St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-23

Hast Thou Found Ne, O MN
Enemy''
And it came to pass that on
John Ne. Parker rose from th'
ranks Of the Republican party
and, with the odor of Roosevelt
ism still smelling to the heavens
came into the party Of the white
man in the South to reform It.
And that sam Parker did q
Ito q city named Monroe, anc
there sought out one Judge
I Luther 3. Hall, whom the sale
I Parker, Republican, youched &
i be clean of heart and soul, ane
! put him forth as the candidate
! for Democratic Governor q
Louisiana.
/ But, forsooth, there was an.
other candidate in the field for
/ the Governorship of Louisiana
lone John T. Michel, d man who
had fought the battles of Denloc-
racy and white Supremacy for
be it known that in the South
/ Democracy means White Sd
premacy all Of his life.
And 1t became necessary Tor
the Parkerites to undo the said
champion of Democracy.
And the said Parker, together,
with other Republicans, re-en-
forced by Democrats who were
very, very, hungry for office, did
know that the said Michel did
bear d good reputation IN the
leyes of the people of the State.
Therefore it became necessary
for the said Parker and his fol
lowers to trump up charges
foreign to the issues of the cam
paign in order to hoodWink the
people and in that way make
their way to the public trough.
And the only thing they could
say was that the said Michel had
bought State lands (at market
price, and subsequently sold
them at a profit.
And they declared this to be a
sin, and did talk very much of
the unWorthiness Of the said
Michel and the pure and spotless
life of their Moses, Judge Hall.
But now it comes to pass that
the said Judge Hall, he who was
said to be immaculate, is a chron-
lie office seeker.
And further that Judge Hall
Ibid gamble in cotton futures IN
q bucket shop, " a place where
| the cotton of the toiling farmers
| IS used as the basis Of bets, and
that after he lost at the game,
did refuse to make good the
amount he did owe to the keeper
lof the bucket shop" on some
transaction.
And that the said " bucket
shop keeper did hawk about
the said debt Of Judge Hall, ii
an effort to sell it.
That Judge Hall did do these
dishonest things while occupy
ling the exalted position of Dis
ltrict Judge, whose duty 1t is to
protect society BY punishing dis
honesty and unfair dealing
among men.
And this revelation, coupled
with the andisputed fact that he
IS now District Judge, and SUI
preme Judge-elect, and candi-
Idate for Federal Circuit Judge
"a position to be COTTON now only
lat the hands of Republican
administration and candidate
for Governor, has made his fol
lowers sore Of heart and feint of
hope, and has placed q mighty
crimp Id their denunciations
Iof Mr.. Michel for paying his
money for lands that were for sale
/ and reselling these lands for
more money.
Because they do know that the
people of Louisiana will say I'd
] them You did tell as things
that were untrue about thy
champion; therefore you are IN
worthy Of our confidence, and
saving this. the people will flock
to the support of the reprefenta,
tive of the Regular Democracy
of Louisiana the representative
of the party Of the white man
and Of peace and happiness ii
the land. DEMOCRAT T.
Pay your poll tax before next
Saturday
Born, to hIr. and Mrs.
Junge on December Goth, j baby
boy.