The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-10
AN ADDRESS
Ia the Democratic Voters Df Cadd0
Parish.

approaching when 1t Will De neCeS-
sary for the citizens Of Gaddo par
ish to select their four representa-
| tives in the next Legislature.
Having been one OF your repre-
sentatives for the past term, feel
THAT it is due you that should rem
der some account of my steward
ship. and especially is this the ease,
in as much as am seeking your en-
dorsement by becoming again can
didale for reelection.
When | made my announcement
four years ago. | issued to the pub
lis a written platform, a copy OF
which | have in my possession.
can truthfully say | have lived up
to that platform both in letter and
Ispirit. and endeavOred to secure the
|enactment into law Of every de-
Iclaration then made. | believe 1t Is
political. as we'll as personal, DIS
honesty for candidate for Office to
promise the people before election
what he will do. in order to WIN
their friendship and support ana
llhcn forget all about it just as soon
as he is elected,
| have during the past four years,
cheerfully supported the pres
Ient State administration, when |
thought il was right and when It's
Recommendation were in the inter-
est of the puglic welfare. and at the
same time | have just as vigorously
Iopposed same when its course dld
, not appear conducive to the best IN
lprest of The State. believe every
legislator should exercise spirit OF
independence.
There have been SO many matters
considered by the Legislature dur
ING nv term of office. that it would
,, he tedious TO rchearse same at TINS
thine. However. | wish to mention a
' few propositions Of Importance ana
my position thereon. | have con-
2 sistently opposed all extraVagance
believing that an oVer-eXpendlture
J of money would ultimately bank
rupt the State treasury, cause State
securities to depreciate. and eNentu-
, ate in a raise of taxation on the peo-
: pie. | have consistently opposed the
5 tremendous increase of new Offices
5 land appoinfive ones at that. belleV-
t ing the same to have been unneces-
D sarv and causing an additional bur
2 lden on the people to provide Tor
Their salaries. | have also opposed
lmany increases in salaries, which
have been exceedingly numerous. IL
fact. more than ever before. dc
!. nv best to repeal the Game Com
mission law, believing the office o.
,Igame warden a useless sinecure. anC
the tax on the people. aggregatlnt
1 over SS0.000.00 per year, was belnt
: su1andered in useless salaries. die
mot favor the conservation tax, as a
: lpresent contained in the law and al
lii was proposed to be administered
q because / considered it unconstltu-
: lfiona and would be tantamount u
n The creation of another Game Com.
r mission with swarm of fine anC
:, forestry wardens.
| supported the anti-lobby law
land did my best to assist IN passlnf
: a law to drive the lobby from thu
a State House. | opposed the Marks
j. lSchool Bill, which places the con
e troll of our schools in the hands o
e The State Board of Education a
q Baton Rouge. and completely null.
= fies the power of all our elective
. parish school boards. | opposed tn
sale of our penal farms, as the con
: yicts were we'll cared for. and 1t wa
lbad business to sell said plantations
!; which had been improved AM
! placed in high state of cultivation
lat considerable expense, and tn
Estate could never gel her none.
: back if a sale was made. | support
a led all legislation that tended in an,
J. Iway to improve or amellofate tn
lcondition of the laboring man.
i favored appropriations for gu
IS Charity Hospital, our State Fair, t
0 fight the Texas rate case, and al
) legislation which tended toward tn
upbuilding OF. our city and parish
V and believe The House Journal vii
Y SO show.
J As TO my future course if honore'
: by The citizens OF this parish, | wisl
TO say shall fight to curtail execu
tive patronage, whcih is considere
! the bane of good government. [ shal
! seek the repeal of the present Gam
!. Commission law | shall continue {
v oppose extravaganza in public ex
B. penditures. believing that whe
n more money is taken from the PEG
" pie tain is necessary to meet tn
actual expenditures of government
1t Economically administered, it is rob
IS berry. shall favor strict anti
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