The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-08
THE DUTIES OF THE CONVENTION.

10 the Editor Of the Democrat:
Ihave read with interest the views OF various
writer's and the country press In regard to
the duties Of the coming convention. The
whole question, 1t seems to me, is In "nut
she'll" Are we practical, sensible people, OF
are we going to be carried away from the
track by humbug and buncombeY
For years past this State has been governed
by as graceless set Of scamps as the sun
ever shone upon, and while they we're In
power such papers as the DEMOCRAT, that Isl
all the press true to the State, and the people
gave fair acarning to the world that we, the
people Of Louisiana, would not pay the debt
then being put upon us. Ii SPECTATORS saw
fit In their wisdom to risk 1t, then let them
gather the fruit Of their wisdom.
Ii had the casting vote no bond signed by
Warmoth or Kellogg should be paid without a
thorough judicial investigation and even those
signed by our own good Governor should not
be paid without careful attention.
see you notice the views Of one Steele, of
Tensas. Do you know that you have tackled
one OF the ablest Of that ''crew2" Well you
have. Steele is man of much wisdom, for
during the reign OF Warmoth and Kellogg he
aoated high above adversely. even presided
acted as assistant attorney general by the
grace of Kellogg. and then, when Gov.
Nichols came into power, Steele still directed
matters for Iensas parish. So you see. you
must be careful, for 1.-THE powers that be- are
hold that you have no right to complain
that such men are sent to the convention, for
you must remember that almost every class OF
the people are represented in the convention,
and that is right, and unless the people had
and the "of1ice holder would have had no
representation. Judge Steele Is now district
attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial District,
and Mr.. Mathews is clerk OF the district
court of Tensas; Judge Wade Fl. ,Hough is
Court, making three able representatives Of
nothing else; they were elected by the negroes
and they vote ticket like trout bites at a
hook. Call ticket Republican" the ne
groes vote IT; show trout q white and red
feather floating on the water and he will
swallow 1t and get caught; and so with the
negroes.
Representatives from Tensas add Concor-
dia may be depended upon by, bondholders.
and the last dollar shall be paid, and the Off
GERS OF the law may also depend upon US, for
we are not willing. that 9 judges salary shall
be reduced In the least, for we expect to live
ny SlGtlHS OIL biie D6QCH duu REPRESENTING
the State, and holding other offices.
: see that Gov. Nichols proposes to resign!
was In the convention that nominated him
for Governor, and claimed then that his
friends were doing him a cruel injustice to
drag him before the public In that way and
against his protest. He did not want It; he
knew himself better than his friends knew
him. Gov. Nichols Is good, honest, kind
mana family man." but to be Governor of
9 State like Louisiana requires man, man
like Ogden, or Witt, or Spencer, or one of
the McEnerys-a man who will take the
reins and guide the State to safety.
The convention will soon meet, and while
The lega! and ofiice-holding element largely
yet my faith in the Southern
lawyer is SO strong that am willing, almost
eOp, to fndorse the action Of the convention.
They will, Of course, have new election in
September for all the offices from four to six
years, and instead of registration papers re-
luire OF each voter his poll tar receipt at least,
and poll tax to go to schools OF the parish in
which the voter lives.
Parishes, OF course, WiU not be atlo,oed to
assess more tax than the State.
Truly yours, FUTURE,