The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-01

reason that ! chance 70 be a bond
holder myself. Notafraudulent one.
but one for work actually done with
NY own hands They have already
been reduced FROM n hundred cents
ON the dollar to sixty, and l am
willing to submit to a further re-
dnction of principal and interest,
for tine reason that the State can
not liquidate its liabilities.
The real tax paying people OF
this State have had bat little to do
in making this enormous State
debt, nor do / think they shOcld
have all to do in paying it. +,
/ occasionally hear the Nichols
government spoken of rs failure.
have my opinion abOus that, and
wish for won all to know it. Gov.
Nichols took charge Of this State
government at very critical time.
All wms comn"tion, suspense and
uncertainty. In him / have
Thought was concentrated the re-
slempsion of Louisiana. He said,
prior to his election, it elected he
would be- governor. not sectional
governor, bnt governor of the pep
pie. He has been and still l., and
think has tried hard to harIn"-
nize sthe people. 1 don't LeiIeve
there is man in this State could.
nn.ier all the circumstances. have
administered this State govern
mpnt more satisfactory than Fran
cis +. Nichols. He is n good III IN.
patriot and a tatesman. aud
iust snrh a governor as every Lon
isi.uian stonld be prnud of. e.
1'h- Legislature of rs passed an
act ple,lging the faith of Louisiana
Won. I and MI the people in the
snm of So 5OO,O00 in the interest
If the y. o. and Pacific rnilroad.
and the fact of the governor re.
tnsing tn sigr those bonds. for the
REDEEM ,,tinn of which. Mt some future
time. vonr homestead. INV home
stead and the balance of Onr real ~
tate property would have bee"
honntl, is strong presumption t"
me- that he is man in every sense
If the word. and truly Il represen-
tative If the tax payers, and a well
wisher of good government fnr this
State. Had he signed those bond
~ governor, in addition To the
enormous State nebt that now
hangs over us. our property. YES,
onr very homestrads. rs il were
would have been tacitly mortgage
hv and thronoh onr representatives,
or rather misrepresentation, f"r
! the redemption of ihose bonds.
| want to see railroads Ill throng'
this country. / want 10 see imi-
grafton of live. Industrious, ener.
g-tic, thrifty citizens settle ihi.
country and help M to dev-loI
it's resources No matter 10 me
what CLINE they hail from in ins
! they will find genial friend an6
well wisher. but I do not want m
property encumbi.resl contrary t.
NV will nv INV representatives to
assist in building roads ar OtIie'
pub. G enterprises. and, IN few
wears. by some unforeseen cirrum
stance. go into the bands OF /,
few individuals. Snch course q
legislation, ia my opinion. 'ends Il
enrich the few and impoverisl til,
many. lam in favor Of engraftin.
IN the cohsti u'ion an article prn
hibiting II general assembly from
binding the State in public enter
prises. If there ever was n tilns
when this State government shout,
ecupomize, it ia now. and, Will
that view, l am in favor of redncin:
officers salaries, and, in many cases
alpulishino the offices themselves
among which is the parish Judge
office, as it costs this State 4 larg
amount of money. and their RI
quired qu"lificati WIS under TIN
law being nothing more than tina
If a justice Of the peace or u mer
voter. ! am in favor of justice
of the peace aud learned distris;
Judges doing the business. ! an
IN favor 1T abnlishing the collector,
office and the sheriff collectin
Slate and parish taxes as part {
his official duties.
/ am Of the opinion that no ma
has right TO demand of this go,
ernment the protection of persO
, or property nor participate in th
} elective franchise unit. he has pal
Il small trlbnte of respect for il
r maiiitailauce, in the shape of