St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-01-06
&DENCE THAT THE PARISH WILL,
Inc UP WITH THE TRUEAND TRIED
elsPlan Of Revision of Assessment and Taxation Re
.elVd With Great Interest ST. Landry and
Fvangelne Parishes Will Save Over
$4,000 By the Scheme

/ like Gen. Jastremski, obeying
the spirit and letter of the pri-
mary law a candidate who upon
his own motion came out in the
opens and submitted his name tc
the people for their endorse,
ment.
Il do not like this sectional
1campaign that is being conducted
in this state. I am opposed to
this attempt to array the country
against the city. On the con-
trary, the city Of New Orleans
has done much for the country.
She pays over half the entire
state taxes, she has assumed a
one-quarter mill tax to build
good roads for the country par
ishes, and now she asks for the
governor for the first time in
over thirty years.
I don't believe Judge Hall is
the great redeemer he says he is.
I do not believe he is the great
savior the father of the Good
Government League would have
you believe. Irecall when Judge
Hall was a candidate for Su-
preme Court judge, the father
of the Good Government League
introduced a
RESOLUTION IN THE ST.
LANDRY BAR
Association against Judge Hall
on the ground that he was a
ring man, whereas Judge Land
had supported Theodore S. Will
kinson for governor. One or two
things, either Judge Hall was
not a ring man, whom Colonel.
Lewis said he was then, or else
he is not the ring buster they
claim he is now.
Mr.. j. j. Barry, one of the
prominent men of Grand Coteau,
a true and tried Democrat of the
old school, presided over the
with a long list of vice
presidents, showing the strength
Of Mr.. Michel in that section.
Among the vice-presidents
were:
DR.. T. T. Tarleton, v. H. ST
bile, Frank Miller, Joseph A.
Felix Miller, Simon Levy, |
Armand Petetin, J. L. Guilbeau, |
]. A. Smith, F. L. Guilbeau, DR..
9. A. Barry. DR.. G. A. Gardiner,
!. M. Gardiner, Frank Breaux, |
Aaron Perry, Hypolite Miller, |
Frank Sibille, DR.. B. Guilbeau, I
Dr.. F. G. Guilbeau, Valery Gull
9eau, Charles @. Guidry, Joseph t
:. Burleigh, Sr., Joseph Bur
eigh, Jr., William Brinkhaus,
Antoine Foraz, Clenin Boudreau,
]. 0. Barry and Armand Dun
)ar.
Following Mr.. Guilbeau Whose
speech was received with hearty |
,nthusiasm), Mr.. j. A. Fortier,
If New Orleans, addressed the
Iudience in French. Mr.. For
Ter is a son Of the venerable Prof.
4Ice Fortier, the renowned his
orian, Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Fortier speaks beautiful
french, and in cultured Grand /
5oteau he made quite a hit. He
vas repeatedly applauded, as he
lrove home telling points.
Mr.. F'ortier defied both of Mr.. +
Iichel's opponents to come out
n the clear as to how the par
shes are to save money during
he next four years. Mr.. Michel
viii show you, that by the means
f his revised taxation and as
essments st. Landry and Evan
cline parishes combined could
e saved over Sal, 900; and every
arish in the State could be !,
aved proportionate amounts.
He said the opposition of Mr..
Iichel did not charge him with
eing incapable of running the
fairs of the State in an intelli- j
ent and economical manner.
he Times-Democrat, the Goo
roos organ, had editorially I
luded Mr.. Michel's official con
uct as State Auditor. He has /
one things improper, " they say, /
and some even, in their deli /
urn, go so far as to say that /
Il. Michel has done things 5