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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
NIX. .MOUTOVS EDUCA--
TONAZ Drills
MR..

The bill introduced by the mem
Der Of the Legislature from Lafay-
cite prohibiting the employment of
any minister of the gospel, member
of any religious order or teacher of
religion as teacher in the public
schools of this State, was finally
passed in the House of Representa-
tives on Tuesday by a vote of s.
yeas to 7 nays evidencing the pop
ularity of the measure in the lower
house.
The idea involved of the total
separation of church and State, is
in full accord with the principles of
our government. The school taxes
are collected by the State from all
her citizens, and consequently must
be expended for the education of
all, without preference to any reli-
gious sect or denomination.
Our organic law, State and
national, expressly prohibits any
legislation for the establishment of
any religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; therefore, the funds
levied for educational purposes
should not be diverted for the bene-
fit of any sectazian school. The
law does not, even by implication,
evince any prejudice, much less
enmity, against any church or reli-
gion; the evident object of it being
to secure for all the use of the
school fund, without offense to any
creed, on hindrance to the free ex-
ercise of any faith. Its enactment
will undoubtedly prevent the occur
renee; in this State, of the serious
troubles which arose in other States
by reason: of the divergence of
public school funds for sectarian
purposes.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

AT the meeting Of the Partiz Club
In New Orleans: last week the ques-
ton of "Woman's Suffrage" was
brought up and discussed by num-
Der of ladies who were unanimously
OF the opinion that women. should.
be allowed to vote and help run the:
government. If the right to vote
is given to the fair sex, what are we
go;1; to do with the scullud sisters?
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Police Jury Proceedings.

LAFAYETTE, La, May ~, 1864.
The Police Jury met this day in regular
session with the following members present:
Ford Hofpauir, c. c. Brown, ALL A. Del
homme, Alfred Hebert and A. D. Landry,
Absent: J. G. ST. Julien, Il. G. Landry and
II. NJ. burke.
The reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
The clerk reported that he had settled
with the Lafayette Advertiser there being a
balance of s. in favor of the parish.
The secretary also reported progress in the
adjustment of fines, with Sheriff Broussard
and was granted until next meeting to make
a complete report.
Mr.. Martin reported progress in the search
for titles to public roads and was granted
further time.
F2y motion Messrs Aft. HILBERT, r. G.
Greig and L. Hirsch, were appointed to
procure estimates for painting and kalsomin-
ing the court house.
BY motion Mr.. Aft. He4.crt was appointed
and authorized to enter into in; a contract
with Mr.. b. Falk, fur the laying of a brick
walk, i'll an around the court house square, at
the rate of Us per hundred feet length
by six feet width, and $64. 80 per hundred
feet length, by eight width. The said walks
to he laid with pressed brick and covered
with cement, the said work to be done ~
first class workmanliker manner and all
material therefore to be furnished by said
contractor one half Of said contract price
shall be paid cash, and the. remainder one
year from date, without interest adopted.
The m'of $I7. 50 each was granted unto
Adrien Sonnier, Louis Sam RodolPh Prejean
and Madeline indigents.
The committee appointed to trace public
road from Lafayette, to st. Julien's bridge
made the following; report, which was
accepted and approved (fhe report simply
retraces the old road to St. Martinvilfe: by
wayof BroussardviNe and allows no damAges:)
The treasurer submitted his monthly re-
port showing a cash. balance on hand of
SS,3Ie.IS.
BY motion the following Jury of free
holders to-wit.- Niteor Richard. 7. c. Latio-
iais. Lucicn, AreeneauH, Aicec- Martin,
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Once in while England gets ahead
of us on an invention. The latest
is an electric amuniciator for rail-
ways. Before entering a depot a
eeil ringsG.ana a card bearing the
name of the town is displayed. In
this-way the Traveller may become
acquainted with the names of the
places through which he passes.
Pl,e average brakeman has a way of
calling them all "Waugh- h" that
is confusing.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

In illustration Of the calm self
possession of DR.. 3artol, the aged
Boston preacher, it is related that
when boiler blew up in the base
ment of the Athenaeum everybody
IN the reading room was driven out
by fright except. the reverend doctor,
who calmly continued, to read his
paper while the steam poured
through the windows below and
around him.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
9TH JUSTICES COURT.

