The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-02-22

$3.50 =. sais psof,ie from too NINA
taxation, from lucompeteut dss y:
ais, from outrage 7or Wrons ROM s saa
one class to another. from = ,a -'o1
potss. ring government, and ~
stable, UNJUST and nnwise le,;s -.
tion. A1'SN
washington Eews.
Why 10 It that our parish h..
utiye Committee have not ~.
and taken some steps IN the as 49,.
direction This is certainlv ! ' ,as'.s
important election than wa 49, s
had since the war. and slsovM =,
ceive from filEt body the atte + y.
its an'pof'sance srnperatheR A.
.nands. w
Neglert of duty, indiRereuna i
apathy may to some extent M ".
cusable an ordinary ELECTIONS ~ II
10 one like this, oD which 40 ,nn ~
depends, it would be usparaona'
BILE. All the eRilunder which M
have tdflea and groaned sinc -
1857 is due to the fact that I'M
body that framed the present fnn.
dareutal laws of the land. warA
either ignorant blacks, irrespops;.
BILE, adventurous, or villainons IN.
pet-baggers or scalIawaes.
IN. 70. City Item.
1T would be great misfortn,s
to Louisiana if the approaching
convention should be eouapctaS
op party principles or By persona
who make politics q trade. Eyary
section Of The State si1srld sae ~
it that good and sensible men ara
selected for the high organic work
on hand.
In this city particularly q sup-
ren'e effort should be made n
raise tue standard of seleotioe
above blfe selfish strategy Of ward.
hamzheiiisn, and TO this end tbe
Uit D. Conservative Association
shonsd he np and doing.
The new constitution should bs
a New Tesbasaept Of our peoples
libertie2
Booster Banner
Our parish will be entitled 10
one delegate, and the senstoria
district one. We should be rafefu
to send men of ability, experience,
and inttsgrity, they should SO per.
feetly familiar with our present
Constitution, its defects, and the
changes neeeessaty to be nsds
Our Judicial system will have I'd
oe resnodelded. number Of Off
ces abolished, and more labor i'm.
posed epon such, az may be nec-
cessarg to carry on the Govern
ment in its various departments
The whole machien4y should ia
established on or economical
basis, we are DO advocate for low
priced officials. bat think, the SAL
lsries OF all sllouN be sufficient to
command the best talent for the
various positions to be filled, and
10 satisfy them in devotelng their
whole time, to their offici,d busis
ness.
l0pelonsaa Courier.
We must not only seek men
who are in thorough syfppaty with
the necessities and misfortune Of
an overtaxed paopIs-who have
been candid and pronounced 40
their opinions Of economical re1
forms in government-ibut we
must select The very abiest men ia
the parish to represent us in the
coming State eonveption. lhe
simple fact of man being o sound
Democrat is not enough-ror Of
his merely being an intelligent
one is not sufficient.
Pioneer of Assumption.I
This will be no election Of a
partisan character, for, IN realitys
the interest Of the people u tho
same oil over the State SO Ear as
the organic law is concerned; y
should be the object Of the men'
bers Of the convention to place on
. firm foundation the rights Of ~
the citizens of the State.
The debt Of the various cities q
the United States have lately been
the subject Of discussion ~ the
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