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The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
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The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24

1t is certain that abstinence
does not prevail in any commu-
nifty of considerable size in the
State. But even admitting that
the consumption of intOxicants
has been sensibly lessened by
prohibition, and that in many of
the smaller towns the open saloon
is unknown, it is by no means
certain that this result has offset
the evils of dissimulation and
evasion and pretense which pro-
hibitiOn has fOstered in Kansas.
Kansas City Star.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24

vice and immortality of it's in
does not seem to be
It is far more salts
fying to think of the destruction
Of the town as the work of the
elements alone. When Nature
is aroused no one looks for dis
elimination. Her DEGREES are
inexorable. She strikes blindly
and spares not when she is in
angry mood. To her good and
bad, righteous and wicked, are
all alike. If all the residents OF
st, Pierre had been men and
women of the nOblest Christian
type, there is no reason to think
that the catastrophe would have
been averted, that there would
have been no eruption of Mount
Pelee or that the lava and the
flames would have been less
deadly. Christian men and
women go down to the sea in
ships. The storm does not spare
them because they have led good
lives. The hurricane takes nc
account of the wicked OF
righteous. 1t 'bloweth where II
listeth,' carrying death to the
virtuous and the moral, as vel
as to the vicious and immoral
who happen to be in it's path
All these things man can under
stand when he attributes them
to Nature. Why confuse him by
trying to fix the responsibility
elsewhere?'
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
4 EOOL/SH EX-CONSUZ.

A former United States con-
sui at St. Pierre pretendS to see
in the destruction of that city a
repetition of the history of Sod
ON and GOmOrrah. The ex-
consul announces that during
his stay in St. Pierre he found
out that it was a very immoral
and wicked city. This unusually
bright consul not only consti-
tuted himself Judge in this
case, but he does not hesitate to
give it as his opinion that the
people of ST. Pierre were hard
lot whose destruction by fire was
decided upon by the Almighty
as warning to the rest OF man
kind. The ease with which this
man condemns 10000 people to
horrible death is equaled only
by the manner in which his
monumental cOnceit reveals to
him the inscrutable mysteries OF
Omnipotence 1t is not surpris-
ing that among the large Glen
tele of the fool-killer some
one idiotic enough has been
found to liken the terrible catas-
trophe in Martinique to the story
of Sodom and GomOrrah, but it
is a little strange that a man
capable of uttering such sense
less rot could have been at one
time in his life the American
consul in a foreign city.
If it were not a fragrant VIOLA
ton of the principle of free
speech, it would be a wholesome
measure to muzzle this ex-cOnsu]
and the other solemn fools whose
marvellous vision enables them tC
see in the awful cataclysm In
the West Indies an evidence OF
Gods displeasure, incurred by
the moral depravity of the unfor
tunate people who have been sc
greatly afflicted. We are not {
churchman, but if we under
stand correctly the essence OF
Christianity, the person who
Judges his fellows with so little
mercy and then presumes to act
in a sort of partnership with the
Deity, has but a very poor con
ception of true religion.
Commenting upon the idiotit
twaddle of the ex-cOnSul, the
Baltimore Sun says:
ITO suggest that st. Pierre
was destroyed because OF the
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
YOU ARE M/SZAkEN,
BROTHER.

CONGRESSMAN BrOuSSard did
not succeed in settling the inter-
national question between Cuba
and the United States, satisfac
tory alike to each country. Some
of his admiring friends were
promising great things from his
Cuban visit, but they faild to
develop.-BatOn Rouge Advo-
cate.
We believe it was generally
known that Congressman Brous-
sard had gone to Cuba and it
was inferred that while in the
island he would place himself in
possession of all the information
possible concerning the sugar
industry there, but we did not
know that his friends expected
him to return home with his
pockets filled with remedies for
the ills that now disturb the in
ternational relations between
Cuba and the United States.
Broussard is a clearheaded, ac-
tive congressman, practical
sort of fellow, and no one who
knows him ever suspected that
he would come back to the States
with Legislative cure-alls bulging
out of his clothes. And why
should the Advocate worry about
this? Hasn't Sam Robertson
settled the whole thing?
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
SHOULD BE ZECTED.

