The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-23
The Past and Present.
AttaEanas~ indicator.

Attakapas Vindicator.
Some months ago Louisiana went
through a political cyclone when neally
caused the upheayal both in and outside
the marty ranks. One end of Democracy
was successful and took the offices. LIZ
is Mt this time useless to discuss the
means by which this measure was
brought about, but it is here just tue
same. Soon after that a COMPROMISE
was effected by which one slae gov
everything and the other took the pa.
ance-but there was no oaiance' II us
inaugural address, the present chief <
prntiyc. whom St. Mary furnished to the
state. promised to obliterate the faction
| al lines. as far as it was in his power TO
| do so within his party, and to appoint
rood men to office whether they sup
nHorte6 Foster or McEnery. 1t was a
rcpetition Of an agreement made oy
committee from both factions, but up TO
date not many pledges made IN that
agreement and repeated by the govern
or. has been fulfilled. There may De
some exceptions to this assertion, buG II
there be any, they are strangers 10 thls
end of the world. ~
Go through every parish IN Louisiana,
take The governors appolntees auu ~
will be seen that not u commission
il held in accordance with that docu-
ment, Ia the parish of st. Landry, even
the followers of the administration can
not hold commissions unless they n
70 each shrill note as it is twanged from
the executive harp IN Baton Rouge to
f be echoed throughout the state. Very
mnch less does the appointments OF
; even the minor positions fail to fall into
the hands of any ex-McEnerylte but the
! others cannot hold them unless they
"swing their partners" AMI dance
with the bear" ~
, The police jury of Vernon parish,
s which was appointed by the present
: Governor, if we are allowed TO accePt
t the assertion of the Vernon News, is
Systematically engaged in looting the
4 treasury in conjunction with the clerk
= of court OF thaFparish, despite the pro-
5 test of the parish treasurer to the con
trary. A report was made n sent &c
r the Vernon police jury, showing the DO
gus warrants which had been drawn
{ with a request to investigate the matter
e and rot only did q failure result, buI
u the report was expunged from the min
utes, thereby attempting to. hide tn
thie7ery, or whatever 1t might be cali
ed.
The parish of Richland is not one o
extreme ignorance but reports from ina
quarter say lldI LuG pO1iGS JAAJOA e1
parish IS composed Of a set OF llllterat'
men-too ignorant to audit the books Q
+ the parish treasurer. Therefore 1t
not certain that they are retained be
cause of their capacity, to properly hol'
e their positions. This is not q theory
but a staring condition. ,
These are far-otf pictures, and t
~ prove our Argument, we will come llttl
3. nearer home. In the parish OF Calca
sjeu another accidental police jury ex
ID lists and it has spent $4,000 OF the pee
ple's money attempting TO oust ". =
Reid from the Sherif's office, to Whlc
l. he was elected, under the charge OF en-
: bezzlement, but the Supieme Coul
shaved their plans down ever with th
earth. Reid exhibited the state aud,
q tors receipts for every quarter since p
had occupied the office, and upon tn
face Of the records a clean and talthtl
o. execution of the duties incumbent upo
him. He is still being logged, and tt
outlook is that another good sum {
at nublic money will be spent for spiI
IS. with the end in view Of getting NJ
Reid out of Office. A few strokes OF IL
a. governors sickle would do an immen'
benefit in our Western Empire parish.
All of this, however, is OF little int
est to our home people, but let US tul
ur to st. Mary, look over the pages OF u
past and present. If that spectacle do
not draw the tears from the transparel
political ghost, then our people are era
be for having created it. :,
I'M The Yindicator does not blame Il
governor for making appointments. /,
is his business. What we want Is I
". the appointive power to be taken fro
his hands and placed at the disposal
the people, which explains why It shou
be done.