The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

Judge, when there were mary per
sons more competent he, residing1i,
the Parish to which he was sent
/ have known him to take an indi
vidual who was notao lawyer,sfron
the Parish OF Rapides and make hin
Parish Judge of, Avoyelles, wher
there were able and efficient lawyers
residing in tue latter Parish, fully
competent to discharge tile duties o.
that station. The same, thing has
been pracliced in other quarters Of
the State. Men notorioasly iucon,
fpetent' have been appointed Ao the
important office of Probate j. udge
rand, ignorant ofathe first rudim ents
1 ofilaw,i have been called upon TO tles
eide the most complex9anrh difficult
questions that could possibly afise
/ ina the administration Of justice.
1 Yet Iahayer aneverbl}earas q hatathe
Goyefhor; has suffered from. ifisi a ev
tsponsibiIttya Tic dissant1swallasof
]tsorrow and suffering does not penei
trate into tliepeffuhaeasahal daspate.l
chambers of'pewer. 10 NUthaster low
much private wfonggaaa fajlifyonay
1,beaidhicted, 9theqs eretiit yof:tise exec:
iative Is 1tihdistirbed,d iaAs his pillow
bis not liaaaIHased fbyvisioh s7eflfemoFse.
No matter Robwa much the pabliep III
Ia1ignatiohh l. may be exeiteai III distant
anil remote regions, lie .wwfaps shin
SELF. ~ Tile g,i,n elastic cloak Of his
official digdity,' ana tt,lsaafe STORM
toabeat anil tie rain Is a.poafr; and as
eaf the People, s1e Whistles then6
down the whit to Prey on fortane!''
Sir, tliis . responsibility II 'like Gle
airy 'dls digger Of Macbeth. It mas no
Factua1 eorrppsoreal existence; sou ma4ght
as we'll attempt to gather ii a.basket
1.-THE fog That lioyieafss over tie bed OF
the Mississippi. as 70 attempt to IL
cate this floating and understandable
/ responsible ility Of The cxscurive-as 8
f. Again, sir, how does the Governor
act 10 distributing the patronage 81
office? In nine cases AS . Out Of TED he
knows nothing Of the individual lie
appoints. He IS forced to depend
upon the rep5rreasaentatiohs 'Sfao thsrs:
He grlopes in the dark III Such in
|formation as can b be. gathered from
| she y,'enal crew that flock around the
executive I mansion, Formerly, auns
der, some Of the dynasties that are
extinct, atfev individuals residing in
the different sections Of the State,
were known to control the Inomina-
Itions Of the executive. When we as
certained WHO these gentlemen were
in favor Of, we had but little curiosi-
ty to know who the Governor would
appoint, The Governor being igno-
rant, from the very nature, Of things,
of most of, the. candidates fol-, Office,
La similar practice will always, to a
greater or less extent, continue TO
prevail. The question then1resolyes
itself in tBis-sIlall we permit our
nominations to be made by an IRE.
sponsible cable of unknown intri-
guers, Of rather, shall we not contide
Ia matter Of ssch' general concern
ment,, to the decision Of the great
body Of fl the people, s IA .
T. y = X -
| But have gentlemen never heard
of the leaning of these executive
Judges in behalf of the more wealthy
| and influential classes Of societY2
4 There being something aristocratic
in ajuaiciary thus constituted, its
tsfdshey aras alWaysbeen aristocrat,
ic.h When a7mamof Wealth hassishet
down hisineighboriu cold blood, rim
,aoado tdaylightshnd sias ethe open
street, have you never heard itsres
marked, as il such a thing was a
matter IL coursa;, asttfae man is too
|ffthf to be iabgp'V 4ndlis;this no,
(tile case, aots61ly hsre, ,battgeaeral.
". throoghoat Gle atynion auawhea
Comm a5hdera McKensie ordered one
midshipmaa aud Two ssamea,ito !, q:
exeautea at the yardarm oolf thss brig
Somers, for mutiny, one Of thaleas;
ons given By ifimsfor inficting such
| summary I ,p,uupaishmsat VAS "a tllias the
CHEF g criminal beiHbg tie m1isshberao
/ a I, wealthy aaad, infdsns5s Am9lyrft
would Sc imIpassSsibfa Nr, fiffn III s,