The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

cratic party.
JUDGE LAND AND JUDGE HALL.
Judge Land and Judge Hall are con
Quoting dignifed campaign, and are
not resorting to "mud-slinging" OF bill
lingsgate in order to convince the vot-
ers. While we unreservedly and enthu-
siastcially endorse Judge Hail and de-
sire to see him elected, we are rejoiced
that Judge Land, by his courteous and
dignifed manner, has not aroused the
resentment OF any of the supporters of
Judge Hall-Monroe News-Star.
In political sense this style of cam
paigning is celebrating, and while not
carrying along with him the big club, !"
and while not indu1ging in mud sling
ing or in "bilIingsgate," Judge Hall in
his plausible and graciousness of man
ner and in words most agreeable is
striving to impress the people that he
being younger man than Judge Land
should be honored with the position he
seeks.
As Judge Hall is a most worthy gem
tlemand and as the spirit of his hoLor-
able ambitions may be commended he
may be remainded of the old negro
maxim: Young coon for running-o1d
coon for cunning'-the amplihcation of
which, in this instance, is that Judge
Hall will improve in his good health and
In the increase of his acquaintanceship
with the people by running, but as the
people want a man possessed of ma
tured years, steady, Jealous and an I'M
firing worker, the logical conclusion is
that Judge A. D. Land should be en-
dorsed and nominated as candidate to
succeed himself.
Why should the years of any man be
a bar to his recognition and his ad-
vancement if he be possessed of every
reasonable requisite to hold and to fill
acceptably the office he seeks?
Is it not true that there are men in
their thirties and forties. who are lack
ing in the spirit of energy, of enterprise
and buoyancy, who in a figurative sense
are back numbers, practically she1ved
when they have reached their. fftieth
year?
And are there not men who at 70 and
IS years who are the equal in every re-
spect of the average men aged 90 and
% years? IS
1t is not the years but the stuff
which is in the man that counts.
Is it possible that Judge Hall is a
serious advocate Of the Osler theory as
pplied to men in politics, Judge Land !
or instance, whose usefulness is linn
ted at 40 years, and who should be at
heir sixtieth year merciful1y put to 9
eath with chloroform7
Il Judge Hall would inform himself ]
e will discover that the majority of the Q
reat men whose deeds adorn the pages ?
t history were at their best when aged q
rom Go to rs and 80 years. =
Had these men been Oslerized would =
le great deeds recorded have been ac- 7
omplished. g
Was yit not Commodore Vanderbilt @
Tho when between the ages of IS and :
increased the mileage Of his roads 8
rom 10 to 10000, and added about one :
undfed million dollars to his fortune 2
To draw the line At the age Of any e
AN who, as Judge A D. Land, is as U
rile as his competitor, is a reflection p'
hich should be resented generally by q
men who have reached the years of y
onorable manhood, and especially IS =
Is 1iseredit Of the old soldiers of
e South. IT,
As the record Of Judge Land. IN pub
and IN private lie, is unassailable, lof
d as it is not possible to point 1T him So
E finger Of reproach or to charge him ii
ith any Shortcomings or derelictions III 81,
E ful6lment Of his duties as an official Is
q Is q gentleman, his age is the only Iisl
'leetion which Judge Hall can urge Iii
aiIlst him, which is puerile. IL
4 may be true from Judge Halls Or
w that the Supreme Court Of Louis
na should be constituted at younger III,
%, Or rather young men who have not | gu