The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-11-15
speech of Lieut.. Gov. WiIfx ar
Baton Rouge.


lple lDf EastseBatOn Rouge on sdhe
grounds of the lold capital building.
lGow Nichols assured the people then
that If. elected .he would be Governor
of Louisiana in lspite of returning
boards, and as the Governor Of the
people he would sec that their affairs
were administered, justly. honestly
and economically in SO far as it was in
his power to do under the constitu-
ton and laws theman existence. That
pledge had been faithfully kept, and
he ,defied any one to point 70 any act
under our Democratic administration
that was to the contrary. Now, he
came before the people, this time as
their nominee for Governor, to renew
the pledges made in 1876, andipledg-
ed himself and his colleagues on the
Democratic ticket to a faithful, honest,
Just administration Of the government
under the new constitution framed BY
our best citizens, and now before the
people for ratification. He paid well
merited tribute to Gov. John McEneEy
who was counted ont by thcii Radicals
in 1879, and to Gov. Nichols, who
succeeded in establishing the peoples
State government in 1877. He again
alluded to the great benefits to be de-
rived by the people from the new con-
stitution, and believed the people of
East Baton Rouge, intthis canvass, as
in the past would do .theirswhple duty.
Haappealed to the white people to do
as theyhad done in the past---take the
colorcd man by the hand and speak to
him kindly, aud show him that we
have not only recognized his. every
right as az citizen, bmt thatawe have
prepared the way fonstha education Of
his children with eaqueleafacilities
guaranteed 10 hisi white fricsldsl,, In
the past under Radical rule the school
system was a mere sham. Under the
new constitution the school ,sy stem
had been zcalously cared for, and tile
white and colored children alike would
share the great benefits to be derived
from its wise provisions He pledged
that the Democratic officers when
elected, as certainly they would be,
will do justice to all; that the constitu-
ton and the laws would be faithfully,
honestly and impartially administered,
The address of Gov. Wilt throughout,
and which we have very imperfectly
outlined in this brief report, was full
of wisdom, sound reasoning and "a
clear conception of the wants Of his
people. In the course of his remarks
he received marked attentions. FROM
both white and colored auditors, and
was Frequently appiauded;
The Louisiana Western iron bridge
for the Sabine riverphas arrived, and
the work lof putting it.rupi will be
pushed with the greatest possible
speed The pile driving and trestle
work ion the river bottom has been
as we'll also''as the piers
for the'bridge, except putting onFs the
iron caps and filing DIN with cement.
A portion Of the bridge has already
been taken out to the, river and the
balance placed conveniently near.
being i'm readiness it Is
thought the bridge can be put up in
thirty on forty days by Of before
Lhis time track laying between the
river and Lake Charles win be fin
shed. Capt. Van Slyck goes ont to
The front every day. Fivee ear-kiads
of trucks also arrived thisalweek, and
several cars of bridge material ,.fur
;he Calcasien river are yet to come
The steamer Pearl Rivers is now tied
Up to the railroad wharf to receive
md carrN this material to Lake
Charles, when she swilA return with
ron to .lcomplete the track laying,
Col. I. Adams is expected in Orange
lext week. Thus, without any fuss,
me of the most important roads in
he South is being pushed steadily to
Orange Tribune,
Many persons are puzzled to under
'tand what tho terms "fourpenny,n
'sixpenny and ,stenpenny " mean as
applied tonails. Fonrpenny means
;our pounds to the thousand nails,
sixpenny means six pounds to the
thousand, and SO on. II is an old En-
slish term, and meant at first ssten
,ound' nails 1.-THE thousand being mr.
lerstood) but the Old English clipped
to sstenpun,H and from that IL de-
generated until penny was substitu-
ed for pound, ! When thousand
'ails weigh less than one pound they
re called tacks, brads, etc, and are