The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-01
PROGRESS.

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to close, The many memories with
which it is fraught, sorrows and
griefs, lifes disaDpointments and
hopes blasted, will ere
long be buried amid the records
of departed time.
The theory Of f'loeal self govern
ment" has filled volumes, the utter
eiices of political dreamers and the
wild VapOrings of woulsl-be-states-
men on this subject, have been heard |
upon the hastings from the pines Of
Maine to the reef. washed shores of
Florida.
We live in a progressive age. |
Science is busy unraveling natures
Notwithstanding the world by
the grandeur of its revelations. Brain
and mnscle, energy and wealth with
the natural advantages have given
us system Of railway enterprise
unequalled, witha gigantic net oftel
egraphy and the telephone beautl-
fully grand in its simplicity, affording
beneficeut opportunities to millions.
Everything around us bespeaks an
active, busy life. The great centres
of the North, East and West, are
keeping step with the moving World,
growing day by day in wealth aud
power, whilst the South with all its
advantages and grand opportunities,
blest by nature with II rich yielding
soil, inhabited by a race of workers
who are acclimated to the miasma OF
its marshes aud fearless of the
dreaded "yellOw fever" the scourge
of this section, under the sway of the
Bourbon her energies seem dormant;
no concerted effort being made to
keep abreast with the times.
Especially is this noticeable in
our section; there seems to be a
growing distrnst in the minds of the
business community regarding the
peculiar tactics resorted 10 By our
law makers in their RAID against all
Ofthe most vital interests Of the city
and State, embarrassing our credit
abroad and arousing strong feeling
of growing Indignation at home. II
+ is becoming more and more evident
that Bourbon rule must end-it has
lived its day-the passions and pre-.
judices which kept it alive are being
crushed out by advancing reason
the younger element of the body
polite have grown mp under far
different auspices, and haveimbibed
the spirit of progress which brings
with it tolerance and fair play. AL
readyth schrewd political manager
is planning upon future party pos
sibililies and more than one care
! full prediction points TO Bour bon
rule as of short duration.
Here in Louisiana the chances arr
, more than even. They cant helL
! but note the legardemain practiceC
by these legislators upon our finances
j They can't help but note the appar
ent unwillingness of foreign cap
/. italists to handle our City or Stat
paper.
y We insist that the time has com
. fol- change, and that All open an,
a aggressive tightagainst Bourbonisr
: should be commenced. Alread
= thinking men throughout our brOa
= land have SHE'D their castOrs in til
ring and are moving upon til
breastworks Of sectional Democrat
70 Itbehooves thehonest citizen, til
u respectable element of our comm
e. nifty, the mercantile interest, /,
n planting interest, to cut of feoo
70 party that exists through hStno;r
Of prejudice and fraud and cEowerfnl
IN assistance that large aibe labor.
part of our populatiSS arms and
r. ing man, whose b6ur soil which
le tOughened sinewslecy staple and
~ brings forth tRd under an anti.
~ |" the juicy ca9El our State can be
In Bourbon stHd placed where she
ne rrseneratS andrightfully belongs
IT. r pre,em'Jbt progress, equal justice
u, III the Al thought.
Il Huu F--~------~ap-----
:" fake Charles Echo man Dre.
that Gov. Nichols unwilling.
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