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

IAfl We. Tor I'VE Aiu lNfHfN AfHIS
the senior editor hopes that these
recpIlecl,ons srittca IN the FIRST person
singular may not be- regarded as IN ans
Vag egotisticaI aud will prove interest
ing 20 the friends Of The True Demo
cfat a least
Il must have been the rashnoss OF
extreme ignorance concerning the cost
risks aud demands Of publishing d
newspaper that led me with the ca
operation Of my FIRST husband the late
W " l.eakc Jr, 10 begin the pubiica
tion Of The True Democrat la 1892
although an avid reader al books and
the best periodicals from the age al
niuo years and u writer Ter newspapers
aud magazines from the age OF thir
teen. had never actually been IN a
printing office, OF seen printing press,
aud had read only It very few country
new spapers before cssaying the edit.
ing Of this paper The threefourths
gofirOut Washington hand press. the
moagerly equipped print shop and the
very owl" FIRST copy of The True
Democrat which Issued from the afOFe,
said press, February 3, 1892. were
actual first experiences In know ledge
Of the makeup Gf a country weekly so
soul thrilling IN q way az never To be
forgotten All Of the force felt that
rhey had gone forth on wonderful
cmprlse. and with such feeling almost
ans rnnrl vas heroic
For mt aeu part vas a semtInyalid,
walking With great difficulty even a
short distance and IL not like the mer.
maid transformed into princess of the
tait sale Who's" new feet left bloody
impIuI mime again Ia use after long
Illness made ~ least steps as painful
and very slow was moreover weak
and nervous bat having from my early
piflhbud been tnstinctNely antaennistie
10 lotteries. aud especially fearful Of
the political. as we'll as moral influence
ot the Louisiana Lottery, then In 1892
at "tha fail meridian" of IFS powers.
I vas dnslrnus Of doing something to
relieve ny beloved state from what
Was called .l thu~, days the octupus
Aragiri had observed In my native !
city. BATON Rouge. It's haucful influence |
upon almost every piece of legislation !
that came before the Legislature. /
had seen lhn uusophiatioated represen |
tutivcs and senators deceived and mis-
led by It's agents into voting improper |
Is had heard Of hribes for the weak |
aud easily tempted. and the venal, | !
had knowu at stronger ucn pursued /
almost into insanity BY opportunities
'o support measures helpful 80 the
ottery had perceived that none,
IS ltn listened To- the voice of the trmpter
escaped with uublcmished reputation
One upstate soEou and baptist
preacher a. sell Vas possibly an IN.
loe a. sufferer Iir had been asked h.
he pastor Of Ihe Baton Rouge baptist
church 70 bl the = lpf' IN the lattcr's
absence " luehIlr ha cast q lottery
vote thr day before h, vas to preach
b lag Several member, of the church
aa there vas uu time to
all a church meeting requested him
iot Iu t8 b. pulpit Although only
irh n yar cid vas one uf the
.U5Hsr and gbirCpd my II in com
iauy ata She arypral other intrepid
.nuls 5000 a8uh trial frf such q high
handed ruar dHe The church aua +
aimed hu sgTu taken
As rf 81. raHlrd chat the Lottery
mtHs reached t. meridian Wolsey
4ka. "unHlt Hssl, ROW ro les setting
tn mtHs ul Tho True Democrat vas
sHta proceeding Nearly every
newspaper b. III State aa- supporting
he lmrE IsrIadNng an published ln
S.a uGl=aa excepting THE New
Delta started e Uuta before ar