The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-08-22

writings that highest eli common
dation aeltHm q palt0
This eviathan offspring 81 fhl
Doctor Intellect shis elephapiins
/ production, may ba properly char,
actegizea Us s compound Of sopho.
moric rhodomontade, aud the punl
ldriyel Of a latter day politician
White Sigma expected some retori
aud iepaftee "a his Inst communi-
cation, Iie must confess ho did not
look for such pueriities as the
Doctor has ventilated. That The
Doctor Is q plain, blunt man, nav.
very plain, very blunt man. IS as
patent AIS q pike staff, for BE has
to borrow Sigmas ideas to fight
journalistic battles. Sigma placed
the Doctor under the saJg,Waoe Of
the moon, and the Doctor places
Sigma under The iay7uence Of the
comet; this is so evident piece
of plagiarism that Sigma consid-
ers 1t unworthy of notice. The
Doctor shows himself TO be 4 man
of little Latin aud less Greek,
and bis jargon about the words
Sigma and coma evidence a COM
plete ignorance Of the science of
philology. Sigma commends the
st0dY Of this science to the Doctor,
and assures him. after little time,
he willhaVe less need Of antiquated
Ainsworth, and even modern Web.
ster. But Sigma must warn the
Doctor that the pecuniary profit
il this study is not as great as
that Of voting a tomb to Damn. 4
salary to John Ray, and mourning
Tor Lincoln III the Kellogg legis
allure. So much for the Doctor
title wit.
The ''faw words Of facts and of
COMMON sense addressed to Sigma
.re not appreciated BY him at all, |
hough spoken as If from an oracle |
It Delphi, fog Sigma regards the
General Appropriation Bill Us one
# the most important that come
before the Legislature. By this |
jill the money Of the people is
'oted away, and they have 4 right
0 object to the misrepresentation
i q single dime, and viii hold their
Representatives responsible. What
he people want and need sadly il
economical administration, and I'LL
hese appropriation bills they viii
nd whether they have 1t 81 not.
The member, who sits compliment
Y in bis seat and votes for the
General Appropriation Bill, objcc-
.ono6le items and Oh, is either sadly
gnorant of his duty, or grossly
Of bis business. What!
] a legislator bound to vote for
against q bill as a whole ? Can
9 not make an effort rs defeat
portions. BY moving
strike out or to amend But
Omit the Doctors notion of this
after, that member must vote
i OF against, and still it is the
ldoubted privilege Of every mem
r. Of every deliberative assembly
have himself placed of record
] the journal Of The proceedings
! having objected to such, aud
Ich matters. The Doctors non
nse about an extra session Of
& Legislature IS childish. One I
ing is certain, if all the Doctor j
lows about legislation was ac- :
lired in the Kellogg Legislature,
nd I suppose 1t was), he can not !
.pect such knowledge to COM !
and much respect, il this twid.
e-twaddle Of bis about the defeat
the bill Is q specimen of such
lowltdge. Away with these com
ose legislators who are not more !
stchful Of the peoples interest !
gina insists that the appropria- \
~ bin Of 1874 is full of instrue-
~ ter the people, especially true
emocrats; il tells d damning tale
every Democratic member who
ted for il, and il is easy ~ ia y
Tstand Why the Doctor exclnims Il
'Or uFngl0pa sale Iak Y.o ha4,n - III