The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-18
STATE press.

Itema Of Interest and Opinions on
Public Questions Taken from
Our Exchanges.
The hahitual drunl<ard Law, which passed
ut the last session of the Legislature, ought
to be the means of doing good, if there be
any efficacy in the Keely cure. The law
provides for the treatment of Impoverished
habitual drunl<artls at State expense at one
of the Keely institutes. There is many On
habitual drunkard who is today an universe,
nuisance an expense to those around them
who if redeemed, would become honest, up
right and worthy Internationally Signal.
Several of the railroads operating in Geor
Eia, Virginia and Tennessee have set aside =
large fund for the promotion of immigration
and the building up of small industries along
their various lines. The example Is one
which could be probably emulated by those
roads operating in the extreme southern
states and particularly in Louisiana.-Crow-
ley Signal.
One of the good laws enacted by the last
legislature is that authorizing police juries to
hire out work ON the public roads the
convicts sentenced to pay fine or to inn
prisonment in the parish Jail. There are
some people in every community who are
too lazy to work, and in order to live with
out manual labor commit some petty offense
in order to be sent to jail.-Iberville South.
The city dailies and country weeklies
either through ignarance or spite have been
for months Ito our mind) engaged in unjust
| attacks on the legislature. The people
should remember that there are two sides to
| all questions and that it appears to be the
mission of a majority of the newspapers of
this State to look on the darkest side of every
question and to impugn the motives of every
public rpan. The experience of the past
three years taught the people how much
weight is to be attached to newspaper attacks
on public men, and we predict that when
they have been made acquainted with the
acts and work of the last legislature shey will
be satisfied with their work.-Anite City
Florida Parishes.
Nine. Carnot, wife of Ex-President OF
France Carnot has refused pension. She
sets good example for some of the widows
| of Americas alleged great men. An official
is paid for his services, and the country
should not be called upon to support the
family Neutrality-suspicious. Charles Com
mercial.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was organized in New York state
twenty years ago, with 1900 members. 1t
now has 600 local unions, with membership
of ~, 900 and 400 honorary members. The
Loyal Temperance Legions have member
ship of 5000 children, while 10000 have
signed the triple pledge against profanity,
tobacco and liquor.-Sugar Bowl.
AS yet no steps have been taken for the
Inauguration of the campaign in this Con-
gressional district. This is we'll, and it is
hoped that matters may be permitted to
remain in statu quo for some weeks yet. We
all want short campaign. The people will
be too busy and too much absorbed with
their business affairs TO give much attention
to politics. We have had enough of political
agitatation in the past to cause us to wish to
put off campaign as long as possible
Mansfield Democrat Journal.
a bank for Rayne is now fnlly assured,
and inside of month we may expect to have
this long wanted mercantile convenience
open right at own doors. The bank
| will be incorporated with $4,000 stock
most of which has already been subscribed.
meeting will be called in a few days 10
draw up the act of incorporation, and to
elect president, cashier, and board of
directors. This bank is timely project and
will prove highly successful.-Rayne Ranger.