The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF VHE-
LOUISIANA,
Press Association
At ITS
SECOND ANNUAL SESSION,
HELD AT
Grunewald Hall, New Orleans, February
s and Z, 1883.

GRUNEwALD HALL, }
Monday, February 5, 1883. (
The Association met Mt 1910 p. NJ purs,i-
ant to adjournment, President Jastrems ski
in the chair. d.
The Secretary called the roll and the fol
lowing members were present, in person or
by proxy:
Gen. Leon Jastremski, Baton Rouge Cap
itoEdn-Adp0cyste.
l.. E. Bentley. Donaldsonville Chief
Mrs. NJ. A. Field, New Orleans Picuyune
l.. A. Burke, New Orleans Times demo-
Samuel Lambert, Clinton Patriot- Demo,
IL. J. Hyams, West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter, represented by Miss Hannah j
Hyams, proxy.
Q: F. Wo"icock, Morgan City Repiem.
w. III. Gayle, Monroe Bulletin, rppresen-
ted by K. A. Burke, proxy.
Edmnnd Maurin, st. james Creole Fnesidc
L. Sislnbola Jones, Baton E0nxe Cupi-
toiidn-AdD0eate.
Il. w. Read, Amite City Independent.
w. A. Bryan, Iberville South
JOS M. Heating, Ascension Democrat.
Hunter G. Lea6e. Feliciana Sentinel
j. T. Gilmore, Louisiana Sugar Borl.
Page NJ. Baker, New Orleans Zines Dem
ocrat.
Honorary members present: Misses Addie
McGrBth and Hannah J. Hyams- Total, I6
regular members ia in person and = l,y
proxy and honorary members.
The President addressed the Association
rs follows:
Friends and CoLaborera of the Press of
Louisiana--As one Of you and az president
of Your association, | deem it Il great honor
80 have occasion to extend n hearty wei
come to SD many Ut it's worthy members at
this reunion which betOkens II steady march
coward permanent organization: destined
to acquire, Mt NO very distant day, the high
respect, the confidence and tile appreciation
sf the people, who will not fail to realize
the usefulness OF the labOrs in their beha II
of its members, individually and collcc-
lively.
The power of the press for good or eva
has newhere been more tangbly deDonstra-
ted than in Louisiana. Though | do not
wish to revive memories that will fill the
darkest pages in our history to illustrate,
/ cannot avoM reference to the powerful,
assistance, then obtained by tile Republican
party, through its organs, planted in nearly
every parish. which were subsidized
through a system that made it illegal to
insert public announcements in any but the
designated official journals, thus denying to,
the opposing newspapers their just share Of
public patronage.
Every one remembers how potent were
those organs in maintaining the wonderful
discipline that enabled the Republican party
to retain for several gears the control of
the State, and how ingeniously these or
gans yelled the real situation by declaring
every effort for liberation, every appeal or
protest as the proinptings of prejudice and
of an iingovernable hatred Of the Union and
of the party in power!
There came o time, however, when the
aowntfodden' press, ceasing to appeal for
justice, warned its readers that foriearance
was no longer virtue, and that the kour
had come to strike boldly for freedom,
Who has forgotten how the masses were
aroused by the iervid and burning editorials
OF the Shreveport Times, the Ouachit,. Tc{e-
graph, the Morehouse Clarion, the East Fe-
liciana Patriot Democrat, the Natcl,itoches
Findseator, the New Orleans Bulletin, the
New Orleans Democrat, the Iisuynue, the
Baton Rouge Adcocatc. and other Journals
who developed power no less effective
than that shown by the Republican press.
Hence the power of the press for good or
evil cannot be denied.
Aud am proud to s;sy, on this occasion
that see around sae none but leaders of a
press striving to us; her power for good, hy
urging its readers to obey and support the
laws, to follow the teachings of morality,
and to keep step with the enterprising spirit
OF this enlightened century.
L can name any number of Journals
through whose dash and deawake utter
ances grand industrial benefits have already
Been secured to the people Of Louisiana.
You are assembled, mainly, o-duy, in fur
therance OF your mission, to pay homage
and extend encouragement to those whose
talents deserve public mention and recoy-
milton.
May hope that your next will be bril- |
liant reunion, at which will come to assist
You in the good work you have begun I'LL
those who believe that bellies hetires and lit. |
erature should keep pace with material ;td |
vancement
A close association of meritorous journal. |
ists, ! feel certain, will consolidate their
power for good, cause their profession t O be I
elassed among the nObIest avocafions, and
thereby excite acomMendable pride. whence
nsages will issue to guitss it's members in
their conduct toward each other and toward
society.
Beyond these considerations stands the
TACT that artisans. merchants, bankers man.
ntacturers, agrculturists, professional men,
all have found it to their advantage to- or.
gaDize protective associations"
Till recently, almost alone, the editorial
fraternity of this State have disregarded
the truism, that " in union there is siren ytb.,
In consequence, they have been Fire,
horses " for rough riders, who have noun
ted them in the much-abused names of pat
riotism. public spirit and philanthropy, all
the while forgetting that free horse, IN.
ed, soon becomes a gahed jade A poor
doctor, poor lawyer, cut poor figure III
he world, and are poorly paid. poorly
laid editor can't have a well-equipped print !
ng Office, and perterce can only turn out a
poor paper, rejecting little credit on himself {
md still less upon the community in whose .
midst it isapubished, but who in turn are
'unished by being poorly represented I
broad, where they are judged by their ,
ewspaper,-their mirror-their mouth !:
iece. O.
Hence the necessity for organization if we
Vonid free the press from imposition and t
ave it attain the exalted place it should !,
ccupy in the estimation of the masses, who. +
hen fully recognizing its worth Will not be- L
rud ge liberal reward for the greater y
ervlces it will be enabled to render .
Firmly believing that the maintenance of -
ais association, on u broad basis will
chleye the ends have striven to PORTRAY, Fl
'ermit me to urge upon you the necessity 4
i attending panctually its meetings AID b
nus sustain the efforts in that direction b
hat the officers, you will from time to tine d
lect, will surely make. e
. ! now declare the meeting duly opened u
or the transaction of business, a