The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-01
Address Of h. b. williams.
TO TIE PARISH CONVENTION.
Gentlemen of the G invention

i have been SPOKEN " ny eeverHi
men OF this parish, in whose
Judgment l have confidence, III
whom there il no Aattery and win"
have no selfish motive, to become
u candidate to represent You III the
formation Of u new state constitu
ton. My reply WAS tina; ] was
Incompetent for such Is resp"nsl
BILE position. feel The same To
Law, bnt have consented, shoul.
my friends zee wonli be accepia
BILE with the people, tn. allow IN!
natue to be nsed; bat, for fear
they may be mistaken III the man
I have submitted my ideas III re-
gard to u convention and finances
If the State to writing, winch l
want to read slowly 81 YOU can-
not possibly be mistaken, aud,
should / be nominated based upon
these Ideas, not only you shall
know them, but every man III tins
parish shall have chance to sii
down by his freside md ut hl>
leisure read then, as | shall have
them published Tor the guidsnc'
vi all.
LII the first place, am not much
in favor Of conventions, AS they
rarely represent the people, aud,
had 1t been left to m. choice,
should have preferred taking III.
chances without one, but, as ~.
name IL bef,re y"u. there Is n''
man who can more cheerfnll,
abide your decision Than 1. ii
more heartily support the npniinet.
of your choice, let HIM be who h.
may.
/ great State Of Louisiana L.
called upon to frame new ron
siiiution. The position pf being /"
delegate is responsible one, ANA
would be to me = srr,,us on'
The mere thought of representing
II great people in such an angus
capacity liz ln,ieed II serious an
responsible one, perhap, the more
so lis have all my life felt respon
stole for III, acts, aud would feel
more or less 80 f'r the acts oi
those ! might he associated with
in such capacity. Ii IL one that
may reflect credit or diScredit not
only to myself. my children aud
INV parish constituents. but tn Iii
whole people Of the great State OF
Louisiana in common alike, for |
do think a poor constitution would
be disgracrful thing to the aa
thors thereof. whil. II sonnd Ne
ceptable one should be rre,iit Ia
thuse from whom it eminaitd'
Yet We have one ~ make, whether
It he good or bad | cannot SAY
1t depends much upn the honesty.
integrity anil farseeing statesman
ship and ability Of the chosen dele
gates The State may select from
the different parishes AMI districts
1T the same.
Gentlemen, we heed men of rare
merit for this occasion. inen eli
m honest purpose of mind. farser-
ing. financIering men, who do MT
let their ambition and prejudice
rnle their better Judgment aud
whose a.ts when done will bear H.
sprction, not crnmble and fall IL
the ground in few wears and he
required ;. be done over We
want n constitution eininatin,
din ectly from the great masses al
the people through their chose,
rep, ese. tatives, if for no Other
reason than To make every vptrl
feel that he has had voice IL
making the same, RS bu, few hav'
had i'll mnking the present one
>uch ~ other States, yes, Oth+i
countries may read, admire ,niC
pronounce good in common to nj
alike, and NJ having eliminated
from COOL patriotic men. Snch al
one I think would tend to harmon
,ze the people and forever s-ttl'
that NO much talked If question
tor the less politics we have Sc
much the better for this country
Snch should in nv opinion he thu
views and required qualifications
If the delegates who attend th'
anticipated conseution; but u con,
binatlon of such qualifications,
regret to say, IN this day vt poll
ties are scarce in the land an,
rarely found in one man. Sue;
are Inv opinions. let them he gou'
or bad. it is for you to in 'ge.
| AN not presnmptnons. thinl
know IN, self well. aud l feel III
rnmnetent far snch an AL lutOr