The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-10
LOUISIANA PR ESS.

The MarksviIle BMttetin considers Gov.
Wiltzs MESSAGE an admirable one and a pre-
cursor ef his patriotic intention TO adminis-
tsr tho affairs of this State intelli9ently,
honestly and economically.
The editor OF the treensburg Gdteefte has
been ''mualnR medtatvelv," and the follow
Ing is the result: "Vhe longer we live In this
world the more firmly we are convinced Of
one fact; and that ia, some men are just like
postage stamps. they never will stick to any
thing TIL they are thoroughly licked"
Tho Belevue Ha1v,e, offers this sensible
advice: Let us try every means Ia our power
featuring enterprises In Louisiana. These
factories are the life of country They put
idle peopIs to work, bring money into the
country and keep u there. build up towns and
cities. and stimulate all kinds Of industries.
The arstna durier discusses the question
Of the selection u police jurors and favors
their appointment by the Governor, "belley-
ing that he who was honored by the people
OF this commonwealth to guard aud care Tor
all It's interests will be influenced Ia his So
which will secure Tor every parish good local
government n blessing which many have
not enjoyed Tor number OF years
The ~. Francisvllle Sentinelfnvors the cleo
tion of Judge. Thomas Butler to fill the va
by the death of Dr. ball, for the following rea-
sons: First, he Ia On able lawyer; good law
yers are needed In the present Legislature To
interpret the new constitution and frame laws
under IT, Second, Judge Butler ID farmer,
md thoroughly cognizant oi the wants of the
agricultural masses.
Tho Shreveport Standard earnestly urges
tho establishment Of q cotton factory at thAt
| place. II says plenty Of labor can be had
for q Southern factory. whether the neigh
want ls capital. and there ls also SUPER
| fluffy OF that among u.s. but the poesessOrB
Of It have allowed their ideas to run In the old
time ruts so long that IL Is hard 10 yet them
wrenched out OF them. Somsbody must be-
gin. II somebody does not begin very soon
Shreveport will be loft behind by some other
more enterprisinR place.
The Baton Rouge Cupaoiian, alludIng to the
recent action Of the city council Of that place
Capitol, says: Although the sum subscribed
will not be needed until the contract for re-
building the State-House will have been
awarded, still It s advisable the amount
should be raised Mt aB early q date as possible,
In order to silence tho assertion that our city
| Is unable to fulfill it's pledRe-an assertion
that Ia being used by some persons who
/ would seek an excuse TO urge naRrant vio-
latlon OF the constitution and an unwarranted
disregard OF the will OF the people Of Leuisi-
ana"
The Clinton Wdtchmtps does not approve OF
n State Board OF Assessment, and calls It "a
new attempt to saddle upon the country par.
ishes greater portion OF taxation than they
| suoulu Ill JlbtCS Us IeslulTeu VI DsAk. AH1
only legitimate object OF such q scheme would
be to arrive at the true value OF property
assessed. VIII any one say that a central
board OF this sort, sitting In New Orleans, can
by any process Of magic or otherwise arrive
| at n truer estimation than the local. officers,
who are thoroughly and personally acquainted
with the property The only other object
must be TO conhscate the county for the
benefit OF the city, of which we need have lit
/ tie fear unless our country representatives
prove recreant to their trust"
The Opeloneas Democrat seems to have
some approximations that the present Lexis-
lature will never get through It's labors, tadg-
ing from the amount OF work lald out Tor II.
It says "the people know very little about the
laws that are made to govern them even the
lawyers the doctors OF the laws, are often
Ignorant OF some and disagree about the
meaning OF others, because 80 many ere made
and unnade at each session OF the Le9isla-
ture, and so many are made ON the same SUBJ
ject and some only partially repealed, re-
manning partly In force, overlapping each
other and interlacing with each, 80 to speak,
as to make confusion worse than eonfounded,
and leave the great body OF the people with.
out any definite idea at all OF the laws that
are made for their guidance, except those
natural laws Ia regard to murder, theft, etc.
which mans ingenuity cannot change