The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-12-07
PresiGapt EEarrison's Message.

N. 0. Pieay kne
The message of President Harrison is
now before the people of the country.
1t will confirm them in the general
opinion that the President is states
man of very moderate ealiber.-
In all matters, save those that are
strictly partisan, he is conservative to
the verge of being noncommlttal, and
as for decision in questions of great
Importance he is as much lacking in
that respect as was The immortal Jack
Runsby
He congfatulates the country that
peace and prosperity reign everywhere,
but it appears in his opinion to be ne ],
eessary to break up this happy condi-
tion BY harryiug and worrying the Sou
thern people BY such Federal legisla-
tion as will be calculated to disturb
their social and industrial peace to o
serious degree. In this he is only
echoing the demands Of the extremists
of sectional political party.
TpIhe great aud universal demand
fo1|as reduction of tile burdens of taxa
tiof the President readily assents, but
in the same breath lie cries out for an
extensive system of protection by
means of Il tariff, and he proposes to
enlarge the pension rolls by giving
government bounty to all the Union
soldiers and sailors who we're not de-
serters. Add to this his demand for
liberal subsidies to American shipping,
and then, if there be any surplus left,
there will be time enough to take
measures forits reduction. -
The President does not hold d6gh
opinioR the civil service law as il
has been enforced during his admins
tration, and nothing atail is said in his
message of Secretary Blaine's vigorous
foreign policy
We repeat that theInessage is eorfser-
yatiye to the degree almost OF timidity
in everything save where il echoes the
chief maxims of his party's policy.
There is nothing In 1T striking, bold,
original or characteristic. As literary
composition it is not devoid of merit
as a state paper it will take its place
among the weakest ever issued from
the White House
$ -547
Mrs. Enphrasie Roy, wife of Mr.. Mar
tin Budd, died Suddenly on Tuesday
afternoon, at her home in Opelousas,
aged 55 years, ii months and days.
Friends and neigEbors hurried to lier
bedsi~a bsing pprised Of her i'll
ness, only to IND that the dread mes
senger, Death, had preceded them and
that their ardent hopes for her recovery
and profered kindly ministrations were
alike nnavailiug. Thus bitter irony
of fate i-slle who had 50 often and with
such unHagging steadfastness minis
tered to the sick and dying whenever
and wherever the call for assistance
reached Der ears she, who had so fre-
qaentiy played the part of the Good
Samaritana among her friends and neigh
bors, was deprived at the supreme mo-
ment--so swift was the summons -ot
the sweet consolation of gazing into 4
kindly eye aad feeling the touch OF d
EsFmpathetic hand Though her path
tlay IN tile ilnmbler walks Of life, the
large conconrse of people who attended
ilier funeral attested the estimation in
which she was held In the community
and proved that such qualities as she
possessed in so eminent a degree are
appreciated ait their true value among
us. We tender fo the bereaved ins.
hand and family cur sincere sympathy
j.. Meyers Sc Go. have a magnificent
assortment of mems and boys clothing
and ladies' and misses cloaks. and
guarantee O fit as well as satisfaction,
rs TO prices. ].
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F'oR RENT. A fine business stand Oh
Main street, at s. I0 q month Apply al
once ait this Office.
Just received A car. load of tile eel
ehrated z ADA I carts at j.. Meyers &
Go. y
Pittsburgh Coal
AZ u. H Eorslenbaumen's lumber yard
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