The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-07-18
THAT PETITION.

In its Issue Of the 4th inst, the Breauy
Bridge Union made mention and com.
mented on petition which it said came
from st. Martinyille, and addressed ia
Dr. II. P. Guilbeaux, president of the old
democratic parish executive committee
praying that call be made In order to
assemble the old and ne,r, or the legal
and illegal committees together to com.
promise and harmonic matters. The
Union in its comments says it is unneces-
sary for any such ca II, as it recognizes
the legality Of the new committee. We
beg to differ with our esteemed contem-
pOrary. meeting called for one special
purpose, cannot do but that special
thing for which it is called, and we have
the opinion Of the most eminent demo-
Gratis of the United States on this sub
ject. and the opinion Of the best demo-
Gratis Of Iberia and Calcasieu parishes
where the same tricks were played, and
we have even the opinion of lifelong
democrats OF this town who are authori-
ty on democracy, who recognize that the
new committee is illegal, and one of
them Is, we believe, member Of that
committee.
Now as that new committee is illegal
and null, it is improper and undemOcra-
tic to confer or compromise with any
organization which usurpates the right
Of the people. II such a thing was to
be inaugurated the politicians would
form new committees every day and
offer to compromise on certain cOndi-
tiOns that would result only to theif per-
sOnal benefit.
The people who called mass meeting
in the fifth ward the other day to organ-
ize Farmers Union, had the same
right to then and there select and or.
ganize new parish committee az did
the meeting called to select delegates to
the congressional convention. and the
meeting which We understand il to take
place ut Breaux Bridge. soon. in the in
terest Of the Court House question, have
the same right to select and organize a
new committee that will be i'm accord
with the views and expression of the
meeinQ. and their action will be- as Just
and legal.
We tried to get some information con-
cerning the petition and we learned that
it did not come from here, but was seEt
here from Breaux Bridge, and We could
not find any one who could give us any
correct information concerning said pc
titiOn. and we would ask our friend of
the Union the favor to publish the petit
tiOn and the names of those who have
signed it. or il it does not wish to pu-
blished it to send it to the MESSENGER
who will publish it for the benefit of the
public, We are of the opinion that such
matters should not be kept private or
secret, the people are entitled TO know
what is being done by the politicians,
and they are greatly interested in this
very matter. and We ask that the petition
and signatures be made public.
There is no necessity for any haste in
settling this matter, when the time will
come it will be settled very properly by
The state central committee, as when
hat committee meets Mr.. Jules ROus-
,ea,I, member to the state central COM
nittee under old committee and Mr..
Felix VOORHEES, elected under the new,
will both present their credentials, and
he one seated will be the legal one.
We can wait and then have good and
inal decision.
Since the above was put in type We
earned that a call was made by DR..
president Of the old commit
zee for a meeting of the two committees
'or the purpose Of comforting and har-