The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-09-19

his services while in attendance
upon the parish court. III you
live upon Sabine, Whishkachitta,
at Hickory Flat, or Mermentau, or
any portion Of The parish, and if
a party should trespass upon your
rights, ia a manner that would re-
quire civil service, and The inter-
position of the law, however urgent
the case may be, you must travel
to Lake Charles to obtain it, de-
laying much time, and incurring
mach expense, and often giving
the trespasser time to place him
self beyond the jurisdiction Of the
court.
I am in favor 0f abolishing the
Office. Let as have our Justices,
in every ward, as ia times past.
We have men ID every ward ol
the parish who are as competent to
administer justice, in common
cases OF equity, as ii our parish
judges, This system wall work
equally as vel As the present,
after all yonF trouble and ex-
pense of bringing cases before the
Parish Court. If your case should
be in any way complicated, it will
60 to the District Court by ap-
peal, for final decision. Why, not,
take the case direct to this court
at once, which is competent to ad-
minister justice according to the
strict letter Of the law, and save
to yourselves and the parish, the
expense of the judicial proceedings
in the Parish Court.
I favor abolishing the Office Of
Tax Collector, repeating the law
that created it, and giving the
work to the Sheriff, who can do it
for one-haf OF the present rate,
and at q saving Of q per cent. to
the State and Parishes. Abolish
it and save tlIis useless expense.
The next measure is the public
school system. I favor public
schools, and the law should be so
framed as to give every Taxpayer,
rich or poor, whether he lives in
our thickly populated settlements,
or il the sparseIy settled districts,
equal opportunities ID its benefits.
I favor allowing the funds belong
ing to the thinly settled neighbor-
hoods, to accumulate ia the hands
Of The treasurer, so as to give to
them the means of reaping the adj
vantage from a public school
arising out Of this general fund,
instead Of cutting them of en-
tirely.
I know there are some who favor
a concentration Of the funds Of each
district upon one point, SO as to
keep up q permanent school, and
demand Of those living remote
from the central point to board
their children; by this means you
defeat the object of the free school
system, and che favored few who
happen to be centrally situated, re-
ceive an the advantages of the
public fund, at the expense Of the
many who should have an equal
share in this public provision. Tt
Is a fact beyond contradiction,
that education is the Chief corner
stone and prop Of al republican
governments. Impair or take away
this inestimable boon from The
people, and where would we drift 2
An! like 4 ship, without compass
or rudder, we would drift as fast
as time and tide could carry MS
upon the gulf of discorC, violence
and barbarism. Consequently,
toe much time, thought and care
cannot BE- bestowed upon our sys-
tenn of education. Wisdom Is the
chief thing; therefore get wisdom.
Our statute book stands ae-
cursed with the registration law.
There Is not an act upon that
great book more odious and op-
pressive, which imposes o great
hardship upon as il the way of
expense, to say nothing Of Che
unfair and paFtial working Of the
system. tic was enacted to create
rnnsa -nlIinaa and nlaea mora naN-