The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-11
II invite you to tell me Why .


Il invite you to tell me Why
people, adjlulged by governor
to be Incompetent to handle
one-million dollar tax they are te
pay, should vote to have that
governor expend it for them3'
| The above is from Harlequin
Of New Orleans, and directed to
The Sentinel. It seems useles.
to argue point with Harlequin,
especially'if Governor Blanchard
is even remotely connected with
the question. No man could reat
Harlequin exclusively withou,
reaching the conclusion that Gov.
ernor Blanchard is the meanest
man in the State, or that the
editor of Harlequin is talking
through his hat. But the move
Harlequin pirates in opposition to
the school bond issue the better
are the prospects of the bill carry.
ing at the November election for
the sole reason of his vilification
of the governor of a great state,
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selected by popular will twice ex-
pressed at the polls.
This proposed bond issue is
the greatest pove ever undertaken
for the uplifting of the people of
this state and we believe they will
ratify the proposition and start
this state upon the greatest era
of popular education known to
history.
In reply to Harlequin's ques-
ton: What did we elect gov
ernor for? Just to give disgrunt-
ted politician mark for vilifica-
ton and abuse? Does Harlequin
think the money should,be pro-
rated to all the people to disburse
to suit themselves? Did Harle-
quin ever have experience with a
little school house middle where
the state MALTA could not have
convened the patrons otherwise
than that each of them was the
"only one" to manage that
school? Does the governor pro-
pose to take this million dollars
around in his pocket and disburse
it as he sees fit? Has Harlequin
suggested a better plan than is
proposed by the peoples repre-
sentatives in legislative assembly?
Is it not better to do something
towards alternating the painful
ignorance now in our state than
to knock at every move in that
direction and prey upon the preju-
dices of ignorance, to the. detri-
ment of an otherwise great people
and state?
There is q maxim to the effect.
Of two evils choose the lesser.
Admitting that the proposed bond
issue is an evil, is it any worse, or
even as bad, as ignorance? Wei
must educate our rising gener-
ations. 1t is q duty we owe to
ourselves, our country, our
Creator and our coming gener-
atoms. We must devise some |
plan to do this and the proposed
bond issue is the best plan yet
upon by any government
on the face of the globe, or 1
believe it is, and I don't care
rap whether the funds are dis
oursed by Governor Blanchard,
1r the editor of Harlequin, or
my one else. All am anxious
about is that the educating be
lone and that the laws governing
he disburser remain on the stat
lte books and be enforced to the
md that the funds be disbursed
or the good of all, from the low
st to the highest. / dislike to /
hammer" Harlequin, but up in
bis neck of the woods we are
'oing to try and get our share Of
he million dollars. We are not !
'agin'' It solely because the prop I;
'sition happened to eminate
rom Governor Blanchard. Wei
ont care : "Trip who Matched
he plan; what we want is schools,
nore and better schools. !
The Republican camna;on mon .