The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-08-18
PLATFORM OF ]. {. lI'CCIANAhAN
CANDIDATE FOR. THE LEGISLATURE

that there is a certain class Of our
population that IS not capable,
morally Or intellectually Of exer-
cising this privilege OF suffrage
| refer here to the colored race,
and | would not under any cir
cumstances, vote to restore 1t to
them.
That feature Of the Game Law
which provides for game wardens
and for the payment OF a hunt
ing license and an attorney to
represent the commission, is very
| Objectionable to the masses OF
1.-The people, and it is an infring-
ment Of that personal liberty
guaranteed to them under the
| Constitution Of the United States,
and I shall advocate the repeal
of this law.
We hear much said about the
unsatisfactory manner OF paying
witnesses in criminal cases. |
believe that the milage and per
diem Of witnesses should be fixed
by a law of the State, so that
such fees may be uniform
throughout the State, and that it
should be fixed at such a rate
that the witness may not suffer
actual loss while attending court
in other Words, that his ex-
penses may net be greater than
his pay.
Education is a science, and the
best system thereof can only be
worked out by those who have
made it a study, but those in
charge of this department OF gov
eminent are some times hamper
ed by the existence of certain
laws which were enacted in the
interest of those who seek to con-
troll the officials of the depart
ment or education for the ad-
vancement of their own political
aspirations, and thus, the educa-
tional interests of the people
have become so blended with
state and local politics, as to
make the educational and intel
Iectuai progress Of the children
Of the State subservient to the
ambitions of the local and state
political bosses. It will be my
first and chief effort to eliminate
all of the these Objectionable
features in the laws regulating
our educational system, and to
assist in framing such code of
laws on that subject as will re-
store to the people the fullest
measure of freedom and liberty
in the management Of public
school affairs commensurated
with the most scientific educa-
tional advancement OF the chill
dren Of the State. From the
ranks ofthe children noWofschool
age must come the future rulers
of our state and nation, and it
behooyes us to see to it that they
are schooled, first, in the princi-
pies Of truth, honesty, patriotism,
morality and christianity; and
then IN the science and in the
principles Of civil and political
democratic government. / use
the word democratic, advisedly
and apply to it, that broadness Of
definition that Webster gives it,
and not the restricted sense in
which it is understood in every
day political parlance.,
Finally, | stand for and shall
advocate only such measures as
will make for the betterment of
the social, moral, educational,
financial, civil and political con-
ditions of the whole people. The
State is already overburdened
with laws, and l shall favor and
work for the repeal Of many Of
those which are obnoxious and
useless, rather than for the en-
actment Of any additional
statutes.
Put me upon trial by electing
me to the Legislature of your
State, and if | do not lend my
best efforts to the accomplish
ment of the things which I have
declared upon here, repudiate me
forever. Respectfully,
J. E. MCCLANAHAN. ,