Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-05-31
Agitation.

Some men are born agiiators. They are
never satisfied only when clamorng for
change, and no sooner is their demands
complied with and the required change
effected than they again set MP the old
cry and howl for still another change.
These persons persist III this course until
they become chronic grnmhlrrs and con
stitutioually dissatisfied with all that
exists. To pacify them requires continual
aud everlasting change. In their eyes
nothing that is i. good. AllcxistinG things
are attacked in general terms. They
never condr~cend to point ont the defects
and other vices which renders everything
worthless, hut content themselves with
drnouncing il A. such III broad aud gen
rral terms This class of persons are now
crying for A new constitution. Not longer
ago than l-79. a cunvcntinn was called
/ aud the present organic law of the State
was framed aud ratified 10y the people "f
the State. Since December of that year
| il has been in furce as the paramount law
u
the present constitution wa. composed If
many Of the very best and ahlrSt men in
the State. Daring the short period II has
been III existence We, IL people, have
done ~ we'll ~ We could have reasonably
/ expected under the circumstances. Oui
[ failures arr the result Of other causes
/ and are in no way attributable To the or
ranic law of the land. The constitution
oi - ~ not pcrfrct-uothing human Is :;
I but this does not nccrssitdte the calling
of another convention. The defects Of
the present organic law can be r.incdird
by amendments. IL is not reasonable 10
expect that u constitution should he made
perfect in u day. The best way it appears
to II, To secure a constitution such - will
meet all the demands of the people, is L"
keep revising and amending the present
constitution. The work must bc done
4 convention could not be called that
would frame an organic law which would
IN every RESPECT meet the wants aud
answer the purposes OF the cver-growing
aud changing interest Of the people of
great and wealthy State. The constitu-
ton of - doe, contain many excellent
provisions " hich might br lost if another
convention were called. The bad features
of the present constitution can be RENE
died hy amendments A. rfcctually aud AZ
less cost 10 the State than 10y another con
convention insist that the wh"i. m~trn-
mrut i "a huu.lrd aud s"n>''lr>' collection
If unmraniug and uniutrlllslhlr pr"NiS.
ions The Judgment of the best Informed
aud of the MASSES Of the people does not
,u~taiu this view. IL j. recognized aud
conceded that some changes are needed.
The judiciary system should br revised,
and other feature, might with benefit hr
cllug,d. but th,r"-is uo necessity of
convention being called to dn thl~ work.
II can q, well hr done 10y amend n"ntS.
Ii q convention should I've called. all the
-..s-.od provisions OF the prc>rut c"nStl'n-
non mi.ht he los; and others much wur>,
rugra'tc,i ~ their >'rId What assurance
have We that lew convention world
fame a better constitution than the pres
rut unr' l. there not danger "f losing
the good feature, " the present orert'tc
law 10y rla,lEg the whole matter III IL"
hands Of cuuNcutiouf II certainly dr-