St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-20
WHAT THEY SAY Be
RESULT IN St. LANDRY
Swords, taslrapes, FOalsaOt and LlttelI Are In
the Lead IN Election Prediction.
INTEREST IS At FEVER-HAET
The Last lap Of the Race Being Made Re-
gardIess OF Weather
Conditions.

| With the last lap of the race
| for the parochial officers of chief
importance Of st. Landry the
running is terrific, but to many
lit is clear that the winners have
such a lead that it is almost be-
yond the ken of mistake that
they will come under the wire
with a good margin to apare.
There was never any hope of
defeating "Old Grizzly" Marion
Swords for Sheriff.
! There was never a man per-
haps in the history of St. Ian
dry SO near the hearts Of the
people, and every race that he
has made has proven a repetition
of the others.
His great big heart, pulsating
all the time with Good will to
! all men, his striking generosity
which so many needy ones and
SO many enterprises fraught with
good to the country have been
the recipients of, his bravery
and impartiality in the discharge
of his official duties, these and
much more to his credit going to
make helpful citizenship and be-
Inevolent manhood have warmed
the esteem and hearts Of the peo-.
pie to this man. He has critics
galore, but his public spirit, his
benevolence, his business, his
ability, his love of his people and
his race, and his sacrificing dis
position these critics must bow
to. And these are the sort Of
men who make good officers and.
who rise to lofty eminence in the
esteem and gratitude of a people
and of a country.
The poison-voice Of the foe is
impotent against the MAN.
Young Henry Lastrapes is
making a winning race for Clerk
of Court. This young man, un-
til he was appointed Registrar Of
Voters some four years ago was
unknown in the politics of the.
parish. He was known, how
ever, as the very embodiment of
honesty, truthfulness, manhood
and individual accountability, SO
much so that when his name
was proposed for appointment as
Registrar all factions centered
on him, and he received the re-
commentator Of all political fac
tions in st. Landry. The man
who can do this in ST. Landry
must be everything that's good
and honest personif1ed.
In the Registrar S Office he sur
mounted the bitter factional dis
ferences in this parish as far as
his office was concerned. He
obeyed the law and duty with re-
markable precision, and went out
of office when he resigned to be-
come candidate for Clerk of
Court with the good will and per-
sonal friendship Of fridnds and
soc alike.
Young, energetic, well edu-
Gated, with an eye solely to duty
genial and pleasant to meet, no
wonder he made such headway
against a veteran politician that
now heis noWsconsidereda winner
Darius NJ. Fontenot, candidate
for Assessor, will win with little
trouble, a reward which win be
rendered him for duty well per-
formed during his four years In
cumbency Of the Office to which
he seeks reelection. He is an
other young man who, like Mr..
Lastrapes, came out as candi-
date for Office on his individual
record as man and a citizen,
but to-day he can add to that in
dividual recommendation his Of
fetal record made in the office,
and both Of these assets, makes
his claim for election to another
term SO strong that the people |
seem not to have overlooked the
fact. He has played no fayorites
in the discharge of his duties,
and his familiarly with the duties
of the Office, coupled with his
honesty Of purpose and unim-,
peachable integrity, makes him
one of the most available men in
the parish for Assessor. He is a
son of the late beloved Z. S. Fon- /
tenot, st. Landry Grand Old Man
and inherits the spirit and char
aeter and ability of his mourned1
father. There is not a blot on
either's private or official life.
DR.. r. M. Littell generally !,
makes a runaway race for Coro-
ner, and this race promises to be
40 exception. Doctor Bob"
whose charity; is a big as his
avoirdepois and his skillas a phy-I
sician is a barrier to the under
5aker's success, is higely esteem
I'd by the people both as a citizen
md an official, and a great ma
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