Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-07-25
District Honors.

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when that journal very chcckily
in Il spirit perhaps of
mock gravity, that the two major
district Offices III the coming cleo
ton should he filled by gentlemen
from its own parish, and the mt-
nor by n gentleman from West
Indeed we were SO
deeply impressed with the mani
fest inequality of the Lewiston
suggested by the Mirror and the
illibcality of spirit cv;nccd there
IN, that VIC were readily induced
to believe that our coyrere was
joking. and therefore passed it by
without comment.
VIC could not bring ourselves to
bslievc that brother Miller really
intended to contest or undertake
to- contvovcrt, under any circum-
stances, the self-cvi.lent fact that
If three offices arc to be divided
between two parishes, the parish
getting only one of the three Off
ces should, by every dictate of
equity, he entitled to one of the
major or more important posi-
tons.
The Mirror, however, has not,
to our knowledge. disclaimed sim
ccrl:y in Its astonishingly untcn-
able, and We may say undcmo-
cratic, position, bat the Southern
Watchm0n has come spuarcly out
in support of the position we are
at present maintaining. thus dem
onstrating what we have all along
believed, that while few hot
headed politicians might be dis
posed to do 40, the people of East
Fcliciana are not inclined to
take everything in sight and fight
for the balance.
The Waterman disclosed its
honorable attitude on this ques-
ton, in calling attention to- Il COM
municatlon. in its issue Of July lS,
that contends for the very division
of Offices, (distr,ct,) us set forth
in our own suggestions. The
Watchmcn says: 1--WE heartily
agree with him on the dcvi.ion of
the honors.
Fast Feliciana Is Of course just
ly entitled to the Senator for the
next term. Everybody admit.
this. And according to our claim,
viz: that one of the two major Of
fees should DO accorded to Yves,
Feliciana, we of course contend
for tho Judgeship. That the Judge
and District Attorney SHOULD
come from different parishes OF
the district we arc not prepared
to dispute, and shall not therefore
grieve If that Office Is accorded te
our sister parish, bnt it appear:
to us that the most equitable WAY
to decide the matter, one parisl
taking the Senator and the Other
the judge, would nc for every bod,
desiring to be District Attorney
to contest their claims in an ole
field race before tho people.
Now VIC are not certain by an,
means that the solution Of tn,
aclection of all the officers of tn,
district, including parish official,
should not he left to "old field
contests. Indeed We do not se'
the necessity of nominations j,
any district where there il no op
posing political party in existence
or where there IL no probabilit!
of ono spring'ng into existence.
That this should not apply I.
the state ticket We readily adm
because the Republicans are n,
doubt preparing to make anothc
rally for the capture of state Off
ces, but in such Il district rs tina
composed of East and West Fell
cians, VIC see no occasion whatcv
CIR for nominations or endorse
mcnts. Let everybody run wht
SO desires, and let every voter OK
crcisc his own judgement in sc
lecting men qualified by their hon
csty and capabilities. The peo
plo are cm,nently fit to discharg'
such Il duty without the dictatio,
of political assemblies. 1t is t,
ibe understood that in any even