St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-30
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.

HE OAI1 i AL w I"N AoSS'
The Legislature has indefinitely
postponed tie bill TO move the statt
Library % Baton Rouge. A bill (
more Baton Rouge to the State
Library might have Jared different
ly.-St. Tammany Farmer, july ?
The above is a sample Of many
paragraphs appearing Of late U 'l''
country press. They indicste
growing appreciation Of the xrav,
mistake the constitutional cOssven
tion made in removing the EStat'
capital from New Orlcans.-::-Cit,
Item, July I'D.
IEM0vISG THE STATE cArITiL-.
The expressions IN favor Df re-
moving the State capital from
Baton Rouge have been more pro
nounced dur;n. the recent session
Of the Legislature than ever htforc
In fact We believe that poll of thu
General Assembly would haze re-
suited IN O twO-thirds vote in favol
Of the change.
The crevasscs may have been
factor in intcnsifying the feeling
this year. The cutting off IF tbt
Mississippi Valley trains male The
capital city less accessible. :nd in
terfered with the usual Saturday
trip to the metropolis. There j,
little to amusc or entertain the
lawmaker in quiet little Rsd:Stick,
and he naturally prefers tic gay
city further down the Mississippi.
Even the most staid and reserved
rural representative would prefer a
Saturday afternoon at West End OF
q Sunday in one Of our fine chnrcl
editices, hearing sermon from enc
of our great divines, to Il loiter
around the Statehousc gl5unds.
As for the city member OF town
member, or the broader gauge
country politician, they would pre-
fer to serve without pay rather than
bc compelled to spend sixty clear
days in Baton Rouge.
And in these remarks we must not
he takeSRs rejecting Oh the: people
Of that clever little city. They do
what they can to entertain :the So
journer and welcome him y what
ever of the feast OF fun the;c may
be, hut they cannot present the
of city life.
And we believe the time hSs come
Tor a serious discussion Of tile ques-
ton Of removing the capital back
to New Orleans. |;
There is a Statellousc hero super
ior to the building at Baton;Rouse,
md it could be pnt into shape for
Inc use of the State ut a moderate
,Ost-the old st. Louis Hotel. If
{ be found advisable. that building
Gould be sold and the proceeds
used for putting up a moresmodern
up town.
New Orleans is the place for the
:apital of the State. 1t is s,ore ac-
than any Other site, being
he converging point Of all inc rail-
ray and steamboat lines. Ii can
urnish better accommodations for |
he officials aud Legislators and Wis
tors.
Why should a change not l..c made:
there are many constitutional
mcndments coming up before the
pint committee for consideration.
Thy should not this question he in
ludcd among tllem:-Ncw Delta.
uly II.
The Morgan CITY Review says:
The New Delta favors removing
ne capital Ut the State from Ration
,ouge to New Orleans, bnd the
'eview seconds the motiOns Baton
,ougc is not accessible tO:tlle peo-
lie Of the State. Besides lieing out
I the way, it is one-horse town,
OF such a place as should be the
.at Of government. The .old st.
ouis hotel, New Orleans. 5 suit
Die location and no doubt. ihe next
.ssiOn of the legislature will adopt
4 amendment to this ED Let
re change be made as soop as pos
BILE.