The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Hon. R. ". O0lesDu
addresses the People in His Behalf
as a Candidate for Senator,
Winfield. La. Sent. il. 1907

-. eHc IcHhocfdtfc OferS or the ut,
20 SenaforIaf District of the State q
I'D Louisiana, comprising the Parisbe
ofCaidweH, Grant and Vim:
Dr. have Decided to become candi
! date Tor the p0sition of Sta tie Senate,
Re 'or this district at the coming prims
E ~ election. In asking for the vote.
r, OF the citizens for this important mn.
$ s,tion, | do So realizing that during
=, the next four years there is "A great
y work to be done 10y the General AS.
: sembIy of Louisiana. The questions
z that will arise ARE many and Der-
e picking. If / thought that I could
g not I'LL the place with honor to NV
sell and credit to the district and
: State. certainly would not ask for
! your support.
i This is "A position in which man
? Is very often called upon to show his
co'ors. He is called upon suddenly
10 say by his vote whether or not y
; certain measure shall become a law.
lie does not have time To consult his
constituents. Unless he il honest
/ with himself and with his people. he
Is sure To make failure. He should
he OF such character that his eon-
stitnents will know where to find him
on all questions.
desire to say at the outset. If the
people zee tit to elect me, that ON all |
moral questions l will be found on
the moral side In questions of right
ami wrong, you win find NV name
recorded ON the side of right. take
It TINT this declaration ON nv porti
VIII answer a great many questions
that people who do not Know me
personally may wish to ark. If INV
past lite does not bear out the asser- ,
ton, do not expect your support. |.
l also think that a person asking :
TOT an office OF this kind owes it to
the people whom he proposes to rep- :
resent tn tell them in advance how
ne stands on the more important !.
Questions which are likely to arise
during his term of Office. With this
idea in view ! herew it'll give my-yiews Z
on thefollowing important questions:
TAXATION. {,
without taxation no government I,
ran exist. 1t is the premium the neo- -
pie pay to the State and Nation for 81 e.
guarantee of lie, liberty and the mr. ~
SUIT of happiness. No fair-minded =,
:'tizen objects to paying taxes. He al
eels that it is money well invested. | Ia
The servants of the State who make. hi
execute and interpret the laws have -,
20 he paid Tor their services, the chill 90
iren of the State have to be educated ~
lnfortunates have to be cared for ad
ne levy system has to be kept up. RI
interest on the public debt has TO ~ ns
'aid as well as the debt itself. This IN
pquires large sum of money anuu- co
'ily. Louisiana. with her boundless wi
esources and her prosperous citizens la
an and does pay the. tax without n re-
nurmur. But the theory OF taxa IN
ION IL thatit shall not be burden ev
ONE; that it shall he equally andl !
nifortniy levied and collected: no th
lore should be collected than it takes in,
run the governments conomically: ha
nd last, but not least, when collect. ha
q, 1t should be judieiously spent. | ia
elieve that all officers in Louisiana an
9th State and parish, now drawing m,
iiarles on the commission plan. mr.,
iould be placed on d straight-out cir
'lary, or the commission should be raj
'duced to within the bounds of eoui- of
and reason and in keeping with tal
le dignity of the office and the work RI
:tually done. rho
The great influx OF capital into the eos
ate in recent years has increased Of ,
~ revenues of the State until the nac
W enacting the commission plan th,.
Is become ont OF date and an nm II h
st burden on the taxpayers. III m,
'ubt 1t there is n parish in the State pri,
at does not pay her sheriff as much and
more than the governor receives.
lerenre n great many parishes that r..
y several times the modest ann If a.:
900 a year. Those who happen to a @,'
cupy these fat offices ut this time 80.
e not to blame. They did not -, ms !,
AXE the law, neither did they cssuse VI
increase in values. They simply ~ !.
ke what is theirs under the law
in favor of remedying this evil, s"r
d save to the taxpayers oil the :. -"
ate this vast sum that goes into -;
es' - '"e '"s'reu rev. ton
EDUCATION. To
The future destiny Of Louisiana de- pos,
Ids upon the education of the star
Us and girls of to-day who become VIII,
men and women of Tomorrow. will
We continue the rapid strides along peri
lines that we have been uorI
king IN recent years, future gener- Med
ons will be better equipped for Iievt
: battles than the present and busi
't' l long To see the day when has
re VIII NOT he an sIliterat@ white prot
son within the confines of Louisi- Fac,
!. confidently expect to seethe desi,