The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-01-18
81 DELOS r. JOHNSON
Should BE Reelected Parish Representative for the

He is sober habits of recognised honesty integrity andwho
experience training qualified position representa-
He only sought
- THE RECORD SHOWS '~'''
That member the house Independent thought
and himself with neither
forces Note his position the election u Senator and other matters
That he supported every measure which sought to improve
good morals and stamp vice and doing this State
That he worked for the passage all acts which bring relief
to the abon such law forcing who time checks
to redeem them in cashto any holder or
ng attorney
ship cutting down the salaries and making the offices elective instead Of appve
That he led the opposition to the Forest Commission Bill in
1910 which provided Wardens appointed
Parishes and caused the defeat of all that part the
That he introduced the Income Tax Resolution and which
evying against which would ultimately
tn areducon taxation He by the House
the determined opposition of the Governor and mond interests
That he introduced and secured the passage Of the law
ang labore factory material belonging his employer
the of his without bond whatever the Court
That he introduced and secured the passage of a law en-
g the farmers the enforce contracts where goods
advanced the faith of such This for the of
those advances fraudulent where the party without
contract which has matter how much the aborer fur
h othe aber the employer land The
vetoed by the Governor although 157 the said good
That he introduced 16 measures 9of which were finally
why should asec
term as has been time honoed custom.
And on the Other Hand Remember
That T E. Bennett the other candidate running
fifteen years Representative again 1904 State
again 1908 He before the people the Parish the fifth
= " That Mr. Bennett claims to be Baptist Minister under the
Bit we'll for the churches that Minister
! That Mr. Bennett has refused to meet his for
requested Mr. Johnson proposed
and places meeting each ward for joint debate and
he refused. he afraid Of the truth?
the appove offices and high salaries
IN accord record Representative, for
THE RECORD SHOWS:
voted for the creation Of many appontve
Offices such as boards and
% s @ ss boards 5 sss as a Ps ses s sss
That the cutting down Of salaries mentioned by
him while representative Although the Secretary Of State received salary
which was increased hreed while Mr. Bennett office and although Ss
Assessors high commissions attempt made by
. Attorneys commission given to the public schools
THE RECORD ALSO SHOWS:
That opposed and voted against the act which
established the Ruston Industrial Institute.
opposed and voted against small appropriation for
fhe State Normal School in 1896.
opposed proposition Of framing constitu
allowing the people special aid schools
That Mr.. served he introduced nine
only which passed. and that was to return few dollars
a tax q the Sheriff.
That Mr. Bennett opposed and voted against House
hin 257 which provided calling Constitutional Convention the motive
change the that the could be eliminated
our poit the first time since the Civil War that the Democrats a
ar majority the Legislature the first to lgse
; negro suffrage The favored the and tn