The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-07-09
OPINIONS OF THE LOUISIA-
Ma PRESS.
A POOR OPINION OF IT.

POOR \ OF IT.
Bastrop Appeal Our great legisla-
ture has postponed the election OF II
United States senator until the next
session. We hope when that body
gets together again, it will have come
to Its stIISes--it 1t has any.
MORE PARTISAN THAN PATRIOTIC.
MANSFIELD journal The postpone
ment should not have been made, not
because it makes amy material differ
ence ut which session the senator is
elected, but because it shows that our
s%olons, most of themanyhow, axe more
partisan than patriotic.
REGRETS ITS DEFEAT
Ho uer Guardian-JourIal !: Mr..
Wade's bill to preserve the purity OF
elections has been defeated by the leg
lglature. The measure was defective,
perhaps, but it would have been an
improvement upon our present laws.
1t practically provided for the Austria
liam ballet system-a system which has
been tried III many of the states, aud
given satisfaction, and We fail to COM
prehend why it should not have oper-
ated satisfactorily in Louisiana. We
should protect ourselves from ignorant
voters while we eau. We would not
then stand in such mortal dread of
force bills.
TIE WISEsT COURSE.
Lake Charles Echo This probably
is ABOUT the Wisest curse that could
have been pursued. As long as the
senatorial hight was on, the time of the
Legislature was taken up or trittered
a" ay, and much needed legislation
was leglected.S As it is, the lesisla-
t~uIeInusG adjourn next week by Emil
tatlon. We think, however, it would
have been far better if it had been pos
slole to elect the senator ut this ses-
sion then there wou d have been no
disturbing element to prevent or re-
tara legislation sat the next session in
1894.
DEMAND FOR FRANCHISE REFORM.
Shreveport Times !: If the Australian
system be objected to by the leglsla-
tive %solons, tLenlet some OF their wise
acres suggest and pass a better plan
n law. One point is certain there
must be a change from the present sys-
TEN, the people demand .eform and
Will have it. There Is no chance of
anything being done at the present
session which is now aclose
after having frittered away most of its
time IN senatorial squabbles, but it
would be welIfor some of our lawmak-
ers to spend some OF the Intervening
time between now and the next SEES
sion, i'm thinking up and framing a law
which will give the people the desired
reformed in the elective system.
THE SENATORIAL PosTPONEMENT.
Monroe Times ;. 1t was perfectly
plain to Gen. Gibson aud his friends
that his re-electiou to the United States
senate during this session OF the legis-
lature was practically impossible, and
at once fight was begun to put off
the election of senator 10. the next
meeting Of the legislature. So Gener-
al Gibson has scored this point in his
favor, which enchances or rather gives
him chances of ultimate success. Gen.
Gibson, of New York, is recognized in
the admiring State OF Louisiana as be-
Years within which to roll that oily
tongue, augurs much against victory
for The opposingcandidates. The 9TH
er candidates must hustle if thew want
to get there.
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
Attakspas Nindicator: The legisla-
ture HAS, aftefa long and deliberate
struggle on the, senatorial question,
postponed the election until their next
meeting, in May, 1894, when all will go
back thoroughly armed tor the fracas,
which IL the last attempt proved fruit
less. ga desperate st struggle ensued fer
some time amt, since no conclusion
could~be%reaetsed they adjourned in
joint caucus upon the senatorial ballot
ing. Every man IN the whole state
has predicted this outcome, and from
the time that the fight commenced has
had the man marked, who, through
that gnawing greed for honor and Of
flee, VIII fur eef his name and candidacy
upon Gle peoplesin the next general as
sembly, and who will be slaughtered
as he has slaughtered others.
THE LEGISLATURES.
Baton Rouge Item The Legislature
is drawing its, slow length along
Lots of bills have been offered, and a
good deal of.poorlegislation Is winding
its way through the mill. Several re
form measures have been offered, but
somehow very few of them have re-
celved favorable consideration. The
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