The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-10-14
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Although st very late hear iih tae
campaign, I have consented % submit
my name to you as a candidate for the
Office of State Senator, for yofr dis
trict.
In doing 50. / shall perhaps
surprise many Of my frieIds, who
have heard me declare, that ! would
net, and could not, consistent ,1f.h my
personal interests, be candidate for
that Office.
It is true, l have steadily declined,
after many respectable calls mhde on
me from ali portions Of the district;
and have earnestly solicited ether gem
tlemen of more ability and leisure
than can command, to declare them
selves, for the office; but as each has
refused, and those calls, again made
on me, under circumstances that hard
~ justify further refusai--I have
yielded, and am now before you in the
attitude of a candidate.
Although / am no politician b trade,
and am not in any way learnedsin the
4oisdons Of the trqde,s still l hope have
enough experiences to be fully aware,
that the kindness Of my friends have
chosen for me no ''bed of roses.n Col.
Pierce, the champion, whom I am call
ed on to oppose is old and scqry and
wise in the trade, an experienced tao
tieisn, and an eloquent and ready de-
batter, and he who meets him in oppo-
sition has no child's play. Fat to
crafty the kindpartiality of nay friends
who fatter me with an opinion that /
may be equal to the emergency / will
try andno disappoint them.
The time is now too short to enable
me to see the people of the district as
would otherwise take pleasure in do
ing; must therefore content myself
with giving the greatest publieaty in
my power, of the fact of my being
candidate, as well as to the principles
1occupy before the people.
In regard to my views as to raatters
Of State policy
LIST, / am in favor of arigid and rad
ically reform in the administration Of
our State government, to stop the reck
less extravagance in appropriations,
and tighten the onerous aEsd CALLING
load Of taxation under which our peo-
pie now labor. And to this end will.
oppose all every appropriation, notab-
solutely necessary to carry on the ma
chinery Of the government or 70 sus-
tain its plighted faith and hoaos; and
viii specially oppose all appropriations
to build the proposed railr2ad from
New Orleans to Baton Rouge; 70 pay
ing lawyers fees for private service,
ont of the State Treasury; TO paying
the money of the State to carry out or
establish any special act for holding
elections for favored or particular To-
eahties.
I'd. / am opposed as matter of
principle or precedent to the Legisla-
tare, addressing persons, claiming to
be elected to any Office. out Of and
from that Office, under any prefix what
soever; but in favor of leaving all
questions of fraud arising in elections
for judicial and executive Officers Of
the parishes, corporations, and judi
oial districts, to the courts Of eompe-
tent jurisdiction.
Sd. am in favor of "a radical
amendment Of our Judicial system, SO
ss to keep our District Judges at la
Dor the entire year in holding two
terms of court in each parish annually,
and Tor the establishment Of q court
Of probate in each parish.
9TH: ] am in favor Of changing the
seeming policy Of the State in the adj
ministration Of the Swamp lands and
especially the Scamp land qtfce. which
has been the prolific source of SO much
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ssvindling of
the State, and almost universal dissat-
isfaction to the people, and ii this con-
neotion declare my opposition, in the
Legislature and out Of it, 10 any sys-
TEN Of lcTees on Red River that pro-
poses to close the bayous and natural
outlets of the river on the esstSrn side
"a policy that must inevitably. iniure
if not ruin the navigation of Lake
Bisteneau.