The Hartford republican., 1908-09-04
FROM The OIL
fields OF LOUISIANA.
Ohio COuntian Catches Political
BreeZeS From
Afar.
Evangeline, La, Sept. /, 1908.

Evangeline, La, Sept. l, 1908.
Editor Hartford Republican,:
AS am a reader of your paper and
am always proud to get it every Mon
day, and have always been an Ohio
county man, feel just like would be
proud to see a few words from myself
when | get the next issue. This is
the largest oil field in the south, it
produces more oil and gives employ
ment 10 more men than any other en-
terprise | know of. especially for un-
skilled laborers. Wages here for a
common labroer, is $500 per day, but
owing to the great advertisement of
this field for laborers, and the good
prices for same, jobs have become
scat ce. as men are coming here from
most every state in the union. Old
Kentucky is represented along with
all the rest. know about twenty
boys here from our State, and most
of them are from Ohio county. This
is a good place for a laboring man.
Just think of the rice, cotton and su-
gar cane that is raised in the Satte
of louisiana. 1t makes wages good
most all the time, and better with
farmers than most any other place.
1t is my opinion the South will be
the coming part of the country in
the near future During the Civil
War, when the country was torn up.
the men who owned large plantations
and no limited amount of slaves were
forced to let their farms go down,
and their buildings become delapidat-
ed, but now a visit to this country will
show you all kinds of machinery and
you will think the south is almost be-
coming king. l find by being associat-
ed with these people that they are
much better than | had thought, or
had been taught. There is one
thing, the people believe in holding
a colored man under their control,
much as he was during slavery, and
when one does go astray, he must and
does expect Judge Lynch, and not
the legal methods by which all men
should be tried.
Now back to my home and friends
in Ohio County. notice in the last
issue of the Republican, a primary
election has been called for January
8, 1909, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for various county offices.
am inclined to think this will meet
with the approval of every fair mind
ed man in the county, as ! see, it
was by large majority of the cam
didates and County Committee that
the primary was ordered. Now, as
the gates are wid'> open and fences
down, let every man hustle for his
friends, as this is free for all fight.
Whoever is nominated or defeated, let
there be no kickers. Submit cheer
fully and let there be no mud singing.
Let the man or men who are defeated
say to the successful ones that he will
not allow any man to do more to Sc
cure his election in 1909, unless he
stays awake all the time. One thing
| am proud of and that is no better
field OF cadnidates could be produced
to select from. II is my good fortune
TO know every one of them personal
ly, and will say that each of them is
good enough to fill any office in the
gift of the people in Ohio county.
With best wishes and good feel
ing for the candidates, who may be
defeated, and success to those who are
successful in the coming primary and
final election. am as ever a
helper. L. p. cRoWDER !