The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-01
A Frieud of the "PeepuI.n

In published platform, Candidate
for Congress William l.. Polk fairly
bubbles over with loyalty and en-
tbusiasm for " lila I'm jennings Bryan
and has the distinguished gentle
mans name printed in large capitals
in the paragraph wherein he obtains
Mr.. Folks endorsement.
Only two months ago, Mr. Polk
WAS interviewed on the subject of Mr..
Bryan and in the interview as pub
lished pronounced himself as ubso-
lutely opposed to Bryan's notnina-
ton.
Moreover, during the first week Is
session of the legislature, Mr.. Locke
moved that William jennings Bryan
be invited to address the legislatu
The resolution was killed by the Gus
tomary method of laying it ON the
table; and Mr.. Polk was the man
who made the motion to lay it ON
the table.
The American has no fault to- find
with Mr.. Polk for opposing Mr.. Bryan.
That was his ancient democratic
privilege; but his change of front on
the subject of NJ. Bryan is little
too sudden to be very sincere. And
the question OF his sincerity is much
more important to the people of the
Seventh district than is his attitude
toward Mr.. Bryan.-Lake Charles
American.
Our usually placid, staid and serene
neighbour, the Lake Charles American,
appears to have become 50 unduly
excited, us to have magnified an incl
dent of trivial significance into one
of grave Importance, probably be-
cause it sees the handwriting on the
wall, which proclaims in unmistak-
able terms the defeat of it's friend,
Congressman Pujo, whose latent pn-
ergies were never aroused into activi-
ty, until he was advised that some
OF his constituents had been rendered
destitute by the overflow and needed
SEED to plant after the subsistence of
the food In obtaining this seed
he was only discharging n duty which
he owed to these food stricken peo-
pie and the performance Of which re-
qnired no special effort ON his part.
Mr.. Polk did move to lay on the
table resolution inviting Mr. Bryan
to address the Legislature, becau
several others were to be included in
the invitation, and he believed that
the legislature had assembled, not to
fritter AWAY it's time in listening to
the platitndes of candidates. no mat
ter bow eloquent, but in transacting
the business of the State, eonvic-
ton in which he seems to have been
sustained by his colleagues, as his
motion to table was carried by an
overwhelming majority.
We know nothing about Mr.. Folks
opposition to Bryan's nomination.
rs asserted by our esteemed confrere,
not having seen the alleged interview,
but even conceding such opposition
to be well fUunded-it was nothing
more than the exercise of an inalien-
able right which he and every other
Democrat possessed and could by no
stretch of the imagination he con-
verified into "lese majeste"-it will
not support charge even of incon-
sistency against him, much less in
but. on the contrary, con-
clusively demonstrates his absolute
loyalty, fidelity and fealty to Demo-
cratic principles, by surrendering his
own convicfionsand Immediately an
nouncing his adhesion to the nomi-
nees and platform after the party
had spoked in an Authoritative man.
ner.
The mere fact of opposing Il candi-
date before nomination and Jealous
ly supporting him after nomination,
is entirely consistent and reconcila BILE,
the one with the other, and argues no
want of sincerity.
Besides, Mr.. Pujo can reap no po-
|itical prestige from such an assault
upon Mr.. Polk. as he was himself OPP
posed to Bryan's nomination and 40
himself in an interview
given out in New York City.
The people of Rapides, where he IL
best known, are evidently impressed
with the fact of Mr. Polk : sincerity,
as il attested by his election to the |
whenever he announces
or fhp uOsifi inn and amman IL n, thar,