The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-09-23
Mr.. McCain's Senatorial Platform.


Composed of the Parishes of Grant,
Vim and Caldwell:
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found my official announcement
as a candidate for the Senate
from the 9th Senatorial District
of Louisiana. In placing my
name before the people l desire
herewith to define the principles
upon which | am running, as well
as my attitude upon those politi-
cal questions which are of vital
Importance to the voters of this
district and to the people at large.
II cannot but view the exist
ing prevalence of dealing in cot
ton futures and other farm pro-
ducts as equal to any other form
of gambling, detrimental to the
interests of the farmers and
should be abolished. have CIV
en- this question my most diligent
consideration, and have made a
thorough investigation of a bill
relative to this matter passed by
the Texas legislature. | have
taken up the matter with the At
torney General of the State of
Texas, who assures me that leg
islation on the subject of gambl-
ing in cotton futures and other
farm products is operating with
admirable results. | shall intro
duce and exert every effort to
pass a law against this odious
practice.
FL am but expressing the
views of the generality of the
voters when | declare that the
quick dispatch of justice can be
better attained by investing the
justices of the peace with juris-
diction in minor matters, and |
shall introduce a bill giving the
justices of the peace jurisdiction
over misdemeanors.
81 shall introduce a bill to
simplify the service Upon corpor-
ations, as a law in this instance
is not only good but necessary.
Al am now and ever have
been in favor of reasonable legis-
lation for the protection of labor.
| am in sympathy with union la
borers, the farmers union, and
will support any bill introduced
in their behalf.
81 am in favor of the election
of all public officers, and | shall
favor a bill to make the public
printers elective officers, and to
regulate the fees of same.
6-The people of this Senatori-
al district have ever voted for
and adopted prohibition, and /
shall therefore be in favor of and
support any bill to make prohibi-
ton statutory or constitutional.
II believe that a bill should
be introduced to prevent the pre-
vailing and ever increasing ship
ment of whisky and other intoxi-
eating beverages to minors,
whether this be done by express
or in any other way.
81 am against machine poll
tics, and will urge legislation to
do away with corporations lobby
ing for legislation for their pri-
vate interests. am against ex-
travagance in any department of
our government, and | am op-
posed to dual office holding. No
man has any right to hold more
than one office. | believe in the
adjustment of all unnecessary
offices.
81 believe that more money
should be spent in betterment of
our country schools. Appropria-
tons for our large universities
should be cut down. The great
of our farmers are un-
able to send their children to the
larger universities, and the mon
ey for educational purposes
should be expended where the
greatest benefit shall be gotten
by the greatest number of peo-
pie.
10-The veterans of our late
civil war shall find in me one who
has their interests close to his |
heart. | had four uncles in that
terrible struggle, and | shall do
all in my power to promote the
interest of the veteran.
Ill am in favor of the initia-
tive. the referendum and the re-
call under proper regulation. iii
elected your Senator / shall in
troduce in the Senate a resolu-
ton memorializing the Congress