The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-11-12
THE ELECTION.

1uU EDEVllVVs
The people of Louisiana, at thu
election held on last Tuesday
placed the stamp of their approva
on the actions of the Legislature
and by their ballots spoke no un-
certain endorsement of the pre-
sent administration which has
cared for the State so faithfully
and we'll since the people placed
it in control of it's affairs.
Every amendment to the Con-
stitution proposed and submitted
by the Legislature, has been car
ried and adopted by large ma:
jority of the popular vote. While
there was, among certain classes
and factions, marked opposition
to some, if not all the amend
ments, still, now that the major.
ity of the people have adopted
them, it is the duty of all the good
citizens who opposed them to join
with those who supported them,
in carrying out and obeying these
laws, and making them subserve
the purposes for which they were
passed.
st. Mary, though her vote, like
the vote of all other parishes, was
small, gave pronounced major
ity for all the amendments, es.
pecially for the exposition tax in
which great interest was taken.
1t was feared by some, that, though
the vote on this amendment would
be practically unanimous in New
Orleans for obvious causes, the
country parishes might oppose it
for selfish reasons. The result
happily proclaims their error. 1t
shows that the country voter is
patriot of broader guage; that he
considers New Orleans as Just a
part of the great State ne loves,
and whatever benefits it mater.
tally, as a general rule, rebounds
some good to the rest of the State.
In addition to the adoption OF the
fifteen amendments to the Con-
stitution, Louisiana has elected
all the Democratic candidates to
Congress. That surely is glory
enough for one day.
In the North the Democratic
party and democratic principles
.triumphed beyond our fondest
Expectations. Throughout the ma
JON the people nave stood for the
'DemocroSlc party and good gov
erlment, and have placed that
party's representatives in power
IN the lower house or Congress.
New nationaiism" died a.born.
ing, and Rooseveltism and the
Republican party have received a |
wound from which they cannot,
in all probability, recover. The
people nave revol,ed from It's op-
preston at last. They nave been
long.sutfering uuGll patience with
wrong is no longer virtue. They
know now chat the party Of spe-
ciGi privileges, the parry that |
has mao Y, aud TO- lcred trusts, the |
party tnal has broken AIS soiemn |
promise W relieve them from the
tariff with which
It mad oppressed them, cannot
longer be trusted, and they wihf
destroy 1t. The following froh
the New Orleans States gives the
true cause of the Democratic vic
tory: |
"While it seems clear that n
the State OF New York Roosevelt
lsm and new nationansm" We're
for ,ne sweeping uem-
ocratic victory. in other paris of
he coun.ry it was due to the EN-.
,hatic protes. of the people
lGainst the high cost of living and
he failure Of the Republican party
o carry out its pledges to revise
he tariff downward. AS a matter
4 fact the country has become
convinced, as Congressman Lloyd
avs. that the Republican party
viil not enact legislation ini the
interest Of the people which Ia al
IesrimAnt to the privileged class ]
D. !"
P0li0o JHry PreeAAdings Il