Several plans have been pro
posed for the reorganization OF
the Circuit Court. That this
court should be re-established
the opinion of the bar and press
seems to be unanimous. Many
who were formerly opposed to
the Circuit Court now believe it
is necessary to the judicial sys-
tenn of the State. But widely
divergent views have been ex-
pressed as to the manner of Sc
lecting the Judges. Some think
the judges should be appointed
by the governor while others
are of the opinion that they
should be elected by the people.
We do not believe there is one
sound objection to an elective
judiciary. In republic the
people should elect all their Of
ficers. Democratic government
is founded on the idea that the
collective wisdom of the people.
expressed at the ballot. is supe-
rior to the Judgment of any man.
If it could be shown that the
people would exercise unwisely
the power of electing their
! Judges, then there would be
| some excuse to delegate that
power to the governor. But 1t
appears to US that if the people
are enlightened and honest
enough to elect their governor
they have the requisite intelli
gence and honesty to choose
their judges. An appointive
system does not remove the
judiciary from politics. 1t does
nothing of the kind. 1t has ut
terly failed to do anything of the
sort in Louisiana. Whether
elective or appointive, polite:
has always and will continue tt
play an important part in thu
game.
If there is anything in popu
lar government the people Cal
always be trusted to decide ;
question which concerns thel:
own well-being. When an igno
rant and corrupt electorate pre-
dominated in our elections tn
cause of good government de
manded that many offices in thi
State be filed by the executive
, but that necessity no lOnge
exists.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
ZET US HOPE,

Exceptinga "a passport to heaven,
would please The Ga
zette better than Democratic
victory in Novemb Der followed by |
the election of Il Democratic
two years later. But,
we are sorry to say, that it is
only an unquestioning faith,
born of early Impressions, which
reveals to us silver lining in
the clouds. We are told by able
editors and astute leaders of the
Democracy that all we have to
do to win the next fight is to go
before the people as the fearless
and uncompromising foe of
trusts and Imperialism. Maybe
so. But, is it IA fact that the
American people are so much
opposed to the trusts and Sc
riOusly antagOnistic to the man
on horseback? Whether it be
true or not the Republican party
has pretty well convinced the
people that they are just now be-
ing carried along on great
wave of prosperity, and the full
dinner-pail" argument seems to
be as powerful to-day as 1T ever
was. 1t is very true that the
Republican politicians have
changed the form of the govern
ment and the ideal Republic of
Jefferson and Madison has been
transformed into a hybrid affair,
with two-thirds of the people
governed by the constitution and
one-third arbitrarily ruled by
military despots. But are there
evidences that these things are
causing popular discomfort:
Republican leaders, who seem
to understand the American
voter, are repeatedly reminding
the people that business is
good" and that they ought not
to worry about matters OF gov
ernment when the dinner-pail is
full. Republican senators have
told all concerning the money
making possibilities in the Phi
lippines, and surprise is ex
pressed that any one should
bother about the declaration O1
independence and the constitu
ton when there are so many fa1
pickings in the islands.
Still, let us hope that that sec
ond sober thought, to which An
drew jackson appealed, viii
again prevail over the sOrdid am
bitiOn of the nation and the HaE
which was once the symbol O.
human liberty will no longe7
wave as the emblem of Vul
gar com mmercialiSm.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24

A Brooklyn jurist has denied
a divorce to Il man who COM
Dlained that his wife had used a
poker on his head with telling
effect. Though cOnceding that
a poker is not a proper argument
to settle a domestic unpleasant
ness and that the Uranium OF the
dutiful husband is not the place
to use it, the Brooklyn Judge has
decreed that only one assault IS
not sufficient cause for dl-
yorce. Now that the judicial
limits have been clearly estab-
lished by the court, wives with
unruly husbands will no doubt
refrain from an injudicious exer-
else of this right. According to
the learned Judge a wife may
batter her lord and master $
head with the persuasive poker
when the occasion demands Sc
we're measures, but she should
not overdo the thing, by repeat
ing the assault. The cause OF
woman's right is making such
rapid strides that it is safe tC
say that another decade will wit,
ness the complete emancipation
of the sex.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24

