The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-11
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Lee TIE -tspz FEz fEae E1aaAn 'E'rnah.
The above "a the capsioh 70 a very
lcagthy editorial in tho Louisiana
Bugle Gall Of sae slst nit, n which
thxt io1rnal arraigns the RcITo, along
with the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and ths
Satehituehes vindicstor, for daring
70 express their preferences fer SaGas
ID McBncry for governor.
The RoHo is not responsible for tbs
actions or expressions Of its eonfreret
naned seove. They are fully equal
to the task Of defending and nsintAin
ing their own positions, which they
have courteous and dignifed way Of
doing on any and all occasions. Bnt
we do not appreciate the idea Of allow
ing the Bngle CAll to nseribe to the
Echo motives which do not now anG
have never actuated il in its politics
preferences, without attempting at
least to correct tho rather violent con,
strnctiou it has seen proper to place
upon our position regarding the guber.
material question.
The BcHo is not among the mum,
Der who woull attempt to ostracise 4
! co-laborer because, forsootb, he hon,
ostly differed with it on political Or
other ques items and when the Bngle
Call assumes as much, i! does so from
no act or word Of tbis journal in the
past. We have never sought to lead
or mould public opinion further than
was our prerogative as a public j0nr-
alist, having at heart the best inter
eats of our state and her people.
On the question as to who, among
the many eminent men Of our state, is
the most suitable for the governor
ship OF Louisiana, We certainly claim
the privilege Of expressing All opinion
without being subject to the approval
or disapproval Of our Iong-winded and
rather eccentric friend Of The BUgie
Gail. This Is 4 privilege too, We have
always and shall ever accord others.
The KoHo's record in the past will
bear us out in this assertion, AMI under
these circumstances, then, we cannot
submit quietly to such aspersions as
the following, embodied in the Bugic
Calls lengthy bill Of exceptions :
" There is certainly no paper in this
land Of FREQ thought thai can con
sslently style itself TIE Democratic
parity. We will not be ostrscissd by
any newspaper, or combination Of
newspapers. We know our rights and
we mean 10 assert them"
There is ro occasion for such al
Of passion and imaginary
patriotism upo" the part Of the Bug}e
Call. No one has Or will deny it the
right to discuss cooIly anj courtc-
ousIy any and all questions etfecting
the publ weai Bat the Echo does
question its right to indulge in such
broad assertions as the following
w know, for instance, that we can
say that Nj s D. McBuery is rot t"
be trusted as public servant, because .
be IS too weak, and because his SUI.
roundings are bad"
Throughout his pn5lic career, The
gentleman whom the BogDe Call thus
80 severely asssils, has committed no
&C, that could warrant such language
rs this. On the contrary, be has puG-
sued n policy that unbiased and nu-
prejudiced journals must commend.
What act or acts OF Gov. Achnery's,
since the inception Of his administra-
lion, warrant the harsh Judgment Of
our contemporary Such presump-
lion cannot fail to produce a reaction
apon the journal which SO unhesiLst-
ing assumes to sit as judge upon the
The actions of its superiors.
The EcHo does not doubt the SIN
2erity of the Bugle Calls opposition
10 The nomination Of Gov McEnery
1t does not believe personal motives
nave ought to do with it but we can
sssnre our contemporary such ACCUSE
ions as the above must be accom-
panied by specifications, if they are
intended to influence public opinion.
SAD Indeed Is the Intelligence which
zones from Baltimore of the tragic
heath Of a former Louisianlan, l. L.
conrad, Esq, near Reistertown, Nd .