St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-04
new ORLEANS LOSES
THE EXPOSITION
The Majority for The Western City Is 2s- The
Power o. tae Administration Won the Day.
ILLOGICAL POINT" FIGHTING
But There Seems to Be Little Hops Of Sue
cess Programme Supposed 70 Be Past.
ponsmsnt TO Next Congress

Washington, Feb. New Or
leans lost the Panama Exposition
yesterday after a gallant fight.
New Orleans had the EXPOSE
ton won, when President Taft
interfered, and, using his ire
nendous executive influence,
turned the tide.
The general impression here is
that the fight was not a square
deal-that the Southern city was
'tdouble-crossed.
Even when the lineup oc-
Cured, some Southern Democrats
supported Frisco and Taft and
the japanese Treaty-the trium-
virate that played the winning
card.
New Orleans was up against a
brace game all along. The
men here to represent her side
Of the story fought v~aliantly, and
would have won had it not been
for executive interference. New
Orleans was a winner two weeks
ago, before President Taft took
a hand in the matter-before the
people of San Francisco sur
rendered their racial feeling to-
ward the Japs in return for the
Presidents support of FRS
co. It was an abject surrender,
but the Friscans evidently
thoughtthat the prize was worth
the sacrifice of a well estab-
Iished principle.
The action Of the Southern
Democrats who voted against the
Southern city was due to the
same influence which prompted
Republicans to take a like course.
"You are a Congressman.
You want the distribution Of the
patronage Of your district. Vote
for Frisco, the city of million
aires, the city rebuilt by the cap
lital Of Republican States, and
which can contribute largely to
the Republican campaign fund.
Do this, and I am with you
refuse, and your influence is no
more"
It seems that I can hear Presi-
dent Taft use this forceful argu-
ment with the Republicans and
the renegade Democrats.
To truant Democrats, he would
say: We'll, ] am President.
You are from a Democratic Dis
trict I will recognize your wish
es if you vote for Frisco"
Besides this, the continental
railroads and the insurance COM
panies, deeply involved in San
Francisco as a result of the I'M
fortunate earthquake of a few
years ago, took an unveiled hand
in the fight for the Western City
And this influence counted some.
Be that as it may, Frisco won
handsomely, and although Jared
Sanders, Bob EWens, Martin
Berhman, Panama Thompson,
and others, are keeping up the
fight-fghting to the last ditch
the decision of the House of Rep
resentatiyes yesterday, when il
selected Frisco by a vote of 1876
to 159, practically settled the con
test las far as New Orleans
chances are concerned, anyway
The matter is now before the
Senate committee, before which
Governor Sanders and others ap-
peared Wednesday. The Gov
ernor has led the fight, and the
Friscans as well as the Louisian-
ians recognize the powerful in
fuenee he has exerted in Wash
ington in fighting for the good
of his native State, of which he
is the chief executive.
Whatever the result may be,
New Orleans better say Louisi-
ana-has received such adver-
tisement as could not otherwise
have been gotten. Win or lose,
THE game was worth the can
de"
Louisiana didn't win, but Lou
isiana didn't lose-that is about
the situation.