The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-08-07
INTEMPERATE OPPOSITION.

INTEMPERATE OPPOSITION.
Il An example Of Incorporate fac
tional opposition to the calling OF {
convention to give Louisiana a mod
ern and sensible constitution is fur
1 nished by illumination from Repre-
sentative E. A. Edwards Of Evange
4 line parish which appeared in the col
umns of the Evangeline Banners is
/ sue of July 10.
i Mr.. Edwards began his outburst
with the extravagant declaration that
1.-THE combination that was made be-
| tween the state administration and
/ the city ring was the greatest political
/ coup d'etat that was ever pulled OF
/ in this state of Louisiana. He aver
4 red that there was dark scheme to
conceal the re- purposes of tne con-
stitutional contention from the peo-
pie, and that all the New Orleans
dailies, the Shreveport Times and 9TH
er newspapers were in the conspiracy,
presumably for their own profit. The
ranting representative was frank
enough to admit that he didn't know
what these newspapers are going to
get out of that DEAL" but he asserted
tone thing certain that we all know
is that they do not work for glory nor
| for their health alone, and there was
not word of truth in what they pub
lished with reference to the conven-
ton bill" The original provisions of
the Sundbery bill eliminating the
stale debt and the liquor question
from consideration by the conven-
ton, and providing for the selection
of twenty-five delegates from the
state at large, are cited by Mr.. Ed
wards as evidence of desire to hood
wink the people and pack the conven-
ton withs the tools of the 'seity ring
forces and their country allies. : The
assertion is made that he knew, from
the wild and dark rumors that were
current in Baton Rouge, that there
were many schemes in this convention
move" and zone of the chief moves is
to increase the peoples taxes. The
formidable array of indictments Gull
inmates with the Grass assertion:
"The whole truth of the matter is that
Hall wants that convention to create
two more judges on the supreme court
and wants to be appointed to one of
them and City Attorney |. D. Moore
wants the other. With that Hall
does not care what becomes of the
state government.
Thus, "the whole truth of the
matter" according to this raw and
raucous critic, is comprised in a
statement that has been specifically
denied and denounced by every man
whose name was connected with the
supposed bargain and dicker to in
crease the number of supreme Judge
ships for the benefit of Governor Hall
and City Attorney Moore.
In the estimation of fairminded and
discerning people such coarse and i'm
moderate comment and libellous crit
icism-largely based on slanderous
rumor, and devoid of common cour-
tesy and the respect which every we'll
balanced citizen feels for the office of
governor and its occupant, prospect
i've Of political, fractional or personal
Intermediates more harm than
ployed and is rather discreditable to
him who uses the ignoble weapon than
hurtful to those against whom it may
be directed.
The Evangeline representative con-
cludes his philippe with the remark
able statement that there is no need
for raising more taxes that "a bill,
at the cost of ten dollars to the state,
can be passed by the legislature I'M
der the present constitution, which I
will give the state 100000 annual
ly and at the end of six years you will /
have enough money to retire the en-
tire bonded debt of the state and run
the government on cash basis and
abolish all state taxation as presently
constituted, thereby reducing the peo-
pies taxes considerably and substar-
TALLY" VI
In view of his other wild and wool
~ views and reckless assertions it
cannot be expected that we should
accept Mr.. Edwards panacea for the
states financial ills "sight unseen"
but we confess to some curiosity to
know just what the ten-do1lar scheme
consists of. 1t is to be hoped the
fiery, untamed lawmaker of the At
takapas will unfold the bargain
counter plan for the information Of
an expectant public, and if it comes
anywhere near accomplishing the
monetary marvel he describes, we
can promise him credit for financial
coup d'etat that will throw the al
eyed combination of the state adj
and the city ring COM
oletely in the shade.