The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-18

SAG, 600, 900 in two years. and that
eight mills would put more ~ ney
in the city treasury in 1906 than ten
mills did in 1904. and that the tax
payers of the city should not be de-
prived of the greater part of the
benefits of the tax ,Hduction scheme.
"While a few OF the members of
the city delegation we're with me on
this. l could find no sufficient sup
port in the delegation to carry it
through: and, strange to say, not a
taxpayers meeting was held any
where in the city to protest against
the exclusion of the city from the
benefits of the municipal tax reduc-
ton act. Yet il was heralded by the
press that the law would exempt New
Orleans from its provisions.
Certain newspapers sought To
place upon the Administration The
credit. or discredit. according to how
it is viewed. of the attempt to in
crease the liquor license from 800 to
5000. This measure did not initiate
with the Administration, was not pro-
posed or recommended by it, and
neither was the power of the Admin
istration behind the effort to pass it.
This is intended as the mere state
ment Of a fact.
1.-The measures first above referred
to-, representing the leading policies
of the Administration, were passed in
spite of every obstacle thrown in the
way by the enemies of the Admins
tratiOn. 1t was not SO much an effort
to defeat the measure proposed be-
cause those opposing them believed
them 10 be bad, but because they
were Administration
'sWhat might, perhaps. not inn.
properly be
CALLED A CONSPIRACY
was. il is believed, formed before or
about the time the Legislature met.
the D of which was to assail
the Democratic Administration in
power, break it down, defeat the
measures or reform it proposed and
discredit it generally before the peo-
pie and the country. What the object
of those engaged in this scheme was
may readily be imagined. Distortion
and exaggeration of facts and per-
sistent misrepresentation were re-
sorted TO. For weeks following the
meeting of the Legislature the ne-
farious work went on. 1t was sought
to array the two houses IN opposi-
ton to the Executive. Situations
we're portrayed that never had an
existence here, or else were gross
perversions of the facts. In this way
it was sought to impress upon the
mind that the Administration
was without power or influence with
the General Assembly, and was ut
terly discredited. There wa> never
time wher~the Administration did
not have the support of a majority
of friends in each house.
''The whole miserable scheme of
up the Administration failed
1t recoiled upon the heads
of those engaged in it. This was
seen more and more as the session
and for the last four weeks
of the session things all went one
way, and it was the reverse Of the
way certain people had hoped for.
The Administration vas not done
up or discredited. On the contrary,
it emerged from the contest with
practically all of its measures crys-
into law and its friends nu-
nervous and ~jubilant."
HON. j. b. ASWELL,
State Superintendent of Education.
discussing the educational laws
passed by the Legislature, said:
''The two most important measures
affecting educational matters passed
by the General Assembly were the
law establishing public school Ii
in the public schools through
out the State, and the law creating the
State teachers certificates. Both
will have far-reaching effect
upon education in Louisiana.
1.-THE act providing for school Ii
braries will stimulate the people and
the teachers in providing good lit
for the children. Nothing
more important could be done for
The schools at this time. The Le-