The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-09-16
LANDRY, La. SEPT. l6, lS99
Register.

Register.
We publish in another column
the appointments made by the
Registrar for the new reglstra-
ton to be made in this parish.
According to the law of 1898,
every voter has to register if he
intends to vote. All those who
registered last year have to do it
again this year. No one will be
permitted to vote, even in Il pri-
mary election, if he has not reg
istered. All those who registered
last year under the 5th clause and
all those who own $500 worth of
propery will be permitted to reg
lister without the necessity of
filling out an application. Those
who have not registered under
the 9Th clause and who do not
own $500 cannot register unless
they can fill out the blank appli-
cation to be furnished by the
Registrar.
We trust that all vetcrs who can
register will take advantage of
the opportunity offered them and
that they will call on the Regis
trar when he will visit their res
pective wards and have their
names placed on the registration
books.
To veterans Of the civil war
there is ludicrous side Of the
Spanish and Philippine wars.
The skirmish at Santiago is re-
ferred to even by the late Secre-
tary of War as a great battle; al
so the terrific engagements around
Manila, in some of which the
losses have reached the astound-
ing figures of four killed and
bakers dozen wounded. There
were more than hundred battles
during the civil war in which the
loss exceeded the total casualties
of both the Spanish and Philip
pine wars up to date. During
those gigantic struggles, in which
the dead we're numbered by thou
sands on each side, such affairs as
those of '9S and '99 would hardly
have been noticed in official re-
ports, except as unimportant
skirmishes.-Texas Farm and
Ranch.
Abuse and vituperation is q
dangerous weapon whether in So
cial, business or political circles
and when resorted to is an evil
dence of the weakness of the
cause of those who make use of
it and it generally rebounds, as it
should do, TO their material In
jury. The recent campaign in this
district so far as we have been
able to see, was conducted by the
various candidates upon high,
honorable and gentlemanly plane,
though the contest lille short
was spirited one. The defeated
candidates can retire gracefully
without stain or reproach and as
honorable as when they entered
the race and give Il cordial hearty
support to the successful candi-
date. We would like to see all
future campaigns conducted in
a like honorable manner.-Cata-
houla News.
| The Thibodaux Sentinel notes
the fact that the New Enterprise,
published at Marksville, La, has
it's hand we'll in in announcing can
didates. 1t announces three can
didates for sheriff, two for clerk
of court, one for police juror, one
for representative, and in its last
issue it gravely introduces to its
readers "A Candidate for the
Gallows.'' This last Office does
not seem to attract as many pat
riots as the others.
The most practical way to put
an end to boss rule and machine
politics in this State is to elect
men to the legislature who will
have an eye to the interest of the
masses. chat body can destroy
personal government, and the
people ought to remember this
fact at the polls.-Manstiele'
journal.
S,nor Morconi. the inventor or
discoverer of wireless telegraphy,
will come to the United States
next month. He says he is hope
full of being able to send mes
sages from England to this coun-
try, by means of this system of
transit.
| Talk of an extra session of Con
gress is again prevalent, but Pres
ident Mckinley is not anxious to
give an account Of his steward
ship any sooner than need be-
Autocratic government threug
military satraps is much easier