Despite many sensatif yI reports of
probable trouble anjl.tiolence during
the trial of thine, the initial pro
ceedings $k loise City have been un
,i7ZGil and devoid of excitement, and
full confidence is felt by the court of
ficers and the community at large that
this condition will prevail until a ver
dict has been rendered or a mistrial
entered. Both the state and defense
are represented by an array of able at
torneys and there is every reason to
look for an outcome that will subserve
the ends of equal and exact justice.
It will then be seen whether Presi
dent Roosevelt made any mistake in
expressing the opinion that the al
leged conspirators in this cause ce
ldbre are to be classed with capital
istic freebooters like E. H. Harriman
as "undesirable citizens."
A Notable Venture.
Joe Leveque, Henry Rightor and
several other bright "newspaper fel
lers" of similar big calibre have or
ganized a company with $500,000 cap
ital to establish a two-cent daily in
New Orleans to be called the Morning
World, and the prospectus makes the
declaration that the paper's "policy
will be independent. It will tell the
news without fear or favoritism. Dem
ocrats, Republicans, Socialists and
factions may look to it for a news
paper. It will suppress news for no
body-color it for nobody-and distort
it for no purpose whatsoever. Truth
will be its supreme asset." That
sounds 'most too good to be true, and
we can's believe is till we see it. God
speed the efort, though
LOVELY LAFAYETTE.
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