The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-03-30
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L0ckp0rt, la. March 18th
Editor Of he Seatinel-Dear Sir It
is not ii Z great quantity Of news that
l have to inpart TO the valuable col
umns of your tstimable Journal that
prompts me to write these few lines,
but it. is merely to avoid ueing placed
on The delinquen. list Of contributors
of public opinion.
| note Will, pleasure. that "Law &
Order has given. through the medium
of Your last issue, mer,ed rub on
the Sunday law violations. The good
people of fhis parish and State cannnt
torb-ar from approving sncl a Just
account. Should Law & ORDER
make IL mole frequent use of your col
umns, have no doubt that bis pen
cilings on the subject wonid be bene1i-
cial, and would take uphill work to
c%Gn'ratict, or to disploye his argu-
.nents.
Now, Mr.. Editor. as ! am sure that
you well know that all common NOR
tails ale more inclined to criticise than
to approve public doings, then, without
going any further, it might be wise on
my part to tell You that | am no excep-
ton to the rule. Then, is it not
derfnl that such a great parish as ours
having met all the enormous obliga-
tlors incurred by the Radical regime,
and Ivy undue legislation since, has
lived in "a too careful economy until
our common Treasury is, as it stands
to day, with a handsome surplus.
when such a material necessity and
sacred obligation, the public schools
have been, and are, SO shamefnlly ne
| elected.
A year or so g the people Of sev-
eral wards Of this parish petit:oned
the Police J ry to throw in the school
fund the derived from the
ferries and the Thibodaux Bridge.
That body disregarded the prayer OF
their constituents and made no stand
ing increase of the school fund other
wise.
The reason why, we are unable to
say. Possibly because the great ma
.iority of the people are poor and mum
bic. Bat when any question arises to
anieliorate the condition Of property
holders, WHY the Bridge money is no
question, Is it reasonable to be starv-
I'd out and TO grow in ignorance, to
i'ay our forefathers' debts and to pro-
vide for p~osterity ? Let every genera
ton take care Of itself. We should
firstly, have ten months school each
year; secondly, reduced taxation. and
leave the burden to build breast works
against high waters and dredging
canals for drainage purposes for those
that will follow MS who would, in the
event of things, be benefited thereby.
The law makers Of our Parish have
] also fond out a new sin: Ordinance
No. 1872. The End commandment or
ders property requirement, without
salary, for drainage commissioners.
On the nther hand, Ordinance No. 1874
gives a free pass to the road and levee
owe seer With 5000 to boot, annually.
Of course the law makers might
have mad reasons to apply the prop
erty qualification to the drainage COM
~missloners, but | see no reason why
the rnad and levee overseer should not
have been treated with Tic same med
icine. This l say, not because | favor
property qualification, but because
what is sauce for the goose should be
sauce for the gander. On the contrary,
it seems to me that such requirements
abridges the liberty of a free and in
telligent people, aud is contrary to the
sense of the constitution.
Yours respectfully.
LONGVILLE.