The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1878-10-19

made by the 'cOmpilers" of the new Radica
:. paper published in this parish. that the Demo
cratic party has failed to redeem its pledge
OF reform and retrenchment and conseuuen
reduction of taxation, I'VE refer our readers tc
the able address of the State Democratic Cen
tral Committee, dated the 4th inst to be found
III the New Orleans papers. We have not time
or space to give it i'll our paper this week, OF
even synopsis thereof.
by this address, it will be perceived that the
Democratic party, though in power only two
years, has reduced the annual expenses OF
State Parish and City governments over three
million OF dollars. This embraces the five
items alone of Legislative, printing, levees, tax
assessment and collection which is an econo-
my of over $S00,0 to the State. and over a
million and half to the city of New Orleans
and $500 600 to the parishes.
Constitutional Convention, purely Dem
ocratlc measure. strongly opposed by radical
leaders and managers everywhere in the State
Will finish mp the work of rptrenchment and
reform so well begun under difficulties bv the
Democratic members OF the Legislature
Can the cOmpilers Of the radical sheet show
us the first step in this work of reform and re.
duction of taxes, by their corrupt, selfish and
uhpatrlotlc party Did the leaders of that
party ever lnausurate and carry out any meas
nres or policy of reform, retrcnchment. or re
ductIon OF governmental expenses Why that
party is the author Of all the abuses recurring
reformation.
iHE FEVER COMMIssIoN.-Tues morning
MIA n,.
bemss once, tor the purpose of arranging
loca lltles Ill which each member intends in
Nestlgaflng the origin Of the disease Here
alter there Will be two meetings held each
day-ohe at d. m, to arrange their routes.
ana the other at p. H.. to report their DAYS
work.
Last evening, at O'Clock, the gentlemen
composing the commission met for the mr.
pose of reporting their days gathering of facts
throughout the respective localities to which
they had been assigned Some Of their inves.
tlsatIons were very interesting and valuable. |
but they requested that no publication he |
MADE OF them at present us it might Interfere
with their future proceedings
sergeant SlmOnS, of the L. S. signal service
presented the commissioners two valuable
charts, one OF August and the other of Septem-
Der, showing the effects of the mrteorological
changes on the fever. They show that north
erly winds increase the number of new cases
az well as of deaths.
From one of the commissioners il was la.r,
nd that they intend, first, to find. if possible.
he origin of the disease here; whether it ori
slnatrd here or was imported. Secondly they
VIII visit all the towns in the State where the
ever made It's appearance. to find the causes
IT ITS origin, and. in the meantime. consider
he benefits. if any, of disnfection. They will
'"gard all points practically, aud not tbeoret
cally.-N. o. Times, 9Th.
MIGHTY Poor DEMoCRAT.-He is mighty
Door Democrat who is not to be found in ac,
"rd with his party except just so long as he
$ the recipient OF official favors at the hands
" his party, He is Il mighty poor soldier who
Won't fight OH an empty stomach when neces-
lty requires it, and who is ready to desert
nless his belly is full.-Merico NO J InteHi- ;
encer. |
That Henry Ward Bepcher should be a t
irant man is in perfect accordance with the G
tness of things. 1t is eminentlv fitting that &
he most corrupt preacher who ever stood in Il
n American pulpit should he found advoca e
ing the reelection of the most corrupt Pres c
lent who ever sat iu the chair of Washing +
on.-N. 7. Satn G
The late hurricane in the West Indies was /
eartul. At Aux Cayes, San Domingo, fonr I
undred and thirty houses were entirely des- l"
Dyed and Lii Grand Avo was entirely sweut .
Mt OF existence Inv tidal ~ >