The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-09
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
yar,eus views IN the smhIecs Of e"m-
st,tntionai convention, Reform, Etc
st.,ctyres mn tine Legislature.
tColumbla Herald

i,,te viii not do that net for The people they
will send men that will next time
tAlexandria Democrat
MANY III the committees Of uif Legislature
mr., falling Into the ways uf Nadlealisn ash at
ing and securing eleih ~ salary =, = na l.
,,njy sf,,tjta d warm sent for sDtts dead peat
nnlIticia,,, and splits right In the lace % ilat
promised Mud preached reform.
shreveport Times.1
IN an editorial correspondence TO The Natehi-
tpches pfi,dfettdt Mr. UpsgruIe, now W N Ii,
slrpat,a expresses The opinion that 2 I'LL cal.
in.s d convention would PASS The House but
tan Ia tho Senate He assigns. as reason
that ,,ne-,af OF the Senators hold over, where
az MI the members Of the House gp out ai. ave,
thnae who oppose the convention. we are re-
letnnt to believe that they ore. itillueficea ny
such grossly selfish motives
alexandria Dsmoeratl
The present Democratic Conservative mem,
,,ors Of the louisiana Legislature were elected
on the sacred edes " leYri u anu h,,, !, was u
,y,ee The retention Of the swindllhg mileage
Tar The benefit Of the present. Legislature, as
declared III the Senate by, the final passaHe ot
Tho ptatner bill, looks ugly TO reform editor,
AMI sntprkq of t,paji HelHshness unprecedented
II, the dirty annals Of Louisiana Radieaish.
Wa nt,ytt preached that kind IF reform, never
90 understood 1t, aud now wnsh or ,hahds o.
Il with true Democratic faith abd ll,tlig1atio'l
IMarksvle villaeef
new constitution IL absolutely necessarily
and II the present Legislature refuses tY cal
The next general election will elect Legis',a-
tire that will do 80. The Issue VIII certainty
be made at the next election, anu , we pro-
,,uunee ourselves Opposed Is. the election ~
iion Should The ilnbeellity Of the present
I,erispture create u division In our ranks
the responsibility will clearly, resi- with
Them and not with the people, beeausee
tile people are Y l t,'.,, o an a.d mona
principles, and The calling Of convention VIII
lii Init a responsive echo W their long Wishes
on the either hand the refusal 70 call con-
vpntiun will Justly lead the people, "a believe
that tho rrpsett Legislature ID indifferent TO
their wishes, because 1t forces them 70 I've
,,nrip, Il constitution framed by those who had
no real sympathy with our misfortune
Gentlemen u the Legislature, the road '.oad 70
wjlfhe tie result, refuse TO do 80. then mis-
Fotttne poverty end q wall 81 hanlessness
will aiist, throughout poor bleeding. Louis
lana that Will cause those. who we're her op-
pfeesvfs tu hide Forever their lieads III shame
TIiineoln seDtine
\ Ana still III mileage ia reduced the salary
suu,p Hay js too small This nliea4p. eoi,-
.tsiad Inv tbe Radicals, Ia whatour refnrme,s
Z 'EAt'''A''f
WI demand tho yena aud nays when this bill
comes lib on Its final paBsage, and we promise
IN airing Of the opponents, We are Watching
the proceedings daily
III the Warnoth and Kellogg sWinles are
to be aruneaead ia. aye. even enacted again,
II the Bin fails, then II IL high time tnr the
reonle tp act IL Ia time the press Ut the State
the people Let them remember who. the on
ponenta III this change arc, treasure ~ MEM
ury'a stntahuuan Their nanies. and EreW them
out w their mouths, and honor them no
mole with b position Of honor ~ profit.
tMinden Democratic
The people no dnuht ate anxious V know
what their servants Ut the capital are doing
for then, in the way Ut reform legislation, so
Iar NM have looked III vain through tho pro
,aerlinns in the official journal the New Or
lea,,s DEMOCRAT. tor something interesting ot
reform mature, The one great reform ileas
Y u,v MI nll othris the calling Ut constitutional
convention hangs fire The most oi the
,ranh,s ana talent in both houses IL being de-
voted III debates over whether Or not the next
Legislature elected shall have mileage and
psf diem " snnIy ner ae ,nn Mltn ,yn n nl An
seem III I'D entertained Nv d majority % them
ior ono moment
III an interpatinH nature 10 our people, oha
Ii an act permitting, the, p.oiee jury t9 levy =
faS At ttNn MINIS R IlP Httiitl W. HtNA MN 'hh
standing indebtedness u the parish, This act
may paaa tho Legislature and make taxes
more Cumbersome. although the taxpayers a n,
bitterly opposed " having their reapohsiIh.ll-
tipa 5urreaard. They were anSiously awaiting
4 reduction. and not an ineteaae,
MaAsyille Bnlletinl
IL tina Legislature. now sitting In New Or
inang. dopa not take care 1t will leave behind
il 4 reputation that viii bring 4. tinge %
honest shame to the check Of every Democrat
In the state. or all the legislatures We have
ever had, no single one occurs 10 us, having
any character al oil that has SO completely
cheated public expectation, and at the. same
time forfeited every title ~ public conlidenete
as the one now sitting behind the granite
walls Of the old st, Louis Hotel
tt ID useless to Disguise facts, tho people arr
indignant al the conduct OF their Lcgislatnie
They feel that they have been most ctiminallt
and wocnlly deceived by Their hopfesenta
tivpa. and they do not hide their itnnaticnee
On every side expressions OF disappointment
and dissatisfaction arc plainly audible, an'
unless something ts speedily done to aliay tht
aiSrnntpnt, there will be trouble In the camp
We feel these are things that ought to y,
known. and we make this public reference u
them with unmiSed regret.
Whether rtghtfuliy or wrongfully. the peo
pie believe that the Legislature has not don,
it's duty In fufthering these reforms TO which
Ii stands pledged. they believe IN this re
snect IL IL playing into the hands OF the office
holding and moneved classes of New Orleans
On no other theory can they account for tn
onen and studied contempt with which 1t has
refused to listen to the public voice when ut
tered with no uncertain sound, Had this beer
at all needed. Ii IL certain the Legislature
would not be in session now. and the gather
Ing storm growing out of its criminal failure
to perform its duty, would not be darkenint
the faces of men,
II the Legislature imagnes for momen
IL can adjourn without ordering q Cnnvention
and vet not provoke a storm, the like OF whici
we do not witness every day in this State /
IL hugging delusive dream to its bosom
The Warnings IL has received OF what II ma.
eN,,ect in the event of it's failure to perform
Its duty have been numerous enough, ii woutt
seem TO us. To satisfy most mon, and vii
probably satisfy even that perverse body he
fore It Is through with this business. Tn
people have resolved that the convention shal
be held. and the conduct OF the Legtsla ul'
has helped to strengthen and confirm them II
this resolution. Not even the saving sop Q
the amendments will affect the decision. Th
same hand that smites the Legislatufe vii
smite down the amendments, We tell tn
Legislature now there is no hope Tor TN
amendments.
we do not write this with any hope or es
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