The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-05
Some Hard Questions.
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| MODERN HILL, !
Liberal Parish, La, Mag 81, 1880. !
Mr.. EDITOR:
| As we people in this out of the way
country seldom have an opportunity Of
going any where, rarely read a paper,
and never attend ward meeting, we
are perfectly ignorant Of the current
events of the day-we all know that this
is the year to hold our Presidential cleo
ton; also, that there will be Congress-
men returned elected from the several
districts Of the State; and we all look
for the usual highfalutin speeches from
aspiring Congressional candidates and
hopeful Presidential Electors, as soon as
the Cincinnati and Chicago conventions
shall have performed their work.
Now, as hear you are pretty liberal
sort of a man and have your own way of
thinking, speaking and writing about
matters and things you like and don't
like, have thought proper, in advance
Of the advent of these smart, airy, long
winded chaps, to post myself by asking
you Il few questions, and if you will con-
sent to reply through the columns of
your spicy little paper, lid give straight
forward, outspoken, instructive answers,
instead of the evasiye wishy -washy re-
sponses that editors usually make to
questions of this nature, promise to be-
como a genuine, paid-in-advance sub
scriber, and will try to get up u club
as soon as an honest man in elected
President and candidates get all the
votes they are rightly entitled to in this
State.
l. What has become of that horse "Re-
FORM" that was being ridden around by
every demagogue in the land, from the
ward hummer of New Orleans to the
high toned U. S. Senatorial aspirantf Is
he deade l never hear him spoken of
any more. CIR are they keeping him in
one of the back stalls of the Augean sta
bles to bring him out with new rider
under a different name, and jockey the
simple, deluded voters again7 That
horse gained one race i'll this State in
1S76-and believe be did it fair}y--bnt
the scrubs that have been running since,
were slow stock. They possessed the
favor, however, of the judges at both
ends of the track and both riders, hence
they always came out winners.
2. If they meant by using the word
Reform" so much that they would cur
tail expenditures of government, want
you to give the accurate figures of the
difference of expense to the State in the
Judiciary under the old and new system.
3. What is the difference between the
old and new system in the case Of public
printer9
4. What was the actual cost of holding
election and other expenses incidental
to the late Constitutional Conventions
5. How many articles to the new Con-
stitution, and how long did it take the
members to formulate and pass them !
6. What powerful monopolies and rings
were smashed by constitutional enact
mcnt that existed under the former Con-
stitution
Z. What rings and monopolies inaugu-
rated by Warmoth or Kellogg admins
trations have been broken up since De-
mocracy has ruled Supreme throughout
the States
8. What class of officials was the great
est per centage taken off III matter of fee
bills?
9. Finally, what will be the net saving
to the State and people up to the election
this fall, taking into consideration the
expense Of the two elections since 1873,
and of the Constitutional Convention,
ETC.?
Now these are, to my mind, questions
Of Importance. l think that you have
data at hand to answer from, and l am
in hopes that you will have the courage
and patience to answer fully. l know if
you will, you can answer them intelli-
gently, and shall scan your paper as
often us l can borrow it from my neigh
Dor, and see what your answers will be.
In conclusion, will take occasion to
say that am beginning to find out that
every thing that gltters is not gold. l
am beginning to find out that politicians
are but politicians, it matters little in
what camp you find them and there are
many people out here my way of think
ing. Some are talking about the Green
back party, some are talking of indie
pendent candidates, or any thing to beat
the Ring. Now, I will venture to say,
under present auspices it is utterly inn
possible to beat the Ring until the strong
arm of the National Government extends
its aid and protection to every hand that
casts a ballot, and through its agency
and moral support guarantees a just and
correct return Of the actual votes cast
with which we can all confidently rely
upon the voice of the people being heard
at the polls; through which we can ex-
poet protection to lives, property and
liberty without which liberty is myth,
the right Of suffrage a farce, and our Re-
publican institutions failure. To attain
these we must have a Chief Executive
with brains and experience enough to