The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-22
PUBLIC OPINION
Reflected in the Papers Of this
Great State.

Great State.
The villainous and partially successful
method employed by the Trust, deep
laid and deceptive it is, has been dis
covered and is being exposed by friends of
the sugar industry, whose eyes have been
on the Trust ever since Congress convened.
The Dingley bill, as altered by the Senate
Committee, will not only not protect our
home sugar industry, but by granting
special favors to the greatest enemy of the
industry, the Trust, it threatens the gradual
destruction of the American sugar industry.
-Houma Courier, Dem.
Dixon, the hullabolooist of New York
City, has taken to braying again. This
time he announces from the pulpit that
linen have renowned religion; the ministry
is in its decadence." He added that in that
city only $4,000 men 60 into Protestant
churches. He may be right, but if he is it
is because there are too many Dixons in the
pulpit preaching politics - preaching any,
thing but the old faith of the fathers
Bossier Banner, Dem.
:, The Lafayette Gazette is jubi1ant over the
recent great Democratic victory in the mu-
nicipal election in that little city. The
town of Lafayette is the stronghold of Re-
publIcanism in that parish, and that party
had made boasts of their ability to carry the
election which took place there last week.
In this fight it appears that the Republicans
were aided by a considerable number of
disgruntled Democrats and Populists and
this made them very confident of victory.
Hon. Chas. ID. Caffery was the Democratic
nominee, and being ably backed by The Ga
zette and by that sterling Democrat, Sheriff
/. A. Broussard, sweeping and brilliant
victory was achieved and the of Re-
publicanism in Southwest Louisiana adj
ministered crushing blow. In view of the
victory achieved over such formidable
combination we cannot blame Bro. Mouton
for trottng out his ROSTERS clad in ovevalls
and Growing Justify over the result.-Baton
Rouge Advocate, Dem.
At last General Longstreet is about to
secure his reward by obtaining a Federal
Office. He is to succeed General Hampton
as railroad commissioner. 1t was said few
weeks ago that change in the Office
would be made, but it seems that General
Longstreet, who has been Republican for
years, must be provided for. AS the old
man is unable to support himself and is
>'~~~s A'oN ~ ~
opposed. Certainly the old Confederates
of Lees army will not object to it.-Mans-
field Journal, Dem.
The interference of religious creeds in
politics is on the increase, and it appears
that the assumption of various creeds to
presume to dictate to nation, State and
civic governments is directed toward christ
tanning ~ the United States, regardless of
the fact that such procedure is contrary to
the spirit and letter of the Constitution
Carrollton News, Ind.
The question of convict labor coming
into competition with free productive labor
as coming more and more to the front. 1t
is apparently being looked upon a prob
lem to solve. Put them to work on the
public roads. No man living likes to work
upon the public road; he feels like if he
is occupying convict's position while hr is
doing such work. Let each parish or
country work its convicts upon its own
roads. Good roads will be the result, and
no man will feel that the convicts en-
croaching upon his prescrvcs.-St- Landry
Tribune, Pop.
Bishop Sessums, the Protestant Episcopal
bishop of the Louisiana diocese, is being dis
cussed the country over because of certain
utterances in lenten sermon. The ST.
Louis Post Dispatch says the religious ele-
ment of the Mound City is quite little ex-
ercised over the matter. Continuing it says:
SIT IS asserted that the bishop cxpounded
an entirely new doctrine, which substituted
for the teachings of the bible broad hui
Misunderstanding, recognizing the universe as
God, and the final pardon of all sinners :.
whether bartized or ot.''-Lake Charles
Press, Dem.
If there we're anything better than
the best then we'd aim for that.
The BUCKSKIN RREECHES
have got everything in them tn at