Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-09-14
How Changes
Come About,
Last week an insurgent. according to
his own word, this week listie shy
and gives his opponent one vote.
The amendments, as an illuseration ol
how politicians use The peoples money
for personal and political promotion.

how politicians use The peoples money
for personal and political promotion.
A good man either changes unwillingly,
ii he has changed, or is made to have
fun at the administrations expense.
The st. Helena Echo promised
allegiance to the Good Government
League and paved the air about
how bad things were and what was
going to happen, how it was dis
gusted and how its Editor regret.
ted being unable to attend the
meeting and oppose the Creation oi
sinecures and the adjustment oi
the Gar like rule of the Governor
and promised to be Independent.
The fact is the article rang so Sin
cere that we felt sure that Brother
Holland had kicked the traces, even
if he was the only independent and
only administration paper of his sec
tion. when 10 and behold the next
week he cooled down and said that
there would be one vote for Sanders
for Senator in 1915, which we trust
will not be his. Was it that Bro
ther Holland was called over to
Baton Rouge and the amendments
held up to him and he was told that
unless he swung back in line that
the bait would be given to another
paper which would be published in
St.Helena Pit looks funny, and if all
the article in which he shifts posi-
ton were published one would rea-
lize how bitter the pill must have
been. Space forbids us para
leling both articles. This amend
ment publishing is good political
money for the powers in securing
at least one official organ for the
administration in every parish.
Here is what he says in publishing
his latest stunt and we wondered. If
he was not joking until after the
amendments had started to run, as
it is easily discerned that hei not
satisfied with conditions and hap
penings.
And it has come to pass that
Governor Sanders has made re-
ply to the request of the Panama
Exposition Committee for him
not to accept the Office as U. S.
Senator and remain governor,
and he says he will do so, and
has appointed Judge Thornton,
of Alexandria, to be Senator.
Now, skin rat! We had pre-
pared ourself to do whole lot of
iINSURGING,'' and raise the
very old Nick, but the Governor
didn't stop till he had complete
ly knocked all the wind out Of
our sails, ,leavingus dumffounded
lyon see we had been led to be
lieve that ia compensation for re-
naming governor that he was to
be rendered the presidency of the
Exposition Com mission at sala-
ry of $25, 900, 90 per annum, and
we were going to climb right up
in his collar and shake him until
he was black in the face, and call
him CRATER, pap-sucker, hanger
on, and show how he and his old
gang were running the State ia
the diminution bow--wows, dog
gone his skin! But just think,
he went and said, positively, that
he would not have any position
on that commission, and only re
serves one right, and that is X
become a candidate for Senator
in 1915.
swell, here's looking at you
Jared. If we live till 1915, ant
can keep our poll taxes paid up
you'll get one vote from st. Hell
ena.
"But, nevertheless, notwith
standing, although, consequent
ly, we cannot leave this subjec
without just bit of ''insurging.'
Why was it necessary for Mr.
Sanders to remain Governor
He was not to resign until afte
the amend ments were voted ol
in November, and why could b.
not be more valuabl as senate
in passing the bill through con
gress than as Governor I? Th,
answer is plain. Recently, it i
said, that Lieut.. Gov. Lam bre
mont. who exhibited about d:
much brains, had they been dy
Mantle, to blow his nose, turne
his mouth loose and said tba
when he became governor he wa
going to build himself up a ma
chine, and that he would sho'
them a thing or two, etc. .Thi
struck terror to the "regulars
and why I? Because they kne
he could do it and that is all thel
is to it. During the Blahchar
administration the people stal
ted out to strip the Governor I
all appointing power which en-
bled him to build such machine
aud they thought they had a
complished their purpose, bl
other patronage was provided tt
governor which now rebound
back and prevents his passas
to the senate