The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-12-09
THE EDITORIAL CHAIR OF THE BAN
NER.pEMoCRAT.

greatlv disappointed, We JoC do"h!
hastily what we knew of one who;
trained us in the newspaper business.
Col. Morgan was born at Swansea
Wales. IS years ago. and was entirely
a se.f-made man. lie had little or mo-
advantage of education, and his writ
ings. tnongh aiways remarkable for
brightness of thought and perspicnityI
Of diction. enabled careful observer
to detect soon that his early training
had been deficient.
He was painter by trade. and
worked in New Orleans and Cincinnati
previous to coming to this parish in
1886. From 1916 to 1855. as resi-
dent Of Carroll. he. worked! at his
trade, and then he associated himself
to Sam McAulay and Timothy Byrne.
and with them took contracts to build
levees. They had at one time contracts
to nearly one hundred miles
lot leyees in Arkansas. About that time
Col. Morgan was elected Secretary and
Treasurer OF the Board of Levee Com
Imssioners. which position he filled for
wears. In 1868 be formed partner
ship with G. K. Eg-lly and George
Smith, constituting the firm Of Nor
gan, Egelly & Smith, which for
several years carried on a very large
|aad extensive business.
As Il newspaper man. however. MIR.
Morgan was most remarkable. News
paper writing had always fascination
for HIM. and. whether he owned &
newspaper or not. he never ceased
writing for the press.
His first attempt WAS a short tins
3after he came to this parish. when III
land several others published anony
imously. in garnet, a very small BIZ
ssp;cy sheet, called the Providence Oh
sserver. 1t lasted only few months
but for long time no one succeeded
Gin knowing where and by whom it wa
5oubIishcd, and it made it the more in
stcresting that the Observer was Ger.
personal.
4 In 1859. he became a co-editor wit
SD. c. jenkins and Col. Hugh Short, oil
Slhe True Issue. campaign pape
published in the interest of Bell. an
Everett.
8 After the war. we find Col. Morga
dwriting again for the Herald. tn
sCitizen and several other papers, an
stinally in 1872 the editor in fact, if ne
lin name of the True Republican.
spaper started in opposition to the EltoI
Eagle. &. C. Benhanl's paper. with th
Sediior of which he had many very in
3teresting bouts.
Z In 1877, he started the Carroll Con
gservatiye, which lasted fou. years. and
din the meantime. he became CORE
aspondent for several dail;es, and es
Specially for the PICAYUNE. which b
sconsi,lered always AS the best paper j
4the State. He remained its CORES
Spondent up to the time of his death.
q In 1887. Col. Morgan and the write
:2started the East Carroll Democrat
s,and. in 1891. the Democrat bough
5sout the Carroll Banner, forming tn
sBanner-Dem ocrrt. which continued {
'gthe time of Col. Morgan's death to b
sssditcd by the same management.
q Mr.. Morgan's paper. the Banner
i5sDemocrat. or its predecessor the Cal
'sroll Democrat. was always considere
sby the press of the State as one of tn
lGBRIGHTEsT, spIcIEsT AND BEST EDITE
in the State. Col. MOI
Egan. as newspaper man, did hi
ssswork conscientiously. Eight o'cIoc
!sseach morning found him regularly =
.ah;s desk, and there he stayed hour
zafier hours. reading and writing. cor
lensing and compiling for The Den
a',crat.
4 The public always inclined to snet
Cat country newspaper. has little ide
iof the work it takes to edit reasldb
Spaper, especially in \ town where III
fstle or no local news can be gathered
Esnd few events happen to break til
Eroutine and monotnny Of life, to gi,
Ato the public a succinct account of VIII;
.ssis going on in the world, not too Ion
,s5to be tedious to the readers of daiIie
Sand not too short SO as to inform tho.
,;swho receive no other papers. 1
,Ismany it is fascinating to see themseiv,
Yin print. aud for week or two to ed
ga paper is a delightful task. but whe
Git comes to do it for months and year
Ito dig ones brains to furnish new
and reading matter to a surfeited pnl