St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-11
Court HaeEaas.

A criminal term Of the District Cour
opened here Monday The Grand Jury i
composed follows: Piacide Robin, Fore
man; Percy Collins, G. T. Bihm st. Core
V. Meginley, +. A. Voorhies, VIM. CuIlom
Edmond Darby. Jos. w. Bacon, Gilbcr
Baltic, L. ID. Prescott, Valerie B0rdelOn Al
fred Dupr6, Lucien Bacon.
The following report WIS handed i'll Wed
nesday:
No True Bills.
State VS.. J. p. S4vant, striking and shoot
ing with intent to murder.
j. H. Sandftr, shooting with iulvnt to
murder.
Claiborne Brotte, burglary.
j. H. Sandifer, carrying concealed WcarOHs.
Sandy Babhs, petit larceny
+. K. WaIlior, assault and battery
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Bite. Chcv5, burning
rough rice.
Edward Guillory, petit larceny.
Ben Isaac ct ais, disturbing pctccab!c as
semb!y.
True Bills.
State VS.. Claudius Vidrine ct ais, shooting
with intent to murder.
~ a. Yidrine, petit larceny.
shooting at.
Perrault, LitteIl ct ais, shooting with III
tent to murder.
j. P. Savant, carrying concealed weapons.
MR.. EDITOR In the February num-
Der OF the Forum appears we'll rea-
snned article from the pen Of John G..
Wlcklltfe, of New Orleans, entitled
Abolish It?" The writer conclnsjveIv
demonstrates the idea that the negro as
sutfragan is failure, and after having
established the fact that all theories ad-
vanced for the solution of the so-called
negro problem have proven complete
failures, goes on to suggest the remedy.
This consists in abolisbiDg the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States and the remission of the
question of qualification for the suffrage
to the several States The writer then
proceeds to show the undisputed right
OF the State to pronounce upon the quail \
lncatlOn OF voter, and illustrates the
efect that the repeal of the amendment
would have, viz, that such States as
chose to debar the negro from partici- I
patton IN elections would, under the ope- |
ration Of the fourteenth amendment. hc
deprived of such votes in the electoral
coiiege ana such seats in the national
mouse OF representatives as were based
upon the disfranchsed negroes.
Bat this matter would be left entirely
TO these, States. If Louisiana, for in
stance, desired to retain her eight cleo
CORAL votes and her six members of the
mouse OF representatives, she would
IeaVe the negro suf1ragist. If she de-
sired Gas she does) white SUPREMACY
within the law, she would surrender two
or three of her congressman and q cor
responding Influence in the choice of a
president. 0'N0 u "
lie then goes on in a very Sraphic
manner to show that the adoption Of
this theory would prove blessing to
the white people, and deliver them from
the woes lnnumerabe resulting from
putting into the hands of these people
Inc ballot. lie predicts that the theory
when Is not original with him) could )
pc ADOPTED IT once proposed. "By pro- {
POSED" says the writer, mean fOrmu- !
ated and presented for action.n
The writer subscribes to these views t
ne mas long since reached the concln a
non that, when it comes to exercisinn t
re right OF franchise in his present con- d
iltlon, the negro is failure and that e
- MUST go-and that, too, at any sacri \
rec; "A decrease of representation as L
'ut!lned above is but a small Denaltv b
or the blessings that would inure to the ii
eopie or our entire Southland by the re
doption OF such remedy. N
All hali to you, Mr.. Wickliffe, for the Il
eneWal OF the suggestion. And now W
saG you nave proposed it, let your best CT
Horts DC made for its adoption. The pr
etter element of your people are with h'
on and only. want the matter agitated. til
on possess in high degree the quail Ca
es that go to constitute bold leader Ell
up, and we suggest that having adOpt
4 the plan you vigorously prosecute if :,
hnal action. The writer enlists nm Gil
ar your banner, and can safely promise ar
,u any number Of volunteers. ali
A ST. LANDRYAN. M
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