The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-02
Thirty Years AN Editor.


paper has been thirty complete
years under the management and
control of its present editor. To-
day is the 3lst anniversary of the
EDITORS arrival in Colfax to take
charge OF the paper. his control
dating from the morning of Nov.
2, 1877. These thirty years seem
scarcely so many months, as the
writer looks back over the past
aud takes retrospective view OF
the thousands of incidents that
have been crowded into the feet
ing years, and they readily come
trooping back as memory calls
them to mind.
Here, in the prime vigor of man.
hood, we started to roll round with
the years as Nh editor, and in all
this time have tried to be faithful
and true in our comment on men
and matters. How much we may
have succeeded let the record show.
A fair daughter of this land, born
aud raised on farm in Grant par
ish, joined heart and hand with us
here, aud here we have been bless
ed with ten children, all living,
thank God, and healthy and happy
at this writing. In a social and
temporal way we have had a fair
measure of life's joys, but little of
it's sorrows. And, while the strug-
gle for maintenance at times has
seemed hard, yet never has hope
grown weak or the prospect for
success lost its silver lining. The
disposition aud the ability to do
seems now as strong within us as
attbe beginning.
Fifty-two times year for thirty
consecutive years the Chronicle
has greeted its patrons without
failure. IN sickness or in health,
it has been all the same. Once or
twice, score or more years ago.
on account of quarantine aud ina
bility to get paper, the date of pub |
LEGATION was cosple Of days late,
but the next issue was ont on time. !
On two or three occasions the edi-
ton was pieced out by the use of
wall piper and straw wrapping pa
per obtained from the local stores.
The vicissitudes of the editor
with the people have been many.
As n rule he has struck the popu-
lar chord and had fair sailing, but
In several instances be has gone
contrary to public sentiment, and
been in great disfavor for his te-
merity in having an opinion Of his
own. This was the case IN the
Greenback Rag Baby" craze
the Farmers Union political esca-
pade; the Bryan l6-to-1 silver is-
sue, when the editor and three or
four other men we're all the s'Gold
Bugs" there were IN the parish .
and some smaller issues wherein
The editor aud the majority Of the /;
people differed. However, he {
didn't take any stock in the Pal t
mer-Bucknef bolt, but voted forl1
Bryan, and the people all seem to )
have forgiven the editor for his i
differences with them. A great I
many persons have even gone so far
ss to admit to the editor that they :
believe he has fairly won out in the
ong run. This, of course, is quite :.
fortunate, and very satisfying to
mans egotism. We only mention
{, however, to enforce our claim Y
hat we have tried to be honest and !,
rue in our comment on men and n
matters, and have allowed no man 81
o dictate our policy or control our
Itterances in these columns. 7
Thanking one and all for the :,
iberal support the Chronicle has e.
and with hearty good will >,
nd wishes for his many friends, il