The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

. HlHs |tiA " az r. - balhts h'''NFais W
say, from the late lion. ] Hurruss
MeGchce. one Of the most patriotic
men this parish ever produced II was
the only subscription of any size con
sequFutty the last one repaid II being
understood that should the paper be
continued beyond the campaign that
the money would bc refunded II vas
so done tin later years. during the
Good Government League campaign
lSll.l2 our Baton Rouge edition OF
The True Democrat started on the
same terms, vas not SO fortunate, not
living longer than the campaign Hut
these subscriptions were repaid with
eight per cent interest Mr. McGehee
generously permitted Us TO work out
his donation and "a did a number of
Jobs ot printing for him, so many In.
deed that he finally said II don't be
lioye you people will over be- satisfied
that you have paid me back. We perse,
vered however until we we're satisfied
The original subscription paper dis
appeared long ago Were II in exist.
ehee today its publication would. In
my eyes at least be like hestowing the
red ribbon Of the Legion of Honor Hut
the paying back vas difficult. The pub.
fishers were called the Hayou Sara
Publishing Co. but Il Was a company
only IN name, having no legal exist.
eBce Friends and co-workers simply
trusted ns The paper Hettcd us moth,
ing for over year So many other
newspapers had died u borutng that no
subscribers 10 the paper were asked
aud few Of them paid Ia advance
Mr. leakr who managed the business
affairs 6f the paper until his death in
1891 often said that the returns from
his INSURANCE business alone kept the
little Journal anoat Ia 1882 aud lSF3.
Apropos Of my ignorance Of the Tuner
workings Of q printing Office. Of course
knew nothing of proofs OF proof.
reading and | shall never forget the
lorrur with which beheld the stone
proof OF my first editorial rffusioH 4
tone pfout, be- 1t said, Is one made
before the type ls locked firmly In the
press and IL therefore att inky, and
tpt to be- rather shaky print This
roof var exceedingly smudgy and fun
II errors, fer the printer had evidently
Iut become accustomed to- my hand .
writing Mercltul heaven. was Il all to .
COX like thisF wildly thought Ny .
,plriiH fell to zero II vas Hike a mother .
must feed when the physician presents .
lef CalIhan ~ her frstborn hui the .
rinter Who WIS the late Richard II .
irges brought the paper oul neat and
lean. despite the crazy old Washing.
on press he had 60 d al with The late
William \ Porter, a life long printer,
md NJ that time a member Of the police
ury also assisted with the first issue
lis Kindness was never forgotten. nor
as that his only service IN the papar
p return he received Ioral friendship
{ twenty years. and an rycrrcad,
eIcome To Our home
n" man abo really named The True
imocral or rather suggested Fhe
aH which eh"s" among many, vas
u" lat" \ = ] Evans, fnan soue-
F7' eccentric but a. Hue Intellect and
jF1r patriot Hts personality and
tT'4ees IN tbp state lex stature we're
e-inuing 20 b. fully appreciated ab,u
pa died while iilIhg his second term
herein tie often wrote for the parish
5Hfaat bui It is we'll To- say here that
'..H"F H" rof rnN outsider ever
.'ti8 any matter printed as editorial
if ih# ITr Democrat II aas some
tines runJecfurnd. and even boldly rs
fi'd Boy seWr That the late ~ Fran
is " NHmtprd wrote Thu True Demo
rHf editorials H. Frequently wrote