The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-08
THE POLITICAL POT
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
WASTEFUL EXPENDITURES
Must Be Abated, the Slogan of General
Leon Jastremski.
HIGH LIQUOR LICENSE
May Be an Important Issue With Taxa
ton and Equalization-Sanders in
the Melee.

The Picayune's special dated Baton
Rouge, Jan. 6, says:
There has been much political discus
sion and interesting political develop
ment during the past week, and at the
capital the events are taken to mean that
there will be an early beginning of the
campaign. Among the politicians the
subject is one of absorbing interest, and
information of the probable line-ups dur
ing the campaign is on now. Although
only one candidate has announced him
self for Governor, there are two candi-
dates in the race. General Leon Jas
tremski some time ago gave out the for
NAL announcement that he was candi
date for Governor. Lieutenant Governor
| J. Y. Sanders has not announced that he
is candidate for Governor, but he is
now all active candidate just as much so
as if his formal announcement had been
made.
| This week the press of the State is full
of expressions of the campaign. The first
paper to announce its choice for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor is the
Covington News, of Covington, St Tam
many parish, which comes out for ]. Y.
Sanders for Governor and c. S. E, Bah
ington for Lieutenant Governor.
What will be made the issue of the
campaign is subject of considerable
speculation and interest There have al
ready been some expressions on this sub
ject. Among some of the officials there
is the belief that the high license ques-
lion will cut a figure in the campaign.
There has been a general agitation of
this question throughout the State dur
ing the last several months, and in a ma
jority of the parishes where the issue has
been raised the advocates of higher
license have been successful. This was
not true in East Baton Rouge parish
where an increase in the liquor license
was discussed, but was voted down
unanimously by the police jury when ii
came before that body. In discussing the
probability of this issue one of the off
cials who is well acquainted with condi-
tions in North Louisiana said:
IF the question of a high license were
made an issue in the campaign it would
carry Notrh Louisiana practically solid.
That section of the State is in favor of
a heavy increase in the liquor license,
and the issue seems TO be looked upon
with favor even by the parishes in the
southern portion of the State.
General Leon Jaztremski, who is an
announced candidate for Governor,
seems to be disposed to make his issue
the abatement of wasteful expenditures
He is likely to make his campaign along
this line, favoring cutting down of the
expenses and commissions that the State
at present allows. In recent issue OF
his paper, The People, he says:
Now that the people Of Louisiana
policies it is to be hoped that instead Of
being lured any longer by rainbow
chasing they will resolutely devote them
selves to the task of securing more
faithful observance of the laws. real
equalization and reduction of oppressive
taxation and the abatement of wasteful
expenditures.
Some of the papers seem to think that
this abatement of wasteful expenditures
will be the keynote of the campaign. The
Mansfield Enterprise has come out in
favor of this issue, and on the subject
says:
1T is now fairly well established that
| The Abatement of Wasteful Expendi-
lures will be the watchword during the
coming contest for Governor in this
State, and the people will make every
candidate toe the mark on this PROPOSE
ton They may try to obscure the true
issue. but the people will not stand for
it, and the politicians must face the
music ard dance the tune. General Leon
Jastremski. one avowed candidate for
Governor, has already touched upon the
topic. Then J. Y. Sanders is an avowed
candidate In fact he has dissolved his
law partnership and, fguratively speak
ing, stripped to the waist and stepped
into the ring. He says that he never got
anything in his life unless he took it
with club, and We want to see him
WELD his club and knock out Wasteful
expenditures. The people are going to
demand that every candidate take firm
stand upon this subject, and the eandi-
date that hesitates is lost
The subject of taxation and an equali-