The St. Mary banner., 1914-09-19
Speech Of Mr.. 3. 4. Pharr, Placing
In nomination Hon. Wilson I.
Peterman for The Candidacy
for Congress from the Third
Congressional District at
New Iberia, on Sep {
tenber 5th, 1914. (

Qeeo, q most noppy Occ6eel0n-d
time for general rejoicing THAI
is now possible for the white men
Of the South to meet political and
economic issues purely upon their
merits, and be free of the fear
that has possessed their souls fol
fifty years. The instrument Of
this emancipation OF the white
men Of Louisiana and her sister
States in the South is the Pro.
gressive Party, and we owe that
party in large measure to Two
statesmen whom We will have the
honor to entertain on Tuesday
next-Theodore Roosevelt snd
John M. Parker-the first citizen
of the States and the first citizen
of the State.
We have again been confronted
with ihe withering influence of q
National Democratic regime.
History is repeating itself. Nipe.
teen fourteen is much like 1895.
The same underlying cau5es-ste
at work. South Louisiana is ris.
ing to meet q common enemy
The Democratic Party, now ex.
emplified in the person of Wood.
row Wilson, and twenty years ago
by that other author of1-WilU6n
bill who was likewise q college
professor. As the men of Europe
today forget their differences and
unite to defeat a common foe, 90
We of the Third District Join in
the tegmenduous movement to
denounce and defeat that 6ef6lf.
Gus party which has q >ssQ6nd
time, at its second opportunity,
proven utterly falee to its pl(dges,
and to its own people. Thehavoc
in this district has been go great
that there is left but q re0saat-ot
the Democratic party.
/ look about me today into the
faces of the men who have CON.
stitued the Democratic party,
The spectacle presented during
the past few months of four sspie-
ants for this Progressive tomi.
nation speaking from the Isame
platform has indeed been afmost
admirable one. wish thAf these
four men might all be sent to Con.
gress. We need them there. But,
this convention can make but only
one choice. "a
I, therefore. Mr.. ChairmAn. de.
sire to place in nomination the
gentleman from st. Mary-Hon.
Wilson T. Peterman.
The man is truly rep<esent.
alive Of the District and of its
people, even to the exte&t OF hav.
Ing 90 recently been DEpotfatic.
He ie possessed of q stJhax per.
sonality-a man Of large and ma.
tural influence with his fellows,
and has In marked degree the
qualities OF leadership. Mr.. Pet.
erman 10 what is styled Z aelf.
made man, and OF thlg n9 should
be proud. He il q native of the
District, and is at that time of life
when his usefulness to his State
should be the greatestvlAs al
small boy he secured employment. |
and 40 q growing youth pl6vided |
Tor himself and assiste q In the |
care Of . widowed mother. Mf.I
Peterman has risen throu9hsuccSi. /
sive stages OF lowly, but. worthy, /
work. and has arrived az 4 buSi. |
ness man ofcomnaahdfnk position.
HE, sctivities have icakaiAd hinl
MAO political fields before this. I
Ind his two terms 10 sbetIA show /
ne record Of brilliant admin.
TRAITOR ofwhich both he and his |
,afishionefs may we'll Be .1rond. |
de has, therefore, both {nSrIi. |
less life and ID public liidachieV,
d. . . position " iDhneicSsd
Nothing DISCLOSED real Character
Ike the use Of poweE Most me
an bear adyefsitt, INT Il you ~ q
Ire to kno1 xfAks 1 nan fe1,.,soe oes
I've him poyeF This IL y.
temetsag in this ro.seck ~.
thett. Wilson Peteryls ~ s.n - =
!el&hed II the bal. moe end ~.
OF been found yantine r. e
ese be ia the blood. he h.. t
eed. inherited richly.
This convention today snas ~. |
fo8!esstve party in Ldpi1 q. Z e
'feeIy result of the dis2afeons
eatment that We have rec7 7fvsSsstl
e hands ofthe Democratie nsss.
no' 3 ne fsar has been e2prsscSS Il