The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-04
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Pioneer of Assumption The ST.
La"dry grand Jury recnmme nded chat
IA majority Of the jury lind a verdict in
all mlSdemeanors. and that in all So
,iouS criminal charges where the p,ta-
islment is less than capital nlnc in
rats concuriing mas tind y l;lict
Wo Id it be imprudent or inopportune
20 try9
Shreveport Times: The announce
ment that Governor NJ. j. Foster will
take prompt steps to suppress any
prlZe lightiu.. ia Louisiana. if attem ,,t-
ed. will be received with approval aud
satisfaction bN every citizen who loves
peace and order, who depieeates such
brutality and who desires t: absence
froil this state Of the "pnss, thugs and
toughs VIII enjoy such hat harnus
sport. All honor to Governor Foster
for the, stand he has taken in this mat
ct.
Ihcrgiile South: The press Il The
ate is nnanlnin'ls ii demanding that
l.@ uext Legislature pass law li"ii-
biting piiz'. fights and glove contests.
Probably 10 town in the state .4as sut-
fered as much from these brutal exhi-
bitioDs as Plaqutmine. and our clti-
zenS will hail with delight a law pro-
hibiting them.
Nermilli0n Star: Who was it that
said. The great trouble Y ith the peo-
pie of Louisiana is they don't know
what the country is worth p The man
who said that told the natural truth
beyond doubt. Our own people do
not know what this conufry is. but il
wont take the northern and western
man long to find out.
Roseland Herald: Governor Foste,
has declared that the Corbett Nit clell
prize fight shall not axe place in Lou
isiaDa. The pubic sentiment is most
heartily with the governor in this de.
cision.
Nidaiia Sentinel: The metropolis of
our state has been dIegraced uiJea
enough 10y these so-ca!ied expositinn,
oi the ''manly art. aud it is high time
to stop them They are lluta'iziug
il the extreme and vel! calculated to
GemoraiiZe the people ct that city. eS-
pecialy the rising generation, who
should not only be prevented from
seeing such brutal contests, but should
not be permitted to hear of tIte.n even.
Such tsport" may please a certain ell
enent of the city, but i! Is greatly in
the minority, and the feelings uf the
better classes who are opposed to such
exhibitions should prevail. There is
Il universal demand from all the de-
ceut, moral. law-abitling citizens of
The state that the governor shall OPP
pose his official authority t" prevent
this fight taking place anywhere With
IN the limits of the state, and lie should
heed the demand For the sake Of the
good name of the state, in the interest
ef morality, let such br;italizing sports
be stopped. The governor can stop
them, and we believe that te viii be
'teard from in the most positive u'&n-
nei " hcn the lime comes 10. him TO
act
West Calloi, News: Tie lien laws
Wele enacted at Il period in the hlsto
~ of our state when the farmers were
in helpless condition and the lien
law was passed as IN expedient to en-
able them 20 secure assistance from
merchants and bankers to enable tiiem
10 make u crop. but the neces>Ity t'r!
such an cxpedlent no longer exists
and every man of industry, Integrity
aui honesty can procure ali the fiaan-
cial assistance he may require With
out The and of such laws. and lheie Is
no good reason why tbey saonld bc
Kept on our statute books. Repeal
The lien law and lei the basis ot every
mans credit be ils character fer in
dustry aud honesty.
Farmerville Gazette: Mitchell and
Co,hett have signed articles # agree
ment to participate iii il iisi:e hat;it. III
IN early day on Coney I>iaih, siut he
peace loving and Respectable element
in New York are urging their officials
to prevent the .lisgraceiul affair with
in the boundaries of that state.
Whether or not their requests will he
needed no one can say. but tile Pea
,Gne Is feaiful that the opposition IN
New York to the fight is 40 great that