A bill has been introduced
into the House of Representa-
tives to appoint an expert on
English whose duty will be 10
ssedit'' all laws after their sec
ond passage. To the initiated
it would seem that bills should
be properly written before be-
ing offered for the consideration
of the lawmakers. The leglsla-
tor who is unable to write his
bill should get the assistance OF
some competent person. IL
strikes us as an anomalous prop
Osition that the assembled WIS
dom at Baton Rouge should be
provided with grammarlan.
In the long run it might be
cheaper and at the same time
prove more satisfactory for the
State to secure the services OF
an English teacher and main
tain a night school at the capital.
The Gazette suggests this plan
to the legislators who would i'm
prove the literary style OF the
State laws. The appointment
of an expert authorized to make
corrections might result in the
introduction of a dangerous ele-
ment into the law making power
of the State. If the law makers
will confer with the printers on
the autocratic tendencies and
general cussednesS of proof
readers armed with a blue pencil
and clothed with the authority to
use it indiscriminately, it is
more than likely that they will
change their minds.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24

The New Orleans merchants
excursion stopped at Crowley,
Jennings and Lake Charles, but
gave Lafayette and New Iberia
the high ball.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
Succession Sale.
Succession Sale.
Succession of Angelo Landry,
deceased wife of Joseph
Dauriac - 18th District
Court, Lafayette
Parish, No. 225O.

BY virtue of an order of the Hon. 18th
District Court in and for Lafayette parish,
"a, rendered in the succession of Angelo
Landry deceased wife of Joseph Dauriac,
No. 225o Of the docket of said court, and
commission issued to me thereon I, the un-
dersigned, natural tutor of the minors Lau-
rent and Angelo Daur.ac, will offer for sale,
and sell for cash to pay debts, to the last
and highest bidder, between legal sale
hours, at the last residence of SAID deceased,
in the town of Lafayette, La, on
Saturday, MAY. 81, 1902,
the following described property, to-wit:
One certain lot of ground situated in the
Mouton addition, in the town of Lafayette
Louisiana, with all improvements thereon
and ,hereunto belonging, being lot number
Io6 of said addition, measuring fifty feet
front on Convent street, by the depth of
le2 75,1oo feet and is bounded north by lot
No. 90, south by Convent street, east by lot
No. los and west by lot No. Io7.
Terms, cash day of sale.
Witness my signature at Lafayette, La.
this April %, 1909.
JOSEPH DAURIAC,
Natural Tutor
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS.

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA,
BRANCH NO. 7o2 meets Ist and sd Sun
DAYS after high mass, at Home Fire Co. hall.
Address Rob,. III. Broussard, Secretary
Lafayette, La.
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
meets 1st Saturday of each month, at court
house, a. m.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24
TO REPEAL THE POLL TAX
ks ma arkabIe Change i'm Opinion
Of Country Leaders ExpeStsd
to Bring 1t About.

