The herald., 1912-08-15
An Outline of His Past and Some Edi-
tOriaI Comment of the Daily Press.
New Orleans, August, 1912

New Orleans, August, 1912.
To the Democratic Voters of the City
and Parish of Orleans:
am a candidate for the important
Office of District Attorney and solicit
your suffrange.
was born in New Orleans and have
spent my life here except for the few
years spent in college. l began the
practice of my profession in 1890 and
my practice has been confined to the
criminal branch of the law.
1 was appointed to the Office of Dis
trict Attorney of this Parish June q,
| 1903, to succeed the lamented ]. Ward
Gurley, and l gave the result of years
of experience to make my administra-
ton a success, and it was a success.
Permit me to say that no man can hope,
no matter how great his ability, without
experience, to properly conduct that
Office. You must know the people of
this great cosmopolitan city to properly
select jurors, and while the law is
science, the conduct of criminal case
is an art and it takes years of exper-
tience to master that art.
During my administration of that Of
flee, many important cases were tried
successfully, and a congested docket
practically cleared, and full credit was
given me by the people of this city and
by the press, especially by The Times
Democrat and the Picayune.
am proud of my administration, not
only because the guilty were punished,
but because even my enemies admit that
played the game fair. No advantage
was ever taken of any man and the
rights guaranteed to the accused by the
Constitution and Laws of this State
, were always fully observed.
!, All citizens having business in the
: Criminal Courts will bear me out when
: say that and my assistants were at
all times courteous to all, and that we
knew no distinction when 1t come to
our official duties between friend or
. foe, between the rich and powerful or
, the poor and unfortunate.
r l look upon a District Attorney as
something more than hired prosecu'
tor. He is judicial officer. He is not
) only to punish the guilty, but above all
/ he is to protect the innocent. And that
} plan followed, and will follow IL you
: elect me your District Attorney.
My term of office expires on Deem
, Der 5th, 1904 / had been in office
/. little over sixteen months, and have
1.-THE satisfaction of knowing that l did
2 my duty well. Eight years have passed
J. and during those eight years l have
. gained an experience, and ask you to
let me have the honor of agin being
5 your District Attorney.
The office is now on a fee basis.
have for years openly stated that was
opposed to that system. l believe In
salaries for the District Attorney and
Il LOT HIS dSSlSJduIo
/ believe in the principles of the
Democratic Party and have always vot
ed the straight National and State Dem
ocratic ticket, but no man can truthful
lily say that l have in no instance
allowed party loyalty to influence m!
official acts in the slightest degree. L
elected will be the District Attorne!
of all the people and not of a party o.
faction.
. Before my defeat, through the inter
: vention of Governor Blanchard, for re
t. nomination in the Democratic conven
II ton in September, 1904, malicious ant
II untrue charges had been published
T. against me in the Daily Item, then un
il der a different management. In thi
connection 1 quote from the case o
n Gutenberg versus O'Mally, 116 Louisis
< ma Reports, page 707. In giving m
l. judgment for $4,000. the Supreme Cour
e said:
.e "The Court regrets to have to say
that the reading of the record force
i. the conclusion that defendants wer
: actuated by enmity. This persona
Z animosity breathes in the publics
& lions, especially in that of Septembe
+ goth. The election was then owe
! and for continuing the attack upo
Z plaintiff, they could remain no rel
i sons except thew were private. Agail
IL not from personal spite and hatre'
Z why should the defendants have mad
I this violent assault upon plaintiff
I Was he not young man in the fu
! lest possession of his mental an
L physical faculties, who, as this Coul
:: itself can bear witness, has made a
able District Attorney, and againi
ri, whose integrity defendants have bee
= unable to show anything"
lie Among the many editorials approvir
a. my administration of the Office, r
lr- print copies of two, one in the Dali
Picayune of September 18th, 1904, ar