Adam Racas VS.. John the Ditcher.
BY virtue of writ of feri facias issued in
the above mentioned suit by the Hon. Alex.
deaux of the 9TH ward of Lafayette parish,
and to me directed will offer for sale and
Office of the 9TH Justices court, on
Saturday June 10, 1894.
between the legal sale hours, the following
described property, to-wit:
One white mare and mule colt. To. pay
and satisfy said above writ, interest and costs.
Terms, Cash.
e. CoMEAU, Constable 9TH Ward.
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Notice.

) Notice.
Notice is hereby given to the Tax payers
of the Parish of Lafayette, that the listing of
the property for the assessment of taxes for
the year 1894 has been completed aud the
estimate valuation thereof is therein made
according to law and the said list will be ex-
posed in my Office in the Court House of
said Parish for inspection and correction for
a term of twenty days to begin on Tuesday,
the Izth of June, 1894.
N. REAux, State Tax Assessor.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Judge waxem's Proverbs.
Detroit Free. Press.
Givin a man an offs is givin him
chanse to swell.
Asplit in a party always leaves a
sEar:
The big men in the party air the
hardest to carry.
When a congressman begins to
think. he oansz his deestrick its about
time -stsafbedy else was settin up
elaine.
Most any kind Nv patriotism will
make . man take the stump, but
most-enny kind wont make him. take
4 musket.
Sum statesman air small pertaters
sud few in a hill.
RANT likely that thar is emmy
man in polliticks in this broad: land
Nv freedom that woodent moren, hat
beleave a. rumoE that he was good
presidential timber.
Cittin thar don't hezitate long
batssixt ssnzsse- and a fool in polli-
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Il LESSON IN EIGHzING.

railroad commission.
Il LESSON IN FIGHTING.
Courier Journal.
Il is not often that the Courier
Journal finds anything to approve
about the protectionists, but we
should like to see the tariff reform
trimmers of the Senate take a lesson
from them in fighting. We admire
pluck wherever we see it. We
love n good fighter, who plants him
self squarely, hits out boldly and
takes his punishment like a man.
The protectionists are wholly
wrong in the principle. Their
policy has been Overwhelmingly
! condemned at the polls. Yet with
out the moral support of righteous
! and popular cause, they toe the
mark with scarcely break In the
ranks and fight Pluckily for the
whole Mckinley hog or none.
We don't hear from them any
talk of concession or compromises.
They have sent out decoys to un-
cover the weakness of their antag-
| onists. They have felt the Demo
cratic position thoroughly. They
! have made feints enough to learn
that the Democratic leaders in the
Senate are afraid of them, that
! they would rather have an arm
istice than a fight, and that they are
| ripe for almost any kind of compro-
mise. And when they have found
out all about the troubles in the op-
posing camp, the cowardice that
disturbs it and the treachery that
deivides it, they plant themselves
squarely on the Mckinley Bill and
! demand that or nothing. Their
newspaper organs are denouncing.
all talk of concessions as nonsense
| and a confession of weakness.
Democratic concessions have &C
complished nothing but Democratic
dishonor, to be followed by the
danger of Democratic disaster.
The faith;ess towards in the Senate
have suffered themselves to be en-
trapped through their timidity into
a position where victory will be
little less dishonozable now than
defeat. There is NO nnimpaired
principle lett to fight for; that has
been abandoned to the enemy az an
Intellectual bribe. Dispirited, di-
vided, deprived of the moral stimu-
lus that carried it through the cam
Paign of 1892, betrayed by its
the party in Congress fights now
for only the poor privilege of drag
ging itself off the field, battered
and baA7ed, but sure to come again
to ultimate victory.
Never was a reverse more clearly
traceable to the lack of an inspiring
moral courage. The Democratic
cause in Congress has been
"managed" to death. Some of its
leaders have been too smart by
half. There have been too many
strztegists and too few fighters, too
much courtesy and COO little grape
and canister. TOO many men have
left the ranks to look after the COM
missary. At any rate the Demo-
Gratis have learned a lesson, although
at gTeivous COST They have
learned that no position is so safe
as an honest one, and that victory
IS not to be purchased at the sacri-
fee of principle or of any part of
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

A Georgia darkey has a rabbit
with five feet. Although he didn' t
find this bunny in > graveyard, in
the dark of the moon, he regards it
Is q mascot.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
Buck lens. Arnica Salve.

