The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-12
SPECIAL SESSION STANDS;
NOW UP TO Mr.. SANDERS
Gov. Blanchard Issues Statement Saying
He Has Decided Not to Revoke Lieu
tenant Governors Supplemental
Proclamation,
And That Mr.. Sanders Is Responsible
for the Success or Failure Ofthe Session.
Element of Danger Injected"

Special to The Times-Democrat.
Baton Rouge, Nov. Gov. Blanch-
ard gave out to-day the following
statement:
ION the 18th day of October, by
virtue of the authority vested in me as
Chief Executive by the Constitution
and laws of the State, | issued my
proclamation calling an extra session
of the General Assembly to consider
the matter designated therein. The
reasons for this call were set forth in
an interview given the public contem-
p~oraneously with the proclamation.
because of the shortness of the
session limited by law to thirty days.
and theinmediate Importance to the
State and people of legislation along
| certain lines suggested. ! was careful
to keep down the number OF subjects
| given the Legislature for considera-
ton.
."I wanted to make sure | was not
putting up to the Assembly o work
than could be done and done we'll IN
thirty days. l wanted to make sure
that certain measures, for which there
is universal demand from the people
in the political campaign now on,
might have a clear field n open
right of way to passage. | did not
want to endanger OF hamper, or i'm
pede the same by matters which might
provoke the assembling at the Capitol
of powerful influences whose interests
it might be to render the whole session
abortive in order to escape them
selves.
81 was particularly careful to name
only those subjects which touched the
public interests alone, and purposely
excluded those that might draw to
Baton Rouge any lobby representing
private or corporate interests.
PERSONS AT INTEREST.
1.-The only persons in the State who
h.ve "A warm personal interest in the
i.r..iation to be considered under the
an issued by me are h politicians
.ho row hole these Offices and the
politicians who are now candidates
fur the offices. which are to be abol.
isaed, or the lee, or emoluments OF
which are to he curtailed.
The Officeholders, present and
pros uective, have a powerful influence
over legislation. To say this, is to
,la,e u fact we'll known in the State
AM equally applicable to Other
States.
lit is not to be expected that any
large part Of the present and prospec
ent.ve otficeholders view with complac
CIV the proposed charges in our Con
stiutution and laws which will either
cut off or reduce the size OF the ia
rub, The burden of which falls on thu
people.
1T was. therefore, my aim ant
.ur,osr to reduce the issues to b'
considered at the coming session tt
one between the otficehOlders ant
Office seekers and the people. to pre-
Vent those issues from being cOnfus
ed or embarrassed by any others, ant
particularly to give no occasion o.
ground for the formation of alliances
, offensive and defensive between tn
|, oiiiceholders with ssrong political in
hu.nce and private or corporate inter
ests whose status, Or whose affairs
are at same time being made the sub
iect of legislative action.
THAT such combinations have bee
made in the past is a matter OF com
mon knowledge, and the surest way q
Judging the future is by the past.
EVIL OF '.PROTECTION."
..Indeed, l may say that a larg
, pars OF the evils that have affected sh
, American body polite has been du
to the support given by powerful cor
~porations to political machines II
{ return for protection given by tn
machines to those corporations
, against the just demands of the pub
+ lie.
"Shortly after my proclamation wa
issued l left the State temporarily TO
a period of eight days. to attend t
2 some business of the State at James
I. town. No official notice of my at
sence was given. did not notify tn
Lieutenant Governor, or any OF tn
: other State officers of my departure
] did not consider it necessary. wa
r not to be gone long enough to wal
rant the conclusion or supposition G
nv absence from the State With
the spirit or intendment OF the Cor
Q stitution.
"The Lieutenant Governor ha
neither personal nor official knowledg
2 that I was out Of the State. be dl
NOT 20 to the capital and assume Il
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