St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-09
cept anything done BY that august
body as right and correct. We know
the men, composing the jury and
We know they will do their duty.
SOME SYMP-
TOMS.

The New Orleans States, the lead
ing Democratic paper of the State,
has pricked up its ears and is listen
ing to what, Mr.. Ponder claims, are
the opening guns Of the next cam
paign--the ~forerunner to defeat Jared
Y. Sanders administration, u :. 7
himself, should be become a candi-
date for Office.
Like the States, The Clarion is NOT
inclined to charge directly that the
speeches a~ntagonistic to the present
administration at farmers meetings
seemingly out of place for such
speeches-precursors a united move
Observation-Disclosures, but, also like
TIE States, the simuItaneousness Of
the move has a queer ring.
But, as said Antony, they are hon
orable men, and when they say that
there is 10 politics il it, and that it
means nothing save a patriotic desire
on their part todo their State service
by discussing public issues, we must
accept their word for it.
The States editorial follows:
&IHI
with Judge Charles v. Porter at
lacking the good roads propaganda
in central Louisiana, Congressman
Broussard criticizing II in south Lou
@isiana, and Hon. Thomas H. Lewis
opening his batteries upon that and
other allied policies of the State adj
ministration at d meeting in south
eastern Louisiana, the symptoms
look decidedly suspicious. OF course,
these outbreaks in widely separated
sections Of the State, markedly SINH
lar in general tone and content, after
making allowances for Individual tenn
peraments, and occurring within the
space of about three working days,
need not have the slightest relation
to one another.
AS great minds are said to run in
the same channels, SO politicians may
also be conceded the privilege Of
thinking alike upon occasion, and of
giving expression TO those thoughts
especially if the expression of them
might result in the incidental injec-
tion of an extra thrill or two to re-
lieVe the dead calm of a very prosaie
undertaking. But whether accidental,
incidental or deliberate; whether in
tended to help or to hinder, certain
it is that the effect of these broad
sides will be watched with interest
throughout the State.
1t would be the sheerest folly for
anybody to assume that with regard
to a great public question like that
of road construction, the opinion Of
one man, even though that man be
the governor of the State, should be
accepted without question. It is
right and proper that any plan pro
posed should be discussed frankly,
and should even be opposed, if in the
Judgment Of any person it should be
thought improper. Still we cannot
avoid being interested in the sudden,
simultaneous and earnestly eloquent
attention given to the subject Of
bodybuilding by our three political
Jobs c%omforters. who have come to
the rescue Of Governor Sanders in
his troubles in connection with road
building.
Porter, Lewis, Broussard, excel
lent gentlemen all, whose sudden yea
in the dull question of road construc-
ton flashed upon them synchronously
like an inspiration from heaven, and
who, like Eliphaz. the Temanite, and
his two friends, hasten from far sec.
lions to comfort and assist theil
friend, Governor Sanders, in his great
Work-and incidentally, we rather sus
pect, to drop q few tacks where they
will do the most harm in puncturing
!, the tires of his chariot wheels"
II