The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-07-31
DDCE N. G. BLANCHARD ANNOUNCES
ddo Statesman Enunciates Platform of Princinyes
Upon Which He Will Make The Race
For Governor of Louisiana

A.
btice Blanchard has prepared
Ter in reply TO one addressed
Jim by Col. Wise of Shreve
It. urging him to comply witt
wishes of the Caddo parisl
aocracy and become a eandi
for the governorship of Lou
ma. The letter was given tt
public Saturday and appeared
the Sunday papers. Ii is a.
hows:
[UsTICE BLANCHARD REPLY.
New Orleans, July %, 1908
pn. VIM. IL. Wise, Shreveport
La.
Dear Sir:-Replying to your
ter of June 25, | beg to express
high appreciation of the stand
Ken by the democracy of Caddo
the purpose expressed of sub
|tting my candidacy to the peo-
: of the state for the party's
|lnination for governor.
In becoming a candidate for so
pllan office it is due the people,
hose favor | solicit, to give ex-
[ession to the views held by me
subjects of vital interest to the
aterial welfare of the state. as
matters of a political charac-
r now engaging the popular
lind in connection with the ap-
roaching state election.
Within the reasonable limits of
letter like this little more can
= done than touch upon these.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Public education stands at the
lead Of the list. The schoolhouse
= Che fountain-head of happiness,
trosperity and good government.
fducation makes people worth
ore to the state and TO them
|elyes. 1t makes every hand and
|sery eye more strong and accu-
rate. Some one has truly said
IT it is cheaper to build school
I6pses than jailS. We want de-
Hoped and maintained the high
~ standard and most general
1nsion of public education.
Qnr state universities and col
sges, and especially our common
must have solictious care
4 the people of the state and
I the agents appointed by them
> administer affairs of the gov
Enment. All the youth of the
ate must have extended to
Iem, at. the common expense,
= blessings of free and liberal
zncation. We must work dill
ently to the end.
THE LEvaE SYSTEM.
OF the utmost Importance to i
4e state is its levee system. |
Certainly, TO hold the Mississippi
I'm within bounds and prevent |
! becoming annually a scourge |
!0those living in its valley, is of |
- greatest concern to all the |
Qple of the state. For years
congress as member of and
elrman of committee on rivers |
harbors, 1 devoted much |
= and study to the river and to
question of the prevention of |
hoods, and labored unceas-
yto the end of committing |
Federal government to the
gnization of its duty to check |
lnundations, as well as to inn
ee its navigation. The great |
q 1861 embodied the first |
slsht recognition by congress
= g duty TO appropriate money |
eaIld and repair levees for the
pese per Sc Of preventing |
! wrote the clauses Of |
osIl relating to the Mississ-
r'Fer that did this. There
e the river commission had
tenied the authority tol
= any funds appropriated
nyer in levee construc- |
cept where. in their judg- |
levee building ON the banks
J neoessary adjunct to chan
Qprovement. The bill of |
took the bride off," I'll
Zlsed the expedlture of$10,-
npon the lower river in
ean' time, and under its
ees, By allotment of the
non Sc, 900, 900 were ex-
p leyee construction and |
This bill, and the one of |
nlch followed on the same |
ebled the river commits
owerfuhy to aid the
levee districts that the
y can be now pointed