The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-11-22
TRYING TO BOYCOTT TIE oHIEF.

TRYING TO BOYCOTT THE CHIEF,
/ We understand that few gentlemen
prominently cdnnected with the manage.
nnent Of the afairs Of the Democratic part,
in this parish are preaching a crusade
against the CH1EF and Its editor with the
avowed intention of running our business
| and compelling us to suspend the publiea.
ton OF our paper and seek green fields and
pastures new wherein to earn an honest
livelihood; and that, in pursuance of this
very philanthropic purpose these chiyalrous
Knights are even going SO far as to circu-
late List among our patrons, the signers
of which are expected to withdraw
| their Advertisements and subscriptions
from the CHIEF and bsstow them upon our
highly esteemed aud dearly beloved con-
temporary around yonder on the Avenue,
just beyant Wilkinson's.
We don't know whether this terrible list
is to be fred at us all once SO az to produce
the immediate death of the CHIEF, or adj
that will prolong the agony and enable our
prosecutors to gloat over our sufferings as
the cruel cat does over those of the captive
mouse. Perhaps the death warrant--if we
80 term tits to be served on Thanksgiving
Day, SO that we can respond heartily to the
proclamations Of President Arthur and
Governor McEnery and join our friends
in giving thanks for the manifold blessings
we enjoy In this land of the free and home
of the brave, where the liberty of the press
and of the individual is assured, and where
ical or religious opinions, each man wor-
shipping God according to the dictates of
his own conscience, managing his private
business and personal affairs as he lists and
casting his ballot as he chooses, without
fear of the interpretation of smelling CON-
mittees or the wrath Of political bosses. Or
it may be that the fatal document is to do
its deadly work about the time the great
Exposition opens. If so, we shall have an
opportunity to make special exhibit of it,
SO that visitors from all parts Of the coun-
try can see how baseless and malicious
are the stories Of political persecution in
the South and how happy and fraternal and
penceable we are all going to be under the
benefcent rule Of the Democratic party. If
this should be taken as sample and fore
Taste Of what might be expected under the
Cleveland administration, perchance there
would ensue mighty rush of capital and |
immigration among us-and then again |
be rush might take another direction.
Seriously, however, while this reported |
tempt to bulldoze and boycott the CHIEF !
3 discredit to the persons engaged in it |
md is sure to be regarded abroad as re-
lection upon our community. we have too
much faith in the liberality and good sense
f the great majority of our people to sup
1859 for moment that such proscriptive |
nd narrow minded project will be permit |
ed to attain it's object The head and front |
# our offending has ostensibly been our
Import of Gov. Kellogg, who received the
hanks of the sugar planters of the State in
assembled for his defense of
heir interests in Congress; but under and
'eyond this are moving causes that may be
urmised by those familiar with the inside
workings Of Ascension politics, and which
ve may take occasion to discuss hereafter,
There have been some silly and slanderous
umors circulated in connection with this
rusade, to the effect that the editor of the
'H1Er has given incendiary advice or made
ncendiary speeches to the colored people,
nut these rumors are so wholly false and so
otally inconsistent with our course as an
Individual and an editor, we have not
eened them worthy of notice or denial.
We have always endeavored to pursue
nd advocate the policy we believed most
onducIve to the welfare of our common
ountry and the session in which we live,
nd by this line of conduct we propose to
o guided in the future. As many of our
eaders know, We could have forestaiied
pposItson in our business and rsaped De-
uniary reward by sacrifice of personal
pinions and political principles. but we
ave soorned to thrive in such way. The ,
H1EF will continue to be fearless, clean
nd Independent newspaper, no matter
ow many subscribers or advertisers We
'se, and it will be an unfortunate day for
lis community when such journal can no
niger exist here.
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