St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-16
REACHED LIMIT OF
DESPERATE STRAITS
spposlilon 10 Joha 7. Michel Rssorllng 70
Ridiculous Tactics.
GROSS MISREPRESENTATION
spreading Inc 'NeRs' That Voters in 81.
Landry Are Deserving Regular
Band -Eagon.

The magician is aided in his
i black art by dark surroundings.
In that way he is successful,
because the people can't follow
his dexterious fingers into the
dark recesses.
A magician who knows his
business will not come out in the
"opens and try to fool the people,
why, because he knows that the
! people can't be fooled when they
see and know they are being
fooled.
And there is where the opposi-
tion to the regular Democracy of
this State are falling down. = in
their game to fool the people as
to conditions in this State.
They are not even adroit
enough to give their despera-
tion the semblance of plausibility.
They claim a majority in New
Orleans, when the bets there are
that Michel will carry the city
2 to | oyer Judge Hall!
And now, gentle st. Landry
man, just read the following
from the Times-D Democrat, and
tell us what you think of the
reliability of Michel and AsWell
news concerning the progress of
this campaign:
A New Orleans drummer,
who returned from st. Landry
parish yesterday, stated that he
had met some former Michel
supporters who had renounced
their support of the ring candi-
date since the publication Of the
Parkerson letter.
There were not many Michel
men in st. Landry to begin with, "
he said, but since the Parker
son letter was published the few
supporters that Michel had in
that section have repudiated his
candidacy. As Hall is the most
popular candidate in the country,
the former Michel supporters are
focking to the standard of the
man from Monroe. "
Just imagine, There were
but few Michel men before, but
since the Parkerson letter thu
few supporters that Michel had
have repudiated his candidacy"
And this is given currency by
the Tines Democrat, the organ
of the Hall people, when It is.
known to the opposition that the
fight in St. Landry is a hard one,
with every sign pointing to
Michel carrying the parish by a
handsome vote, and in spite Of
the fact, as far as we know, that
not single detection I'm ST..
Landry was caused by the
Parkers0n letter, a letter which,
after all, counts for no more than
a letter to the same effect coming
from any other opponent of the
regulars would.
Another instance is the matter
Of Sheriff Flournoy, of Caddo,
announcing for Aswell. It was
heralded by Hall and AsWellI
speakers that Sheriff Flournoy
had deserted Michel and gone to
AsWell. This was exploded by
the Sheriff himself in a letter tol
Mr.. Michel, IN which he said that
he was supporting Mr.. AsWelI in
the first primary for personal
reasons, but that in the second
primary he (the Sheriff would
support Mr.. Michel.
There are other instances tool
numerous to mention going toI
show that the opposition is max
ing desperate efforts at the last
moment to make the people be-
lieye that there is a great poll
tical upheavaI in this State, and
in these efforts they hsve leftl
aside all sembIance Of truth and
fairness, making themselves
ridiculous instead Of getting
votes for their candidates.