The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-02-15
Constitutional COnVen.
ton.

Editor Sentinel After great delay and
much trouble. the important question Of a
| "Conveution'' or mo Convention'h has been
! decided afiirmatively- The voice of the peO
Pile, that great and supreme governing pow
err IN all truly republican Institutions has
spoken SO clearly and Enequivocally, that
| the personal feelings OF politicians, and the
Interested motives of bloated ~monopolies.
have at last been Overuled and defeated,
| and the power to frame ID new Constitution
suited to their special wands and wishes,
has at last been vOuchsated to our long sui
fering aud tax-ridden people. Our Legisla
ture has, for once, done its duty !: and we
of lower Lafourche, stan1 prepared and
willing to overlook many errors and short
comings on their part, tor this one simple
AT t Of justice and fair dealing.
This same Convention. | most firmly be-
lieve, will eventuate in beceining the most
precious blessing, and inestimable boon,
| that the people OF Louisiana have ever en-
loved. To make it so, we must be careful,
| vlyilant, open-eyed, and impartially just
! in the selection of men to represent us III its
| deliberations. The members constituting a
Convention, such as we are soon to hold in
our State. are supposed to be both from and
| of the people, to represent the masses at
large, tll: toitiug, busy her', whose inter
ests are too ofteu overlooked or Intentional
ly subverted by the professional politician,
and we must See to 1t, thai no blatant hun
bug or popular rumbskuli of that ilk goes
from this parish as one of its delegates.
In a few weeks we will be called upOn to
elect delegates, and it bellooves us to he up
and doing in the matter Of getting at our
ahlest. purest. and most trustworthy men.
Allparts OF the parish should speak out, 50
that when the important time comes
around, no doubt should lurk in tho minds
of any as to who should be our trusted
agents in this almost llte and death matter
to our people and dear old Commonwealth.
Entertaining these views. l think, yes, am
reasonably sure, that / AM but giving vent
to the wishes of a large majority of the good
citizens OF lever Lafourche when | put tor
ward the names of Clay kmobtoch. and
Judge ID. X. Ne,reH, as nhen in every way
deserving uf receiving, and qualified Or dis
charging, this great and sacred trust. | an
well aware, that in q parish like ours, SO
fertile of able minds. that there are many
others equally as competent to faithfully
discharge the task before them, as are the
two gentlemen have named and i'll Sc
Letting them. we, OF lower Lafourche. wish
it to be clearly understood, that we make
no lDvidious distinctions d%erogatory to the
many other able and distinguished gentle
men who give such honor and prestige tt
our parish by the dazzling lustre Of their III
pi' hN''t u tooiN tfAit CiilCHtS btth
while we hold. that there are Others VIII,
might do us we'll, there are surely none that
can do better, and We sincerely hope thai
the voters OF the parish of Lafonrche viii
poudcr and deliberate upon our sugges
ton.
Our men, ] am sure. need no intrOduc
ton t. you, still less do they need the feeb
lie efforts ct my pen to portray their talents
and ability. Clay knobloch is a Lafourch,
hoy. born and bred i'll our midst. and
Luuisianian dyed i'll the wool. His fatle,
before him was a pure and good man. ant
was for many wears II much honored aut
trusted official of this parish. Many of on
older citizens remember Judge knobloch
the most impartial and ablest man that e
er stood at the head of our parochial il
dietary. such a MAI WAS Clay's father, an
1t pleases me to be able to proclaim tina
the gifted son is in every way worthy o
the iliustrious sire. 1mbued with IA stron,
and undying love for his parish and State
a love imbibed with his mothers milk-h
combines 4; mind well regulated and richl
stored by twenty years of arduous study
and Il fearlessness in the discharge of hi
duty, that no trials can blanch, nor dan
gers divert from the course he honestl,
thinks he should pursue Give US Clay kn
bloch for a delegate, and there will be IL
least one man in the Constitutional Convel
t,un. who will know uhat Louisiana reall,
needs. and who will possess the necessar.
pluck and ability TO adhere to and carr
ont his convictions.
The citizenship OF Judge Newell-our o.he
favoriis-is OF q later date b that OF MI
! Knoblorh, but he is not on that accoun