St. Landry democrat., 1893-11-04

beSlGcS ClIb, 80 w were COlISCteu at
the Catholic church, and sob were re-
allied at the bali given last week, max
ing a total of ~2J2.15. This i. Il very
handsome result. Our people have no.
bly, done their duty. We congratulate
them.
The city papers brought the news last
Saturday evening that the President had
sent to the Senate the namo Of Miss
Minnie Pulford for confirmation as post
mistress ag OpeloRSas. The nomination
will doubtless be confirmed in due time.
Miss pnItord is The daughter Of Eepre-
sentative i'ulfOrd, Of npelOlsas, who
! was elected to the lower house Of the
Legislature last year a. an Alliance
man, and who will be called upon next
! May TO vote for successor TO Senator
, Caftery 10 the /. :. Senate. She had
the bHcking of til" not very numerous
partsan3 Dt the State administration in
OpelOusas, and was understood to have
the support of both the Louisiana Sen
ators-certainIy that of Senator Caffery
while Mr.. G. J. Thompson, gentle
man Of ability and Democrat, had So
cured the endorsement for the position
of two thirds, probably three fourths,
of the people most directly interested
in The management OF the Office, aud
had the earnest support Of the Repre-
sentative in Congress from this district,
his college mate and friend, to whom
the appointing power has usually con-
coded the privilege of naming the ap-
polntees in such cases. But Represen-
tative Robertson differed with the Pres
, ldent on the silver question and Sena-
tor Caffely was one of Mr.. Cleyeland's
staunch supporters in the long fight in
| tile Senate which has just closed. 1t is
understood that the Senator will bc a
candidate before the Legislature next
year, and as lie will then need few AL
, lance votes, as well as good many Of
other kinds, it is natural to suppose that
be used his strong persuasive powers on
the President to induce him to deny to
the Representative the exercise of the
prerOgative usually considered his, and
to ignore the clearly expressed wishes Of
O large majority OF the people most
deeply interested in the matter, besides
turning out tho present incumbent a
year and a half or more before his term
ezpilcs. Thus once more is exploded tho
pleasant fiction that in this land Of tho
free-"the home of the brave'-the ma
,iority rules Whittier are wo drifting7
While We think that it is duo to our
readers to give them an explanation Of
tho causes why the wishes of the peo-
pie of OpclOusas were not respected in
this matter--and we believe we have
correctly given it abovc--Ne do not
wish to be understood as intimatiDg that
Mr.. Pulford is a party to any shady or
reprehensible transaction. On the con-
trary, we are glad to say we have been
credibly informed that he has emphati-
CAlly declared that, while he would re-
,ioice to sec his daughter appointed to
the Office, being an Alliance man, elect
cd by its votes and sharing its views on
the silver question, be could not vote
for Mr.. Caftery for L. $. Senator. That
is the position of an honest man and
as Mr.. Pulford enjoys that reputation,
we believe he has been correctly quoted,
AS to Miss Pulford, VIC arc FREQ to say
she is personally unobiectionablc she
has had somo experience lu tho Office
and will doubtless perform its duties in
an acceptable maDner. What we object
to and protest against is the fact, of .
which this case furnishes now cyiucuCe,
that the government is not run by The
people oI according To their bcLests but
by tic politicians Who lrampiU in TIC
dust tho wishes Of The people 10 further
their own selfish interests.
Il. Ch;.Clere i Bro. have an elegant
line Of shoes tcr ladies. gentlemen and