The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-13

In an address to the people, Theodore
! Atcllison, chairman of the Jastremskl
campaign committee says:
The real issue in this campaign is not
the promotion Of the personal ambition
of any candidate for office. 1t is to Sc
cure to the people of Louisiana the exc
cution Of the laws which have restored
TO them the rights and liberties of which
they had been so long deprived. The
other question is. shall the people of this
State rule and control its destinies for
the public good, unfettered by corporate
wealth and influence, or shall the rail-
way and other public service corpora
tons control this as they have attempted
to control other States of he American
Union2 Shall Louisiana proudly stand
with North Carolina and insist upon her
right to regulate her Transportation lines.
through her representatives, freely elect
ed to her General Assembly? The effort
Of corporate control was manifested in
the convention which formulated the
present Constitution of this State. 1t as
sumed to place in the hands of COM
mission of three men the rights which
alone should belong to the people and
their elected representatives in the Leg
slature General Jastremski has de-
clared against this dangerous and ire
mendous lodgment of power in the
hands of the Railway Commission, and
he demands the restoration of these
rights to the people. He has declared
that the railway passenger rate in this
State should be reduced to 2 cents per
mile, and that the Legislature should
not be compelled to wait upon the will
of commission of three men. Both his
opponents have joined issue with him
in this. They stand for policies that
would naturally mean continuance of
present conditions
Misrepresentation and deception, and
rumors intended to injure and discredit
the candidacy of General Jastremski will
no doubt be continued throughout the
campaign, but the people will win in this
contest just as they have won every
where
General Jastremski's candidacy was
inspired by high sense of public duty,
and the desire to help to restore home
rule and Democratic government to the
people Of this State. 1t was response
to popular sentiment, which under
every conceivable disadvantage gave him
2o,o5o votes against the candidate of a
long intrenched power. General Jas
tremski received some 1000 votes more
than the highest candidates on the same
status with him.
On the 9th of November following the |
amendments, responsive |
to the principles which had been cham
pioned by General Jastremski, were car
ried by the popular vote, as follows:
No. Io-To elect the judges of the SUI
Dreme Court, by 1854 majority.
No Ito fill vacancies in the office
Of sheriff, by 1927 majority.
No. Ie-To fill vacancies in the office
IF district judge, by 1896 majority. To
i'll vacancies in the Office of district at
orney, by r3,IoI majority. /
No I3-To fill vacancies in the office
# clerk Of court, by I3,IoI majority.
At the last election, in November 1906,
he constitutional amendment to elect the
AK collectors and the tax assessorc in
Jew Orleans was carried by 1892 ma
GRITTY
These figures indicate that the prin-
iples General Jastremski has cham
Toned have steadily grown in popular
avor, and as he has been undertaking in
is advocacy of these principles, the nat
raj conclusion is that the people will
gain stand by him. He has kept the
aith. Ic
They know that with him in the Gov
rnor's Office there will be no evasion,
or repeal of the laws pro-
iding for the election of public officials
lie will not be swerved from the line {
his duty to them any more than he
'ould betray the people by Withdrawing
-om the contest for the Governorship or
clip to discredit the primary election
w by countenancing any proposition to p
: sidetracked into any other Office. d
General Jastremski has never betrayed Z
r deserted a cause, and he never will.
[e is the man Louisiana now needs for
overnor.