even smaller
amount, would do much good, The tick
cts must he printed. and We will do the
work at reasonable prices. H"Sidc' that
the editor and publisher always contribute.
Then. brother Democrats. let ~ have
some mon,h." When you meet the cdl-
tor al publisher on the street hand HIM
one dollar. nifty cents, or quarter. In
the next issue Of the Guardian We Will
publish yuut name and thu amount CON
tiihutcd 50 that the people may know who
has given. The tickets must I've printed
and We know of No simpler way of raising
the money than this.
There is not i white voter in the parish
who cannot afford mite ior this purpose.
II is rather sham" tha. IN four years
the Dcmocla,y Of Claiborne should have
given only four dollars towards campaign
expenses That four dollars was given
hy the members of "a former Executive
Commttcc--W. J.. Oakcs, \. l.. Atkins,
In Ncadois. II. \ Lewis, j. II. Curry. u.
Is. HAYES and some'oihcrs who,c names are
now forgotten. Yes. there j. the silver
dollar from that worthy gentleman, John
Miller, IL. W. await the result ot this
eth. editor or Publisher. aud name and
Amn, . .hlll be pnLlL,hcl IN thr GnAr.