The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-12-23
InvarlabIy IL Adxanee.
NO. a.

: tefprlse seem TO nave great taitl
in the future Of Sabine Pass (Which
by-the-way, is more than this pape
has now or ever has had, and the,
never let an opportunity escape
them to put in a good word for ths
Pass, or to chronicle any proposed
enterprise there, as witnesseth the
following:
| We understand that capitalist from
st. Louis has been on a tour Of inspec-
tion for the purpose of locating cot
ton press at Sabine Pass. We hope the
enterprise will become an actual fact,
He contemplates putting in operation
q 100000 or $40 900 press, and believes
that it will be financial success.
If the gentleman win come to
Lake Charles aud invest his little
pile,n he win realize much greater
returns on his money than he can
possibly at the "future great" We
only need capital to develope our
parish into the greatest wealth.
producing parish in the state I'm
like Sabine Pass, our future doesn't
depend upon government aid.
The Mobile Register has great
confidence in the ability of Tom
Ochiltree, OF Galveston, to look ont
for the interests Of his constituency
when he takes his seat in congress
as a representative of the great
State of Texas:
Tom Ochiliree's duties in congress
will be confined principally to relieving
wicked democrats of their salaries
through the seductive agency Of draw
poker.
The Austin (Texas) Statesman,
referring to the assertion of an ex-
change that Gov. Ireland owed
much to the press of the state for
his success, very correctly expires
ses our own views in regard to the
influence Of the well-conducted, re-
liable newspaper in moulding pub
lie opinion, The Statesman says:
As for that, all our public men owe
much to the press. The papers make
successful public men, and then un-
make them, when necessary. For in
stance, in the late canvas Of men for
gubernatorial nomination, the States
man took up the cudgel for John Ire
land, in an intensely Roberts section,
and in short time Travis and whole
block OF counties about it instructed
for Ireland. An honestly conducted
newspaper finding its way every day
and every week to hosts of readers is a
most powerful engine for moulding pub
lie opinion What responsibility rests
upon shoulders of editors. They should
be careful to use their influence, under
all circumstances, for the greatest pub
lie good,
Mr.. III, II. Brunot, after firmly
establishing the Ascension Demo
crat, now withdraWs from the head
of the paper. In retiring, Mr. Bru-
not gracefully thanks those who
have given substantial aid to the
enterprise, and closes his valedic-
tory as falIows:
In conclusion, I warn the young men
of Ascension to place no trust in the
magnanimity of the Republican party,
for in it, there is no change. If we
ever did hope for wise and correct
by its leaders, long |
md sad experience has dashed that
hope and burned it into our disap-
pointed souls. Adhere to the princi-
Piles that aetuated-and follow in the
ot-prints of the lately deceased states
man, Andrew 8. Herron--and like him,
when your earthly pilgrimage will have
come to close, you will leave name
rs bright as the helmet, and a character
rs impregnable as the shield Of Homer's
nero.
The Desoto Democrat moralizes
On the degenerate signs of the
times in the following strain;
Henry Clay, colored, was lodged in
all on Wednesday last, charged with
log stealing. George Washington and
sam Houston we're sentenced to the
7enitentiary for the same offnnse at the
asst term OF the district court. Oh
low have the mighty fallen
The same paper tells us that the
Universal prosperity Of the people
# that parish is almost unprece-
Tented, while in the town Of Mans
ield business is as brisk as could
DO wished for.
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