Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05
HAYRgNA's STRAIGHT GOING
LETTER.

| 10 take ueep INTEREST III your HuC
cess. can not forget, either, that
the CApiroLIAN became ut once q
journal dc combat; That its every
number contained the most vigorous
appeals, besides column upon column
Of arguments in support Of the move
ment, which at last, eliminated in re-
establishing the Capitol IN our dear
city, thereby confirming your right
to maintain the proud title Of CAPT.
LIAM.
You have, besides, ut all times,
kept up stiff upper lip, without ev-
or lodging n single question in Ma
tional or local issues. And, Mr.. CARR
roLIAN, yours Is the kind Of q news
paper ! like. You say what you
think, no matter who feels pleased
or disploased thereby. Every body
knows where to place you. It's true
that that course Of action Is calculated
TO bring down upon you the enmity
Of those who don't understand how
anybody can dare think otherwise
than they; and much less to say SO
in print.
Ofcoursc that class of individuals
have no use for bold, outspoken
journal like yours. They want To-
cal paper that carries o pot of frank
incense, with which to do them honor.
Persons of elevated mind, will over
look the fact that their local paper
don't express point by point their pri-
vate opinions on every subject, espe-
cially when they see that 1t fights Wig
orously to promote the welfare ofthe
entire community.
! Being impressed with the belief
| that your paper is u "bard fighter"
for everything that will advance the
interests of Baton Rouge, ] must
avow that | am, decidedly, n CArITo-
LA. woman.
TO testify to my sincere admira-
ton for you, contemplate giving
YOU a friendly help. Having noticed,
of late, that it has become fasl'iona-
bic for % newspaper to have lady
correspondent, whose letters are in
tercepted and published on the same
day each week, propose, it It's agree,
able to YOU, to send you letter OF
and on, in Il straightforward way
though, in order to avoid the very sem
. blance of imitation, which, OF al
I things, dcspise most.
: am so great an admircr o
Catherine Cole, that it is repugnan
) to my feelings, if it were possible ev
en--to attempt to initiate her style o
B Intercepted letters" ! will there
Y fore leave our dear Catherine to wea
9 all the laurels that her racy pen win
G at every issue. In other words,
9 think tliat New Orleans alone shoul
have q Catherine Cole; else Bato
n Rouge will again be accused Of bcini
3 too greedy.
6 Since every paper has to have
q 'gar writer, you, Of course, must hay
|, one too. can't stand by and SEQ 20
e left out in the cold. AS q CApITOIlA
woman want to hurra for the CAR
II ToLIAN enthusiastically.
n I'm not exactly prepared this tim
y to 60 into the chit-cliat of the tow
/; But look out for my next, in which
rs intend to tell you all about the sol
l. ces, the surprises and other n
N unions that are given in Red Stic|
'o rll even tell you how many beau
Of Miss So-and-S0 has, and how man
n Miss What YOU Caller would like
i'd have. Oh, you've no idea Of no
much / will tel! you. Pm q perfe
n humble bee when ] start news gait
N ering,
,e SO. dear CAplToMAN, don't CT
you'll not be left out in this inclel
ent weather. I'm here, the best di
~ posed "gal' in the world. I'll wri
-, you letter now and then; and you
!, not be put to the trouble of having
=, be on the lookout to intercept it. 1t
be addressed directly to the CAPT
K LIAM from its KATRINA.