The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-15
He EnIightens the Editor.


In pursuance or our establish
ed rule to take no sides in fac
tional party strife until the cam
paign is ION" and issues for de
cision joined, we last week com
mented from a disinterestec
standpoint on the proposed Goot
Government League convention
to be held in June, the semi-an
nouncement of Mr.. Potts, anC
the general trend of politica
questions, anent the Initiative
Referendum and Recall. With.
out committing ourselves to any
faction or individual, we profess
ed our liking for Mr.. Bryan's
idea of measures originating with
the people, and the people having
the right to pass upon them, and
we raised the query as to wheth-
er or not there was a desire to
substitute the old convention plan
for nominations instead of the
primary election plan.
An old-time friend is stirred up
over our query, and proceeds to
enlighten us as to the position of
the League. He says he does
not write for publication, but
wants us to understand things. +"
His letter is so we'll written, how
ever, and he seems to understand
the purposes of the League and
speak with so much authority,
that we shall ignore his sugges-
ton to keep it all to ourself, and
print his letter so that other folks
may also understand things.
His letter follows:
Pineville, La, April 8, 1911.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
| notice in your leader in your
issue of even date you make a
query Of Convention or Primary
Election, Which," you seem to
misunderstood or appear igno-
rant of the object of the cali for
the conference, and for your ed
ification | will proceed to enlight-
en- you.
This call or conference of the
Good Government League to meet
this summer, as / understand it, |
is for the purpose of uniting up
on q single ticket so as to pre-
sent a solid front against the un-
scrupulous and corrupt New Or
leans ring, which no doubt has
made its combinations already
throughout the State. Its cor
ruption is so patent, so Infamous,
that it is matter of public noto-
riety they vote the living who
have moved away from the city
and the dead in the cemeteries.
All this to perpetuate themselves
in power and to plumber the tax
payers of the State.
Of course the League will 90
into the primary, the same as the
Regulars" as they are called,
as the nomination according to
the State law must be made by a
primary election.
This conference of the League
is made necessary in order to in
sure the election of its candidates
by the law recently enacted by
the Legislature by the adroit ac-
tons of the Governor in request
ing one of the members of the !,
House This House, to present the
bill changing the primary law so ;
that a plurality instead of ma I
Iority would elect.
1t is well understood this ne I;
farious ring will have but one
ticket in the field. Now, if Mr..
who has recently an t
bounced himself for Governor G
subject to the Democratic prima- :
y, is not chosen by the confer
'nce OF the League, and persists
n running ION his own hook" t
le will simply be playing into
ne hands of the ring. j
Now, this is not for publica- !;
ion, but is given so that YOU ;
nay understand" things. c
Yours truly, il
Pronosifiou IN Cell Colf.~ n:v ns.u -