Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-01
to DO Captain of Infantry for gallantry
on that battlefield. He is u graduate OF

the Kentucky Military Institute, aud is
ono of tho largest and most successful
planters on Red River. Tho special OBJ
jcctiom Of the Democrat is that he stood
by the public treasury, and when the
public printer, Cosgroye, made out
ragrons ovcr-chargcs, Senator Marston
corrected the bill to tho amount of over
one thousand dollars.
The Democrat does the public print
ing--not by any fair competition with
other papers, but simply because the
Legislature, for some reason unknown,
made no provision for carryin. into ct-
feet the Al article Of the new comstitu-
tjon, all of whicl, the people in East
Fcliciana was suspicious enough I" be.
licyc was u job. And in spite OF article
Gd of the new constitution, the Demo-
crat has the public printing. Art. i2d ::
"Aff printing, &C., {" be
Givon to tho lowest bidder :.
No member or office of any department
of Government shall bc in any way in
tcrcstcd in such contract Has the
state Treasurer, I'nrkc, any monich in
tcrrst in tho Democrat! Ito says not.
Docs he edit for fun! Instead Of ear.
rying ovt the reforms ordered in the
constitution, ti'} worst forms Of cNtrav~
aea'tcc and positive disregard for plain
lninnct'ons Of law disgrace the admin
lstraton. Hence The Democrat is very
properly called tho "Eouril, Department
Of Government The public printing
was taken from the Picnyunc and given
by the Governor, without any compete.
ton bidding, and in utter defiance OF
law, both in it's icttcr and spirit. These
are the seeds that NarinOt|t and Kcl-
Ioss brought TO Louisiana, and they
have grown into trees that shadow The
whole state. Even the Governor is u
public servant, and under the law, and
not above il; and whenever he uses his
power 70 defeat the plain intent Of the
law, tic should DO held up as one who
defeats the public welfare, and these
arc the processes that made tho Demo
crat the Fourth Department of Gov
cr,lmcnt.'
The Dcmoctat was once u fearless
paper and struck for the right, and
made itself popular, and loved and
trusted by the people, and 10! all of u
sudden it changed ow'.Slshi p and editor
ship, ami its course was changed, and its
sentiments were changed, and for no
good reason it ceased TO say anything
against the Lottery Company, and there
is an abIcbodicd suspicion walking
abroad IN these parts 'hat, ,8tha' change
of cdit"'ship, ownership and the other
cianScs were mutually dependent npon
one another, IL advocates the things
the Lottery Company advocates; il
p''fts the opponents of the general lot
terry bill !; it tinIs u statesman and an
orator in Gen. Cos.rovc, the soldier of
many swords snppcrs. The man who,
with W. ". Farmer, Atkins, T.. r.
A'|a'n and alt ths Republicans, and Il
Of iishy Democrats, defeated
ths9GrncraI Lottery Bill. Everybody
knows that these Republicans who
voted against the General Lottery Bill
were bought just like SO many cattle.
Did any Of the loud-mouthcd Democrats
on tho same side know it' Aye. and
the probabilities are ten TO one that
some one Of them made the purchase
and paid tho price. That may be dis
respectful to our brother Democrats
but we claim tho privilege of putting
all three things together and drawing
our conclusions. They lay down with
'hc dogs, and we up here, in this back
woods place, Shclicvc they got up with
|lccs on them, including the New Or
leans Democrat. The time has passed
when the widespread dissatisfaction Of
the people at the Democratic party's
having been captured by a lot of politi-
'al hnNtrrs is to be dismissed by the
little witty man of the Democrat The
great body of the people arc the ac-
'"sefs; the bill, tho complaint is, that
'hc pledges and promises of the Demo
ratio party are unInllillr.l : not only so,
but that corruption in Office, bribery
md political dcnayoyucry of an open
md shameless character threatens to
,ngnlf the state. We cXpcctcd-and
VIC demand better things. What does
capital say With ail the New Orleans
papers bols'cring TIP State securities,
md even after the state TrcaSurer's
notification to the Governor that he has
the funds with wlicl'topay the interest
,u thc Siutr hon,u tl,,- ,r, ,,,u,l,ntl,