Baton Rouge, May 19.-The |
are that the poll tax
will be repealed. AS was out ,
lined in The Times-DemOcrat at
the opening of the present ses-
sion, most remarkable changes
of sentiment have taken place in
the last two years regarding this
prerequisite to the
right of suffrage. AS will be re-
at the last session,
the city delegation were almost
in favoring the repeal
of the poll tax clause. Their ef-
forts in that direction so aroused
the country members that the
caucus in which the question
was broached became a mem
orably sensational one. Now the
city delegation is unanimous IN
favoring having the poll tax pre-
served intact, while the country
members are almost unanimous
in favoring it's repeal.
Within the last few days, how
ever, the city delegates are
treating the question in speak
easy'' sort of way, and it is quite
likely that within the next few
days they will be dissuaded
from their determination not to
II >,0,>no1n6
One of the strong arguments
used in favor of the retention OF
the poll tax, apart from its IN
tentiOn to bar many undeslr-
ables from suffrage rights, was
that it would wonderfully swell
the educational revenues OF the
State. In the country 1T has
been found that the bar was not
insurmountable to those for
whom it had been intended, and
from the educational reports 1t
is shown that, excepting only in
the parish of Orleans, there has
been Il marked falling off in the
poll tax payments.
So strong have been the argu
ments presented by country
leaders in favor of the repeal OF
the poll tax that Gov. Heard has
lent them attentive ear. 1t is true
that many of these arguments
were presented just as elo
uuently before the COnstitu
tional Convention, when the mat
ter was first considered, anc
again at the last session OF tht
LEGISLATURE, but that eloquenc*
lacked the force of the actual ex
perience that the country leader:
have obtained.
Strange to say that it was tn
actual experience that caused
the city leaders to somersaul
from their position of two year
ago. Unlike their country col
leagues, their experience ha
been of the most encOuraglnI
kind. Now they feel little sore
Some of them imagine that tn
country leaders should hav
tipped them off in time Of thei
intention to repeal the poll tax a
this session.
Nearly all of them went t
heavy expenses to hustle thel
tardy and unwilling constituent
out to see the poll tax clerk las
year. They imagine that tn
country leaders purposely Will
held their intention to work fC
the repeal of this prerequisite I
order to subject them to that e.
pense. But it should be born
in mind that nearly all OF tn
city leaders hold Offices OF or
kind and another, through g
bernatorial appointment, and
is not unlikely that they will
''Dersuaded'' to do what
=, thought best by their superit
: officers.
The Lafayette gazette., 1902-05-24

The Gazette has received
copy of the annual report OF the
Board of Control of the Louisiana
Penitentiary. 1t is very we'll
gotten up report. 1t shows be-
yond doubt that the State has
acted wisely in abolishing the
old lease system and taking
charge and working its cOnvlctS.
Though the new system has
been in operation only little
over a year the results have been
most satisfactory. Financially
the State has done we'll and con-
sidered from the much more I'M
portant standpoint of humanity
the change has been very bene-
fetal. The demOralizing methods
which prevailed in the old levee
camps, have been abolished and,
as was remarked by the chap
lain, Mr.. Evans, the State 5
Penal Institution has been trans
formed from 'school of vice
and manufacturer of criminals
to one more humane, refOrma-
tory and corrective in it's char
acter."
We believe that the Board has
shown in it's report to the gov
ernor that under proper man
agement the present system can
be made complete success.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05
4 Nice Pair.

George Thompson. OF Niles. seeks the
dissolution OF an attachment placed on
his farm az the instance OF Mrs. Emma
Scott. "A divorced young woman. who
alleges that Thompson has converted
to his own Use fund Of 5000 with
which she intrustcd him when he wirs
paying her marked attention year
ago. Thompson's defense Is that the
woman gave him the money To defraud
her creditors. and that accordingly she
cannot claim the aid OF the law.
Mrs. Scott testified that she had
Thompson place the money In safety
deposit box In local bank: that they
each had key to the box, ami that
Thompson went to the bank and took
the money out of the box on July 4
because he saw her In the company OF
another man on July ., when he horse
whipped her ana her escort. She denies
his allegations throughout.
Mrs. SCOTS attorney says he VIII
bring criminal proceedings against
THOMPSON
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05

1T least ~ persons. and possibly
more including Mr.. Gregory, found an
ley grave iu the waters of Lake Erie
on the night of the 2ith. They We're
tho officers and crew of the Steamer
Sylyanus j Macy. owned 10y the In
tcrlakc Transportation co, OF Detroit
The Macy left Buffalo with the
barge Mabel Wilson in tow, laden with
cuul. Saturday afternoon, and made
slow time across the lake on account
81 the heavy weather. Sunday night
the boats were oil Long Point, when
capt. j. T. Gotham. OF the tow. brother
of the captain OF the steamer. heard
five long blasts OF the steamers
whistle. and Immediately afterward
the tow line was dropped. The barge
master stood away from the steamer
and hoistcd canvas 20 obtain stceragc
way. Capt Gotham kept as close a
lookout FOR his brothers steamer as lie
could. She appeared 20 Ice drifting
about crratically. rs though the steer
Ing gear was disabled. lie watched
her lights for some time. Then. after
about live minutes interval since he
had last looked at her. her lights had
disappeared
There il little doubt that she foun-
dcrcd then and that all hands were
lost There WAS such heavy sea ON
ID l. doubtful N small boats could held
their own.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05
STATE NEWS ~ nRuEF.

