The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-02-15
PERSISTENT MIsREPRE-
SENTATI0N,

Tlae Shreveport Journal has SAID
afce things about The Chief many
times, and we have appreciated Its
compliments greatly, for the journal
is one of the best all-round neWspa-
2ars on our Louisiana exchange list,
and praise from such source is
praise indeed. For some 1nexpllca-
Bile reason, however, our esteemed
contemporary has fallen into an Hn-
wholesome habit of misstatement con
corning The Chiefs political status,
and the practice is persisted in not
outstanding the fact that we have
repeatedly corrected the mlsfeDresen-
tation and, on one occasion, at least,
brought the correction to the direct
notice OF the journal by mailing the
editor an extra marked copy of the
issue containing the correction.
Our esteemed contemporary latest
repetition Of its habitual bungle
occurs in an editorial published on
the 7th instant, entitled bad ADVICE
from a Wrong Source in which ex-
aeption is taken to The Chiefs ap-
proving comment on the widely cir
culated report that when the time
comes for the appointment OF sue
cessor to the present collector OF
customs at New Orleans, the choice
of President Wilson is likely to fall
upon Hon. Murphy ]. Foster, whose
term as United States senator will
expire on the 4th proximo. Our pres
ent concern is not with the Journals
opposition to Senator Fosters pros
pective transfer to the port collector
ship-evidently inspired largely by
partisan and fractional feeling-but
with the characterization of The
Chiefs politics contained in the fol-
lowing extracts:
"The only plain, straightout stand
pat Republican newspaper in the
state of Louisiana, so far as we
know, is the Donaldsonville Chief,
and which, by the way, is one of the
best weeklies in the state in every
respect except political. This being
a fact, however, one would hardly go
to The Chief for advice upon Demo-
cratic problems. y The ap-
pointment of Senator Foster would
be highly pleasing to the Republicans
of the state, for whom the Donaldson.
vile Chief may be presumed to
speak
When The Chief passed into the
hands of its present proprietors three
years ago the announcement was
made that the paper under its new
rlianag ement would astrive to be in
fIenendeat fmnartial. fearless and
conscientious In all things, political
and otherwise; that it will not be the
organ or special pleader of any party,
faction, cabal or individual, but will
treat all with equal fairness and cam
dor. . This declaration has been re-
iterated from time to time, and atten-
tive readers Of the paper will bear
US out in the claim that the letter
and spirit of our platform have
Deen scrupulously observed.
The attention Of our esteemed
Shreveport contemporary is again
called to its violation inadvertent
and unintenti oIlaI, hopeof the
commandment VI IIllou shalt not bear
false witness ggsaIInsT thy neiglabor I, q
and we abiure the culprit to go and
SIN no more, in this particular, at
any rate. The Chief is not q Repub-
Iican paper, whether Of the plain or
ornate variety, straightout standpat
or sinuous1y progressive, and the pre-
sumption that it is presumed to
speak for the Republicans of the
state is wholly presumptuous.