The Opelousas courier., 1893-06-03
For the Qualification Of The Ba
ton Rouge Advocate.

ton AOuge advocate.
The Baton Rouge Advocate, in motto
ing our article on High Waters, is dis
posed to be little facetious over the
comments made by us.
1t asks what is the pi,tance which
the lottery offered to give US as Il bribe
to the people in comparison with what
we get from the Federal government,
which would have been withhold had
we entered in partnership with Mr..
Morris e.
We confess our inability to answer
the Advocates question, as we did not
think then that the duty of the general
government to legislate for the general
welfare, at all depended on our willing
ness to bow to Federal autocracy. We
thought the Constitution defined its
duties towards all the States and that
they were entirely free to exercise their
discretion in all local matters, not sur
rendered to the control Of the Federal
government. 1t was our private opin-
ion that the voters of the State had the
exclusive right to form rheir Constitu-
ton to suit themselves, and that it was
the duty of the general government to
provide for the general welfare although
the people of the State might have
some ideas of their own. If in demo-
cracy, there be an imperiuna in imperio,
to which the vOters-the people of
state may have access, or, in which
they are entitled to audience, only on
condition of their abnegation or aban
donment of freedom of opinion and of
the right to vote as their discretion
may incline them. we have yet to learn
1t.
The Advocate informs us that " the
people set down hard on the lottery"
but queer neighbor; is this fact 2
We know the returns so gave it in, but
are not so sure that in the omniscient
| view, ii majority of the people did any
such thing. Be that as it may, we
wish the Advocate to understand that
we are perfectly satisfied to have the
Lottery discontinued. 1t never did US
that, added to the munihcence of the
Federal Government, $350,000 annrsl-
ly, might have been of some benefit to
u constituency who, in consequence of
broken leuees, must now lose $50, 900
bales Of cotton. We see that the State
is already called on for rations, aud we
hope the 100000 so vociferously pa
raded will go to the relief of those who
are overfowed. The money is surely
| there. There can be no doubt of that,
and as all we desired was protection
for those living behind levees, it will
be gratifying to us if they can get the
5000, 900, instead of the $3.50, 900 offer
ed by the Lottery
Will the Advocate see that they get
the money! IF so, it will make us
thrice happy. Oar good and brave
people here don't need dollar of it.
The Advocate and it's brave and chiv-
alrous people can take all of it. But
we can't help suspecting that the
$3.50, 900 would be acceptable to the in
undated sufferers.
Choice oats-five. bushel sacks for
$2.15 at j. K. Sandoz & Bro
/ Cncumbers are plentiful on our mar
! ket and are being sold at lOcts. doz-
en-. New corn also sells at 10cts.
The Worlds Fair was opened on
Sunday, aud the attendance aggregated
over 200, 900 people.
! Special bargains to be had in dry
| goods, groceries etc, at j. K. Sandoz
g. Bro
Seager, the American wheelman,
won the first prize at recent inter
national bicycle tournament at Brus.
sells.
Do not buy your Spring and Summer
goods until you have examined those of
J. K. Sandoz & Bro
A good shower we believe would do
considerable good, both to country and
town
For SALE-A peddling hack, as
good as new, will be sold cheap Ap-
ply at this Office
/ Inquiry is made as to the where
absuts of the relatives of DR.. s. B.
Crocheron or James T. King. Apply
at this Office.
Remember that Shute & Duson's
drug store is headquarters for every
thing in the drug line.
Beer ON draugbt, fresh from the re.
frigerator at FIVE cents glass at Firm
berU's saloon