The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-01-19
A Bit Of Ancient History.

on brilliant confrcrc of the Baton
Rouge i ~rycate. in HIS ISSUE of the oth
mist. Proceeds to read is Il lecturc
on the >:ntull"Ss OF our WAYS because.
! .oraoot.i. we ~iaciIentaliv mentioned
last week tiie fact thai COY. Nichols,
III APP ,.iitinG aSseSSors for the various
parishes, had almost entirely ignoled
tie Mchnery men.
Now, Bro. Jones, we havn the re-
hottest desire. to MAKE war nit Size!
undder gnytrnn.nt'-in fact, we are
perfectly wiling to let bv-gones be
! Dy-goneS-hut there is something so
i,,enaeiy ludiciou> ia the existing
ro.!ticai situation On this State, OF
~coHrsel that we cannot. even at the
ri>h III being considered u kicker or IL
.~tsltpntrnt, allow the occasion To pass
withoh. referring to II more III SORROW
liiln II niger.
If there is any one thing that stands
out III bold Ieii.i asa uaIh background
against tlr hil9htat>s OF the past, 1t
i, tire course pursued ~ the anti
administration p:.i,c.> during eX-Eov.
AcaiicrlS term oi oii:ce. from the
New Orleans PicayaAe down to the
humhlest Nichols paper i'll tile State.
IL Wir was Waged a-alust the tneil
Governor. the axe O. when had
never before been parallel i'll tLi,
o. any otter state. There vas. ;ic-
c~o.t,ug 10 the a~etotnlels, no crime III
the criminal category winch Gov.
McEnerv had not committed ail WI,
daily comnlttln. uadci u.e very noses,
as it were, OF the good people or Baton
Rouge. From the day ti.t death Of
the lamented Witt paced hil. in til,.
ruDelnatorlii CHAIR, he Was ilounled
TOWN AS u creature but little better
than an ordinary fugitive from ilal.ce.
The State Aonlii.atinS Convention
l OF December, 1883, rolled around, and
the people in tier wisdom SAY tit to
Nominate nina us Chief Magistrate of
the State. Then the war against him
was renewed BY the r-tormers with
increased Jury, II many ct them
. threatened to bolt tile %,eoniiHatton.
Even the ~Ptcayuhe, Il ptoles,cdly
Democratic orsdn, advised boiling
as IL Remedy Tor king Rule" After
the election OF 1854, is ueiore, the war
upOn HIM WAS continued. HIS is =
personal government" his encintes said.
she gives the Offices to his trends"
That was the burden OF the c,,..i-
plant against him. And 81 IN, war
went merrliy or.
The State, according to the reform
press, Was going to the demuition
vows. \ savior was needed, He
was finally fOlnd in the person of the
present Governor. The CANVASS of
the SLate made ~ MIN and Ia, orators
i, still fresh liz the punlic mind All of
us remember Ills speeches; how t;uv.
Nichoil>, If elected, was to be Governor
OF tnc whole people: nov he vas gong
to disregard f%actio., etc.: and how.
hntilt, III mahins his appointments,
ito lucrative Olilce-} lie WouiG atiuW no
A!Giioi., OK McEliert or any other men,
but would let Democracy and fitness
oc the governing motive III all cases.
lime wore Oh. 4 :ii,iloritv o. III. pro-
pie o1 the State saw Ill II nomi...tc
.liAn in Jailuais last. o. the day on
wihch Toy. Nltiioii~ was nominated
every paper thu. i,.u supported G.y.
McAici!, tlom the IImev- Demorrat
uonn to Ihe Planter. cheerful. ac-
qu!uoced III the verdict OF IL. ~ila,or;tr
a'.ti gave aim IL hearty support uni.i
ito "itS ,-ected. Ne III sII.Z ttlin!. j,
httt>>siIN Just mere 10 call tl,c.ition to
t"e .ndlAvN coatr;'st HatAYeta the ac-
ton OF the Niena!i> joaluais in 1ss:
and the MeEGety papers in 1883.
PI9oE /" it> e!s.tion, Toy. Aicnuis
mi'ic certain ficdS To t5t people. oi
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