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

W afh lt'N W Ht-il wv wv tNtPA hE
barring It's use Of the mails was rem
dered by the United States Supreme
Court leading Mr. John 4 Morris e
/ Withdraw the promise ot an Immense
subsidy Go the State II was all over
but the shouting Aud tn anttlottery
people daily shouted But new reforms
gre born every day and Tn" True
Democrat ever since the iret day oi
It's existence, has never been m loss
( for good causes to foster new ideals 81
tmplanir fresh enterprises to support
for the good OF the psoplc among whom
sc live and by whose patronage We
earn our bread with some butter and
q little Jam Oh il as we'll The bread
and butter and jam have all come by
hard work The True Democrat has
outltyed other local papers because IL
Is the fruit Of hard work. a stickto.
itivenefs combined with q sincerity
that has been a little better than mere
! popularity 4 desire 20 serve, and a
Willingness 10 be used for high purpose
regardless OF private gain has helped
To make the paper parish Institution
People do not always like The True
Democrats position on ans given sub
jet, but they respect II believing IL
sincere. With no Interior motive, aud
unlusptred by private malice or greed
Looking backward. review many
hot campaigns fought to finish. and
recall with pride that the parish of
West felictana has given with two
exceptions tts majorittes TO the men or
measures favored b. The True Demo.
crat one OF these exceptions was In
the faFfot Robertson congressional
race, but Il traHsplred that an uneeunt.
sd box al Wilhelm actually gave Rob
ertson a majority la the parish The
other Instance va Ia the state primary
Fl 1915. when wr backed the loser
Knowing h. would be- the loser In par
tEh as well ~s stat The parish ma.
ierity and it's paper came together al
the close Of the campaign. and The
True Democrat il told that II did tell
'ng service for Democracy This rpla.
ion between the paper and the people
vas no doubt because both naturally
favor whatever Is clean aud Of good
report have always stood for two
things justice 10 all and anything
tending to public Improvement The
former has led me At lines to wage
war for unpopular causes. and TO
hazard my peeuhiary interests In their /
support, sometimes suffering actual
loss As frequently | have urged meas
ures that we're unpopular because they .
involved the spending of money bat |
only did so when | believed it was for
the public good
Mes, Of these incidents nrc fr.sh in /
the minds oI "eons,aot reader. " and
need no further rafcr,.nes sv.on, 20 /
say that time runs great t,rn.tablc
lad the man who wes I'm tho onnosito
fd, yesterds, or last year viii IA, with
ane today II oar opt, sits firm aud
waits. and If = rcHI desire IA sarye =
brother exists. the nnrnrlupit, uii
arise sooner or mfer
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