St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-11-13
SIideIl.
Slidell. La. Nov. Z, 1897.

Editor st. Tamn:any FARuER:s
OF late there has appeared several
whines from the litter, and now some
of the bosses OF the kennel have grOwl-
ed, and though they must be surprised,
the world still moves on. They put me in
mind Of , man playing on harp Of one
string, and the only tune they can play
Is s.CIazv Council, J" ssCraxy Council"
They ought to Get one with thousand
stri.. 6, and change their tune to II
want 70 be an Alderman and with the
Aldermen stand. According" TO their
opinion, the Council Is only ut for an
insane ASYLUM. Now I wonder, II
they should submit to an examination
by commission Of doctors, would
they all he discharged? I guess the
Council acts according to their mental
endowments, and rs they were thus
endowed by God, they rest the TespOn-
sibility with Him. Very probably
their self-constituted Judges are self
endowed (mentally. It relieves the
Lord Of great responsibility.
The occasion for the recent attack on
the Council was the passing OF an or
dinance providing for . fine for viola
tors Of the Health Committees rules.
A late correspondent seemed to think
that the Legislature never intended for
the Council to pass any such law. l
would like to remind the "Citixen''
that there are some persons in Slidell,
land FROM the tenor Of his letter he
must be classed with them,) who think
that the Legislature did not understand
their duty, rs they are endeav0ring 70
prove the unconstttutionality Of act No.
sxQf 1896. And why this violent oppo-
sition to every law the Council passes?
Is it because several years ago their
leaders commission was received by
the Council? when Mr.. Wilder re-
signed to become Police Juror Is 1t
because later heswls defeated, when
he run for Alderman? Is It because, at
the next election he received less than
half the number of votes that his OPP
ponent did for Mayor? Or is It be-
cause others had the audacity to &c
cept those positions that were SO often
r.fused him? ssCitizen'' takes the oc-
casion to make 3 personal attack on
Mayor Wilder, teven trying to make .
pun, which If such were his aim goes
Wilder Of the mark than this.) There
have been many charges made against
the Mayor, but when they are investi-
gated they turn out to be like the
charges made recently against . Re-
corder Of New Orleans, where the
most serious charge that could be SUBJ
StaItiated was too much kindness OF
heart, (s0mething that his accusers
will never be charged with.) Mayor
Wilder may have made mistakes.
Well, who has not? Muses. has been
accused of making them, and believe
Christ also has been charged with them.
There are some people In this town
who think thai Slidell would be more
highly h0nored by having = t0ll-gate
keeper on the road to h, than . man
VINO is unobtrusive and has to earn his
living by his daily toll, but thank
goodness they are In minority. And
now = '.Straggler" comes along and
enters his complaint. and he has = lit
tie harp of one string, and plays pretty
much the same tune % the others. He
either has made couple OF Intentional
mistatements, or has been misinfOrmed,
doubt, in regard to the number present
At the Council meeting that appointed
the "Sclf-colstituted" Health Com
mittee. Also about the Brown and
Rich running. 1t is true thst the Rich
was running, but had s.Straggler" sought
for Information, he would have found
that neither the Rich nor the Brown
has stayed in New Orleans over night,
even il they went up the Basin. As
for the barges, il ssStraggler'' had in
quired he would have found that they
change crews before entering the Basin. |
He thinks that the ordinary gsllantry
due lady was forgotten. in requesting
the lady to undergo what the rules re-
quire, which is not SO. Duty -c0mpels
men to do things sometimes that they
would not do under any other circum-
stances. and there is NO one on that
Committee who has not wife or some |
lady relative, the thought Of whom |
would compel them to be as lenient |
towards other ladies IS they possibly |
could.
Now 6iS slNlent opposition to the !
sanitary measures adopted b. the Coun- |
Gil wae born and bred 10 Z Honky Tonk,
fostered fyt<Acco, ding TO = specially
. political! 6qing jack, s.well not"
= notoron4 onponent to law and order,
. non-rlSih LTD Of Slidell, and some fic-
CraaE
S5Exe.r ar "a 400 . n.rtv made An omen |
Is costs him nnthino for
LAWYER feds. and not 50 loIc 400 he |
made the Statement In coni4 thsf ~ |
had defied the law of the town by /
advice Of counsel. Now probably they
II 20. thew sSonld raise the fess
This hand of onnositionists It. rte1 IN
70 nrnve the iliecalitv ~ the Town
charterl Thew haye drcnnesl that ana
now ara atfs ckin0 tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
e - ,cr ~ the Teoisl.fnre Nan
shonla fhev nrove it, nnccr.titntion.
i litv- Il wonld not afect tie leonliiv
81 the Charfer n the least Even
shonld thew erecnte the thrra.s that
1hev .re renorted =, have made ao.in.t
Ina Conncii. + = send them an - the
or make them hite what
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