The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-06-29
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.

An educational convention will meet
Mt Alexandria on July 10th for three
days session. Every citizen of the state
who loves his home and his country is
gratified at the increased interest taken
in the cause of popular education. This
convention like others in other portions
of the state is calculated to do much good
and should have the hearty support OF
our citizens and our public officers. Re
daced rates will be given over the X. c.
w. e. G. and we presume over the S. P.
R.R.
The program will be an interesting one,
Includes many of the most prominent
educators In the state including Prof,
J. r.. Fielslin, of Tulane University,
Snpt. John AIcNeese of this city, Col.
John Stone, Of Clinton, Judge Suther-
land of Mansfield, and Others of equal
note. Those who are able to attend this
convention will never regret so doing.
We make the following extract from
an editorial contained in the Press Of the
23rtl inst.
IMMORTAL PERKINS.
Blessed forever be the name of Perkins
-~-he of the squili case and front name of
D0site. DR.. Perkins went to the legis-
latnTe with stern resolve to embrace
the first opportunity to execute a job of
craftsmanship that wOuld not only earn
his pay but leave his euphonious name
pasted high and conspicuous OIL the great
pinnacle of fame. We don't know where
they keep the latter article but where
ever it is we want the nearest neighbor
to get a marking pot and forthwith in
scribe the letters 'tD.tP." on the t0pmost
part. And the worthy DOsite has done
a very simple thing. 1t is the simple
things, done well that make first-class
history, however Senator Perkins con
eluded if there IL any one thing the
average voter really wanted to do and
couldn't it is to vote for a member Of his
police jury. The sage from Caleasieu is
correct even in Caleasieu itself there are
twenty-niRe OF thirty Thousand citizens,
with Uncle Marshall at the head who,
would give an aeTeuf eane just to have
one whaelk at the polls in Il police jury
election"
We fail TO fathom the meaning Of our
contemporary. 1.-The refers to DR.. D. S.
Perkins it would be well for him to re-
member that the gentleman is q member
Of the house from fCaleasieH and not OF
the senate, DIR. Perkins, while u young
man is one Of the brightest and most
active members of the lower house, but
90 far as we have seen has introduced no
hill changing the manner Of the selection
Of the police juries of the several parishes.
lf the editor of the Press was eeonyersant
with the law lie would know that in the
absence Of special legislation on the sub
jeet, tho police iary would be elected by
the people at the general election as
other parish and ward otiieersare elected
1T IL only by special acts of the legisla-
ture passed from tlme=to time, that the
chief executive is charged with the duty
of constituting the police juries. AS a
democrat Of the old school we have
always eoDtended that tho people
ahonld have tile right aud privilege Of
elseting their officers, especially these
70 whom belongs the duty Of levying
ta7es and disbnEsing.
The Press, however, pays rs an unde-
served compliment when it says we
.'stand at tie l5ead Of twenty-nine OF.
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