St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-31

IganlZed. Senator Lazaro vote(
against Ward Boss Voegtle WI,
was a candidate for Presideni
Pro TEN Of the Senate. Y !,
will find by reading the Senate
Journal that Senator Lazars
voted for the anti-lobby bill, tht
recall. the anti-dual Office hold.
ling bill, the income tax, the pri.
mary law bill, the bill to abolish
the game commission, the bill
creating the tax commission, the
bill allowing every poor man te
sue in the Courts Of the State
without putting up advance
costs, and all the other bills pre-
|sented by the administration
leaders to carry out the platform
pledges of Governor Hall.
Now, myssfriends, it is very
easy to get up here and talk
against the bosses, it's not diff diff
cultto go out in the country and
lanabast the so-called bosses, but
it is quite another thing to go to
Baton Rouge and meet them face
to face, and look them in the
eyes, and then denounce them
with the same vigor you did out
III the country. The bosses are
game fighters and it takes man
hood and courage to stand up
before them and take punish
ment.
Mr.. Lewis, BY his charges
against Mr.. Chappuis and Mr..
Lazaro, has opened the door for
an investigation Of his own po-
litical doings, and I want on this
occasion to say to you that all
his talk about the bosses is moth
ing but rnoonshine, / want you to
know that after all his high
spunding bunk about the bosses
that he is very tame when he
gets among them. When Sena-
tor Lazaro was voting and work
ing for the reforms promised
The people, Mr.. Lewis was here
gathering proxies to attend the
State Democratic Convention,
ind what did he do when he got
here? Go ask Dubuisson, go
ask Judge G. Z. Dupre, go ask
Jhas. Thibodeaux, go ask Saul
luilbeau, and any other Of the
many who were present, and
fou will find that Mr.. Lewis,
With the st. Landry vote, or the
control oft in his pocket, per-
nitted Robert Ewing, a so-called
|. New Orleans ward boss to be /
llected National Committeeman
Without eppositio link Of Il.
'elleW Demo oerats, after all his I
ak about the bosses, Mr.. Lewis, /
lolding the vote of the Democ-
acy Of st. Landry in his pocket,
a ward boss to bel
hosen to represent Louisiana, s
Democracy, without raising his
'oiee in protest.
In defence of his action Mr..
lewis said at Church Point thatI
le. did not want Ewing but could
lot get Pujo, or Wilkinson TO run
gainst him, and it was useless !
o lead a forIorn fight. N.Y.
riends, Senator Lazaro knew he
Vas in a lost fight when he]
ought Boss Voegtle but the mi
lority never had any terrors for
i'm. and in the face Of certain
.efeat he cast your vote against
he Boss and in favor Of the
Tarmer. Mr.. Thos. Fl. Lewis
vas Chairman ST the State Con-
ention and John w. could have
,een recognized and heard in
Irotest against the election of
wing but he stayed glued to his
eat and permitted st. Landry
0 join in the chorus and add {
er vote to make Boss EWing's
lection unanimous.
IF you take the Clarion and
be other newspapers you will /
ee that Mr.. Lewis says he is
tanding on the Baltimore plat
orn. From this action in the
tate Convention he must be a
ecent convert to at least one of
he planks therein. Tn the State
/ offered d resolution
skiing that the General Assembly
atify the proposed amendment
ranting to the people the right
D elect US. Senators by q direct
ote Of the people. This resolu-
ion was referred to the Committee
d resolutions who made an IN
aVorable report thereon. How
yer, there were some real I
democrats on the committee, and I
mong them was Mr.. John Clay {
on, of Concordia, who filed a /
ninority report in behalf of the
esolution asking for the election
f us. Senators BY a direct vote
f the people. The vote Of St. I
1andry was cast against Mr.. Clay /
ons report and against the cleo 1
ion Of U.s., Senators by d direct
'ote Of the people. And strang
s it may seem to some of you