Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-22

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are legal and should be poid l! They
say that the honor of Louisiana 4 at
stake. Honor! Can the honor IT tllc
State be 1t stake for repudiating dis
honest ,debtsi mol! the honor Of
Louisiana Is not at stake, but should
the debts not be repudiated, then we
say that the honor Of Louisiana will
be at stake--at stake! Nay, forever
and disgraeed. Hoxma Courier. w
THEY'RE MISERABLE DRONEs.
In considering our individual affairs
or those Of the State 1t il the wise
policy to take ~ hopeful . view Of the
future as possible. The man who sits
down, folds his hands and makes up
his mind that he II doomed Opoverty
and bankruptcy for the rest0f his life,
will hardly ever get out Of bis ruined
condition. So the State which IL con.
trolled by men who are always look
ing at tho dark side Of the picture :
whose statesmanship conMstsin grOwl-;
ling at the trouble Of the past, and
looking despairingly at the future
will not make rapid strides toward
prosperity. - BOsster BaSnev.
LET ALL SUFFER ALIKE. at'l
The people Of Louisiana have been
suffering unspeakably from the results
of radical offering. As in the case
Of most great evils, these results are
only felt after the occurrence which
produced them has passed away. The
real history Of the suffering, destitu-
ton, seizure Of property, inability to
pay taxes, and the fortunes inflicted
by subsequent clumsy legislation in
vented with the avOwed purpose Of
improving affairs, has not yet been
written. The people Of Louisiana
are a proud race, who suffer silently,
and the secret of what they have suf-
fered will never perhaps be fully told.
It seems now that the bOndhOlders
IRE crying out at the prospect Of
sharing that affection. Perhaps it is
natural they should cry out; but it is
also natural and even proper that
they should endure q share Of the
popular burthen. Let them remember
in the hour Of affection that their agO-
ny will tend to the general good, and
console themselves with patriotism
City Item.
AGOOD SUGGESTION.
About as good a way to stop politi-
cal agitation and the decentralization
attending it, is to put an end to fire.
quent elections. Elections every four
years instead Of two, will have q most
beneficial effect. It will save the State
and parishes d considerable expense.
Entirely too much Legislation Is had,
and q heavy expense is incurred
therein. Our officers, both State and
parish, have hardly time to familiar
lie themselves with the duties Of their
Office before an expense il necessarily
incurred to re-elect them or pass them
out. The constitutional convention
should look well to retrenchment and
reform, and in 80 doing will give this
matter consideration. Booster Banner.
ABLACk MARK. -
The question Of the reimbursement of
the public debt Of Louisiana il likely
to absorb larger share Of the time
and attention of the constitutional
convention than any other which will
come before It. The people will watch
with the deepest interest the action
Of the Convention upon this subject,
and they will put a black mark against
the name Of those delegates who may
aid the b0ndhOlders in their efforts to
prevent the reputation Of that nor
ton of the debt which is fraudulent.
Shreveport Standard.
FLIGHT AHEAD"
The forty fifth Congress closed it's
labors at noon on the 4th instant, and
It's acts have passed into the history
Of the nation. While it's sins Of omis-
sion and commission may have been
numerous, the country is indebted to
the Democratic members Of the Sen.
ate and the house for the boldness
with which they adhered their deter
minatiOn not to vote one dollar of the
peoples money to defisy the expen-
ses Of the executive, Legislative or
judicial departments of the govern
ment until the obnoxious election
laws which disgrace out statute were
repealed Shreveport Standard.
"LEr US HAVE IT. Ill
Atlanta, Ga, is agitating the reduc-
ton Of the interest on her bonded
debt. Encouraged by the example Of
the State, it is proposed that the city
shall attempt to refund all old bonds
at four per cent, and it is believed
that there will be no difficulty In float
inh the new loan. 1t will be remem-
bered that Georgia repudiated &, OOO-
600 Of carpet-bag bonds two or three
years ago. According to the Louis
lana bondholder's views this derange-
ment Of the debt should have plunged
the State and her citizens into the
deepest financial and commercial dis
tress. The fact is that the credit of
Georgia and her citizens has been
greatly improved. By all means, if q
REIMBURSEMENT of our debt win cause
this sort Of distress" let us have it.
N. O. Democrat.
A new recipient Of judicial honors
in Alabama was reminded, after argu-
ment in a case that was being tried
before him was closed, that he should