St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-31
DR.. LAZARO HAS LARGE
.LY ATTENDED MEETING
ladies' Attend in Numbers.--Makes An Effective
speech.--Fontenot, sandoz and Garland
Among the Speakers

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ljpelousas, Friday night.
The speaking was on the conrt-
house square, and the improvised
seats were filled to their utmost
capa ".
Ell and Representative L. Austin
Fontenot, Mr.. Albert Garland,
Senator Lazaro and Chairman
Sandoz made ringing addresses.
MIR. Sandoz, on assuming the
chair, spoke as following:
In assuming the chairman
ship of this meeting, it may not
be anaiss for me to make a few
remarks touching upon the gen
eral political conditions in this
parish as they now exist, and
have existed for some time, as
we'll as the peculiar conditions
existing with reference to the
present congressional campaign.
At the outset, however, I want
II distinctly understood that /
am actuated by no feelings of
personal animus, hatred or spite,
and that / am personally ac-
quainted with and have the high
est personal regard for each of
the three candidates now before
the people for the democratic
nomination for Congress from
this district.
AS | said, ! shall endeavor to-
confne my remarks to a criticism
Of conditions not men; but if in
the discussion of these condi-
lions | must refer to certain in
dividuals, either directly or by
inference, will do so only be-
cause it becomes absolutely nee
essary.
4 am voting for Senator Laz-
arc in this fight, not because |
think more of him personally
than I do his two opponents, or
that think less Of them as in
digiduals, but because / like his
politics better. / like that inde-
pendence of spirit which has
characterized his every act in |
public life, always following the
dictates of his conscience and his
judgement, and regardless of
whether he pleased the so-called
ring or the so-called reformers.
I admire that stamina in which so
few men seem to possess or If |
they do possess, do not exercise
which prompts him to take a
stand in public matters only after
mature and careful deliberation,
and once taken cannot be induc-
ed to recede from. / like his
frank honesty, which in itself
Inspires confidence, and makes
one feel more keenly the need
Of such men and hope that they
were many times more nuner-
GUS, for if we must must look
for a brighter day in the politicall
affairs of this parish and state
we can only depend upon men OF
the calibre of DR.. Lazaro to de-
liver US from political bondage.
and not to those who vacilliate
between the ring" and the re-
formers and belonging to the
one or the other only as it suits
their purpose to do so.
Mr.. Lewis, if mistake not
has belonged more or less to both +
political elements during his pol
itical career of sixteen years,
that is, to the 'ringsters' and
70 the 'reformers. " Latterly,
his affiliations have been with the
reformers, " and insofar as his
efforts at reform in this parish
are concerned, where surely he +
is In better position to WELD
whatever influence he may have
II have noted, with something
akin to amusement, that they
we're devoted solely to the effort
to arnalgamate certain interests
in his behalf, and that he at J
tempted to draw largely upon
the so-called ring" forces in
the accomplishment of his coup
d,etat, Yet when you fird one
Of his recruits" and endeavor
70 get an expression of opinion
IRON him as to the extent of his
support of Mr.. Lewis, you get
about the same answer from him
that the old negro got from his
Young son whom he had accused
@ eloping with a young niger
gai. The old darky was very .
much opposed to his sons mar I
rage on account of his tender
age, but one fine day the young
puck slipped off and was missing
: week or more. He didn't go
very far, but always managed to
aedge his irate father. Finally,
Me OLD fellow met his boy unex-
peetedly, and having heard that
sals son was m arrie d, pro-
pounded to him the direct ques-
aon Look here, nigger, is you
aasfied?' The boy somewhat
ssammeringly replied: Well