The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-01-27
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some substantial evidences III
ssaiemanshiy pnd patriotism. We
presume gheT "a know Il. ana are
the mne surprised ne lie eonspi-
eH0us indifference with which iaat
Rnoa ledge s. confronted. Ten.
ays hRTs 81 eady afapsed -sipce
tho opening IS lie SESSION. one
pi1th of she whole session has
Gn ali8&ed to pass i'll after
waste ans haFrennesa. The public
can not De expected to divine What
schemes oE startling imppgk ard
vast afaplioTali0n are treasured III
fhe le1iaalire bTain nnant this sins
guIar delay. Withont farther Light
shan she States desperate need 0g
reform and Tie belief that lie
Legislature is ahe only medium
aroagh HAlish ihat r0tE1 can be
obtained, the public may well bs
rd6nea Cot harbbrin ira saiie6es
af gbe inaclion aud contunlpt f0r
Tic invisible benevolencE til which
abey wuuld have Is aseFibe ii.
~ seems difficult 10 make poldi-
cians md pal4isaps understand
that tba people 10 not really at-
tath anv Faiue To the predomi-
nance uf one party over another
except No fir e. il secures % theu
ceFsain material benefits. age 40
aok strive and struggle to elect
1Tr. Brown 10 preference To mr..
Jones simply % enjoy the spec
aacge of BFoWn id d Eat Office draw
fhB j fat pdg diem HfoBh abd his
ffiends may believe that tho peo-
PIE are aufieiaAilE rewarded I'D i
urance thaf a ~ provided
goF hnE there ia the nissake Brown
makes Aud there ia the error
aUr sS iaint0Ea u eEtbet
ppaas CD have fallen also. !
g Noala imaRiEa o ses NE de-
meiesP WITH which these
gentlemen approach tile business
they we're elected and are being
paid to attend To, that the com
nnitg had aecDu Pitched all Its
hope md reached the fnil dayel-
Dpment Of ita prosperity ~ ele-
watfng them NJ Office. They ap-
pear I'D consider This unWieliy
anearg a8 ssna3 sf tllggs8a1acr.
md iS ty trivial political
F-emt aa d akmpendan moral
characterization aclgieg en1dit. If
SO tlioueAt ih8 mat 81 sufficient
+ nomenk, as compared with sle
meserial interests Oh the people,
weHhOuld inquire into the contro-
vcrsy over tll8 appaFiiOnmenb and
endea9oF ta neettsin Just what
poees ag diaemnce aE but wei
d0 e fhiiil 0g sufficient iHsgor-
nre. md Iii truth, tlie attitadR
Eaa Emo parties AZ present ia
fREheF nBa aagad haR'iarment
and sulhy r6tsin1 tht1 N sional
md etatesmanlika end ioRgin A
worthy cifuse. sA
n nssa wever, to
iiEuslrat6 lie siluatioh Legisla-
tors realize WiEia0as nrtheF assnF-
ances frOm NE how large d share
of public attention they absorb
ssg now,and appEariate the glav.
fty Oh the interests staked Oh their
ability nBd pa8fi0 ism. We need
not tell them that they have 10
ight to lFiiter away the lime nnd
money M sl,e people i'll empty
pantomitle, bill tllAt tlley are sacri-
ticing their own reputation GA we'll
az the conmanitys welfare by
frnitleas munlneFy The fact II
aeM evident that tha people die
watching MA aetibn of ihs Legis- |
latnre with slaapless solicitnde aud |
vigilanog, Md TINT they viii eon-
demH Fith FiRhtagua Indignation
iitg FOLLY an ihe Miokedneas nhiah /
permits this l0ng-nwaie aud
sgFale.Heedsa opportunity to pass
pHimpTuYpd. No speak ainiy
because the timn faF plain spaeal
haa arrived. There asa, or 0nght
t0 bas n0 differences III matters
eeting sasa cnmm0n good ~ n
HrAs 0K general application kfht