St. Landry democrat., 1890-08-16
Reform.

n the antics OF these would be reformer
'e VINO are vilifyiDg and condcmning tn
ss munificent revenue offer made to tn
's State, to educate her children, take car
j. OF her insane, build her leveea, pay he
g debt and Keep in state of thorough
o cleanliness the great metropolis of tht
: South, and particularly amusing does
IT lt seem when you hear these fearful
r anathemas fall from the lips of men
g who themselves patronize the most i'm
: moral walks OF life, and yet propose to
t night this revenue issue on the ground
r OF immortality. Who are these men ?
Are they angels or saints that they
t should suddenly raise up their hands
: IN such holy horror and denounco with
so much pretended virtue the PROPOSE
tioh to save our State. Follow some of
them in their private walks of life and
you will soon find out who they are.
J We would ask them whether they pa-
tronizc coffee houses, whether thew
drink whlskey, whether they play cards
and whether they are pure in other re-
spects, and then we would ask them bv
what right they assume to tell our peo-
pie what is pure and what is moral.
DO they raise their voices in opposition
to the licenses imposed upon drinking
| houses, In consequence of which th. |
greatest evil known to the world il
allowed to stalk in brazen effrontery in |
our very midst, corrupting the morals,
debauching the lives and running the
hopes OF thousands and thousands of
onr people. Do these ,eformers wish +,
discard the revenue arising from this
source! They care not to close the
doors OF these promoters of vice and
corruption, on the ground OF morality
but they raise their crested heads and
loudly and Justify denounce the offer OF
revenue which has been submitted to
the people by our last Legislature. Con-
slstency thou art jewell; and these
men should at least wash '
their hands before raising their self
banners to lead a people of
4 great and glorious commonwealth. =
Ihey pretend to have two great, and Il
=
rs they contend insurmountable argn. p
nehts to present to the pros: 1st they :, 81
lay the pros will have too much money W
o spend, and while they admit that in a.
very election that has ever been had - -
he expenditure of money is necessary a,
consequence, they complain bitterl,
low because they fear that in a tnan- I'd
lai light, they may be at great dis -
drantage. Let them, then, either put
p or hush up. IT it is their misfortune VI
D be poor and always on the ragged IL
dge, they are indeed poor set to
nRIneer the revenue department OF
lis State. Let cooler councils prevail
nd wiser minds take hold of this mat -,
IT, and with truce to this pretended n.
'ntIment deal with this question as 70,
'rious and advantageous business pro- ",
ositlon upon the acceptance of which r.
epends the future welfare and happi, ss
ess of our State. None but da, ,kened ''>
tellect. unable either to see or appre- OF
ate his country's good can fail to pre-
I've the blessings in store for Louisi- 1'"i :"
Ia by accepting this generous offer.
What is the cause of two thirds of d
Q crime that is now rampant in our Coll
atef lt is the darkness Of ignorance 70 F
at is shutting out The light of knowl- - -, Z
ge in the rising generation, and pre-
nting them from discriminating be-
cen right and wrong, and causing ded1
em to fail to understand the obliga Erre
ms OF humanity, or the dictates of 1'ou
tson. A blacker cloud could not hover
ar ctata , s,d3o, whit
eooui'ioh VI in tt
ngs could not exist than the binding And
lorance which now prevails among co. co.
masses, and, yet, when helping
nd is offered to remove this cloud
to relieve this suffering, these re- the
nRrs with noliticol a,ds :, ,,;, u alno
." ''o", anu whic
1t on grinding their political axes not
on endeavoring to make capital on III IN 4
: subject that may arise, raise their eial
ntly voices and beseech the people whlc
to accept this offer. They seem to snry' 4f
ak that it is better to let the igno- treas
t grow up in ignorance, to let the for MrIi y
ing school houses tumble to the qusn
und, and the half paid teachers seek ment
Or and greener pastures than to see cant Gant
banner of Education planted in the qency
om OF our State, bringing in it's train
he untold blessings arising from the i.ieen Leen
leing OF the human mind from the Poll t
sness OF ignorance into the pleni-
of knowledge and power Beware
uch men, they are enemies to our Poll
e, they are wanting in progress and M, M
should not be trusted in the man Amou
nent Of her affairs. th
lis same class of humanity without In
gle feeling of kindness or sympathy fact
that unfortunate class of people eight
SO minds are lost, refuse to accept ing A
ly and sufficient aid to relieve the of thi
Dles of those poor people whose Anrel
are gradually ebbing away amidst made
.reatest suffering and distress. for ba
ey also spurn the offer to pay they ,
ion to our Confederate veterans hund,
bravely offered their lives and, in
7 instances, lost their limbs in bat The
for their country's rights. ed OH
we'd by like spirit of opposition for tn
! progress they do not want the j. L
debt paid, or the lerees built, or ist v
fy OF New Orleans kept in a clean VICE |