Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-04-12
MAKE YOUR MINDS EASY.

| pdTicll tiltt tHC ihEo woe oihipiy
a visitor in Madison parish, and
that as soon as the election was
lover it would fade gently away.
1t was asserted that it was only
for the campaign, a mere tenn
porary intrusion, a sort of touch
and go arrangement, that would
shoot like rocket into promin-
ence, and like a rocket burst. The
leaders of the rule or ruin, par
ty, otherwise known as Lucas,
Crandell & Co, would 50 gladly
see the TIMES go through the above
mentioned performance that the
circulation of such reports did not
cause any surprise, or excite any
bile, 1t was known, or at least
believed, that such feeling would
exist, and nothing was thought of
lit.
The inventors and manufactur-
ers of these reports, from long ex-
ercise of the imaginative faculty,
struck an easy job when they un-
dertook this one, which by COM
parison, was mere child's play.
They probably figured on killing
the TIMES by not subscribing and
inducing their. friends to follow
that-pian: A good average knowl-
edge ofthe principles of addition,
would with lessthan FIVE minutes fig
uring convince them of the foolish
ness of this plan. They must have
so figured, for while they have not
abandoned that plan. they have i'm
proved upon it, and these same
stories are now floating about
Vicksburg. -
The advertising business of q
newspaper is q matter of consider
able importance, and somehow
these enterprising gentlemen have
stumbled on to a knowledge of thai
fact, and now they are seeking to
choke. off advertisers by the story
that the. TINES is campaign pa.
per and win die with the day Of
election. 1t would be difficult
thing to discover something, nc
matter how idiotic and foolhardy,
that these gentlemen would not
undertake if it was matter thai
!. they desired accomplished.
r They have. undertaken quite :
number of contracts since the open
ing of this campaign, that no ont
not in the last stages of gallopinl
= idioticy would seriously consider
They have as a matter of course
failed in them all, and yet they ap.
pear TO have taken the job of clos
ing out the TINES by misrepresenta
ton. Hthe TINES had been got.
ten up by ring for the purpose Of
> making campaign capital, the ring
deserves everlasting defeat, for the
bad Judgment displayed in the
choice ofan editor. They should
have secured man who would
abuse the other side with first-class
billingsgate, who would assault
the private character of the leaders
and candidates on the other side
and who would in short, do all the
!. dirty work necessary to hold the
position of tool for the ring.
The TIMES has said nothing OIL
e done nothing to justify the sup.
: position that it was the property
of ring, and any such SUPPOSE
: ton. is purely imaginary, or has
! been furnished to those holding
such an idea by the gentlemen o.
the fertile fancy mentioned before.
The TIMES, gentlemen, is not 9
transitory, affair. Ills young and
healthy, and win be'htere some con-
! siderable time. II cdnnotbe hurt
by q few disappointed politicians,
: who have, eaten sour grapes, and
: whose,teeth have in, consequence
;. been set on edge Go ahead and
; play your little small potato game
!. Like all yodr other games it will
not win. The TINES can get along
: fora while anyhow without any
: advertising support, and the timid
souls who listen to the slanderous
f stories against it, and those who
have been touched by the venom
Of poisonous tongues; can>wait and
ksce the TINES established on solid
footing. before they run any risk.
! Proceed gentlemen, keep up these
little fictions and see whose funeral
will take place.