The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-16
A "DERNIER" RESORT.
A TRUE TALE.

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.hings that ever won admiration OF as
tuteness from any one. ;,
This editor has excited in US pro- =.
found admiration for him as being II
pretty good trickster, because OF the c
executive ability he has displayed IN /
his journal lately. -. ,
To explain: The circulation OF MS
paper was waning-and waning last !
we take it from the desperate means
he employed IN the attempt to prevent
it falling into state of a"a0c"0as
Gesuetads, or deolce FIR niente, and he
thought of many plans fos its restora-
ton to a good financial standing
Said he to himself one day: | have
reasoned upon many methods for IN,
creasing the subscription list, but OF
all the many ideas I've had that one
of declaring war against and publish
inc to the world the dread immortality
of the Roman Catholic Church-that
one, say, strikes me with most favor,
and I'll do it, by the great Jove, aud
win for myself eternal fame-no, noto-
rietv. He confidcd bis scheme to no
one, except a coadjutor in New Or
leans. And forthwith in Il subsequent
issue of his great and glorious that
was-to- be" sheet there appeared a It's
sue of the most infamous and rotten
charges directed against the priests OF
said chnrch-the priests and every
member. Police supervision of con
vents and nunneries was loudly advo-
Gated the great and blightiug llcen-
,iousness of It's priesthood, the general
lack of chastity of its entire member
ship was glaringly portrayed. No ef-
fort was spared to make the article as
lnrid as hell itself, for there was an
object in view, you know. The co,
adiutor in New Orleans contributed
his share like man. He wrote his
part in black ink, then dipped the
> manuscript in birthstone and sent 1t on
S for publication. The article was so
e strong that it srnelled of sulphur after
it was printed. Then editor and CO.
g adiutor sat down and waited the re-
suit. 81 know" chuckIed the editor,
$ that not sentence of all that invec-
: tive rot aud humbug we've "set up" is
Y true, but I'm resolved to boost the cir
= culalion of this veracious land here be
chuckled AGAIN. Journal or bust. !
want to leave the World far behind
The editorial and correspondence
!, had the most desired effect This pa
" per did not then know the Interior mo
10 tive of the Baptist Chronicles reverend
h editor, and in our reply and common
=, upon the article we actually went 81
:, far as to say that he ought to b
-, tared and feathered and horseWhlp
~ ped and made to leave the country to
H. his lies aud intolerance. But we ar
ne sorry for ali that now in view of wha
ne ne has recently occurred. All the lead
~ ing newspapers denounced him an
or his paper; the Baptists of his own tow
h, got together and in resolutions dis
~ owned him and protested that hi
views were not theirs.
This raised the Baptists in the goo
is opinion of the Catholics throughor
az. the State. But Boone was confer
-, to suffer by the contract. He kne
y, the Baptists; he knew the rcactio
an would come and it did. Shrew
I'm Boone apologized to gain time f,
Ia what was an apology to him; he cou
81 easily afterwards say he never apol
- gized or made any retractlon. L
'i'' apologized aud chuekled in his sleev
las The reaction came. Letters fro
he over all parts of the State flowed in
elk this smart editors sanctum. Lette
from foolish old ministers Of the Ba
>, tist church, which has now beco,
III warlike, congratulating him on t
OF stand he took and assuring him
5 a their support in every way. Meetin
rch of Baptists were held and resolntio
les passed endorsing the Baptist Ch'onl
ion they had never heard of the paE
cts until then-and promises wero una
It'll to subscribe for it at once, while
,ite boycott was declared against thu
hey secular papers, the New Orleans Sta
nal and Times Democrat, Shreveport Tn
cky aud Caucasian, and LOUISIANA DE
ocRAT, for prosecuting the editor
the Chronicle for uttering the tru
was 1t was also resolved that the Bap
in Chronicle be declared the organ of
mas Baptist Church.
-, So we'll did this reverend conscien
nue. less journalist succeed in his de
ion, laid scheme He has succeeded, ;
one is succeeding, and Will continue
mes. saccecd--for he has vowed that
nv will publish every week articles fl
,:e the pens of eminent divines (Bapti
NV" nsa that will expose the fearful (?) pI
%"' tees of the modern Rnmish Chu
'''' and, as this schcmcr whispered to
); adintor Lear, of New Orleans, "
am by thus catering to the taste of
:, =. gullible readers f.r the pictures
aus aus and sensational in the kingdom
'"'' Beelzebnb that hope to keep mp
. T. circulation, once so nearly in da'
''' of being reduced to ail" And
We editor chuckled and spoke of a
l'i", To Furnne in the summer at the