The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-30
THE ISSUES OF STATESMEN.

Et.1 men our 70 chase down
/. i.lsi. III. ..,.. &c .ta-f".n
that they are statesmen and their
opponents are merely petty poll
ticians and tricksters, the people
have a right to expect issues as
broad and az lofty as are the pre-
tentions Of the aspiring statesmen.
1t is quite true that we do not
know exactly what Mr.. Wilkinson
stands for in this campaign, ex-
cept an inordinate hankering after
Office; but the loud boasts of him.
self and friends are to the effect
that he stands for something far
superior to anything that can be
hoped far from either Jastremski
or Sanders.
Mr.. Candidate Wilkinson has
not taken the people into his con-
f1dence in the way that candidates
appealing for popular support
usually do. He has issued no
platform and in his public speeches
he has appeared to be unsteady
and vacillating on several occa-
sions. He has assumed an air Of
superiority as though to say: 81
am my OVID platform, and it is
impairment to suggest that any
question should be asked further"
Though spring has long since
lapsed into summer, summer into
autumn, and now, autumn is
giving place to winter, no definite
official statement has been given
out announcing the policies to
which this candidate is willing to
be held bound to the people in the
event that some accident should
occur which would place him in
the gubernatorial chair.
II etand for Wilkinson, I stand
for the discrediting and destruc-
ton Of my chief rival, not by that
legitimate weapon the ballot, but,
by the aid of covert peddlers of
scandal and calumny; by stoop-
ing to assist in the estrangement
OF families; by dragging the fam
lily skeletons upon the stage; by
seeking to elevate personal dis
agreements to the dignity Of State
issues"
In so far "a we of St. Mary are
informed, that seems to be prac-
tically the platform upon which
"a didatr Wilkinson is running
j. or, IN" g.. PIE 5n- dav. For the
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ra.- rf4n II iii ~ LOU lana
Fave reen Waiting mon this one
i.e"e aod family row has been
e.eva'eo t. me plac" Of first i'm
portance in great State cam
paIgn. aye Gods aud Little
Fishes" what a spectacle!
Ir this parish where all the
facts are known 10 evs rybody,
people would b. amused if the
horse Hiav were not so dis
gushing. st. Mary has produced
big men and fhev have stood for
big ISSUES. she has big broad
man standing to-day upon the
vital issues and asking fer the
votes of the people - assist him
in his honorable desire to become
Governor of Louisiana. The at
fections Of St. Mary are entwined
about that man and her people are
proud to observe the enthusiasm
with which his candidacy has
hcen received throughout the
-;#ir. He has gone before the
Dc upl.A as true statesman should,
announcing his views upon and
pledging his support to certain
great reforms; and upon the
strength of that platform aud by
r, as, .: III. ,riiianre ~. nco-
pie of this State nave in him, his
enemies ecent the unmistakable
omcns Of his approaching victory.
And are his opponents giving
him fair fight? Not for a single
moment. the trail of the coward
~ anonymous calumr jator be-
comes visible in every section OF
the State while the campaign is
yet in it's infancy. The mask Of
anonymity, the cloth of the clergy
these and many other means,
ali have been awaited Of in prose-
cution Of tn task Of destroying |
this gifted and brilliant son of st.
Mary.
When ali Of these failed another
son Of St. Mary, inher:'ing the
name and with the splendor Of the
prestige achieved by noble sire,
shining jul upon him. delves
deep INTO Tho family closet, pulls
out tho grimrring skeleton, an!
with many loud 3cc!aims from the