The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-05-11
True Democracy.

the Se3tieiS SchaDl, nor 90 We pfNi'bSc 10
submit it to the test cf the Senf1.cFs criti-
cisn. 1t is MOI cur province to express the
sentiments of the people of Lafourche, bat
We insist we do reflect the opinions Of the
people OF the section within winch we eifcu
late.
To which the SENTINEL agrees
perfectly.
The schools in which our poll,
tics have been learned are totally
different from those III which the
Viadscat0r has imbibed it's pOliti-
Cal doctrines.
The Democracy which this pa
per has been taught, teaches res
pect and Difference to the higher
courts, teaches that to accord
justice where justice is due is one
of the cardinal principles of po-
litical virtue, and that all due
Difference and obedience to The
will of the people when properly
expressed should be given by leg
islators and rulers, but it does
not teach wholesale condeuna
ton Of a Government merely be
cause it has not obeyed the de-
maud OF ii small faction OF people,
as bas been done by she Viadie
dtor and other papers Of its matt
Eel of thinking. The wholesale
denunciatioD OF the Governor,
printed. i'll an entire column OF
the TiRdicat0r a few weeks ago
because he had net caused a Con
Stitutional Convention to be call
ed. or at least Recommended that
measure to the Legislature, when
there had no5 been petition
sent to that body Or series Of res
buttons passed by a solitary mass
meeting of people, save one head
ed by the fanatic DIR. TebaaiT,
demanding such cali is Il prin-
ciple OF condemnation that is not
found in any Of the precepts Of
The Democracy in which the Sen
tineI has looked for guidance.
The right OF the people to peti
ton tor a redress Of grievances is
undisputed but if this terrific de
mand for Constitutional Conven
ton has been SO prevalent among
the masses, why have they not
SO expressed themselves in the
way and manner in witch their
sentiments and wishes are nniver
sally made known by petition
and Inconsistencies
Nothing Of this kind has been
aoie ani the only time an at
tempt to pass d set Of conuemna
tory resolutions we've attempted
to be passed outside of Tbebault's
meeting they met with a merci
less defeat.
Heretofore the Findicator has
had much to say about what the
people demanded, what the people
Would have SC. using the word
il its fullest sense conveying the
idea that such Il desire was pveva
lent all overt the State, bat from
the extract above it appears that
his people are only those "in the
section iii which be circulatps.o
Well, it is some consolation to
know that the Parish OF Nachito-
clies is not Louisiana, and SO far
is the sentiments of that section
81 the Stare are concerned this
paper makes no pretenSions to
speak. Personal acquaintance in
that section has convinced us that
tile citizens of that portion of
Louisiana are as patriotic, honor-
able, and disnlfied AZ those of any
portion Of tie State, aud whatev-
er may be their views, they are
Influenced by 40 other ideas than
the promotion Of the genera! good.
The question Of Kidd, Rriee. ct al has
nothing to do with the issue before us
which is ore purely OF principle nor do We
propose to defend DIR. TebauIt or the New
Orleans Property Holders Union as Il }aq,a
or an association, but we contend that their
Constitutions right to meet. petition and
~remous.ratc, shall not be abridged or iptof
teied with-and We make that ,emaul
SIMPLY ON pra{cipte also.
Still when such papers as the
ViRdicGtor have never a word of
commendation for any one cou-
nected with the last Legislature.
except for that squad Of salary
grabbers who united with the
Radicals TO repienish their OWL
pochets at the expense OF the
public treasury, it does not seem
unreasonable TO suppose that that
Is the class of men that suits their
ideas OF legislators.
The indicator has much to saw
on principle. 1t is presnmable that
1t accords the same right to 9th
eFS, although in the first extract
above, 1t litilnaics that it does
not desire others TO criticise it's
Views although it assumes the
right to crltlcise the opinions OF
others.
On principle the SENTINEL con
tends that the abuse heapnu u,,,n