THE BEST SALvE irs the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptious, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required 1t is
guaranteed &c" give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price rs cents per box
For sale by Vim. Clegg.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

The excursion TO Thibodaux last
Souday given by the Brothe1hood
Of Railway Trainmen was . 'showl-
ing success" says Judge Cofey::
The net proceeds amounted to over
$3.50
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
Galusha A. Grow, Hezekiah S.
Bundy and George. WASHINGTON

Galusha A. Crow Hezekiah S.
bundy and George Washington
Murray form a remarkable and in
teresting group in Congress-, Bundy
was a member of the 3eth Congress,
and was also a presidential .elector
iH the Electoral College which
chose Abraham Lincoln for Presi.
dent In 1860. Grow was speaker
OF the war Congress, and a vigorous
and earnest supporter of Lincoln
and his policy. While these states
Hen'were struggling for the Union,
and finally forithe emancipation of
the slaves as necessary part of the
restoration Of the: Union; Murray,
the black man who now sits between
them as member of the House.
was an eight year-old barefooted
slave boy in South Carolina.
Boston Traveller.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Geo. Malzgzric and J. A. Roy.
of BronsssrdvilIe, were in Lafayette
Thursday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Wonder if Jonas will be can
didaee for the Senate at the next
election. 1t is generally believed
that he will.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Toiedon Begnaud, A. D. Martin, be and are
hereby appointed to trace and lay out q
public road. south of ]. A. LeBesQue planta-
ton to connect with the public road running
south OF MesSFS A. d. Martin and ID. Arce-
neaux, said jury being appointed and autho-
rized to trace seid road, provided that NJ ex-
pense be incurred by the parish in the mat
ter of appropriations of land etc.
Mr. Brown was authorized to purchase the
necessary lumber for the repair of two
bridges.
The following accounts were laid over.
A. Gladu, Coroners fees. .........$ 10 90
A. L. Leblanc, sheriff's fees. IS 90
duplex y Roy nails. S 81
The following accounts were approved.
Mrs. ]. J. Revillon spades etc. ....$ 10 IS
Alex Billaud, burial E. Bezenae. 90
VIM. Clegg, box for papers. 90
III. Billaud, feeding prisoners. 50 95
w. b. Clark, unloading lumber. 2 90
A. A. Delhomme, ss.... 90
J. o. BrousSarG, tracing road ...... a. 90
+. G. Webb, Jr. - ...... - 90
l.. St. Julien, 80 80 ...... 20 90
X. G. Landry, ." ....:. 20 90
]. T.. BONN, 90 - ..... 40 90
X. y. Bernard 90 i" 40 90
S. Bernard. =. &c 5000. 10 90
There being no further business the Police
Jury adjourned.
FORD HOFFPAU IR, President.
K. c. GREIc, Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

See H. A. Eastin if you need the
services of q frst-class painter.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

Mr.. Daniels took charge of the
New Orleans post-o66ce yesterday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02
COnStable'S Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARIS OF
LAFAYETTE.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-06-02

To which he invites the attention
of intending buyers, promising to
give as cheap, If not cheaper
prices, than found elsewhere
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protection and general satisfaction
to the people of State. During the
existence of the commission there
has been no noticeable decline in
in the growth of railroad interests
in that State. If anything the de-
velopment has been more rapid
than before the establishment of the
railroad commission.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
Speaking Plainly.

