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

good and welfare of the citizena IT
Louisiana and those that live after
ns to make it so-men whose in
terest ia directly identified and in
.eparable from our own. tax pay
ing men, men who manage their
own business well at home, let their
occupation be what it may. But,
gentlemen. right here'I am going
to nuke u prediction in advance.
~ I imagine see and feel the
truth If it as plain as when il ~
demonstrated. This constitution
we are talking 80 mnch about, IL
not going T. give that Satisfaction
and immediate relief to this State
government as newspaper men and
pollticiars wnnll have ms think
It will take time. A few can tear
do N much sooner than many can
anild mp. You will find my pre-
LECTION to h- trna and most at won
who read and think will rer"llec;
what Rich Williams has said.
This country wants more than
the mere framing Of u constitution
nr the assembling Of Legislatures.
We need and must have both, it liz
trne, to have good government
We want and must have more
muscular power. more industry to
develop the resources 1T this
country, to he pr ~per"us as n
State. | hear almost every day
the cry If hard times. We az n
people in general have too mnch
to do in making surh times. We
must depend more upon otr III
Iividnal -x-rtion>, accept the sit
nation, go to work and make for
ourselves better times II We ever
rave them. The man who experts
Ia make a start i'm this life hy his
Nv, physical exer;inns, it is very
questionable with me whether hr
ever las better time than nov
Il ~ trne just after the war our
products commanded better prices
than now, hut that was own !, tn
he sequence If the war. uns.'t led
condition. uf the country and eur
rency not at all natural Now
verything has sought u level. snd
Think | know there was not in tins
country better time for twenty
vea,s prior I" the commencement
If the war for the laboring man
than now All kinds If necessary
consumption are lower. wages nre
higher. and onr products npon an
average bear better prices. the
l.nds are as fertile. mnrh rhenp-r,
and, with proper cultivation. pro
luce as we'll We ARE too mnrh
disposed to cruplain. lam now
talking upon general primo i,'es
II is plain talk. bnt the very kin'i
I ish tn nuke. TOR I have opinions
nf nv own, and I wish and must
assert them. ~ every can'l'
late sh Md d. I am one IL won.
Most of rs in this parish are pnr-
sn;ng the same ocrnprtiun. tn-wi' :
that IT farming. and want yon tn
know nv exact opinions before
Won c,st vonr vntes. II for me.
we'll, il not. the same " in tn nnr
interest to select the best men
we can, az J, shot kl you prefer
another. ynn nav rest assured |
shall approve your course; Int
won shOnld he pretty certain Won
represent yonr constituents and
select An available man. These
'wo points are to be r.!ed
Now to the point. one that shonld
make men think, feel and act. ]
mean the finsnres 1T this State. the
State debt. It will he, no douht il,
inv mind. the most absorbing qnes-
ticn that will be- before the coming
convention, and is now the most
aiffirnlt one for me tn solve IN
iustice and equity ia all. anil the
me, too. that most directly inter
"sfs Won individually. I have IN,
opinion and am going to give i,
freely npon this subject am MOI
in favor of utter reputation. Smell
y course injnres an individual anf
hisgraces q State. I think AL JUS
"laims shonld be paid. am ,
debt paving man-never owed on
hut that ] paid u hundred cents oI
the dollar. with interest If any
never expect tn. love men VIII,
do the same. Love prompt Ia,
pavers. Bnt we. al tax PAYERS
have the fact staring rs in tn,
face. that. instead IL paving tn
principal. we are not even able pa,
the accumulated interest on on