The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-21
!, = aossEs DOMINATE NEW ORLEANS
ss.,, They Rule the Country t00'

New Orledun' w." b.
Dear Sir ,,,o mo srace in a
~, WA naner to express my thanks to D.
wv, ,,iends for their support OF me IN b
ny ny l frst primary, and to ask a con, h
W. s of same in the second and "
1us sis.uss briefly few matters ap- t
osrtsining thereto IN d . ,.1 '1.S :
-, tba, the principles for which l y
' D.sDd are in the interest OF the PEG, S
, In that respect Coz, P'easSnr
p p'so made so valiant fght) ard l
WV WA m common grounds, and
. . NAV reasonably express 'ne
, ssIist that our combined vote repre-
ssoted, in great measure, the 'ero. 1:
!. NO neoule against existing condl'
" o' w II the ATTORNEY Generals Office, !
IA that this verdict will be repeated
on the 25th inst. ,,+nr
feel that it behooyeS the country
,,.hos TO stand firm against the
p pa., action of the New Orleans BOSS.
!. n framing a ticket for the SECOND
urinary. This is clearly against the
,plrit and intention OF the pr.'n"' "a.
~ and is an attempt on tia part OF
- hosses to control the politics OF
~ !. State as well as of the city OF New
Orleans. , u,a; ~b,
. ,ho organization against the dlvla'
u country parishes, and by tina
MEANS to elect men in accord VIII
t1oi, views. Their action in forums
.' sao.ional ticket, in which New Or
,sans pass three of the remaining ONO
!, and q parish within stone,
throw of Nov Orleans gets the oShe,
.nd by which the balance OF the STA a.
/, bereft of representation on I'll
State ticket, is unfair, and, ii success
ri. will bring the country, as well
tba city, under the domination Oh I'll
Doveriul political machine
The purpose OF the primary 10"
,dessroy machine politics and 10
move It's evils, and this open and a
dacious attempt to continue the 5.
,srn ia not ONLY. violation OF the Ia
bpt is an insult to the intelligence a
maahood of the people and an INV
= % the candidates who submit tn
names under that law -,
My contention is that the oos
violate the law when they snnoaa.'
ticket of their own, and the cahul. :,
Who become the benehciaries OF u
action not only violate the law
the pledge which they give the pe'
.os 10 do so. The fact that I sol
ID the support Of the bosses does
Affect the situation. never 50
their combined endorsement, anu
that I could not honorably have
min urinary whose basic prln'
ia opposed to such action ana u
nv pledge to the people OF this
that would not
Icousider it radically wrong
undemocra,ic in principle to use
rules and discipline OF caucus "
by any subordinate party ofsa
dion 10 coerce the majority OF Su'
sanization against any memo
such party, but there can be no
Of the wrong When law trans
that party itself condemns sue
ton. Am told that this Is Tue
gwen the primary Law in MISS
aud that any attempt to coh.''
voters of that state has never i"
receive the resentment of the
But there is this, moreover
b Questionable and offensive
sense of seli-respect ana uia
and that is the clear attempt
bosses to extend their contro
thel politics OF the State, and v
rali1e the power OF State a'ih
ton In New Orleans and us
There are four remaining s''
didates to be dominated OF 'le
primary, namely: the Lleu'eha
ernor, the Attorney General
and Registrar of Land onieo'
OF these, to-wit: Messrs. Gnlo'
deville and Crandell, arc resi'
the city of New Orleans, ana
lied with her every interest
Lambremon, lies IN St ) ~
near parisats he city, "'o
ways been Ii doe political
ton wito IT,. cry. Z Tue 20
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