Grand Ledge already has three
banks yet u is reported that another
one is to be- established there.
Lorenzo -. Root. of Cadillac. has
been convicted Of criminal assault. the
complainant being his 1J-ycar-old
daughter.
Frank Meredith. Of Niles. played
poker. was beaten mp and lost $500.
He says higliwaynen got the money.
hut the police say they doubt II.
Mrs VIM. Turner. of Mayvllle. was
struck 10y Pore Marquette train
Thursday afternoon aud seriously hurt.
Her husband was killed 10y n train at
nearly the same spot few years ago.
Lieut.. Com. r. II. sherman. OF Mich.'
igan. has been ordered to report for
duty at the Annapolis naval academy
While away from home Abraham
Pelton lost 10y lire his residence aud
pension certificate and vouchers. He
II veteran OF the Twenty-hfth Michi-
gan Infantry. Go. I. and lived IN the
country north Of Holland.
Zelda Fletter. the Battle Creek young
girl who ran away from home for her
actor-lovcr. u coming back. Lorimcr.
the actor In the ease. II said Co deny
that there was love affair between
them. but claims he was interested In
giving her n chance to develop her I'M
doubted hlstrlOnlc talent.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05

4 nra,c Hoy Killed.

CrouchIng behind a pile of clothing
Ia the store and hank ot r. :. Smith Ia
Wcstvillc. Ind. Wesley Reynolds. lG.
year-old boy employed 10 guard The
bank, fought desperate battle with
gang of bank robbers early Sunday
morning. lie saved the fumes. but
gave up his life TO do II.
The boy. awakened by a crash OF
breaking glass. crrpt from the bank
into the store with which 90 Is con
nc,icd. carrying three REVIEWERS lie
saw the robbers climb through thu
broken window Thea. shcl,crlug him
SELF behind a table loaded with cloth
ing, hc opened lire.
y desperate battle Ia the GarEuuS-
followed The robbers. evidently three
or more iu number. returned the ir,.
Every Hash of the boys revolver was
answered 10y voliey from the rob
beers. who had sheltered themselves be-
hind counters and tables. Wounded iu
the head and ln the neck. the boy
fought on. He had cmpticd one rr-
volycr and fired ike shotH from an
other. when bullet struck him iu the
heart. and hc fell dead
The robbers, believing that the shots
had aroused the town. He'd. stole "a
horse ana buggy. and escaped, leaving
a trail of blood that was followed iur
an eighth OF a mike.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05
10 H. Horrible.

With "a dcafcning report, a boiler in
Swift \ Co.'S Chicago plant exploded
shortly after lo o'clock saturday morn
ing. Thirteen lives were sacrificed and
scores OF employees. visitors and others
were injured. Huge boilers were sent
through the roof OF the structure and
hurled hundreds Of feet. Nobody with.
In the boiler room survived 30 tell the
story OF the accident. and 60 may never
be- known VIVA; caused the explosion.
4 careful investigation to-day. how
ever. convinced the experts that the
explosion WIS the result or careless
ness on the part of an cmployc, whose
own life was nisl sacrificed. Five
minutes after the explosion. nothing or
the building hut a pile OF twisted iron,
bricks and mortar remained
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-05
Left Destitute.

The residence of VIM. Grinus In
Hrady township burned To- the ground
Sunday. and four members of the fam
ily had narrow escapes. Mrs Grimu-
Jud three children were Ia the lower
part ~ the house when thc tire was
discovered. Mrs Grif'is WAS over.
come by smoke and was carried ont 10y
"a young nephew who lived near Tier
clothing was on fire when she was
taken out ana she was badly burned.
There was NO Insurance and the
family. consisting OF the parents ana
eight young children. are left destitute.