The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-05-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Chief is not responsible for
views expressed by correspondents.

| The Chlet IS not responsible 1ol
views expressed by correspondents.
The Peoples Money Not Considered
Baton Rouge, La, May IS, 1922.
| Have you ever considered the dlf-
ference with which the average man
views the spending of his own and
other peoples money? Personally
the expenditure of a two-bit piece
will give him plenty of thought and
time to figure on what he is going to
get for his money. If perchance the
same individual has been delegated
| by his fellow-citlZens to take part in
diabursing public funds he will cast
| it to the winds like drunken sailor
or the widest Of the idle rich Palm
Beach spenders. This truth apple;
Aeaually well to Congressman and to
be, parish and town officials. This
4 Is not so as to all Of them but in too
many instances it does indicate at
least majority of them, else our
country and state would not now be
so greatly burdened with unnecessary
debt
In Louisiana whose welfare should
exercise the most careful thought Of
every citizen, the state is confronted
with unparalleled economic problems;
that must be met by prudence and
wisdom.
Notwithstanding the lsua| bus
mess depression our StXe Legisla-
ture, only a short time convened, has
already witnessed the efforts of some
OF the members to go the same old
money spending gait.
A member, who shall be nameleSs,
figured that our own statesmen were
already SO sorely burdened with the
cares of state that any alleviation
from their nelve-racking and eX
haustive duties ought to be made in
the interests of state humanity and
to save to the state the services of
these self-sacritcing patriots. With
this important matter in mind he Of
fered a resolution to purchase a $780,
600 voting machine that would save
members the effort of rising to their
feet when a vote was taken. The
excuse made for the intended pur-
chase was that it would save time.
Time is the cheapest thing to be had
now a days. Many men are idle, and
would be glad to be WORKING like h,
The Legislature is booked for a
sixty days session-With little to do
at that of a worth while character.
The Legislatures sixty days work
could easily be accomplished by or
dinary business men, wanting to get
through with it, in week or ten
days at most.
A tip was passed on the voting
machine resolution and its honorable
advocate will, when called upon by
the House, unjoint his fragile limbs
of push button. The exercise will
be good for his muscles, whatever it
may do to his brain. ... zs~->.. .s-~s..
Another easy money member from
Rapides wants the capitol removed
to Alexandria. On account of poor
business in his home town he wants
the removal right away.
Aleck is not so busy now as when
Camp 12nauregard was in flower and
the t Aan believe the capitol
would lings out amazingly.
Rapides ssasking much, particu-
larly at when money is so
q { - 11 nb,,i1 building as;s erect sstt
sSmst1S SD So ssooc,SSS %So{S 'a3y TSe eos, ns
cessary election to make the change
in the constitution would run over
hundred thousand dollars; the loss on
buildings and other utilities in Baton
Rouge would run several hundred
thousand dollars more. But SO far
as Mr.. Baynard of Alexandria and
author of the removal bill is con-
cerned all these things would not
matter if Alexandria got the capitol.
The voting machine and capitol
removal members may as well know
now as later that old Louisiana, at
this session, has quite: number of
treasury watch dogs who are ready
and perfectly willing to eat up the
easy money members. 1t is time for
them to learn to save the states
money as carefully as they keep their
own coin. TAXPAYER.