Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-26
THE CAPlqALQUESqlOn.
OVER SIX THOUSAND MAJORITY
FOR BATON ROUGE.
WoRK FOR THE CONVENTION.

following ~ the Work eApecIeu " w
accomplished by the State Conven-
ion:
1st. TO establish q simple republic
,an form of government, with just as
few officers as possible; the salaries
to be in keeping with the duties OF
the Office and the ability Of the people
to pay.
I'd. To reorganize the Judiciary,
and cause litigation to be prompt and
cheap; salaries of judges to be re-
Iluced; parish attorneys, and no dis
trict attorneys.
Sd. Provisions made for public edu-
cation with regard to race.
4th. A limitation to the public
debt.
5th. ESTABLISH A PERMANENT SEAT
OF GOVERNMENT AT BATON ROUGE.
9Th. Reduce tie rate of interest to
to four per cent.
9TH. A thorough investigation of the
funded debt, and provision fog the
payment of honest obligations.
9Th. A reduction Of taxes to not
more than six mills.
There are other matters of interest,
but the above subjects have been
brought more prominently before the
public mind, and have received the
endorsement Of the people of the
State.-Coushatta Citizen.
We would respectfully call COL.
Stringfellow's attention to the above
from his own Parish paper-especially
that point ,chich relates to the State
Capital. Nothing further is neces-
sary.
We notice, from interviews pub
lished in the New Orleans Picayuae,
that Col. Stillc, of Sabine, and Mr..
Davis, of Vernon, have forgotten the
Instructions given them at the ballot
box last fall by their constituents.
Both of these parishes went over
whelmingly for Baton Rouge for State
Capital, while their delegates are ac-
credited in the columns of the Pica-
y,nc with favoring New Orleans. The
people of these two parishes may have
publicly demonstrated q change in
their wishes, but, if so, they failed tC
put it on record, and we would most
respectfully suggest that these two
honorable gentlemen are out of order
or else the Picayune, with its accus,
toned unreliability, has mis'epre'
sented their uie,rs o
We would remark that the Picayun'
is not a strict disciple of the George
Washington truth theory.
The COOP FIGHT.
The staunch and ably-conductet
Baton Rouge Capitolian is making
vigorous and able fight for the return
of the seat of government to Batol
Rouge. We believe that majority
of the citizens of Louisiana favor thi
move, and if they do it certainl,
ought to be done, although we hav'
one rather serious objection to it; ant
that is we fear it will be hard to keel
a quorum of the legislature at Batol
Rouge if the State House is there
Royrille Beacon.
In response to our confrere's tea
that it may be hard to keep quorum
in the Legislature at Baton Rouge
we would say
lst. The history of the Capital a
this place does not teach that sue
will be the case.
Cd. If the people intend to SEN
such men altogether, it is best to hay
no Legislature at all, as it only license
them to appropriate the public fund
to naught but selfish personal ends.
MUsT BE RETURNED.
ThnCOnstitutiOnal Convention Whe
assembled, should not forget that tn
PEOPLE of Louisiana, at the last cleo
ton issued their bill of instruction
by a very decided vote, that tn
Capitol of the State MUST be returne
to the city of Baton Rouge.-Clinto
Waterman.
The three extracts above are frol
widely different localities, and the
respective ATTITUDES affords an idea {
the popular wishes in regard to tn
State Capital.
These words would be unnecessary
but for the intense antipathy of Ne
Orleans to anything regarding a re
moval of the State Capital.
We heard a citizen of New Orlear
say the other day that a man migl
be elected to an Office in that city, bl
if he didn't watch he would be c0unte
out. On this hypothesis we are watcl
ing the old lady, and striving to kee
before the Convention the fact tn;
Baton Rouge has been elected Stat
Capital by $500 majority!
But it is useless to say more nov
TO country delegates, who are il
structed by the above vote, the pei
pie have submitted the question
ready with a relentless tongue
praise or condemn.
THE COMPLIMENTS OF A IVES
BATON ROUGEAN.