St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-10
FOR GOVERNOR:
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS
OF ASCENSION.

The Parish Convention will assemble on the
9th of December, as will be seen by the
call of the committee.
The most important duty that body will be
called upon to perform to the public at large
will be the selection of suitable nominees to the
legislature. 1t is OF the utmost Importance
that competent and upright men be nomina-
ted, men whom the people can trust to do their
duty fearlessly and honestly, and especially
men who will sternly oppose all rings, mo-
nopolists and .obbers and their plugilering
schemes. The responsibility of finding such
men and confcrring upon them the nominal
ton will rest upon the convention. We say
finding them, because the right sort of men
will not thrust themselves forward, and canvass
for these places, nor will they be found log.
rolling in q convention for a nomination. The
men to be trusted with the high duty of MAX
ing our laws are such as have proper sense of
tile duties of citizenship men who value the
good opinion OF the moral, law-abiding, tax
paying element Of the community ; and to get
such representatives, the convention must
look outside of the ranks Of the professional
politician. 1t must search among the slbstaIl-
tial, reliable men of the parish, and take men
who don't seek the place. but who will consent
to serve the parish as a public duty. There are
many good men in the parish of this character.
We should be sorry to think that there were
not. 1t is the duty of the convention to find
them and call them to the front.
The compensation is too small to justify a con-
test for the office, and no man can make a per-
sonal campaignin this parish for the nomination
for either the Senate or house, without subject
ing himself to criticism. These places legisi-
n,ately pay nothing. The per diem is not more
than enough to pay decent board and lodging
and no member can get more than this, unless
he sells himself, or robs the State.
st. Landry is great parish, and the ap-
preaching convention will claim, and ought,
to represent all the material and social interests
of her fifty thousand population Herrepraseli-
tatives in the legislature ought to be her best
citizens. They can be had we believe. The
responsibility will rest upon the convention,
and the action of that body WILDE greatly in
finenced and guided by the leading men that
will be members of it. Let these prominent
gentlemen, from town and country, look vel!
tothis important matter. Mistakes and blum
ders VIII not be excusable. because here in
fhis parish, everybody knows everybody And
by all means, let us not witness the political
crime OF trading upon the legislative ticket
No man worthy of a seat in the Senate or House
will wantit at su ch sacrifice of principle, and
no man that is worthy to fill parish office vii
eountenance either trade or compromise upon
the legislative ticket.
The convention will be d harmonious body,
we believe. The party is united and strong aid
consequently, ii it does not now give US good
nominations for these important offices, it will
be useless ever to hope for it. The responsibility
cannot be shirked this time; therefore, let il
be metin a wise, firm and patriotic manner