The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-29
VOL. XxxvIII
Seeking the Lime-Light.
IShrevenort Jonrnal.l

Under the above caption the esteem
ed Natchitoches Times last week had
the following:
1--WE have received plum bale of
typewriter dope from our esteemed
friend Capt. C.. IL. Teal, of CoIfax-all
going to show that there is scanda-
lous rumor circulating around the by
WAYS TO the effect that the eighth con-
gressional district committee counted
AswelI in last fall, and that such ru-
mors are a serious and unjust accusa-
ton against the gentleman and that
committee
1--WE are not going to print all this
stuff. n the first place we know noth"
ing about it. In the second place, we
have no brief for Aswell. and do not in
tend to use our good space in assisting
him and his friends to keep in the lime
light; in the third place, we believe
that the people should have some rest
from politics, and in the fourth place,
when the proper time comes, we intend
t. pull off our coat, go to work and by
voling, writing and speaking do all we
oan to assist Doc Aswell-OUT OF CON-
GREsSi
but there have been awfully ugly
rumors. so ugly, in fact, that there has
never been day since the election that
Perrin could not have beaten. Ofcourse
the Doc and his friends are knitting,
knitting, knitting together little fab
RE by which they expect to land MN
again into the lap of luxury and power
-Dnt there is also force at work to
tear that little blanket, and 1T is the
most powerful force among men-the
silent voice of the people thinking,
thinking, thinking. IL needs but the
breath of a few brave and unselfish
men to start confiagration that will
sweep Aswell and his like from the pub
lie life of this district.
And. we take it, when those brave
and unselfsh" politicians have started
their confiagration for the purpose Of
sweeping .:Aswell and his like from the
public life' of the eighth district, they
will exhale another breath and start
another blaze in behalf of Mr.. Perrin
or some one of his calibre. The brave
and unselfsh" politicians are never sat
isfied with big man of the Aswell
type representing them in Congress
they don't want a man who is strong
enough or forceful enough or patriotic
enough to stand up and fight for the
principles of democracy, but prefer a
gum-shoe politician who can hot-foot it
around the various departments looking
for favors for the friends back home
and make record in the matter of
new postoffice buildings. new rural free
delivery routes and soft jobs. The
eighth district has now in Congress a
man who measures up with the bright
est intellects in the House. who has a
reputation that is nationwide, and who
will be able to WELD an influence fol-
good, not only for his district, but fol
his State and for the party as whole.
OF course, whether the voters of the
eighth district keep him or not is theiI
own business, and none of ours, but We
find it impossible to believe that the
good Democrats of the eighth Louisiana
will turn down man ike j. B. Aswel
for man like Perrin. There are some
politicians in the district, and some mel
of influence like Editor Cunningham
who are opposed to DR.. Aswell for per
sonal reasons, but they should be will
ing to sink these animosities and bur,
their private grievances for the good o
the district and the State of Louisiana
The Natchitoches Times says i
doesn't know anything about the trutl
or. falsity of the 'scandalous rumors'
that have been circulating about tn
district since the election last fall. Be
fore Editor Cunningham pulls off hi
coat, as he propopes, and goes tofight
ing DIR. Aswell's reelection, however
he ought to take the time and the trou
BILE to make an investigation. Whel
he discovers the source of these "scan
dalous rumorsv and learns why and b
whom they have been set on foot an
kept in circulation, he will be compelled
in all honesty, to admit that the eight
district Congressional committee did il
duty fairly and sguarely. Mr.. Perrin
who opposed DIR. Aswell in the primar
last year, does not dare to openly max
the accusation that Aswell was count
ed in, - and he ought TO be man enoug
at this juncture to come out and sd
publicly that he was satisfied with tn
correctness of the count, as he wa
forced to say at the final meeting {
that committee when it was shown ths
AswelI was fairly and honestly returI
ed winner AS matter of fact, tn
large vote Perrin received in the eight
district last year was not polied on ii
merits or the capabilities of the tw
men-it was largely given him by di