St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
The Cui tain Has Fallen on the First
Act

learned length and laundering sound,
the bill to take the sense of the peopl
on the proposition of JOHN A. Morri
has been passed by the General Assem-
bly,. We cannot, for the life of us, sc,
how democrat can find any fault will
it. The voca abulary of abuse has beer
we'll nigh exhausted by the opponents
Of the enabling act, aud some are re-
ported to have yentured so far as tt
announce their intention to fight the
adoption Cf the proposition by the peo
pie, if needs be, with their guns, &c
How silly2 Think of it. L'Etat c'est
moi, these enthusiastic persons declare
With such democracy subsidies and
loses its sacred identity in the persons
of these autocrats - m0noclats As
they claim all the authority and right to
speak on questions Of public moment,
so they also seem to dream they own
all the guns? What inconcciyable pre-
sumption and nonsense? 1t is painful
and sickening to hear of such buster
Those who indulge ia it would do well
to read Guliyer's travels, and would
act wisely to reckon the extent of their
power by careful estimate Of the ter
ror which Gulliyer realized from the
presence of the Liliputian populace that
sought to capture him. We sincerely
precat all ugliness manifested by zeal
Gus paitizans. No mans zeal should be
permitted to ignore and to despise the
equal rights of others. But the ones
ton of lottery will, in the course of
time, come in It's proper shape before
the people. We propose in the outset
to have tho expedicncy, or rinexpediency,
of rechartering the company nationally
aud exhaustiyely discussed. We see no
excuse for abusive epithets. Good and |
honest men will vote for it, good and |
honest men will vote against it. Both |
owe respect, and in the effort to recon-
ciie discordant views they should rea-
son together. History teens with ex-
amples Of very radical differences of
opinion, and to the credit Of man be it
said too, OF final, permanent and salts
factory adjustments without animosi-
les Or bloodshed. Several of the great
.st statesmen of our own country siren
lousiy opposed the adoption OF the
Constitution of the United States, as
formulated, and, after the
was set in operation, de- ,,
lined to accept executive appointments ,
lnder it. But they never thought Of
esorting to violence to resist the pro-
osed action of the States. 1t is said, :.
nd we believe it to be true, that the
evil is not as black as many paint him. =
The lottery may, in the eyes of the !,
'urist, seem a veritable monster. He =,
fe may paint it before his minds eye !
S too hideous to contemplate, but we =.
ave found in this, as in many otherfss !
hings, the truth Of Pope's line-"that :
lany first abhor, then pity, then en- :,
race.o
The lottery has existed in Louisiana
nee 1868, and ii we were called upon :
y state for the salvation of our soul q
hat Injury it has ever caused US, or o.
hat injury it has done to any other,
e could not. It might endure through =,
ut our life, and not receive an unwill-
g nickel from us. But we did not n
tend to go into this view of the ques- =.
On and will not remark further upon
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We suggest that the people now pre- G.
re themselves by calm reflection to K
'te on the question which, in due
he, must be presented TO them for
eir approval, or rejection, at the bal /
box. Think of it in all its aspects,
d vote intelligently. Heed no man,
set OF men, who resort to abuse, ac- =, fo
sation, threats and vituperation. Such
> no real friends to freedom, or free ar
IN. Our Senators and Representa- CT
es from st. Landry deserve and will Oh
,eiye the thanks of their democratic
nstituents for the open, fair and y,
lnly stand they took and maintained ha
their respective bodies on the ques-
n just settled by the General Assem- la:
:. They have molly and faithfully
cd up for the sovereignty of the NJ
,ple against the usnrpation Of ephe- .g NJ
raj Purists, many of whom may owe
ir status on the question to an hon ON
error of.judgment as to its popu- gu
ity.
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he West Bellevue Public School in
tion 1, situated about four and a fre
f miles from Opelousas, closed Oh go
y 4th. The teacher Miss Heloise ~
lett and her pupils deserve much Al
dit Tor the success which attended we
closing exercises, which consisted ins
ongs, fecitations, essays. After the 10
|e folks had each executed their
is, a bountiful dinner was spread in
beautiful woods near Holland plan diff
on, and all present enjoyed the pic dry
till driven home by the rain. All of Ger
pupils did well but concert recita- G
!, " Backward, Tutn Backward, O y