The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-04-15
STATE PRESS.
Items of Interest and What the
Newspapers Have to Say.

crowley SlSnal: "hen we rld
the Philippines of Aguinaldo
and few of his mischief
makers we will have no trouble in
dealing with the natives. 1t is
Aguinaldo's sensational falsehoods
of what we propose doing that is
making all the trouble. striking
ilustration Of this is seen in the
returning of the Filipinos to their
homes, on seeing that the Americans
do not propose killing them for
the fun of the thing.
Daily States: The majority of
Democrats in this country who
supported the Chicago platform in
1896, are not shedding any tears
because the recent Chicago election
resulted IN the political death of
john P. Altgeld, who attempted to
defeat the Democracy Of that ely
and to make it more difficult for the
party to carry Illinois in the Presi-
Dental contest next year. They
realize that .Altgeld is both a brainy
and dangerous man, and his
undoing as factor in national
politics will be for the good Of the
country.
Thibodeaux Sentinel: The evil
which menaces the country. Even
high protection organs, which have
in the past applauded the high pro
section priests as they summoned
the spirits Of trusts and combines
from the depths of a prohibitive
tariff, are frightened at the spectres
now stalking through the land, and
are beginning to cry out Justify that
.the protective tariff must not pro
feet trusts" 'sthat wherever trusts |
stifc competition and enhance
prices to the consumer they should
be regarded as inimical to pubic
policy and should be shown no
mercy by courts and legislatures,
4sthat il is the duty of the Republl
can party to repeal every protective
duty under the shelter OF which ITS
benefciaries have organized trust
or combination of any sort 70 en-
nance prices" and much more t"
the same effect. Indeed, it begins
to look as if the Republican party, |
frightened at the results of its pro-
hibitive tariff, was getting ready to
abandon high protection, to switch
off on to some other economic |
theory.
St. Bernard Voice: Mr.. John
Dymond is admittedly one Of the |
best known and braIniest men in |
Louisiana, and has always served |
the party with answering devotion. |
AS president of the Police Jury of
Plaquemines parish and as a mem |
Der of the Legislature he performed |
his duties so conscientiously, SO
earnestly, so zealously and SO cred |
Itably that even his political enc |
mics speak of him in words of
praise. Mr.. Dymond would make
an ideal governor, being eminently |
fitted for the position. He would |
be a very formida BILE candidate and
in the event of a bitter contest !
would most assuredly lead the |
Democratic party to victory. No |
objection can be urged against Mr.. |
Dymond, and we believe that his
candidacy would be ratified at the |
polls by every good and 10y al Dem
ocrat. Furthermore, The Voice is
of opinion that Mr.. Dymond's |
nomination would preclude any dis
sensions or fractional differences in |
the party, which the nomination of |
certain citizens, prominently men
toned in connection with the |
governorship, would be certain to
occasion.
Iberia Enterprise: The differ
ences existing in the democratic
ranks, in municipal affairs, bid fair
10 be settled within the party ranks. |
free from acrimony, and without
the interference of republicans, as
will be noted from proceedings of
the Democratic Parish Committee
in this issue. The party thus