Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23
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I .'''l they ftass. ed the es.
De,,ses d the State by incr sasim the
Of the Registrars of Voters.
r,om the speeches mrde by these
oectlemen. the voters are almost
Lad to believe that the Governor Of
the State makes all the laws. and
that the Legislature, charged as it
Is by the Constitution with all legis-
lative, authority, is a useless and
expensive luxury.
Now we are willing to, and do
admit, that the Governor of the
State or any other official is subject
70, and should receive just and
honest criticism and condemnation
whenever his public acts. either Of
commission or omission justify, but
why should the Governor Of the
State be condemned because of Acts
OF the Legislature? And especially
when those Acts are passed by men
who are ever watchful Of the best
interests Of the people, by men who
are opposed to all salary raising, by
men who will reform the entire
State IT only given the chance?
And surely Mr.. Thomas and Mr..
Claiborne are all Of this and these.
In making their attacks on the
Governor, in telling the people of
bis outrageous conduct in raising
the salaries Of the Registrars Of Vot-
ers, thereby burdening the State
with an additional expense, as they
say Of about $50, 100000, while
telling the people how they will
save the peoples money and reform
the State. II they only get the
chance, why don't they honestly
take the people into their confidence
and tell them that they, both Mr..
Thomas and Mr.. Claiborne voted to
increase the salaries that they are
now condemning the Governor for?
The Act Of the Legislature about
which they complain so bitterly was
House Bill No. 1913 Of the session
OF 1908 and was finally passed in
the House on June is. 1908, and
By reference to the journal of the
House Of Representatives for the
session Of 1908. on page 495 it win
be seen that both Mr.. Thomas and
Mr.. Claiborne voted for this bill
and that the bill received n votes
IN the Lower House, or two-thirds
OF all the members elected to serve
IN that body. and by reference to
the journal Of the Senate for the
same session. page SIS, it will be |
seen that this same bin finallyI
passed the Senate on the 18th day |
OF June, 1908, by vote Of 30 to O. |
receiving in that body the votes Of |
more than two-thirds of all the |
members elected to serve in said |
body.
Now we do not blame Mr.. |
Thomas or Mr.. Claiborne for hay
ing voted for that bill, we believeI
that they were honest with the peo-
pie when they voted as they did,
but we do not think that they have
the right to condemn the Governor
or any one else for what they them
selves have done, for surely Cover
nor Sanders could not control their |
votes. II this bill was wrong as
'ney say 1t is, why don't they take
the blame, in part on themselves.
and tell the people that they and
not Governor Sanders put this adj
ditional burden upon the people,
why try to put the blame ON theI
Governor, why not come out and /
be candid and say. II confess that
have treated you in the past in a
most outrageous manner; / have
put burdens upon you that you
'hould never have been called upon
Q bear; | have either made a mis-
AXE or have knowingly done wrong, II
o please either promote me to high III
r office or let me dictate to YOU II
Tho you shall promote or who YOU II
hall elect in my stead, so that I'LL
an do something to atone for my Y
ms and Shortcomings of the past.
Gentlemen, you are reformers, you :
re telling the people how you will
sfonm Louisiana from the Cover t,
or down to the much talked of !,
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