The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
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fused tofnll in line, and insisted upon
making their own choice of the caii-
didate who was to represent the dig
nifty and power of n great common
wealth as its chief executive.
And more than this, they insisted
upon investigating for themselves
the past lives and records of the sew
eral candidates.
This investigation, SO far as it eff
fects the gpntieman's alleged trans
cendant virtues and abilities that
were heralded abroad by SO many
orators and papers. has been little
less than startling.
1t shows that since the gentleman
has been in politics. which runs back
to the time when We was but tile
more than boy, his record as a
public officer is full of the sins OF omis-
sion and commission, az relates to
matters of vital interest to the peo-
pie and the State.
As tothe sins of commission, during
the many years in which he was u
member of one or the houses of the
General Assembly, and uf the Consti-
tutional Convention, the records of
those bodies fail to disclose one single
important reform with which he was
prominently identified.
As to his sins of commission. we
find him as member nf the tegisla-
tnre standing by the bosses in New
Orleans in their effort to practically
repeal the Sunday law so MS to per-
init the barrooms in that city To do
business on the Sabbath day. He
was one of the leaders who worked
aud spoke for the p;lsM,ge of this mi
quitous measure which was backed
byn powerful iiquor lobby, and which
WIS defeated by the members from
the country.
We find him ut the same session of
the legislature voting against bill
introduced by Mr.. D~neciiaud, of New
Orleans, making it "a misdemeanor
Tor any telephone, gas, water, and
electric light and power company.
undera public franchise in
this State to refuse to supply con-
sumers with monthly service.
At that time. the people in New Or
leans. who were compelled to rely up
On the water works company for
their water. were forced to pny for
such service as they could get, for |
one year, and that in advance.
This bill passed the Senate by a
vote, bnt when it got toI
the House, the water works accompany
had it's lobby there, and partly
through the vote of Legislator. Sam
'lers, it succeeded in defeating the bill.
The above facts reiating to the
law and the water works are
taken from the Minden Democrat,
which gives them from the official
records of the Legislature, and then
$50 the record shows that Mr.. San
Ilers f,ivors the free sssle of whisky on
us we'll as any other day, but
is or was opposed to the free sale of
water to the poor people of New Or
leans, unless they paid a whole yearl
IN advance for it, i
Still later we find him, while Speak
Ar of the House, voting for and sign
ng "a bill which Was designed to force
the great corporations of the State
I'd pay their just share of taxes for
the support of the government.
And then we find his law firm going
nto the courts Us the paid counsel of
4 great corporation, and successfully
attacking the bill which he had, as
he paid servant of the people, assist
ID in passing. !,
Still later. he appears in more un-
attractive role, when he co-oppratpd
With the sheriff of his home parish,
Who is kins,nan of his, in hindering /,
White citizens of that parish. who
we're not political supporters of his
action, from paying their poll taxes.
md thus qualifying themselves to
'ote, by holding that man must 4
'ay his takes in person. Aud these
itizens were compelled to. 90 into
he courtand force the sheriff, who
Fas advised and represented his kins-
nan. the present candidate for Gov e
rnor, to permit them to send by Il
nail or messenger the money fOrl i