The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-14
HERE AND THERE.

George Dewey and Fitzhugh Lee
as the nominees of the Democratic
party at the next presidential cleo
hit on very popular combination
but there seems to be some doubt as
to whether the great admiral who he
suggests for the head of the ticket
Dewey is Democrat, and, the
party acts on Watterson's suggestion
and the Republicans nominate
Mckinley as they surely will, the
campaign will prove one of the most
interesting ones ever had, not ex-
cepting the Cleveland Blaine contest
of fourteen years ago.
From the light of recent events 1t
would appear that Senator McEnery
is going to prove formidable fac
tor in the coming gubernatorial
election if he is candidate for the
Democratic nomination. The State
of Louisiana with the exception of
the last election when Foster had no
opposition, has been torn from
center to circumference with fac
tional political strife and McEnery
has always lead one of these factions.
McEnery is and has been for
number of years prominent in
Louisiana politics. But the people
are firing If ti.is sort Of political
contest. They are anxious to see
a change in the political conditions.
1t has come 20 such pass that the
destiny of the State seems to revolve
around two or three men. This
should not be in State like
Louisiana where there are host
of able, honest men any of whom is
capable of directing the States
destiny.
The public school system of the
City of New Orleans is soon to be
one OF the finest in the South, or for
that matter in the Union. This
reflects credit on the management
of her School Board and the
interes: and enterprise of her PEG.
pie. But the system of public
schools in the country parishes is
woefully lacking in proficiency, and
it has often been remarked how far
behind the city schools, are the
schools in the parishes. There is
such great one it should be rene
died. The educational question is
the one of the day, and it will re-
quire intelligent and honest legisla-
tors to study and solve it. The
people should make this question
the vital one in the selection of her
next Legislature. Let the question
to all candidates be: Are you in
favor of more money for schools, 1
better teachers, and longer terms.
Going out West the other evening
on the O'Clock train from Lafayette
we were struck with the pack ped
oilers who were on the train going
out to all small towns along the
road to sell their goods. No one
has any idea of the money taken in
by these walking merchants who go
from house to house carrying their
goods in bundles on their backs.
They have no freight to pay on
their goods and they live on very
little per day SO all they make on
their goods above actual cost is clear
money.
Theodore Roosevelt, the present
governor Of the great State of New
York, is Ole of the biggest men in
American politics, to-day. Roose-
Welt is the very highest type Of an
Before the recent war,
however, very little was known Of
Roosevelt outside of the reputation
he made for the honest administra-
ton of New York City's police
force. AT the very moment war
seemed certain he resigned his
position as Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, and began the organiza-