, 1881-10-31
How Reform in Louisiana Has
Failed to Reform.
a New Swarm Of Thieves In Place Of
tho Old One.
Frauds by. Democratic 0ftlclals In the
Parish Of p1nHucmincs.
Political Changes Resulting from tho
Death Of Gov. Wilts.

Eyes Il community. ItnB WIS. Tor Instance,
III Louisiana, when tic cver-rec,trrhg theme
WIS tho OWLS Ut Republican rule. llow It
was rung III NIL It's changes was cauttnn tH
outsiders. To dan,l, tic rtscalEy Republic
al,s WIS the 0raler Of the tlay. Tho Nustler,,
Democratic press took up ta refrain. This
IA0u[sta1,a Republicans weru rs GENERALLY
AMI psrsistcllty damned as tho caso would
alow. "fIome-rulu" hccnlnu tho n,,ly pAl,-
aGeu for Louisiana troubles. lis cn,,sItlera-
tion oycrrodu nlf preylunsly-accepted tfcu-
rlcs Of Majority vs.. Minority. Tlnra WIS n
sort Of National itIgl,-joint commission to
rnvu t'le way for the lettimg.down Ut the Re-
pnbltcats. 1t gnve Dul n ilnw systcu, Uf moral
eilitcS, through which were demonstrated
ts!c dcfeat of t;uv. Packard md the elcctinn
Of President l1nycs-tho lu4lcr sumo loo
short on the cN,lllt. How 1t ull unine
about, perhaps thu lion. +. \. Burke,
Of the Nch,ocHlt-gcniai aiut kfhd-
ly ttlsposrtl-will solne lay explain.
There WIS iio dispnttnH tic result, ut least.
''1lonc'rulo" In Louisiana became MI uc-
ccNtel aud accomplished fact. Its advent
was hailed rs the dawn OF 4 new era. Tile
poor, dow'rtrndtlen prop'o Of Louisiana
were to bo treated ut last to something Ii,
lie why of proper government.
Tho reform somehow
HAS FAILED m 1.Erol,t.
II ,,,nr t,f sf"o,, NV, ,.o,,-rn, +,,ta,.,,u nv,
took ,lt' QUO yaunt and hungry IN Its stcad."
tha l,fr,rt,,r. n,uf t,,,d,,,,nr. ~ - ,rt,,nInamt
Eastern railway ,rho i1lr.ntnrs war;. sat.
tstletl that tf8 Conductors were somehow
getting nlong aml living altogether too fast.
The former met together iii discussion lis In
n rrmr,fv for lin Xii nm 1r ,hn ,,n.,i,ar
stn,,.I t,,,, fox., xo,.,,,y,ut a. r,tfowv. .rhn
t,on,I,,c,nrs Int :. fn,y ,.nrs .,fn,, ,,no, the
upru1nr nf thr roud ,vern vn,,,,., NM, t,st
l,rrInninp,. liz, urui re,,nroi,v L,o,r,, no voor
Tirtr Status Ind u,,Irrvo,,,. = rrr,orka,,,c
rI,onru 'i,,,n cnnt,uci.,r vn,r n har,n viii,
unnrto,f n,,o ,Iin,,o,,i e,,,,i'stnd. Ui,n,,.t.a
n rim, lin shaved, yo,, NJ, t,,a roaL n nra
farn,. MI In nm, ur,irr or whtct, nn wae tho
owmnr. II wns sf,,rl;rd with IN nbunIon.a
nf htnnnlpu u,,i,nnla IL nIthar o,w nf I'm
ro,,t ho trnotrd vo,, IN :, riir 1,ehln.f , rnst
horsc with n t,,rnnnt ,,nnrrativ n corro. o.
sno,,I. lin t,n,l n tn, I,nusr ~ t",yn In wIlol,
In llvn,1, liz woa ren,,tcJ no ,oeninr n fast
wo'n1la-lil @ some cases' ono at eac', o''u Of
the litic. Thu Director submitted tint for
fast hu,rses. a1ld lurllouts, a1tl these city
uu faat W. m's1 ~ ev 1e ''ee.'te su'vS ,o1 'e
luSI woltlct'' 'le thHEt"'l company llAu eFl-
de'ttly betii tl,ate TO foot the bElf. I1v snE-
grste.l the turning out Of tle wllolo crowd
r,,d ttle putting In tf II NEW set. The Prcst-
.to,,, .,!,,. 49,. ~ ao,. T., xa,,;., ~" .,.s,.
''cii' to''A w t'o e"9e ~ top''. ~ "a,!it"
tcu tl]o geheFnl allegations ot thu bill.
The company Ind undoubtedly lad to pny
for the diamonds. watches, etc.; alsu for the
tA1''o fta ol""lc" et"Eaf AVt tho tuNHs