The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-25

eye to the good Of the poor publish.
ers Of newspapers throughout tho
State. To that end 1t winds up many
truthful statements with this idea:
There Ia no concert Of action among
publishers, and We doubt II any can
90 had. There are thousands OF
manufacturers who are getting oil
their country advertising done for
nothing, by the due bill swindle: not
3 sWindie either, for q publisher need
not accept unless he wishes. This ts
tho way It goes: An organ f1rm. for
instance, propose to advertise with
us to the amount OF fifty dollars.
They give q due bill for fifty dollars,
which when presented with seventy.
I've dollars 10 cash, will be taken for
what they call, in their circular to
you, q one hundred and twenty-five
dollar organ. A cash purchaser can
buy that organ from them for $75.
This is tho fact about all the due
bill advertisements. The idea Of q
publisher filling his paper With these
things to the prejudice OF bis readers
10 an outrage.
We need TO protect ourselves. A
continuation Of the practices that
have prevailed for 80 long will put
the country press beneath contempt
from . business poi0t Of view. We
have endeavored to stem the current
and have always found that when We
were firm. vet reasonable. tho I'D.
vertiser came to terms.
Gan q Press Association regulate
matters OF this kind ? II 10 are at
the meeting We shall make q trial to
elevate tho country press and to pro.
vide some way to punish the rats.
(NorE.-We have, We can assure
tho Guardian, absolutely refused oil
eds except at our rates, and having
made tho rule In 1874 We have stood
to It since. II our conireres will
"Wdste. basket" oil the ''psrt.pay
truck" dds 1t will be money to them.]
Our crisp and outspoken little
neighbor, the Ooliax Chronicle. In
speaking Of tho evils Of credit says
things upon the subject In such wise
style and 30 truthful that comment
would be wasted:
This refers most particularly to tho
negroes, who are pictured 90 setting
to work deliberately trying to outVit
their creditors. While thlo may not
DO true 10 tbs fullest extent, vet II &C.
ours 90 often that no one can deny tie
general application. Year after year
Ne Geo this evil growing, until nov Il
is Q common thing to Gee hundreds
Of little shops. popularity known q
dead. falls" set up every autumn.
In nearly all Of the parishes. The
solo object OF these "dead.lallS q TO
buy cotton In tho seed Q large per.
centage Of which u acknoWledeed 20
b stolen, or ct least tho paltjeo aol.
ling Il have q very doubtful fi9ht %
thus dispose Of It. - tho merchant
Who haS made advances on tho groV.
Ing crops, or the landlord Vh6 ~
rented the land, bee . claim o. Il.
Col. McCranie, Of tho Ousohjta
Telegraph seems a. much pleased q
. child With tho fact that tho ''pr6oe'
will shortly In Convention assemble,
He says:
There Il no longer any doubt that
tho members OF tho Louisiaaa- Pc
will meet 10 Conventjau at Baton
Rouge on Monday, the 18th OF Octo,
bet, next. The main purpose Of The
gathering 10 TO organize permanently
On association hsrmoniously united
for tho advancement OF newspaper
interests. mutual support aud peotec
ton among the members, and the
promotion OF aspirtt, generally, look
log TO tho elevation Ii tone and ID
pence OF tho fourth estate OF the
realm. The City Council OF tho ~
tored Capital have Instructed tholl
Finance committee 70 render oil the
pecuniary aid deemed available foI
tho entertainment Of tho City,
guests, and tho citizens likewise esh
space tor q few lines OF greetlnG snd
hospitality. And. thu. ancient Ret
Stick returns . generoue recognition
ehoWing her fitness - The place %
lectod tor tho Inauguration O N
Preoo Association Of LouiDlAaa. a.
With thee favorable oyeeinKs an(
jolly prospects,, the valiant Xolghtl
Of tho led pencil viii. spite Of food
and rush Of paying job6, assemble @
/ full fo9c0 ct Baton Rou8o o. tho .day
ood TOT the purpose above aaoouncod
Our esteemed contemporary tn
1armville Gazette rejoycetA nuel
when our Governor oets down On thal
call for a extra session:
Gov. Wits deserves veil Of tn
people u yeenolng % Coll - exttl
ooo1loo q 10 LAG1ill1ure asked 81
oy o mlnoelty Of tho De@octoejl
efo1e Ooatsil Committee. and IT.
Jo1spoyogD Association. The Gov.
l0gnel ~ tAat ouS 0eoeo 00ooool
i~oa4 = s0bez1aseod by q eatsl
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