St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-10-07

auab QeVelOpmenL ana progress duu
to success in my personal affairs.
You have come here today to listen
to a discussion Of great issues. The
general manager of this great states
great business will, in a few months,
vacate his position, and upon the citi-
zens of Louisiana devolves the re-
sponsibility of selecting a new mana
ger. Millions Of dollars worth OF
property is involved and millions OF
money must be expended in the con-
duct of the state government and in
the administration of her mank insti-
buttons. From our great universities
down through the striped lines of toll
ing prisoners, and on to the little
blind and deaf and dumb children in
oul e~lemosenary institutions, will
come the cry for assistance.
AS in your business you select a
mar to manage for you because Of
his fitness and youth, so does it now
devolve upon you as good citizens to
select the most efficient and worthy
man that you can find to manage
the business OF this state, which is
the largest and most important bust-
ness In the state. Upon its proper
conduct depends, in a great measure,
your prosperity and mine.
What q Governor Should Be.
We have suffered since 1907, but
there is promise of renewed prosper
ity, and probably never before in our
history have tho business interests OF
our state felt it more imperative to
select a careful, prudent, conservative
and capable manager.
He should be above reproach.
He should know Louisiana, her peo-
pie and her needs.
He should be competent.
He should be gagged by the same
test of experience, of capability and
of worth which the prudent business
man would apply in the selection of a.
head for any large and important
business, and in addition to this, a
broad and tolerant charity should fill
his heart, that he might pay fitting
heed to all grades and kinds Of u
people and seek to properly succor
the helpless charges OF u state.
Three candidates are applicants for
this great honor. You are being
asked from the stump, through the,
press and otherwise, by each in turn,
to place him in this proud and re-
sponsible position. I regret, though.
the campaign is young, the injection
~ - M 40 yra NF d0Yrao Synu1VnTv which
tends to bec1oud the real and import
ant issues.
That Prof. Aswell once sold chickens
on the streets of Ruston; that Judge
Hail once followed the plow, and that
MI. Michel was once an Office boy,
are not real reasons why either of
them should be governor Of Louisi-
ana. These are honorable begin
ings, which promise an upright man.
hood, but they have been shared by
many millions of people in this coun-
try who have not risen above medi-
ocrity. / onc worked On a nearby
plantation myself, and had my name
on the plantation pay roll, but / would
regard that as q ridiculous reason
why / should receive business or
political prefermeAt today.
by their fruits We shall know
them,' was handed down in the ages
past as the surest guide by which
man should judge his fellow-man.
When our state adopted the primary
system 1t was heralded abroad that
the time had come that the man him
self would count largest In the public
degree at the polls on election day;
and that what he had been gave larg-
est promise and greatest hope OF what
he would be. That is true. 1t is
idle to deal with theories or with
promises which do not seem reason
able OF fuli1lment. We must read the
record OF the candidates, and we wild
know that
Each in his separate star, .
Shall draw the things as he sees 1t,
For the God Of Things as They
Are"
1t is impossible for me to try to
cover all Of the many things touch
ing the candidates upon which you
must base your judgment, but I would
mention a few things which, to nae,
seem worthy Of serious considera-
ton
The Bernstein Letter.
Early In the campaign Prof. Aswell,
referring to the probable unreliability
of Judge Hall, charged that Judge
Hall not many months ago, when an
applicant for the Supreme bench OF
this state, had sought and had re-
| ceiVed administration support. Judge
Hall and his managers deemed this a
reflection upon his cause, and took
occasion to most vigorously deny it.
In a speech made at Bunkie on Aug.
is q quote from the Times-Democrat
OF Aug. 17), Judge Hall said: Il would
like Aswell to name the man in North
Louisiana who supported me because
Sanders told him to do it," with all
the passionate ea~rnestness of his be-
ing. Then they switch the charges,
make them double-barreled, in fact,
and aIlege that l sought the vice gov
ernor of that section, Henry Bernstein.
and appealed to him to line up the
game wardens, the fertilizer inspec-
tors and others. | heard that Bern
stein was supporting me, but never
at any time did | ask him to line up
anyone. This has been made an i-
sue By them in an abortive effort to
muddy the waters, in order to eTade
the real issues of the day. II he