St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
state Politics.

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We extract the following from an
interview of a States reporter with
State Senator Marston of Red River,
last Sunday:
"Are the people Of Red River parish
commencing to take any interest IN pol
tiles ~
"Well, they are talking about it a
coed deal"
"What are the feelings of the people
towards the administration 2"
81 think they are inimical however
public sentiment is somewhat divided.
/ don't care about going too far in that
particular. We, however, consider
that the fight Is within the Democratic
party. The people are very much OPP
posed to all these monopolies, saddled
upon the State by the late Radical adj
ministrations, and think they inted to
use every effort to overthrow the last
one Of them and all their supporters"
"What do you think OF Gov. Mc.En-
ery's chances ~
II don't think he can be renominated."
"Why, amt he popular 2"
81 don't think lie is personally unpOp-
ular, but the course of his administra-
ton has been such that
THE REFORM DEMOCRACY,
if you please, consider it inimical to
their best interests, because his admin
istration made no war on any OF the
monopolies, nor on the penitentiary
job, nor on the bondholders pet scheme,
to get an additional one per cent. in
terest on their hands for nothing"
"Tell me about the penitentiary l
mean the present lease to S. l.. James
g. Co."
"It was originally gotten from the
most corrupt Radical Legislature that
ever existed in this State, and it has
been continued to the detriment OF the
State ever since. Here we are crying
about the condition OF our levees. when
we have force, legally inalienable
from the State, leased (?) out to IL pri-
vate corporation for less than 90 cents
per head of able-bOdied conyicts (lnost-
ly c0rntield Degroes) where they could
be made to be worth 50 per day, and to
build up the entire levee system of the
State and to reclaim the richest domain
we have"
"The pet bond scheme, what's that9h
''THE BoNDHoLDERs,
with the assistance of Gov. McEnery,
in special message to the Legislature,
got an amendment proposed to the con-
stitution to be voted upon at the next
election that amendment is to give
the bondholders an additional one per
cent. interest latter five years." which
would be equivalent to $4,000 a year
In the meantime the Supreme Court of
the United States has decided that they
had tsb standing in court and il the
peopo, vote for this amendment it will
be equivalent toyoting some spectators
in New Orleans, New York, or London
this $4,000 IA year for nothing, because
the bonds may be held to- day by A. and
tomorrow by B."
"Who will nbe the most successful
e ct eafs1p Democratic party for
THAT'S rather difficult question to
..Who are spoken of as candidates ?"
'sWell, almost every parish has its
l hear of Jet1ries, of Rap |
ides Watkins, of Webster Snyder, OF
Bossier; Cunningham, of Natchitoches;
Goode, of Terrebonne Ogden, of Or
leans, and the balance OF them"
t'When will the campaign open ~
Il think it ought TO be made before
the primaries, the issue having to be
decided within the Democratic party.
In my opinion, I believe il the reform
Democracy of the State has a fair
chance before the primaries, it will
make a clean sweep"