The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-21

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startling to the enemies of the adj
Illustration and that will prove to
be arguments more potent than any
idle words Of praise that could be
bestowed, arguments unanswerable
to the minds Of all lovers of wise or
good government.
At the beginning of this admins
tration there were outstanding
Sass, 900 Of past due unpaid cou-
pons, every dollar of which has
been retired and provided for.
There were outstanding warrants
for 1884, IS and 'S6 amounting to
s34o, 900 and this entire amount
has m cited away under the present
administration.
There have been retired and paid
in full $512, 900 of interest bearing
State bonds maturing in 1914, thus
reducing annually s2o,4So in inter
est alone which the State would
have had to pay and aggregating
total saving in interest of about
half million dollars.
To-day, there is not dollar of
outstanding floating indebtedness Of
the State since the year 1880.
, Since its induction into office the
administration has been on an alb
| solutely cash basis, and to-day
every fund is amply provided for
| and there is cash in the treasury
which will soon be applied to an
other retirement of the States obi
CATION.
AS result, State bonds are now
at practically par, and as soon as
the financiers of the world learn
that this condition of our States
| affairs is permanent and enduring,
when the pessimists Of the State
and the envious and jealous kickers
and pullbacks shall be hushed, our
State obligations will command a
high premium on the common mar
kets of the world-B R. Truth.
BEA UREGARD MONUMENT
1t is really a shame that the peo-
pie of Louisiana have SO far failed
to erect monument to the memory
Of their greatest soldier General
Beauregard. 1t is with much
pleasure that we publish the follow
ing order issued by the Major Gen
eral of the United Confederate
Veterans. 1t is an eloquent appeal
for aid to raise the balance Of the
fund for General Beauregard's stat
ue.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16, 1895.
With Great satisfaction the Ma
jor General commanding announces
to the Louisiana division, United
Confederate Veterans, the rcsump-
ton by the Beauregard Moument
Association of active measures to
complete the fund it has been rails
ing for the Statute to Louisiana's
greatest soldier and beloved son,
Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant de
Beauregard. The early completion
of this testimonial to his greatness,
OF his enduring expression OF his
soldiers and cOuntrymen's admiral
ton and love should be the aim of
every warrior of Louisiana's sol
diery, Of every citizen Of bis native
State and city, Of every true South
erner throughout the land. Nonu-
ments to Lee, to Jackson, to Albert
Sidney Johnson, already rear their
sCulptured lines on Louisiana soil,
and the compan;onship that our
great captain held with them in
genius, in glory and in hearts of the
Southern people should not be so
long parted in it's monumental form
in the mother soil of the hero who
has cast SO much renown on Louis
iana's name. The Major General
command. g therefore urges all
camps of the division, all supervis-
ors Of the Confederate armies, to
aid the Beaurcgard Monument AS
ISOLATION in its patriotic mission,
and to do their part worthily in the
performance Of the sacred duty they
owe their peerless General, their
gallant State, their heroic selves.
Gen. John Glynn, Jr., of New
Orleans, is treasurer of the assoCai-
ton and contributions should be
sent to him. BY or Ter of
w. G.. NINCEET, Major General