St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-25
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN,
THIS RECONCILIATIOIR
GapGof asks Pertinent Questions Concerning
ssaeqgls and landry.
stSPGIOUs, THIS one
II BaTs Implicit Faith In GOV, Hall, But HIS
Action Is Rather Suspicious to Me-"
Says the GOO.(iOG.
Opelousas, May 20.


into office as Governor of Louis
lana, there are things which
strike me as peculiar.
| will first begin by citing the
fact that the Senate consulted
him concerning appointments
made by Governor Sanders.
Governor Hall recalled tw 0
hundred of these appointments.
This shows that Governor Hall
has absolute control of the
Legislature, and whatever the
Legislature does, can be attrib-
uted to Governor Hall.
Even the city gang has fallen
IN line with Governor Hall, and
Governor Hall has paid the price
for the city gang.
Now for the logic of the situa-
ton:
Luther E. Hall, a member-elect
Of the Supreme Court, is a can
didate on a ticket calling for the
elimination of ring" politics
from the administration of State
affairs, and of its politics.
This same Justice Hall was
formerly a "ringster'' himself.
But he lends himself to the re-
fnrn movement which has in
view not only the destruction of
the State machine" but the
machine Of the city of New
Orleans, the latter machine be-
ing admittedly at the forefront in
the effort to elect a New Orleans
ward boss at the head of the
tate government.
There is denunciation, strong
as Tabasco, uttered from the
rostrums throughout She State,
against this ring in N&w Orleans
IN particular. .'Dow1S with the
Ring" is the slogan off the re
formers. "
Then what happens1
The Legislature meets.
And, as said before, these
New Orleans bosses, always
ready to go to the winning side
if there is a quid pro quo there,
60 in a body to Governor Hall,
asking him, even, it the ap-
pointments made by Governor
Sanders during recess, suited
him.
But, it is whispered that it
was understood that in return
for the boss-ridden legislators of
New Orleans giving Gov. Hall
their support, Senator Voegtle,
Ward Boss; Bob Landry, for
years a servant of the ward
bosses, and repeatedly charged
in public print with falsifying
the count of votes in calling the
roll of votes in the House, of
which he has been secretary for
10, these many years, would be
elected to offices in the Hall
Legislature Voegtle to the Presi-
dent protemship of the Senate,
and Bob Landry to the Secretary
ship of the House, where he can
WELD his handy pencil in record
ing the votes on measures where
the decision is close.
And then again, Mr.. Editor, it |
is said that Representative La
garde, of Orleans, will be made
chairman of the most important
committee in t he H ou e.
This will be by appoint
ment by Speaker of the House
Thomas, one of the most blatant !
Good Government League men
in the State.
Now, honest, there was but
one Good Government League
man elected to the Legislature
from Orleans. Would it not be |
Just simple gratitude, leaving
the sense of political debt aside, I
to appoint this one friend to this
important Craftsmanship, instead
OF lieutenant ward boss?
Does not this show that Gov
Hall, the man who never jokes, y
has absolutely buried all of his
h tre d expressed for the
ring of Louisiana, and has
gone to it lock, stock and bar /
rel?"
| would ask, as a conscientious
man, that the Clarion explain
these very peculiar gyrations.
GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Note by the Editor. II h e
Clarion is in hope that Gov, Hall
viii render efficient service to
the State Of Louisiana, and is
not disposed to criticise him the
first week of his induction into
Office, before he has had a chance
to do anything. The incidents
you mention are not foreign to
politics. Editor.