The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-05-13

the clsarings.
women on School Boards" is getting to
be very live and prominent issue ID
Louisiana. They ought t. be there
Bribery sensations have been sprung ln
both the Ohio and Florida legislatures.
B,odle is not bound by ties of politics.
sectionalism or personality
The FIRE laddies will own Donaldson
VILE tomorrow, and the jolly sea-dogs OF
Uncle Sans navy will succeed TO the
ownership on Monday and Tuesday.
If GENIAL jim Bailey hasn't begun the
construction ef his promised guDernatorlalI
platform he might save lot OF timber
aud hard work by passing up the JOB.
"A majority of the states OF the Union
make women eligible to serve as mem
bers Of school library and asylum boards.
and Louisiana should lineup with the
majority.
Pierre Grabites talented young New
Orleans lawyer. has been appointed
American judge Of the mixed tribunals
of Egypt, a position of virtually life ten
ure with salary OF s72G0 a year.
According to some of the press accounts
one Of the main objects OF the farm
lands congress" at Monroe was appar-
emily 10 farm out the states biggest Of
fees. lisa pretty sure bet that all the
farmers won't land, however.
Every citizen should exercise the right
to vote, no matter if there be but one
ticket in the field. Voting is a good
habit to get into. Vote early, but not
often. Let your motto be: One country,
one flag one wife, one yote-at a time.
Congress ought to enact the proposed
law providing for permanent commits
sion to regulate the tariff. This will take
the question ont of politics and prevent
the eternal tinkering with every change
Of administration that demoralizes busi-
ness, unsettles values and benefits no
body.
President Taft made the pending Cana
dian reciprocity measure the subject OF
forceful speech at the joint banquet OF
the American Associated Press and the
American Newspaper Publishers Assoc
citation in the Waldorf Astoria hotel, New
York city, the night of April u, and his
sentiments in favor of the project were
warmly cheered.
CONGRESSMAN Bfonssard is said to be
playing the waiting game again. undecided
whether to run for senator, governor OF
his same old third district job. Will
Cousan Bob never take warning by the
prototype of the Democratic emblem that
starved to death between two bundles Of
hay because he couldn't make up his
mind which one to eat from2
State Senator T. c. Barrett Of Caddo
says he is not .going" to rim for lieuten-
ant governor, because he is already rum
ming and has been on the track since last
summer It's the early bird that catches
the worm, usually, and doubtless the
Caddo senator's intinates will testify that
he's bird all right. Whether the leu
tenant governorship is worm Or not is
another question.
The Shreveport Journal very aptly and
forcefully remarks: Whitaker, former
chief of police of New Orleans, says he
can't get fair deal ia Orleans parish and
has sought TO have the venue changed in
his forthcoming trial upon a very serious
and very infamous charge. It will be re-
membered that Whitaker was entirely sat
isfied with a New Orleans jury when he.
as chief of police, attempted to murder q
newspaper man who had the courage to
expose his rotten administration. y
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Efforts to stop the Mexican revolt by 8
peace parley have failed, principally be-
cause of the unwillinsness Of President
Diaz to give a specific promise to resign.
The insnrrectos under Provisional Presi-
dent Madero have captured Juarez by as
sault, compelling Gen. Navarro to sur
render with his garrison, and it is likely
the entire border will soon be under the
control of the enemies of the Diaz gov
eminent. A good many bullets fell in
Ell Paso during the fighting across the
river at Jaarez and several Americans
were killed and wounded.
"A Scrowl. friend Bentley of the es-
teemed Donaldsonville Chief, is the tired
feeling Broussard had when the Champ
CLARK crowd steam rnllered him. 1t isn't
an lis, !. its an 1T. Cosgroye's Weekly.
1T lis, is it? judging BY Cousan Bob's
experience with the steam-roller afore-
said, scroWI must be about the same
thing us d scrunch. Bet therell be aocks
III scroiwls flying about in Louisiana after
t.le next Democratic primary. and the /
wheels Of the peoples steam roller viii
Sc ell mussed ,lp with the pulyerizeds /
remnants of paiaverins politicians.
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