The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-01
THE WA/L OF THE RE-
FORMERS.

PeOple'S ticket are hOwlnS Justly
because a few Syrians have ex-
pressed their intention to vote the
Democratic ticket on oext Monday.
These esteemed gentlemen may be-
lieve that by setting up cry of pre-
tended indignation against this class
of citizens, they will deceive some
well-meaning people who have been
taught to look upon the Syrians as
direct emissaries from the internal
regions.
While these virtuous howlers 60
about the streets talking of those
dreadful Syrians, they do not tell all
they know. They don't say word
about their repeated attempts to get
the Syrians to vote their ticket.
After yainly trying to induce them
to vote their way and because they
failed to convince them to do SO,
they denounce them as the vilest
things on earth, and would, if they
could, send them to the demnition
bow vows.
To those who know how much
the managers of the Peoples
ticket tried to win the Syrians
over to the combine, this hypocriti-
cal talk is very amusing.
The Gazette does not hesitate to
say that not one man running on
the Peoples ticket from the candi-
date for mayor down to the one whose
name adorns the tail end, would
have any conscientious scruples
about accepting the votes of the
Syrians. If The Gazette is mis-
taken in making this assertion, then
it will have no fear to proclaim
that these awfully virtuous candi-
dates have too much conscience to
be on the Peoples ticket and not
enough sense to be councilmen.
Since when have our friends be-
come -aristocratic that they will
not accept any kind of a voter
It's not so long ago that some of
the leading supporters of the
Peoples ticket used to pen up ne
groes and drive them to the polls
like cattle. And now because they
can not get the vote of the Syrians,
they become wrathy and affect to
solicit the support of irreproachable
and srotless gentlemen only7 But
now that they have gotten to be SO
fastidious they will have to part
company with some of their long
haired disciples who have not been
within speaking distance of tom
serial establishment for the last two
or three decades. We know it will
be a cruel separation, but the cause
of municipal reform and political
purity demands the sacrifice.
1t was in 1898 that the faction
now supporting the Peoples ticket
were placed in control of the towns
business by one vote. In those
days they were not so hard to
please. 1t was uncomfortably
close and all votes were acceptable.
The contest was about to be ended
and the result was doubtful. The
gentlemen on the other side fore
saw the downfall of the dynasty.
The last column in the old super
structure whose magnificence daz-
zled the world in the palmy days of
the ring was on the eve of crum-
bling down to dust. 1t was SOL
emn moment for the tiger. But,
10! beneath the ancient ruins of
the threatened temple, appeared
the majestic form of a faithful
brave. 1t was Adolphus Poulette, of
unwritten fame and blonde NOUS
tache, who softly glided to the bal
lot box, and when the golden rays
of the setting sun had hidden au
revoir to mother earth and the
curfew had tolled the knell of
parting day, the die was cast.
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