The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-23
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
The New Governor-German Sugar Headed
for New orleans-rn Behalf of the
state Militia.

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Baton Rouge last Monday have re-
turned home by this time and only the
slobbyists aud Office seekers now re-
main at the capital. Those who have
returned home say that the inaugura-
tion was a great success aud was at.
tended by an immense crowd, Among
the participants were the naval brig
ade, which made the trip on two Of
the vessels assigned for the use of the
state.
Gov. Sanders first message has
caused quite futter in various cir
eles. The reformers are highly hope
full and believe it means that their
most radical measures will meet with
the approval aud sanction of the
chief executive, and the gang is dis.
posed to view some of his utterance
with. alarm, but the lay member who
simply pays his poll tax. and votes is
not agitated in the least. There have
been governor messages before,
some of which brought the changes
/ advocated and some which didn It, and
as rark outsider he prefers to wait
and see what steps additional are
taken before he grows enthusiastic on
either side. The governor has pro-
mulgated that the lobbies must be
driven from the legislative halls, but
some OF the most powerful Hobbies in
the state are right now camped within
the confines of Red Stick, exerting
every particle OF strength that can be
brought to bear to sustain their own in-
terests. And thereare few other
abuses prevalent whicha sin gle mes
sage from one lone governor cannot
hope to correct.
One must not be too critical, how
ever, especially in advance. I be-
lieve Jared Y. Sanders has the max
ing OF a splendid official il him, but
it is question of cutting loose from
bad company. He is experienced, aud
I believe thoroughly capable and hon
est, but there is little hope for man
who allows his better self to be ex-
tinguished n order to pander to the
wishes of the dirty gang which helped
TO place him in Office. hope he will
prove himself equal to the great trust
given him, a trust which many of the
best people in the state helped to place
in his hands, and that he will rise
above the element which threatens. to
submerge him. say, hope SO.
The receipts of sugar from foreign
ports, which have been almost stopped
this season, now bid fair to surpass
the amounts imported here in former
years. It is announced that large
cargoes of German sugar have
been contracted for the several
vessels. are already on their way
here. 1t has been given out that
the reason for the delay this year is
owing to the fact that the Cuban crop,
upon which we have in the past mainly
depended, was purchased this year by
an English syndicate and diverted
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noon tea of our Old Country cous-
ms. Inasmuch as this one commodity
contributes the greater part of the en-
tire receipts at the local customhouse,
it will be readily seen OF what import
ance the announcement Of the new
source of supply really is. Other
lines of shipping are expected to pick
up Immediately also and the few weeks
of dull business on the leyee will be
ended.
Gov. Blanehard's caustie criticism
of the state militia in his retiring mes
sage to the legislature has aroused a
fair degree of feeling among the OFF,
GERS of the local commands. While they
feel that many of the things uttered by
the ex-governor are quite true, it is
apparent that the cause of the poor
showing made by the state troops is
not entirely due to them. The appro-
priation for the militia is pitifully
small and the moral support given by.
the state almost nothing, and it is but
fair that these things be brought to
the attention of the people at the same
time the deficiencies of the commands
are aired. The soldier boys have
struggled manfnlly against the unto
| ward conditions which confront them,
! but an additional appropriation, to be
wisely and iudiciously placed, is i'm
peratiYe. The organized militia is
the bulwark of the state, her only eff
ctent means of defense ag gainst enemies
i without and within, a defense which
may be needed any day. At least
$50, 900 additional, to be placed in a
separate fund for the purchase OF
arms, equipment, etc, and to cover
the expenses of practice marches, rife
contests and similar events, should be
placed at the disposal OF the com
| mander-in.chie BY the legislature now
in session at It's earliest opportunity
/ and then twill not be necessary for
the present governor to add a knock
flor the benefit of the soldiers with his
farewell report. KRATs.
No Use to Die.
',fhaye found out that there is no use To die o
ting trouble as long as you can get Dr. King'i
dew Discovery says Mrs. J. p. Fl1ite, OF Rush
nora Pa II xyaitid not he alice today only fin