The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
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Legislative shortcomings.
fAmite City independents

ing others. and determined To represent no
body but themselves; ~ an going TO
grossman lately, Though my constituents
arc in favor Of IT.. They are entitled to
their opinion, and / am entitled to
mine Nov booa,,se this nong ,.,. Is en-
he has concluded that this gives him the
right TO substitute his individual opinion in
the place OF the will Of the majority that
elected him. and to. do his own work instead
Of that Of The constituency he was chosen to
represent When u Representative has
reached this high pinnacle Of conceit he has
but ono step more TO reach the conception that
his constituents IRE his private servants, and
master In the hands OF such men the inter
ssts Of the people can have but poor pros
poet
We have also heard of the prevalence of
this notion. To q considerable extent, In our
Legislature; particularly Id reference to the
calling of q constitutional convention
II IL time the people should begin to teach
these eoxcombs that their services are not
Wherever d parish Or district has elected
such q man. that parish or district Is not rep
resented ut all, and q constituency that would
elect such one q second time, after finding
him out does not deserve to be represented.
tMorehouse Clarion.l
Now that the session Of the General Assem-
bly, Ia drawing rapidly TO n close, IL Is d matter
af bitter disappointment to the people Of the
State that their chosen Representatives and
Senators have not been truor TO their trusts.
Thousands of people In our State have been
watching daily the proceedings of the Gen
eral Assembly hoping that good and wise
legislation would reward them for the effort
ii cost to put them there. But this hope, rea-
sonable as II was, has only resulted In humil-
iation. MT
We know that there are good men In the
Legislature, mon Of integrity. Of great per-
sonal worth, spotless and pure, but the fact
Is nevertheless patent that tho General As
ss%9lX rs gqdy Is tala shan shameH a per
tyrdom we have suffered under the hideous
expressions of Radical rule the insults and
outragcs melted out TO .us by ignorant and
corrupt officials the infamous Legislation
Warmoth and Kellogg these things ere yet
fresh and burning In the memories of our
people. and the feeling Is ony intensified when
we remember tho hard struggle tho Demo
upset and overthrow these political vampires
who were sucking the life-blood Of Louisiana
plundering her wealth and beggarlng her
people. Surely, then, we had q right to OK
poet better things OF Demooratic-C onserva-
tive Legislature. Tho many reforms we had
promised ourselves should spring out Of De-
Inocratic administration prove to us that SO
far as the present Legislature Is concerned
Ti arss Nearly eVspy aos that se
the Legislatures Of Warmoth and Kellogg
stink III the nostrlIs Of decent men still dis.
Hraces our statutes. Thepresent Legislature
has neither repealed their wicked laws nor
passed better ones No one can say to these
men, "Well done good and faithful servants.
Let us notice one or tive things:
Towards lottery is still d lagalized system
u robbery. i, ,l-h,lg,.,... DIN, ,4
s,natr,ntiv w milan ,sa o se''e'"s'A0 SUN "A""
The General Assembly still forces the people |
1T Louisiana to live under constitution
mi ,rh;ab waa fnistna ,,nni ~. NJ ana;rni,,,
,,sc, far nafapim,s n,i,.,,np,a ~ '''e
ITs ysrislnt,,re c,,l,id easilv re,nedv tbaae
a 1ss ny l9 hv rasea shn shh a ,o
'ndar With tbn, Ira !. b p,ajn so . ana ~,
,rda,.,ng 4 rnn o nanynnti"n ' Rut
has seen fit, in n strange kind of wisdom to do
ana da ane th shleo sls .. ohsslph are
~, - s,, w F. M ~. ia
- ia utrs,ns,nra ha ,, ~ ,n,1sn I'M
thev seem l to .ls more perile tl,an otherwia
That instrument is rotten IRON centre to cir
..n'Id not g,vaniza il nv. Tas,ort abiittu Is
~ M ,,r,Ss,ia;,'ar th.f thn .orfs a,r i,t
a. lseenin,y II NJ the organic law "f ia Shate
-. hon ihnts m,,st Lnoxv tsnt ibn nres and n",so
"a, nn,nstit,,t;nnal ronvantinn5' : rs
% T,n ~ az, 49,, oon e,' W. ,,,. ,,..,.
tattn, ona ,ysar t,, fr M" nn1+h o
! ,nyis,oimro "i'o' 'ef' '''"'Ao' i''pi '''o'''ef
In combination LAT i1u n all unrir,onnsr "a |
.o,nond 10 IN 's a - NV ~ 81 ~,
nennie and nravl ''''' W - "eApAo ''o
AK AMI NM fnr,riya ~, ,ar, s,..,o,,,nu
Wa have don" saveraI thin@sy yve n,yhi nnt r.
haga snna md ,a n, W. lafl ,'ndnhs, IN ,' IVY
tmIe n things we should have a"nn ], ~
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louachlta telegraph |
Allowing, rs we must poor privileged!
that the plan to redeem Louisiana finally |
and completely by the formation Of new |
have TO- go before the people next November
with patches on our Knees, patches on our
elbows q pateh here ana patch there, in
stead q bright new garments. VIC rise to ask |
of the leaders OF the Democratic party The
qnlsestion-very pertinent TO some OF us
Where hdce zee az got tof lana that other
question may be asked, wherois all of that
mighty, congucring host that, under the
leadership or Nlchous and Wiit1 and fly |
ing the Democratle-Gpns banner, |
gathering lts heroes iron hillside and
rom swamp, iron, country ana city, |
wen went llke neltsd knights 10 meet the Radical