St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-07-14
ANXIETY
IThibodaux Sentinel

siana to announce the names of candl-
dates to be elected to Office in the
Spring of 1884 neither do we compre-
bend the necessity Of the Times-Demo-
GRAFT, the States, the Capitolian-Advo-
cate and the Nachitoches Vindicator
going into spasms because it is done. {
If any newspaper desires to advocate
the claims Of their fellow citizens to
any office, there does not appear to be
any crime in that, nor any reason for
some of their contemporaries to grow
nervous on the bare mention of such a
subject.
These non commital editors remind
us of an occurrence in the Louisiana
Legislature many years ago.
A gentleman by the name of Voor-
HES was Lieutenant Governor, and
presided over the debates in the Senate
with much dignity and credit.
Henry st. Paul was member OF the
Senate, a man noted for his great facul-
ty of turning everything into ridicule
and making farce of the most solemn
transactions, provided he might get a
hearty laugh over it.
The Lieutenant-G Governor was in the
habit of leaving his elevated chair occa-
sionally and summoning some Senator
to occupy his seat during his temporary
absence.
st. Paul never was called to preside.
All the other Senators were called upon
but St. Paul never.
Noticing this fact, and perhaps feel
ing that he did not deserve such treat
ment from friend he inquired of Mr..
VOORHEES,, why it was that he never
called him "St. Paul. to preside.
The Acknowledgement replied,
"The fact is, st. Paul, if | would place
you in my chair you would commit some
folly in less than half an hour" St.
Paul pledged himself to conduct linn
self with dignity and decorum, it a trial
were permitted.
In the Senate, also, was a member by
the name of Hyams, who spoke upon
every question that came up before the
Senate and never allowed any bill or
resolution to pass until he had been
heard upon its merits.
Gov. VOORHEES,, the next. day, sum-
moned st. Paul to preside. He assumed
the chair and clothed himself with all
the dignity peculiar to so high posi-
ton.
After some time, a Senator rose and
moved that a certain resolution pass,
there beIug no objection made.
The motion was seconded.
st. Paul sat as silent as astatue of de-
corum.
After waiting some time the mover of
the resolution, arose and called the at
tention of the chair to the motion just
offered and asked that it be put to the
Senate. st. Paul never moved or spoke.
Finally the irate Senator jumped to
his feet, and in a loud voice demanded
why his resolution was not put to a
vote.
St. Paul replied that "Hyams had not
yet spoken" who, on hearing his name
pronounced awoke from his nap with a
"what's that, object, object" which
killed the passage of the resolution on
that day.
Now these papers above named occu-
nv the position of Hyams, and until
they speak they oppose everything that
other members Of the Press may pro-
pose.
1t may be all right from their stand
point, but from all appearances, at pres
ent the editors throughout the State are
going to use their own option about
when will be the best time to open the
approaching campaign.
When politics become a little warm
er, some loafer will organize a labor
party. That a tramp may set himself
up as the workingman's candidate IN.
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