Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

date OF Mr.. John M. Parker and
the Good Government League, for
Governor, to Mr.. Henry Bernstein:
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L. f. HALL
JUDGE CouRr OF APPEAL.
Monroe, La, Aug. z, 1910.
Henry Bernstein, Esq, Monroe, La:
Dear Henry-If you have not already
done so, please write to Mr.. j. III. Kirk
patrick, Homer, La, and urge him 10 do
what he can and to begin now. He could
help great deal II he would.
McLendon's friends do not seem to be
doing anything for me over there.
A letter from you to the registrars and
game wardens in other parishes would do
good. Yours,
For fear that some Of our readers
may not know the persons referred
to in the letter, we will explain that
Mr.. ]. HI. Kirkpatrick is Registrar
OF Voters for Claiborne parish, and
Mr.. McLendon is a member OF the
State Board Of Appraisers.
Mr.. Henry Bernstein, to whom
the letter is addressed, is a promi-
nent lawyer of Monroe, a warm
personal and political friend of Gov.
Sanders, and one Of the leaders Of
the State administrations following
in North Louisiana.
The letter really requires little
comment. 1t is plain and unam-
biguous. 1t shows that Judge Hall
knew what he wanted and was
not ashamed TO ask for it." He was
candidate for the exalted Office Of
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court and appealed to Mr.. Bern
stein to use his influence to obtain
tain for him Judge Hall) the sup
port Of the registrars and game
wardens, the only officers in the
parishes appointed by the Cover
nor.
Nor have we any quarrel with
Judge Hall for seeking help from
this quarter. There was nothing al
tie time ne wrote the letter to crit
icize in his appeal. but the situation
now is changed and the publication
Of this letter stamps Judge Hall as
political migrate and hypocrite.
All oar readers are familiar with
the genesis Of the Good Government
League. Emanating from the rest
less brain Of John NJ. Parker, The
would-be political Warwick Of Louis
Louisiana, who it happens this yea
-or rather thus far this year-il
calling himself a Democrat, thu
whole movement is nominally bot
toned on hatreds and contempt o
what the leaders Of this movement
call ring or boss rule as exem
plifed by the workings Of the SO
called State and city machines. Ac
cording to the platform of thu
League its reason for being-th,
only reason for being-is the puri
fication of Louisiana from the dom
ination Of machine politics-its re
demption from machine methods
Eliminate from the Leagues plat
form. and from the rawlings. of it
orators and journalists, this war-cry
and there is no platform and no or.
remaining.
We all know that in these day
the voters look to the candidat
more than the platform as guar
antee that the reforms pledged b
q political party or faction viii b
carried out.
The selection Of a candidate I
lead the anti-machine movemen
was left to the Hon. John NJ. Park
er, doubtless because his acrobat
performances in jumping from on
party to another were thought I
qualify him for the job.
Carefully and cautiously Mr.. Park
er went about the congenial task
Fortified by bis experience as SUP
porter Of Gov. Foster Democrat il
1892, of Capt. Phar Republican
in 1896. Of Don. Gallery (Republi
CAM in 1900, Of Theo. Roosevelt
in 1904. and Of VIM. H. Taft, il
1908, this political KALEIDOSCOPE
called for entries in the race for tn
reform Nomination. The Hon. Jas
]. Bailey made his claims known
but the astute Parker said ''Yol
won't do" Then DIR. Aswell pre-
scented himself humbly before tha
eagle eve. Coldly but firmly was th