1t is said fools aud children speak
the truth" A party at Monteyideo,
who signs his name tx. T. c." (who is
hep writes to the ST. Paul Globe let
ter in which he says
"The American people would rather
endure an .aristocratic rule Of the
money power. monopoly, bribery and
corruption than risk their interests
in the hands of PopClsts. This is the
verdict in this election. They have
heretofore expressed their conlide nee
in the Democratic party, and will
again. BY their recent verdict they
emphatically proclaimed $50 far shalt
an evidence of populist gain, it is a
plain decree of populist overthrow.
All the apparent gain was the many
misguided Democrats who voted fcr
Populist candidates, hoping thereby to
defeat the Republicans.
AS Democrats, we may yet be able
to carry out tho principles Of our par,
ty advocated by Thomas Jefferson lN
years ago. AS Populists, we must
either be put down by tue American
people through an election, or Shot
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
POLLS, MIMI. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21, 1894

down by modern Napoleon Bonaparte,
as were the Populists, called Demo-
Gratis, OF France 100 years ago."
Now, it isn't necessary to read be-
tween the lines to see what this good
Democrat wants. He wants the
money-power to rule this country;
and to rule it, if needs be, by ''monop-
oily, bribery and corruption;" and he
rather favors another Napoleon Bona
parte to shoot down the Populists.
That is very natural. They are clam
oring already to increase the standing
army: and the national army has all
the precedents necessary to enable it
to invade any state to do the shooting
Of the Populists. 1t is all arranged.
Wanted a Bonaparte.
The writer of that article is assured
ly so-called banker,-lending money
at 40 per cent year: and government
is, to him, simply machine to pro-
tect him in his robberies. And he
isn't very familiar with history either,
or he would have known that the
Populists of France first cut off the
heads Of the Plutocrats of that day:
and that Napoleon's rule was simply
triumphant Populism: sustained by
France, because it defended and per-
petuated the greatest revolution ever
made on earth for the lifting up of the
wretched and the overthrow of hor-
rlble oppression. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
KEEP II UP.
Not Going to DO 1t "To Once"

There is story told Of farmer
who bet city dude s. that he could
throw him across the Mississippi. The
dude stripped, the farmer took him by
the neck and heels and flung him
about ten feet out into the stream: he
rose and swan ashore, sputtering and
shivering,- it was late in the fall.
There" he cried, "hand over that
s.: I've won the bet
"Hold on," said the farmer, II said
would throw you across the Missis-
sippi, but l didn't say | would do it to
once. And by gosh. I'll throw you
across if it takes till next spring"
The dude wilted.
That's the case of the Populists.
We promised to carry this state, but
we didn't promise to carry it "to
once" And we arc going to keep at
it for the next twenty years.
Two years ago we had $4,000 votes.
This year we have nearly $4,000
votes.
Take off your clothes, you son of a
gun, and get ready for another
plunge.
We have not got anything better to
do than to fight for the welfare of the
human race. and we are going to do
it, as long as God gives us life. And
then we'll hand our gun to new re-
cruit and tell him to so in and win.
Let us make a big fight at the
| spring elections in the twin cities and
all over the state. If the Plutocrats
are going to own Minnesota they will
have to fight for it inch by inch
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
HE PopULIsT CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
Total. l............... SO, S25 5S.2

Populist gain in two years "a, 454.
1t will be seen that we increased our
vote in every district in the state In
the First district we doubted the rotc of
1892 and had 445 to spare. On 2.342 we
made gain of 27s7 In the Second
district Mr.. Long increased his vote
OF 6,26S to 10,574,-a gain Of 1905. He
had 1868 more votes than Gen. J. II.
Baker, the Democratic candidate. In
the Third district Major Bowler in.
creased the Populist vote 2.034, des.
pite the lying announcements Of the
Republican dailies that he had with
drawn in favor Of Hcatwole.A These
falsehOOds cost him thousands Of
votes. In the Fourth district (St.
Paul, etc., Mr.. Clark made magni-
ficent run and nearly trebled the vote
of 1892. He had 6,302 votes against
2,213 for Mr.. Dougherty. In the Fifth
district DR.. Clark doubled the rote of
1892 and had S64 to spare. In the
Sixth district Hon. Kittel Halvorson
raised Prof. Parsons vote of 1892 to
more than double. Hc had double his
vote and over Thousand to spare. In
the Seventh district Mr.. Boen had
the tiercest fight in the state, but
even here he held his own and in
creased the Populist vote 1744
A total gain of ~ .454 in two years
on basis of 33, ss5is splendid show
ing, and full of promise for the fu-
ture. The next campaign will fetch
them.
But the following table is still more
instructive. 1t she ows that the Demo
cratic candidates for congress had but
6,74S votes more, in the aggregate,
than the nominees of the new born
giant. Peoples party. 1t shows
that the Democratic vote fell off. 32,-
oSS while the .Populist vote gained
%, 454!
1t shows that tile Democratic party
is in process of being eliminated. 1t
had but 54 .604 in the state, for Becker,
as against 81, 645 for Mr. Owen. In
other words it is the third party now
by 33 oil votes.
The following table also shows that
the disgust of the people of Minnesota
was not only against Becker but that
it extended to the whole Democratic
party.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21

