Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-10
THE TRUTH SURE ENOUGH,

On the 2lst ultimo the city Of Baton
Rougespaid the State Treasurer the
State House contribution Of $35, 600.
1t would seem that the way is now
clear for the immediate restoration Of
the capitol building. The election Of
Hancock and English would not be
hailed with more delight by the peo-
pie of Louisiana than the re- establish
ment of fthe State government at Baton
Rouge.-Monroe Bulletin.
Our able contemporary fully repre-
sents the wishes of the people, who
are interested in the breaking up Of
political combinations whose head
quarters are SO conveniently located
at New Orleans, where legislators are
frequently influenced by social and
business intercourse to support meas
ures which are injurious to the State,
though greatly to the interests Of in
dividuals. At Baton Rouge every
man will be left free to vote as he
pleases, and representatives from New
Orleans will not be backed up in cap
turing those from the country, by
high-toned lobbyists who shower upon
them, invitations to dinners, theatres
and inhumerable attractions. Men in
high position will perhaps cease to
think that they occupy them only for
their own comfort and qualification !;
they will see that they owe something
in return to the people who. honor
them with their confidence.
No intelligent man will fail to OBJ
serve that such matters as the con-
struction Of railways, the develop
ment of the wonderful resources of
the State by providing for the en-
couragement of immigration; the
establishment of educational and 9TH
er public institutions have been al
most entirely neglected by our Gen.
eral Assemblies, whose members have
spent their valuable time in dis
cussing political and other legislation,
whereby individuals alone were to be
benefited.
When we reflect that people living
in the northern part of the State have
to travel at heavy cost through Texas
or Mississippi to reach lower Louis
lana, we blush in acknowledging that
We have been governed with so little
public enterprise and Intelligence.
1t is time that the press of the State
should endeavor to awaken the peo
pie of every parish to the necessity
of opening avenues of travel in or
der that the wealth contained in their
fertile lands, or in the standing tim
Der of their forests, may find trans
portation to the markets of the world.
BY all means, friends of the press
let lis have a conference together, in
order that we may concentrate into
an association looking not only to
framing rules for the conduct ofjour-
nalism, but also for the purpose Of
uniting in a determined and persis-
tent effort to make Louisiana a Queen
] among the States of the Mississippi
valley.
There is patriotic work before the
journalists of the State a work which
in the end will bring its reward
through the liberal support which a
grateful people will extend to press
that labors faithfully for their inter-
ests. The newspapers can shape a
public opinion that will require Off
cials to do something more than enjoy
their positions of trust or profit. Lou
isiana will make rapid strides towards
greatness and prosperity when her
public men will feel that the road to
distinction can only be travelled by
those who occasionally do something
for the general welfare of their people
and State.
The Rayville Beacon pounds the
Carroll Republican with this 'sledse
hammer blow: "The. North Louisi-
ana Republican admits its conviction
that the Democratic ticket will tri-
umph in the South, but it does not do
so with that grace and truthfulness
that we would be bound to admire i'll
g., Gov II nro1itc fhot fhis vic.