The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Hon. 6. Il. Teal
OIierS for Reflection as Senator
from the 27th District.


10 fhe Democratic Voters of 4
18th Senatorial District. co1,Dos
OF the Parishes of Grant. wi,
and Caldwell.
attn told that it ia customary {,
a candidate in the Democratic nj
mary To have platform of what
stands Tor accompany his snuounc
mfnt. l have been away summa
ahd am not as familiar with the j
sues that have arisen as should b
nut my knowledge Of public matte,
makes me say that a public office
y pnbIic trust, and any man seekin
u should pledge himself to the sa N,
economy and care that he would ns
In managing his own affairs.
1t happened that | was on the /,
hance committee of the Senate
commlttee that approves or disau
proves OF all monies paid out nv III
authority of the legislature. and
was an active member of that com
a,'ttee and assisted in saving TN,
state many thousands uf dollars. or
account oil which / have rsseiyef
many letters from business men nm,
poh,"'ans) asking that | offer fnI
election again.
IN a letter six months ago, com.
United myself to Mr.. +. N. Potts.
PRESIDENT Of the Cotton Growers Az
stciation of Louisiana, to the effect
That ! would assist him in passing y
Inv To prohibit. cotton fnture y,,,n.
pilhg IN this State. II elected. shulI
gladly comply with this promise.
Again, ! am in favor of a law that
VIII put the Sheriffs IA the large pnr.
is'ies on a salary. In fact il an eoui-
sanie adjustment could lie reached. l
believe all officers of the State copld
he put on a salary basis. There Il
no reason why the Governor of the
State should get five thousand dbl.
lars and the Secretary of State twen-
ty-hve thousand dOlIars, nor the
Judge sitting ON the bench three
thousand dollars and the Sheriff that |
waits on him get twenty or. twenty
nve Thousand. There should be an
price that would am
ply pay the sheriff for his RESPONSE
lIlitIes and risks Of his person. and
make it salaried Office.
There is one more very important
question, viz: Whisky. / believe
yood majority Of the people OF the
whole State stand for prohibition
md as as rule it does not prohibit
The Illicit selling cruising numerous
'rrests. the party often not able to
ave bond fingers in filthy iail.
'oorly ventilated, fever sets IN. ~
'roSen constitution and long suffer-
ng the result, and while some may
ay 1t ~ good for him, the hutnani- ;
'srian idea would be to put the evil
eyond his reach. This can only bp !.
one by State prohibition. This /.
'ould he right, for anytbiny is wrong :
hat dethrunes reason.
1t a meeting will be called of the I
eople of my district. and they SELECT :
committee Of good business men n
!at will get the law Of Kansas, South In
HroIina and Georgia. collute what ft
'ey like Of each. / will endeayor to ),
Mt It in phraseology to fit orr ,.iyjl .
w. aud introduce it IN the Senate d
here think | can pass it. | am of b
'e opinion that it may fail in the 5.
ouse. but it will get people to talk 81
g, and 1t 1t does not go through $,
rs session, it will the next. r,
-Four years ago l introduced q bill t.
the State from making Il
~ more public buildings of wood al
It provided that they should be as
arly fire proof as possible; that all 81
l'oois nnd asyiums more than one I'll
Dry high should have metal fire es- Ia
pes; that the superintendent must b,
augurate lire drills, etc. 1t would in
t pass the House, but two wears d.
ucated the same representatives til
to passing it, and ] believe il will or
the same with this measure. II
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