The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-09-10
OPINIONS OF THE LOUI
SIAN4 PRESS.
THE QUESTION OF GOOD ROADS.

THE QUESTION OF GOOD ROADS.
Rayne Sentinel The only way to
have good roads is by direct taxation.
The poor people who own no property
and only merely make a living, cannot
be forced to work public roads with
out compensatory to enhance the val
lie of the rich men Therefore the on
ly way to have roads is to pay for
them.
DRAW THE LINES.
Franklin Sun: The entire congress
slonal executive committee named Oct.
IL, 1892, as the day for the nominat-
ing convention. Four of the members,
one of them holding two proxies, bolt
ed after the above day was named and
called a convention for Sept. Is.
Question Which should Democrats
obey under all Democratic rule and
Democratic precedents
THE PEOPLES PARTY IN THE FOURTH
DISTRICT.
Natclitoches Enterprise However,
there is now a peoples party candidate
for congress in the field, the Democra-
cy must recognize that fact and pre-
pare to defeat him. 1t can be done hy
united action and the Democrats Of the
Fourth district will never allow it to
be said that they were defeated be-
cause of internal dissensions. With
Blanchard as the Democratic nominee,
Guice will be defeated oy from 5000 to
5000 majority.
ROAD TAX DEMANDED.
ST. Martinsville Messenger: Under
T. \
every parish of the state are in most
deplorable condition. In view of this
state of affairs the people of several
parishes have petitioned their police
juries to levy special road tax and to
| have the roads worked under contract.
Under this provision the roads will
have to be maintained by the taxpay-
ers, while the road law imposed the
| duty of road work on every citizen,
| whether a taxpayer or not. but as this
has proven ineffective, the burden of
Ike esping the roads in good condition
will consequently have to fall on the
taxpayers.
| DRAW THE LINES CLOSE.
| Alexandria Democrat 1t is reported
that the members of the executive
committee of the Fifth district, who re-
fused to acquiesce in the basis of re-
presentation adopted by the committee
and afterwards bolted the meeting at
Monroe, are all pronounced third par
ty men and as such have no place in
| Democratic committee meeting or con-
vention. The lines ought to be DIR .wn
taut and drawn at once, absolutely ex-
Guiding this species of "wolf in sleeps
clothing from any participation in
Democratic councils, ere they betray
! the party into the hands of it's allies,
the Republicans.
EDUCATE AT HOME.
Baton Rouge Advocate 1t is too
late in the day to dwell at length on
the many advantages presented to par
ents in Louisiana of having their chill
dren educated in oar own home insti-
tutions. The generally increased ex-
cellence of the work done, the advan-
ces being made each year in our meth
DDS and appliances with the large
amounts saved in the annual expenses
of educating family are too fully re-
cognized to require extended argument.
Not only are these facts growing mp in.
to fixed opinions among our people,
but they now wonder why it was that
they have not recognized it before.
ROAD TAX NEEDED.
Bossier Mentor One of the greatest
curses to Bossier parish is the lack of
good public roads. 1t is a fact that
there is not ten miles of good road in
the parish. This lack of a good thor
ouglfare is the greatest drawback to
enterprise that we have to contend
with. Our law is radically deficient.
We will never have II road that is fit
to put a buggy or IL carriage on until
the present system is changed. When
ever they are let out to contractors and
the people taxed to pay for keeping
them in good order, we will have good
roads, and not till then. The amount
saved yearly oil TIE wear and tear on
teams and wagons, the breakage of
5uggies aud carriages, and the jolts,
humps and bumps that the people have
to endure would more than pay the
cost of keeping the roads III good re .
, pair.
, THIRD PARTY REPUBLICANS.
+ Mansfield Demucrat-Journal Mr.. T..
j. Guce said in his speech at Coushat-
, ta last Tuesday, in reply to a direct
! question from Mr. Blanchard, that he
> favored the passage by congress OF a
! force bill. Coming from the source it
i does, this statement is significant, al
: though it is not surprising. There is
no sort of doubt that she Republican
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