The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-07-07
lot and. needing the call of the peo-

tions and'a it once entered upon that
vigorous and memorable anvas in
which the notorious carpet Dagger,
William Pitt Kellogg, was so in
g%loriously routed and the Democratic
banner of the Third District triumph
antly placed on the high tower of VIC
tory, where it has ever since been
swaying to and fro to the gentle
zephyTs of a redeemed and free land.
In 1886 Mr.. Gay, without solicita-
ton, again received the unanimous
nomination of his grateful constitu-
ency and again carried the district,
but this time by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The Democracy of the Third Dis
trict is 500 to meet in convention to
nominate a candidate for Representa-
tive. 1t could not do a more graceful
nor a wiser act than to tender again
the nomination to Mr.. Gay. If Mr..
Gay had done nothing more for the
Democracy than compass the redemp-
ton of a hopelessly Republican dis
trict, that achievement of itself would
deserve a re election by a grateful
people. 'I
But he has done more. He has been
a true and faithful representative Of
his people whose every interest he has
ever guarded most sedulously. He
has ever defended and protected our
sugar and rice interests and exerted
himself in behalf of the bayous and
streams Of the State. Even at the
present session he has succeeded in
passing in the House an appropriation
o fs5O,0OO for the Improvement 0 fbayou
Lafourche, in spite of an adverse re-
port of the U. S. Board of Engineers.
1t is true that the Senate committee,
sitting in the absence of Senators Glib
son and Eustis, unfortunately struck
out this item. Senator Gibson, how |
ever, has had $4,000 reinstated, and
Congressman Gay and Blanchard are
now both at work with a fair hope of
success to bring back the item to it's
original figure of $4,000. Mr.. Gay
has proven himself a hard worker and
by his energy and business tact has
made his influence felt on the commit
tees and on the floor of the House.
Taking a dispassionate view Of
situation, we would look upon Mr..
retirement at the present time
as singularly unfortunate for the good
of the district which he has faithfully
served. His experience in Congress is
just now most useful to his constitu-
ents !; he has just succeeded in making
both houses Of Congress commit them
to the improvement Of bayous
Lafourche and Plaquemines, and to
lose his services ut this critical mo-
ment would be to retard, if not to en-
danger, these important measures.
Those who are acquainted with the !
work of Congress know full well that a
Representative is unable to accom-
plish much for his constituents for his
first term or two. In Difference to
custOm-a foolish II it may be, but
one that is vigorously enforced never
theless-the new member is expected
to keep mostly in the rear for his first
Hence it is that constituencies,
consulting their WI good, strive to
return their Representatives as long az
hey prove faithful to their trust. We
therefore feel assured that the De-
nocracy of this, the Third ~Congression-
Il District, will, in it's efforts to sub
'erve the best interests of the whole
people, tender to MIR. Gay IN %unani-
nous nomination and we sincerely
nope and trast that Mr.. Gay will once
more make the sacrifice of his " per-
|onal comfort and interest for the gen.
raj Welfare, and again bear onward
victory the standard of Democracy.
In the course of his speech on the
message, Senator Turpie,
# Indiana; referring to the Republican