The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-02-23
lCommunicated.]
VIII SON T. PETERMAN.

WILSON T. PETERMAN.
St. Mary, La, Feb. 81, 1907.
To the Editor:
Dear Sir:-It is with some re-
,uctance, yet a certain degree OF
pleasure that l find at this time the
necessity OF placing my friend, our
friend, Senator Wilson 7. Peterman'
before the public intelligence OF our
Parish, St Mary, as boy-a man
a councilman, and as our represen-
tative in the State Senate. 10 the
very beginning, l make to you the
emphatic statement that this letter
is written without the least regard
to bis present political aspirations.
Nor do ! know what they may be or
what they are. I do however, know
that if Wilson T. Peterman is a can
didate for any office within the gift
Of our people, or should he be their
choice at the polls, be will go into
lis Office unincumbered by political
obligations, or political intrigues
and without any self-evasion OF duty,
mental reservation or commercial
obligations, discharge that duty
fully, completely, adequately, fer
yent1y and honestly. He is a man.
He will "Hew close to the line and
allow the chips to fall where they
may" This no one can refute or
deny) is advisedly stated. HIS life
is that of AN open book, with its
leaves turned one by one by the Sc
we're storms of public opinion, pub
lie gaze and public scrutiny.
Born in Franklin, November 1870,
be attended the only schools we bad
in those days-(private schools)
with an education not complete be
was forced, long before man $ estate
was reached to earn his bread by
the honest sweat OF his brow. It
was by honest labor that he helped
the family board, consisting OF a
widowed mother and two sisters. 1t
was by that earnest purpose, that
has characterized his life that he
stands to-day peer among his fell
low. Shortly after becoming Of age,
he, by economy. good judgment and
gentlemanly conduct, invested his
earnings, earnings that had per-
haps been put aside for the rainy
day of life) into the cypress lumber
business. Prosperity smiled on his
b onest methods and his people then
made him a member OF our City
Council. His record there is as
clean as the book referred to above.
He was a man of the people, always
watching carefully and guarding
solicitously the interest. welfare and
benefit of the people he served.
Gradually the voters OF this sena-
torial district became acquainted
with bis splendid ability, financially,
politically and otherwise, and placed
him without opposition before the
district for memoership 10 the up
per branch of the General Assembly.
His career there is fresh in the
mind of every citizen, but for the
benefit of those who may question
the sincerity of his action and the
efforts due those be represented, l
will here give IN detail bis &C.
tions, votes and general demeanor
as a member of that body. WHICH
seems to cause a few people no little
about the question OF
reduction rate, and wonder why this
blessing was not especially present
ed to ST. Mary.
The report of the conference COM
mittee of the Senate and House re-
the law as it stands on
the Statutes today, and their recon-
recorded on page 4O8 of
the senate journal. is as follows,
which must be accepted as both
equitable and general in its reas.
enable and conservative demands:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
Senate Chamber
State of Louisiana.