St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
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A NORTH LOUISIANA VIEW.

The Shreveport Journal, the
mouthpieceof Gov. Hall in North
Louisiana, thus discusses the re-
suit of the recent election in the
Third District, indicating that
that section of the State, from
which His Excellency comes, ex-
poets to have a reckoning with
Senator-elect Broussard, since
its vote largely helped to give
him the high honor he enjoys:
1.-THE defeat Of Henri Gueydan
in the Third District is the one
regretable result of Tuesdays
balloting. 1t is especially TO be
deplored on behalf Of the district
itself, because it means that the
third Louisiana will be without a
voice in the councils of the dele
CATION, and Judge Martin, as one
Of the very limited number OF
progressives in the lower house,
will have a very lonesome time
of it.
1.-THE result in this district
shows nothing except the resent
ment of the sugar planters
against the Democratic party be-
cause of the reduction of the
sugar tarif-selfiseness, pure
and simple.
Incidentally. the detection
of the Third District means the
elimination Of Walter Burke as a
gubernatorial possibility two
years hence, for Mr.. Burke was
the Democratic campaign manag-
er and conducted the contest on
behalf of Mr.. Gueydan along
lines to suit himself. brooking no
interference from the outside
and refusing all offers of assist
ance from all other sections of
the state-offers freely and
generously made by men promi-
nent in the political councils of
the commonwealth.
The refusal of Senator-elect
Broussard to give his endorse
ment to the candidacy of Mr..
Gueydan was undoubtedly large
" responsible for the defeat Of
the Democratic candidate.
1t is not believable that the
Democratic party in Louiuiana
will forget this action upon the
part of a man whom they have
SO signally honored. Unfortu-
nately, he has already been elect
ed to the Senate, and will take
his seat next March for a term of
six years. There is no known
method by which this mistake Of
the party may now be remedied,
but the Democrats of Louisiana
will avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to administer the re-
buke that has been SO richly
earned"
The journal expresses the view
that no way is open to settle ac-
counts with Mr.. Broussard until
the end of his six-year term,
which only begins on March A.,
1915.
Some excellent lawyers and
politicians. however, are inclined
to believe there Is a way.
On Nov. 3 the people of Louis
lana ratified an amendment Civ
ing them the right to recall any
state, district, parish or municipal
officer, excepting only judges of
courts of record, after he has
been in Office for one year.
Will it be contended that,
they reserved this right
and made the recall apply to the
Governor, who fills the highest
office in their gift, the people in
tended their Senators should be
free from the operations of this
enlightened law?
Mr.. Broussard, on March q,
1916, will have been in Office one
year. What makes The Journal
believe the Democrats of Louis
lana will not then consider the
use of the machinery put in their
to settle their score with
Broussard, who, as The
remarks, was largely
responsible for the defeat of the
Democratic candidates? Daily
States.
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