The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-03-14

IT M%g = e. UT 0#E@ME%
every patriotic citizen on the farm, in
The Workshop, IN tho busy marts of
trade and everywhere, shoald share with
him. s
The Constitution which. prescrihes
his oath. my c%ountry'nen, isyonrs , the
government you have chosen him to ad
minister for II time ia yours ; the ~uf
frage which executes the will of free
men is yours 4, the laws and tue entire
scheme Of our civil rule from the town
meeting to the State capitol and the
national capito'is yours ; your every
voter. as surely as your Chief Magis
trate, under the same high sanction,
though in a different sphere, exercises
apublic trust. Nor is this all. Every
citizen owes to the country a visilant
watch aud close scrutiny Of its public
servants, and Il fair ar Il reasonable IS
stimate Of their fidelity aud usefulness IS.
Thus is the peoples will impressed up
on the whole framework Of our civil poll
ty- municipal, State and Feleral-and
this Is the price of our liberty and the
inspiratio" of our faith in the republic.
1t Is tho duty Of those serving the peo
pie In public place to closely.
LIMIT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES TO TuR
ACTUAL NEEDS
OF the government economically ad-
mInls'errd, because this bounds the
right OF the government to exact trib-
ute from the earnings of labor or the
property OF citizens, aud because public
~eAtravagancs begets extravaganza
among the people. We should never
be ashamed Of the simplicity and pru-
Dental economies which are best suited
to the operation Of a republican form of
government aud most compatible with
the mission of the American people.
Those who are selected for a limited
time to manage public affairs arc still
Of the people and may do much by
their example to encourage. consistent
" with their d'guity of their official
functions. that plain way Of life which,
among their feli"w citizens, aids ipteg-
rity and promotes thrift and prosperi-
IT,.
The genins Of our Institutions, the
needs of our people in their home lite,
and the attention which 10 demanded
for the settlement aud development Of
the resources Of our vast territory die
tate the scrupulous avoidance Of any
departure from that
FOREIGN POLICY
commended by the history, the tradi-
ton and the prosperity Of our rep ublic
1t is the policy of Independence favor
ed by our position and defended by
our known love Of justics and by our
power. 1t is the policy Of peace, suit
able to our in~terests. 1t is the policy
Of neutrality, rejecting any share in
foreign broils and ambitions upon other
continents and repelling their intention
here. 1t is the policy Of Monroe and
Washington aud jefferson. .Peace,
commerce and honest friendship with
all nations. %en,angling alliances with
none." -
A due regard for the interests and
prosperity Of oil people demand that
OUR FINANCES
shall be established upon such a sound
aud sensible basis as shall secure a safe
! ty aud confidence of business interosts
and make the wages of labor sure and
steady. and that our systam Of revenue
shall he SO adjusted as to relieve the
people from unnecessary taxation, hav
inn q due regard to the interests Of cap
ital invested and workingmen employ
ed 10 American industries, and prevent
ing the accumulation Of . surplus In
the Treasury to tempt extravagance
aud waste.
Care for the property Of the nation
| and for the needs Of future settlers re
quire that
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
should be protected from pdrloining
and unlawful occupation. The con
science of the people demands that the
Indians without oar boundaries shail
be fairly and honestly treated as wards
of the government. and their education