The Opelousas courier., 1907-11-09
consider is, it is right"
Blanchard is right, and the people will
stand by him.

Of these reforms, the people Of thu
country parishes are no doubt more deep.
ly interested in the proposed reduction o.
the salaries and fees of some of the Offices
and the proposed decrease in the cost and
disbursing the revenues Of the State. OF
these offices that of the sheriff is the one
in which the compensation is the highest
Locally, it seems to be conceded that it is
too high, as the present incumbent has
been quoted in the public prints as favor.
ing a reduction, and his only competitor
for the Office has offered a portion of the
salary, which he evidently believes is too
high, to the public schools of the parish
in the event he is elected, certainly an
earnest in a very practiAl way of his be-
lief. We believe t1At the Governors
call will meet with almost unanimous ap-
prevail in this parish, irrespective of fac
tional lines.
1t will not do to impugn the motives of
the Governor or point out any alleged in
consistencies in this action on his part
with his previous statements and public
record. His bold initiative h.ust be
judged by the results achieved by the
special session, and all true advocates of
the reforms so eagerly sought by the peo-
pie as enumerated by the Governor must
either work in harmony with the pro-
posed legislation or invite popular dis
approval by their opposition to it.
LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN
The cost of the legislative session is but
a triae compared with the saving that can
be effected, ever after treating the incum-
bents of the offices very generously. The
people of the parish of Calcasieu in a
single year will ave enough to justify the
expense. Governor Blanchard is right
in assuming that the proper time to pro-
cure such legislation is while popular SEN
timent is aroused to its Importance. The
easure of reform stands an infinitely
less chance of being throttled now, when
the officials to be elected are still on the
anxious seat than it would just after they
had been assured of the sweets of official
life for four years.
ALEXANDRIA ToWN-TALX
None of the candidates who are honest
with the people can object to being placed
on record before the primaries.
The old saying, ''straws show which
way the wind blows" can be applied in
this case. Why is it that the Syndicate
Press is in such a CONSERVATION over the
action Of calling this special session and
denouncing it as unfair and unjust
to its candidates? The only reason that
can be deducted by an honest man is that
the S. P.'s candidates will have TO come
out into the open from out of cover and
allow the voters of this State to see them
as they really are.
ST. MARTINVILLE MESSENGER
Look up the newspapers from every
section of the State, and you will find
that all the kick about the extra session
of the Legislature comes from the San
ders side. Why? Because all the bosses
and old politicians are on his side, and
they have made promises of reform which
the people do not believe they intend to
carry after they are elected. They can
not believe that Sahders and his followers
will do!any betteTin the future than they
have done in the past, this is why Blan-
chard, who sympathizes with the people,
want these politicians to deliver the
goods or make good their promises of
abundant reform before they are trusted
again. No one is better qualified to
judge the sincerity of the bosses and the
politicians than Governor Blanchard.
The politicians who have been feeding on
the money exto ted from taxpayers are
raising a solid cry Of indignation, but
the masses of the people, all the taxpay-
ers who have no graft in the public funds,
are with the Governor and applaud him
in his laudBale action in calling a special
session of thgaLegislature to make good
all the proposed and much needed re-
forms. The people should vote down
CsCiy S0AAlA6GC wiz WILL IOt SPCdh la
vorably of this special session, as they
should not be trusted with public affairs;
they are the enemies of the public, and
are opposed to public good. Vote them
down.
BUNKIE REVIEW
Governor Blanchard's call for a special
session of the Legislature meets with two
kinds of reception warm one from the
people who pay the taxes, and a cold one
from the high fee oficeholders and the
,oiAi:ial bosses, particularly those of
New Orleans, who see the beginning Of
their downfall.
Much is at stake in the special session.
It is perhaps the most important gather
ing of the present body of lawmakers.
1t will be another turning point in the
Cfofo'c history To odopf tho propouo1