The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
Lafayette, La, Dec. Il, 1903.

DEAR SIR
Availing myself of your kind per
mission to use your columns for the
discussion of matters of public inter-
est, | wish to submit to the public and
your readers some of the reasons for
the faith that is in US, and for our sup
port OF those candidates who are usu-
lily referred to as the Lacoste-Vo
hes faction, and our opposition TO the
faction known as the administration or
the 1roussard-Scranton faction.
1t is charged against the present ad-
miniStZation that their management of
the public business has been CO.. less
and eXtravagant
They have not contributed T" the
cause of education that financial aid
and support which should have been
in proportion to the public revenues.
The following extracts from the Off
cial proceedings of the Police Jury
sbeak for themselves.
''Lafa yette. La. July I, lo03.-
| Police Jury sitting as Board of Re-
viewers of the assessment lists sub
mitted by Assessor Martin convened
this day"
| 1.-THE Board proceeded to consider
| the assessment.
THE Board finding many of the as
sessment lists submitted. dated for the
wears l9OO-l-2. and IT BEING APPA-
RENT THAT NO COMPLETE AS
SESSMF,NT for 1903 had been made
as CONTEMPLATED by law. on motion of
Mr.. Landry. adopted the following
resolution:
''Resolved that in future unless the
assessment is taken in person. or by
his deputies on house to house visi-
tation throughout the parish and un-
less the assessment is spread uDon new
assessment blanks as directed by law,
this Board will refuse to accept same.
and reject all claims based theraOn.'
It looks very much to an outsider
| like the Assessor had hastily gathered
together the accumulated rubbish OF
over three wears and turnhd it in for
an assessment for the year 1903.
It appears to be no secret that there
has not been legal assessment of the
property in this parish for many years.
Nevertheless as long as the present
administration remains in power and
find use for him in his present posi-
tion. Assessor Martin will he retained.
ANYTHING the people may say to the
contrary notwithstanding.
"Lafayette. La. Aug. s. 1en3.-Ihe
Police Jury met in regular session.
Mr.. Mouton of the committee ap-
pointed to make final settlement with
the sheriff for taxes and licenses for
1901 and 1902. reported that the COM
mittee had been unable to effect a set
tlement owing to the failure of the
sheriff to publish delinquent lists as
required by law"
IT the settlement has been made its
publication has escaped my attention.
The administration and its support
ers are bending every energy in the
effort to prevent free and fair ex-
preston of popular will.
They are responsible for the enact
ment of a law which places the White
Democratic Primaries and nominating
conventions under the operation OF a
system of laws and Constitutional
provisions intended to be used only
against the negro. as means OF main
tanning white SUPREMACY. and thereby
a large number of the best white men
in the State are disfranchised.
The Broussard-S faction
stands for the perpetuation of the
appointive power of the Governor, and
the return to the system of conventions,
manipulated by the appointees OF the
Governor, many of whom openly avow
and declare that they recognize no
other motive or purpose in public
office than the money they can make
out of the public trust confined to
their keeping.
Upon the other hand the candidates
for office in opposition to them and
upon the side of the people. particu-
larly those most important candidates
for the legislature and members of the
Police Jury, are openly and honestly
pledged to the economical administra-
ton of public affairs, to the main
tenance and support of public educa-
tion to the fullest possible extent. to
the restitution to the people, where
they rightfully belong, those inestima-
BILE and inherent rights, which, for we'll
known reasons, had been temporarily
entrusted into the hands of the Ex-
ecutive.
These, Mr.. Editor, are some of the
principles upon which the present
campaign stands. And are some of the
principle reasons for the advocacy of
the election of the candidates of the
Lacoste-Voorhies faction, by
| A VOTER.