The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-14
WERE MERE POLITICAL FLY
PAPER-WAS CANDIDATE OF
THE new ORLEANS BOSSES
Political Barnacles Increased-The Su-
perintendent of Public Education I'm
der the Thumb of the Chief Execu-
tive of the State.
(To the Caucasian)

Alexandra, La, June I3, 1901 no
tice in your issue of yesterday an article
written by "Sextus." 1t is quite evident
that he took at one gulp the entire dose
of promises made by Mr.. Sanders just
before the last election. He is NV an
CRY because none of these promises have
been kept. If "Sextus" had put his
thinking apparatus to work before the
election he would have discovered that
these were merely political fy-papers
designed for the sole purpose of catch
ing just such thoughtless bipeds as he
proved himself to be. Did Sextus ever
stop to think of the influence behind
Sanders? Did he not know that he was
the candidate of the New Orleans
Bosses; that joined to these was the
corporate influence of this State; that
every man who was in politics for III"
Iioney to be made out of it was on that
side; that it was impossible to paw any
part cf the State debt unless ry "eob-
bing Peter to pay Paul.; that the LIBBY
could not be disturbed without injury to
the corporations; that offices could not
be decreased
WITHOUT INJURY TO THE GANG
and must be, as they have been, in
creased, in order that these same politi-
cal barnacles may continue to rule this
State? ALI of this was pointed out to
Sextus, but he would not believe. Now
what have we? More appointive power
than ever We have the Superintendent
of Public Education under the thumb of
the Governor Each parish superin-
tendent under the thumb of the State
Superintendent, and each teacher under
the thumb of the parish superintendent
This alone gives an army of political
workers in each parish all under the
control of the Governor and the Ward
Bosses in New Orleans. Of course, here
and there we find teacher who will not
be thus used, but they are SO few as to
amount to nothing. Then we have a
justice of the peace and deputy sheriff
in each ward elected on same admins
tration ticket and appointed by sher-
iff who was also i'll the band wagon
This gives them another army of active
workers in every ward in the State.
Then comes the members of the various
commissions and the game wardens to
round up the bunch and see the work
well done. When we remember that
the people of New Orleans calmly sit
by and allow about
TEN MEN TO RUN THAT CITY
and poll whatever majority they wish,
and that it only takes small vote from
the country on the side of the Ward
Bosses of New Orleans to elect the
State ticket, we see how helpless the
people of this State have become. There
is no necessity for primary election-it
is farce. Let the New Orleans Ward
Bosses get together and promulgate the
election of State and parish officers as
they see fit. If we could get the people
all over the State aroused as we did in
the Lottery fight we could correct this
State of affairs Can this be done? The
country can't do it without help from
New Orleans, and the people there do
not seem to care anything about public
affairs unless about some matter which
interests New Orleans alone.
Now, Sextus helped to put us in this
condition; it is his duty to help us out
of it. Merely being sorry will do no
good. RIP.