The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-02-02
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1889.
HIS THE GOTERNOR KEPT
HIS PLEDGES?

As the readers of the SENTINEL al
ready know, the Governor has APP
pointed an assessor for Lafourche after
almost il months delay. The FORUM
ate man happens to be one who was
not an applicant for the position and
who, SO far as is known, presented no
petition whatever signed by the people.
To Mr.. Prosper Toups personally
the SENTINEL has'not the least Ohiec-
ton. He is an upright and honest
gentleman, a representative and sub
stantial citizen, a good Democrat, but
n who has never-prior to the late
g~ubernatorial contest-taken any great
interest i'll politics. He supported
Gen.sNicholls in that contest. rs he
had a right to do and this would GER
tainly not form an objection t. him
under any circumstances, for we sin
cerely trust that the bitter feelings en-
gendcred in that unfortunate cam
paign have passed away forever.
But Mr.. Toups was not recommend
ell by the people for the position to
which he has been elevated by his Ex-
cellency. The people had expressed
their will i'll the matter. They had
faith in Gen. Nichols and his solemn
pledges made during his c~anvassing
tour through the State soliciting their
suffrages. The General had been their
near neighbor and they thought they
had got to know him and, knowing
him, they trusted him.
They had treasured up his words
and believed his %utterances when he
said at his opening speech at Zachary:
81 find that there is a general belief that the
power of selection for local officers have been
frequently turned over to a chosen few. and
determined public sentiment in respect
thereto has been thoroughly ignored. / AN
OPPOSED, strongly opposed, to personal gov
eminent.
of ones political adherents within certain
limits, but there should be Judgment brought
to bear in that matter. The good and unity
of the party AND THE WISHES OF THE DEMO
CRATIC CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD BE CONSULT
ED AND NEEDED. l am opposed to the pro-
scription of any portion of the party. A
TO PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS OF THE sELEC-
TON OF ALL OFFICERS. will permit no man
or set of men to control my Judgment as to
what is right and proper"
And again, when he said in his
speech at Pointe Coupee:
"They have also cause to believe that. to a
considerable degree policy has been adopt
ed under which, instead of regarding the
wishes of the party in the various parishes,
q small number of men have been designated,
according to whose judgment officials are Sc
lected WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE SENT
MENTs OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISHES. l
wish to say right here that l am strongly OBJ
posed to personal government. l AM OPPOSED
TO DELEGATING TO ANY MAN OR SET OF MEN
THE SELECTION OF OFFICERS IN THE VARIOUS
PARISHES. A GOVERNOR OUGHT TO CONSULT
THE WISHES OF A COMMUNITY IN SELECTING
IT'S OFFICERS, AS FAR AS III CAN. As far as l
am concerned. l do not intend to allow any
man or set of men to control my Judgment in
that matter"
Here were direct charges made
against Coy. McEnery,, his her oppo-
nent for g~ubernatorial honors, of an
utter disregard of the wishes of the
people in making his appointments
of d~elegating to certain men in the
parishes the power of selection of the
divers local officers; of the selection
of such officials without reference to
the sentiments of the people; and di-
rect, unequiyocal, solemn pledges on
Gen. Nichols part, in the event OF his