The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-02-21
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that will bring .inge n pl'all0a
shame to the cheek OF every AS a
ocrat in the State. OF an A. aea'
isJatures we have ever had, No ' -
gle one occurs to us, hay;n ~ a'ar
character at all, that has ~ ~ ~!
pletely cheated public exnecta uea'
and at the Same time forfeits ss'l0l
cry title to public confidence ~ !.
the one now sitting behind ~ y
granite walls of the old St. Io sas
Hotel. -OuS
1t is useless to disguise f.,.,
the people are indignant at V II,
conduct Of their Legislature. : pI ss
feel that they have been most o,;a,
inally and woefully deceived ' H.
their representatives, and thew u
rot hide their impatience, o 1'
every side expressions Of d;ss an
pointment are plainly audible, md
unless something is speedily do ns
to aIlay the discomfort, there viii
be trouble in the camp. We tsa
these are things that ought to h
known, and we make this puhGs
reference to them with unmiyed |
regret.
Whether risbtfully or wropp.
fully, the people believe that t6s
Legislature has not done its duty IN
fnrtheriug these reforms to which /
it stands pledged. They beliaye. /
in this respect, it is playing into
the hands of the Office holding and
mouied classes of New Orleans
On ro other theory can they &c.
count for the open and studied
contempt with which it has refused
to Iistpn to the public voice when
uttered with 10 uncertain Sound.
Had this been ut all needed, It'll
certain the Legislature would not
be III session now, and the gather.
ing storm growing out Of its Grim
ital failure to perform its duty,
would moi be darkening the faces
of men.
II the Legislature imagines for q
moment ii Can adj ourn without Or.
dering a convention, and yet not
provoke a storm, the like Of which
we do not witness every day In this
State, it is huggins delusiys
dream to it's bosom. The warnings
it has received of what it may ez-
pect in the event OF its iallaretO
perform It's duty, have been numer-
Gus enoagh, it would seem to us, TO
satisfy most men, and will probab-
ly satisfy even that perverse body
before it is through with this BIS
isess. The people have resolved
that the convention shall DO held
and the conduct of the Legislature
has helped to strengthen and con
firm them in this resolution. Not
even the saving sop OF the amend
ments will affect the decision
1Nhe same hand that smites the
legislature will ruthlessly smlte
down the amendments. We tell
the Legislature now, there is no
hope for the amendments.
We do not write this with any
hope or expectation that it Will
weigh feathers weight with tho
legislature. We fear it is too July
committed to its fatal course tooe
called off at this late day. Stllltls
door of honorable retreat is SUI
left open to it, and there are yet
many who believe it will find SAFE
ty and honor at last through H.
We hope these expectations may
be justified by the event. We 70
should dislike to see a democra'lc
legislature place itself in antagon..
ism with the people. 1t 10 las y
drifting toward this however auu
if it comes out Of SO unequal
conflict a little worsted, it can Y!
the blame at its own door. YIN
thing is certain however, The oem,
ocratic party intends to run ~
government in the interest o. ~
people, and not of long term oep. 7
tors and those they represent, I
recognizes it has claims lnnul'a.
superior to those Of the peDflensi'
on its bounty. Iu this respeoG' Y. !
will completely reverse tne ~ ],
order of things, and it will CON
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