The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-01
WHO is THE BOSS?


1ished in New Orleans, queried: "Whc
is the boss?" and then queried: Are
we to have possession and then an
swering the query said: IF not, who /:
going to boss the thing?' The Caucas
ian is concerned in the last interroga
ton as it is in the second, but as who
is the boss, we'll, it has long been sale
and it is accepted as a fact that Murphy
7. has been the boss, the man who has
fixed the triggers and pulled the strings
to suit his notions Without depressing
we will say that if we were in Murphy
is place we would probably set Our po-
litical triggers and pull EN- as Murphy
| J. is credited with their setting and
pulling In Our opinion Murphy J. is one
of the most astute and smoothest of poll
ticians in the State, but to our subject
| "Who is the boss?" We (us) the people
should be the boss and as the boss we
desire to know how and where stand the
several gentlemen who are ready to sac
rifce themselves (hguratively) on the
altar of liberty if they can secure the
governorship 1t has been said that in
New Orleans or in Baton Rouge is To-
Gated the gubernatorial incubator and
that no others need apply, if they be not
of the chosen few. However, that is of
little import since the question with (us)
and we, the dear people, is not so much
the governor" as to his policy or the
policy which the incubator" may design
and devise. If we could forecast the Gin
cubator" we wouldn't care a continental
for the governor We have long since
recognized the necessity of boss" In
deed, in some things (we) are boss and
anything without boss must go awry.
The people are the boss but do not know
it and realize their power, when too late
and do their bossing after they have been
bossed politically. Here is where we
stand:
We are in favor of nominations by
primary elections against conventions,
which are loaded, fixed as programmed
and fired off with a hip, hip hurrah'
under the strains of the Star Spangled
Banner or the Girl Left Behind me.
But the bosses will descant and declare
that we are crazy So be it, but the ma
Iority of Democrats in North Louisiana
who vote are opposed to conventions
fixed to make public pre-arranged po-
1itica1 program On that line lively
contention may be anticipated Primary
elections, if put to the test before the
people, would win in a walk. Because it
would win IS one good reason why the
Democrats who vote may not be given
opportunity to declare against nominat-
ing conventions.
We Gus are in favor of relieving the
Governor Of his power of appointments.
The Governor of Louisiana is vested
with greater power than the Governor
of New York. Indeed the governor of no
State in the Union has so great power
of appointment as the Governor of
Louisiana. 4 his power was vested in the
executive after the State had been re-
deemed from the political vampires and
thieves who then held full sway, but
there is no longer necessity for such au-
thority which should Be re-vested in the
people. Why should the governor be au-
thorized to appoint assessors and other
officers who should be elected by the
peoplea Why place in the hands of the
governor any authority or power which
is reserved to and is of the people? IF
a coterie of a few in New Orleans or
Baton Rouge are all-powerftl, if these
few can map out and declare the pol
icy Of the people, then the people may
as well submit and be ------- In the
people, the Democrats who vote, rest the.
approval or the condemnation of any
scheme which may be designed TO foster
the plans Of politicians. The contention
is with the people and as will the people
SO will be the program political. How
and where stand the several gentlemen
candidates for governor, On these vital
questions? Are they in favor Of or
against? Will any of the gentlemen ven
ture the candid expression Of honest
opinions, or will they dodge about in
anticipation Of being struck b. the po-
litlcal lightning which may be hurled
from the few in New Orleans or Baton
Rouge.
Who IS the boss2 But who should be
the bess
Judge Parker seems to Be the presi-