Richland beacon., 1878-06-29
RYYLE La SATURDAY. JUNE g. 1878 WHOE NO 49

excess Of its present real value. Thus Tweed
held the State Of New York in obcyancc ,e
his will and interest,"; aud he had his TiLder
Monopolists Of Louisiana may hector two
legislatures, but the hand wiring is even now
upon the wall. To sweep away all such
clogs to the progressive prosperity Of the
State, it reQpises . nesc Constitution. Tiller ol
the soil, do You know that Inst winter in the
city Of New Orleans, a mob (said TO be un,iel
the directions of these monopoli,ts) attempted
and finally succeeded in breaking up a pub.
lie meeting at or near Clay monument, held
in the interests Of this convention movement!
This mob pelte,i the speakers and audience
with rotten apples, oranges and eggs! NY
friends, the hand which guides the pen rs j,
chronicles these facts, is hard one, a. yours,
made so by honest toll, and may j, ever re.
main paralyzed when il refuses to warn you
Of the influence Of monopolists. Their inter.
ests are not your interests. They would have
laws enacted to keep you poor, while it en-.
riches them; from this element you may not
look for redress, but on the contrary, you may
watch them with care. Ii is well known
fact that this opposition movement had its
origin in New Orleans, and it is equally Ger.
tain ,ha, these monopolies head the move.
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the opposition do so from mercenary motives,
bu, this much know, ths, those OF the oppo-
sition who are sincere and conscientious in
their opinions are fallible and liable to err, as
even others are. What grounds do they as.
! sumo in their oppo.itiont Mr.. Holstesd says,
in the only points which he attempts to make,
| (three in nnmber) that, lsf.: The tax payers
can not we'll wait for an ont and out ne W
| -. l:-fO
Why not! Is il not fact that the people
have awaited as long for wholesome and SAL
utary laws. suitable to their interests and
wishes! Let the gentleman look back NJ the
proverbial .orbearance Of tho people of this
State :or the past twelve years, and he will
see that his assertion falls to tie ground
End He says: 1T 10 by no means certain tina,
a document framed by a convention for the
organic law will be adopted when put to the
test Al the polls This assertion proves how
far the gentleman is mistaken in the public
zeal Of the people. We intend this conven.
ton shall be composed Of the 6e.t and pwresf
men Of the State; and arguing from the re-
suit Of past conventions, who have framed
documents" which were adopted by the poo
pie at the polls, hence, We say, the gentle.
mans views in the premises are not well
chosen. Sd. at is not 4 fact by any means
that q constitution framed n this time will he
any better than our presen, constitution with
the amendments proposed engrafted into its
Lody." The language of Mr.. Hols,ead may
Al this point excite our ire = little. but never
mind, keep cool, and we shall see Framed
At this time" Wonderful! how thankful we
should feel for this crumb of intelIigenc
What does the learned gentleman here refer
tot is it that he wishes to imply that there is
not competent talent and purity within the
borders Of the State. Or is il, that the people
are too greatly excited to frame "document!'
III does appear to an observer, that two years
is sufficien, laps for heated passions to cool
Or is it thar they sre too poor to pay for this
"document!' From what the confreres OF
the gentleman say, il must be the latter.
They say il will cost-oh, great sums they
knit their brows, ~ they button hole you and
tell you-yes, il will cost Sl6OOOO At least to
frame q ne document and further, the peo-
pie can not wait for an out and out new con.
s,i,uion to relieve them. READER, they are
economists par excellence" Their reforms
within the pas, two years exemplify this.
Ex-Governor Warmoth told them that he
knew that they had established enviable rep
utations as rcformers. "One thing" he tannt.
ingly exclaims, "you mu.s do, either stop
censuriag me for signing bills, or else refuse
your per diem under tho enactment Of my
administration" ~But," continues Warmoth
in the same ironicsl strain, IL see you walk
up and take il like little men," ] quote the
above from memory and do not contend that
] have used the speakers exact language, but
the ideas, in the main, are correct. Neither
do quote il 10 wound the feelings Of those
members who use'i their ability to secure .
constitutional convention; but with those
members who thought the present constitution
could not be beuered, have no sympathy
that this most infamous constitution that ever
impoverished the laboSing man and fatiened
the purses Of political n n 1lers; completely
tied their hands and they compelled to ST.
there and take it-birer dose, know, but
they deserved no better. And we are herein
snld by one Of the Apostles, that We cen not
Ee, 4 better 'documens." Arrogance blush!
VIXEN such insults are thrown in our very
teeth-that the native born Louisisnian could
not make better .document' Tue gentleman
has been pleased to term iO than has been
fastened upon us by set Ct political adven.
turers TO use the most respectful sermsC
hold MI. HoIstead 10 due Louisxns m apology.
Now, Capt Farmer, il such disquisi'ions
ss this is rononnced by yon as table and in
,eressiny," would no, exchange my observa'
tons for your charity.
(d) My dear Captain, when you say "that
river" which one do you refer to, the
Ouachita, Mississippi or the river Styx'
fear. my friend, the ides Of November next
will find you and your political friends on the
wrong side of ''that river" The Captain
explains that this was IN error of the con'>
posi,or he wrote Ouachi,a river.-Ed.
(r) Now. Mr.. Herald, - We poor, pcrse-
cu,ed fellows are cut of from the people by
the conventionis,s papers, please le, US into
your columns. We do wish so-oh, how bad
we wish! to delay this convention movement,
even another year. - horse! A horse!
A kingdom for a hore!!!" Most positively,
Captain, this will mt win. The people, spon
this question. are like the Georgia vnaHnseer',
who Bill Arp tested ~ they enlisted. bll
said shsa he poured water upon them and II
they isizzled, why, he soOk them in; 6 not, he
didn't Captain, it 10 bod for families TO fall
out, isn't il Well, you write. and give your
ssassss Iov opposing . convensioa, anAs send It
70 the BBAcoH Office, and will take Ne re'
sponsibiity TO say il will hnd space and eSsr-
se0us eonsidentioa. And if seme EeA-
lander doss MOI convest you, then will say.
like Ephsism. be is joined 70 his idol"