Disgust with the Democrats is all
we'll enough to get into Office with;
but what are they going to do in Of
flee? The people are restless:-they
are "sloshing around" at fearful
rate. The clephagt must be fed; and
the fellows who hold the mortgage on
the mcnagrie say he shall not have a
mOuthful. And you can hear already
the trumpeting Of the enraged beast
and the creaking of the chains. The
whole shebang will go down if he
breaks loose. What are you going to
do, Mr.. Mortgagee? Feed the beast
or take to your heels?
The beasts appetite is just as great
as VOllrS D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
Total. ..115.637 14O.414

4OUdl. lIc:Vot
The largest gains were in the 'front.'
ier districts, the 2, 6 and 7-and the
city of st. Paul. Part of this is to be
accounted for by the new immigration
which knows nothing of our national
affairs. The large gain in the Ramsey
county district, 4,36l votes, is due to the
labors of the business men of both
the old parties, to work on the fears
of the workingmen, that they would
lose their Jobs if the POpulists won.
Brethren. we have made great ad-
vance. We arc now the second party
in the state. In two years more we
will be the first. We must educate
our fellow citizens. And events will
educate them even more rapidly than
we can.
No prosperity can come from party
that decreases the currency Of cOun-
try and increases tue misery of the
people. The end can only be univer-
sal bankruptcy and political or armed
revolution. !. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
A National Conferences.

A good many are suggesting a ma
tional conference of the Peoples par
ty leaders, at some convenient point,
say Chicago. Even if it is not very
large a comparison Of views would do
coed. But every one is hard up now
a-days, and dollars are as big as cart
wheels: and the Populists do not have
railroad passes. 1t might be better to
postpone such 4 gathering until
spring. L. u.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
RUBBING IT IN.
Becker Beaten BY HillabaloO!

1t is we'll known that the St. Paul
Daily Globe is one of the few papers
in this nation not owned and control
led by the great corporations. 1t real
ly hoped that the Democratic party,
and it's state convention, would have
indorsed the Populist state ticket:
and failing in that it did what it
could to indirectly help Mr.. Owen,
knowing, the awful proportions of the
coming Becker fasco. And now it
chuckles savagely over the terrible re-
sults;--and, Democratic organ as it is,
and good Democrat as it is,--it
points the finger of contempt and
scorn at the ridiculous proportions to
which corporation misrule has
brought the party of Jefferson and
Jackson.
Read this,--just as it appeared in
the Globe of the 18th inst, headlines
and all:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
Pretty Good fOi. Bicrmann.

Biermann ran nearly 10000 votes
ahead of Becker. But what is the use
of an umbrella in cyclone? BOD
Dunn had IA, 355 to his -, l4S-nearly
two to one; and nothing but generos-
ity stopped Bob from making IL
100000. :.
We nominate Bob for congress in
1856. Towne would be nowbere-ne
would be out Of town. !. ~
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
Becker. HillebOe

Think of that! The Democratic
party, which two years ago polled
about o.. 900 votes in the state, beaten
in ten counties, by the poor little
Temperance organization which had
5000 votes in the whole state! No
longer competitor with the Republi-
can party it measures its shrunken
limbs against the dwartish Prohibition
organization. Where will two years
more of corporation rule leave it? Its
hind legs will be seen sticking out of
the coat-tail pocket of Republicanism.
/. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
The Congressional Vote.-Encour-
aging Signs.

One has but to study the following
table, showing the vote of the Peoples
party in the. seven congressional dis
tricts of Minnesota, to see that our
party is growing at tremendous
rate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21

Well make them disgorge lot Of
their ill-gotten gains at every election.
And the fights will help educate the
people. That is all that is needed.