St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
A D asdici:ah7F sarce.
IN. o. Iilues-Delnocrat.I


The THAT'S ut tue Regulators at La
fayelte have C,,stie to an eua-a moss
iusiuiluus alld talelcai end. In the
wnule history OF ct;miiiai jdrtspi ulrhce
in this cbuully u liz liOuUltut whether "a
lnule Thoroughly tIuiruious proceeding
has teen Witnessed thaH tuat presented
60 view III tile parish vi Lafayette " Itii-
ii the past ten days.
Ine iyuciiers ot Lie negro Keys were
Tsiei.eu oi the charge ut muiu by the
fading ut "nu tue oil" on lie part ut
tue giant jury. They were released on
bond OH tt,g charge ut breaking open
e.,r Ill and assisting AL officer. THIS
w.,s u miscarriage OF jtstice, but the
tsshss oil law We're ptesc. seti. The men
C.,argeti Nuh Lie tnslrder uf the ageu
n gro, C.sinier. aba ms daugnter, es-
c,pca ny siuaiar aetiun ut tue grant
il.y. Hcse ag ala tiictt Mas n SEN hiahet,
a. ieast, al regard Tor tHe established
aueiiislis of procedure Ia ctInitlai casee.
But ~ EAb last caSt-tiiaL OI QUE al
tie parties gggIkrd VITA Interfering
with tilo tOcai eitscij.i Hi tile town "a
l. tfdyettt,-~tiItrsw Was eHaeteL spn We'd
u stay ia the aiisiIIct c,,uiL ut the par
j ,ii the nost u tgiHul LARGE WHICH Tie
p.ess of liie Safe iids iK-rp called uvui,
~ carOnicie IN tile eHlirc hIsLury OF
Louisiana.
Ii leparte,i that little vignr was ex-
siustrsi ~ fise ptUsecutiun un tile pat
Ot the oaats'. IHis fepspil Inlay veil be
credited. JoI euiely tisrie mas b0fil lack
at tixut and iacs nj knowledge vt iaw
" iirl sc art luist thai Diis 1T tin. ifIust
Fruaai kd;s,t. pleas estr lnlIouncsai IN a
c0uit Ol JUSTICE III ttiis Stale stiIce tiit.
css,se OF tno MaF Was allowed 10 pass
unci,aiiehReti. We are al.yey toi.i
that .'aiie defense cited tie. acl al iiic,il-
5ssiratgan Uf The tOwn Ot Lafayette ui
1896 Us sisOw tl,at tbs election held Iasl |
May Was not legal. llt cauar IL siId not /
cOnfuIu. is ilse plaIsIsloiss 0t. saiu act.
tu-Nli: That iile ELECTION shall be he'd
by the sheriff anti CLERK ut court and
HDt 10y three commissioners appnlnt..t !
by The CITY CsnlicIi, and that only fee
While maie Citizens twenty -0ne yeals
sf age or over shall lie ellfIiieti To yatr.-
And this piea--thls huge jokr-was s,is-
fail,ed by tile court and july. aud the
accused iiDi,.tai,iy dlseiisl Reti
WHAT was Judge EdWass,s dining
wllen this falce MAS enacted Wi,r,s
was District Attorney Sn,etles, viii his
know ictige1t the law Tie provision,
Ut tiie arr of Interpretations cited hy the
tDs The defense was not 0i,iy ii,
eliyrer cO,fl4gt With the Constitution of
the lsnIttsi Srafes, bur with that of tie.
State of Lnliisiaiia. Could Judge Eli
wards and District Attorney Ssarsiea
have taken ills plea as u serious pr,
ceeltiug 0H the vait 0f tlle attorney far
HE drtease7 DID they nUt know that
il WAS n fatee--a fUaiJng falce The
.swn at Lafayette has tui sears nyn-
se.ivsi 90 all qaaiIfed electors wiilini
Ia limits The right 10 ytsts. Nsgr,4s | 9
mi WHITES have cast their tsaltfsss for /
officers. The Constitution
II ti.e State aud ut the United States
.rasHed Them s,icli right, and tt,rja de- 6
Ire. fa exrsfise it has never met Wild
check. YET such plea, l.,s..d ap.ai :
lie prssyisiun III es niiisfy and dusty =
harfrr of IA half century ago, ii. direct 4
with the present organic law of N
'rat4. and l,afinn. il upheld by ii cplrt
nal jury sitting in srrinas and s,sber =
isNaatsii ~ pass upt,ii fiie lives and pro- ii
'ersy sse i free I,tsuplt.! q
IL ~, Indeed. time that the Stata Z.
isonld. IN the interest nf Justice. auniv 3 3
ssr ii Change OF xta1u4, and ssek IN mn. 10
tlier parish the yinalieasia,, ~ ant. pe
aged law. Where such Il ja.iiriai faree ~
i petfAlftea AZ that we llaes. mat III. III. |. !,
Brsled. there can lie i,ut slight hnna 81 81
hat eseH-haud+sl Justice will sses measd / An
~ aiik.. ~ rich aud poor, to weak aud &c 81
swettuI. ~ Il Il;