The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-17
Y Column.

Ihe exchange press has been, mos
KIND and encouraging in its criticism
OF our Woman's Edition. Attest TIL
following:
The woman's edition of the Opeloll
sas Courier was a grand success il
every way. 1t was issued last Saturda,
ana contained eight pages.-Rayn
Tribune.
The woman's edition of the I e }RT'T.-- w
sas Conrier was an excellent paper ant
reflected credit upon the brilliant la
dies who furnished copy. - Ibervill,
South
We have received the Woman
EdltInh OF the Shreveport Times an,
the Opelousns Courier. They are
credit to Louisiana journalism.-Ver
million Star.
| The Woman's Edition of the Opel
0usas Courier last week was IL inc one
IL speaks we'll for her ability. The
Issue was composed OF eight pages o
very entertaining reading. - Pointt
| Cnupee Banner.
The W0man's Edition of the Opelou
sas Courier last Saturday was il paper
| OF which the ladies in charge as well as
the publishers may well feel proud Ir
addition to all the local news of the
day which was prepared in the most
interesting form, the eight pages were
replete with the choicest literary DrO.
ductions of the pens of some ct the
brightest women in ST. Landry. The
ladies are deserving of congratulations
upon the success of their undertaking. Q
and the publishers have reason to feel
proud OF the paper and its splendid
typographical appearance. - Crowley
Signal.
The MarksviIle Enterprise says:
Dress goes IL long ways to beautify.
Now just take look at the Woman's
Edition of the Opelousas Courier of
August 3rd and you will have trouble
to keep from falling 10 love with it. 1t
is beautifully trimmed in Iaces and rib
bOns and wears Il flowing robe, a In
woman. We always dislike to make
comparisons, but we can not resist the
temptation of placing the former issues
of the Courier side by side with the
present one and then us the friend of
Bro. SandoZ withhold our Judgment
and simply say that the present edition
Will ever stand as Il monument to the
fair and enterpIising women of OPEL
Ousas.
Much obliged; bat, Bro" Fields, we
think Bro" Sandoz ii great deal nicer
without the laces aud ribbons and flow
ing robes" Besides, these etcetera do
not make the paper, any more than Il
pink and white complexion makes the
woman. We hope you enjoyed reading
our paper rs well as looking at it.
We are hreathlessly awaiting the crit
icism of the Baton Rouge Truth. BE
careful and don't get in hot water again,
Bro" McGrath. as you did in reference
to the W0man's Edition of the Shreve-
port Times. You have our sympnthies :;
but we think you are grievouslv mis-
taken in snpposing that the ambition of
the New Woman is to make "s1uaw
man out of you or any other man. We
thank you iii the name of womankind
for the gracious permission to enter any
walk IN life. But takea piece OF advice
from dsinterested parties and don't put
new and degrading ideas into feminine
heads. Premature kicking against Ger
tain unthought-of lines of action might
prove suggestive, and some day kicker
might find himself experimental upon
(We would like to know if Bro" Me-
Grath admires squa,O aromen.)
And now we come to the elegant, re-
fined and euphonious criticism of our
town paper-the Clarion. We give it
thought much on it:
The much talked about Woman's
Edition of the Opelonsas Courier ap-
peared last Saturday morning. 1t was
eight pages in size, well patronized
with advertisements.
Its columns evinced n great deal of
fni IL 81,
articles in it ut which we would like to
make pass, we will curb our desire,
because we are afraid Of ladies, es-
pecially of ladies with rs much zeal aud
gift with the mighty pen as the Y's.
A docile and mild-eyed creature like
our 'umble self would stand no more
chance with them than dyspeptic goat
bucking to batter down Vesuvius.
Ladies of the Y's and gentlemen of
the Courier, here's "ur con-
gratnlatiOns on your enterprise.
(The Clarion is free to take pass or
many passes at any of our articles-we
ask no quarter because of sex. News
paper work must stand upon its own
merits, not be accepted because Of the
sex of its authors. There is one weapon
which seems to be the main one in the
Clariuu's armory-whicli We positively
refuse TO deal with, and that is coarse
ness, or vu|garity)
Y. REPORTER
The following extracts from the Lou
isiana DemOcrat-pretty good authority
are submitted to the thoughtful cou-
sideration of the Clarion and other ram
pant" white snprenacists" who arc 0p-
posing the suffrage amendment. We
yet hope that Il faint suspicion may
eventually dawn upon them that the
best way to secure white supremacy
and not for a day but for all time--is
NOT to prevent their country loving fell
iowcitizens from disfranchising the ne
gro in Il peaceable and legal manner:
"The supremacy of the Caucasian
race and the pelpetuation of govern
ment in it's hands, is a stern necessity,
which will brook no restraint. The en-
d0rsement by the people of ihe suffrage
will accomplish this great
desideratum."
"The adoption of the suffrage amend
ment will disfranclise but :. small per
centage of white electors. But this is
absolutely necessary IN order to elimin
ate from the electoral equation the
horde Of illiterate voters who have in
times past dominated the State, to it's
great tletriment, and would do so again
should tho white people unfortunately
become divided among themselves"
"The suffrage amendment is Dem
ocratic measure, submitted by Demo-
cratic legislature, and should he loyalty
sustained by the rank aud file nf the
Democracy throughout the State"
Sherifrs advice to a merchant-Don't
advertise, and I'll do the rest.-Christ-
ian Advocate.