The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-06
THE LOUISIANA PRESS.

Says the Hlenville Times on the question Of
the election or appointment VI police jurors
I'VE have all along been In favor Ut the ap.
pplnttnent by the Governor OF police jurors,
especially ut this titne.'
The Monroe Uultetin hopes that "tbe Lou
iHiana delegation Will be instructed fur the
abolition u the two-tblrds rule In the Demo-
cratic National Convention. We hope to Gee
this senssleas rule. which is only hindranue
to conventions, done away with. and a Demua
cratic candidate nominated by q majority Of
Democratic convention"
to aes the law for the proteoilon Of game re-
tained. but q more rigid enforcement oi its
provisions with aeveter penalties. 1t has
been proposed to leave the matter To the
police inrteH Of the parishes. but We appre-
hend that II would be much better % pass 4
general law which would operate with uni
fOrmity throughout the State"
The Madison .ionrnul declares that tho pm.
per tariff doCa not fall upon newspapers
alone. but II affects general literature, the
prizes " school books. writing paper and
many other things intimately connected with
the daily social and business life Ut the cOul-
try. TITO duty is an extortlon. There is not
q hasis If justice on which It can hs founded.
and AZ long AZ 1t remains III force tho people
will suffer-
The Madison Journal thinks stock aud
| fence law cannot be framed that will please
everybody. This etock and fence law aues-
t,on Ia right Intricate and parplexing one,
| and we fear will never be aettled to the Hatis.
| faction VI MI. The farmer naturally com
plains At the heavy expense OF Keeping no a
ieneo. while thu man who has only n COW Ut
horae thinks II a great hardship when he ie
denied the right to graza the same on the
broad untitled domain and To be taxed dam.
pHaa because SOME rHHrAl cuts hia rope nj
night. letting the stock into neighbours TN
| fenced field"
-
| each ward III that parrish u select a lit candi,
date for police Juror, and recommend hia at,.
pointmrDt tx tho Governor. I'VE think II
proper. II aayH, that the Governor should
be empowered to appoint these officers. for
| the reason that II enables citizens OF a parrish
to dapaaHionatsly select good aud capable
men Tor the POSITIONS BY this means pptti-
cal ttlekaters are prevented from maaalnH the
ignorant and inpaenDlois voting ele,neDt'pt
tho pRriah aud selecting partisan police
jurora.'
| The Natrhltnchea Finditator thinks that
the country press has been unjust IN their
complaints nf the slnwneas OF the Legislature.
II says: "rha memhers Of the Legislature
have shown no dlspostion to uhtrk tho re-
sponeihlittea which reat upon them. On the
contrary, they Rte earnest, active and anRr-
uetic workers. aud will undoubtedly relieve
the anxiety of the people. allny all discomfort
and perform ali their duties III n satisfactory
manner. Far better that they should b.
heedful and wary. that they should .feattnd
ienfc, than by caraleaa1ess and haste pass
| anAettuentH which would bring upon them
tho nnathemas of their outraged constltu-
enta."
Tho Baton Rouge Advocate favors an
agricultural bureau. M follows ION the
the petition Of planters residing In nearly
every patsuh In the Stata the constitutional
convention fixed All article IN the new con
atttution providing for the establishment 81
u bureau of agriculture and IA compliance
with that article Il became the duty of The
Legislature IT, provide for the organization o
the bureau. but, unfortunately, the measure
that was presented to accomplish this mos,
desirable object was defeated and will moi
| probably be brought prominently forward
again thia session. Tho agricultural inter
| eats of our State demand the early organ2a
ton Of thls bureau, and II IA most earnestly
| hoped tho measure will be revived aud passed
during the present session Of the General As
sembly"
The Shreveport 7smes hns this scheme for
creating Nh empire parish in North Louisiana
this morning publish from q correspondent al
Fillmore that u novel suggestion is made x
| the people Of that INSTRUMENTATION oi
Boasier and Caddo. While we would very
much like to see such q communication, oul
advocacy OF the project would be looked upof
with more or less suspicion by our Bossiel
i friends. The movement muat be made by
them. All we can say Is that Shreveport vii
be 40 pleased with the arrangement that hei
citizens will ho more than willing to give K
Bossier even more than her share of Office
holders ut any ensuing election. As our cor
respondent remarks, magnificent parish
could be made Of the two, and Shreveport
would DO the most central, accessible ant
convenient location that could BIO selected
Bo.sier trades almost exclusively at Shreve
port, and. indeed. we doubt Ii the trade D
vnddo is 80 valuable to the place as Ia that o
Bosster. What do our other friends Of Bos-
| sier think about it2