Lower coast gazette., 1914-08-08

(v9ncTdl ISIOHlt~A ~ ~
o,,;e;ona ;s one of which he may well pe :,
oroud. AS a soldier in the civil war, as d W.. 5
aran confederate, and as General Oh ene s'a'e =
Veterans. AS Senator from the ,
Eo,,rth Senatorial District for many years ne
ronresanted that district in the State Senate
ond in 1900 when Gov. Heard was elected gov
ernor. General Estopinal was the UNANIMOUS
oho;co Of the state democratic party 1or Leu,
tenant governor, in which capacity ne sei'ea
his state with exceptional ability ana 'lls 'eu :"
bis selection to represent the first congressional
a;st,;ct Of Louisiana in the national congress III
1oo9 and in congress he has done all tna' he
could in every possible way to peneh' 'ne p7o'
ne of his state and of his district.
IN Congress- General Estoplnal mas peeh
recoonized as one of the representative men
among the Creoles of Louisiana, ne representing
tho SPANISH section and Garland Dupre repre-
sontino the French section of those men VINO
trace their ancestry and control OF Louislaha
hack for some two centuries.
We presume that in the Parish OF flaqae-
mines there will scarcely be a dissenting Vo'e
in the primary election, General Estop'nal W.
ing everywhere recognized as a Leading cahulo-
ate and practically certain OF success Az .,e
came time we in Plaquemines Parish W IL W
o,,,.o,ves as we'll as to General Estoplnal, TO
oat ont every practicable vote for hlm ana 10
fms make doubly sure his final electlon 1or
another term in the general election IN NoVem-
Der. no+
Many of our friends are too apt to think that
mr. November elections and the previous pr-
,nar;es are Of comparatively little Importance to
them. A free people, enjoying the electorate
&c we do. should know and feel that every vote
IS Of Importance and that no free man does MN
self Justice, nor does his friends justice unless
bo COOS to the polls and votes himself for MS
f~avorite candidates and lends his best efforts &c
bring out the voters from every precinct, as IN:
hannilv some of them are rather indifferent ane
don't like to consume the time necessary ="
travel a mile or two to cast a vote IN Wnlch 'he!
feel thew have comparatively little direct con
Germ. =,
The next congress of the United States, tn
nresent one terminating on March 4, lSlo' WI
ha the second congress under President WI
sons administration and will almost surely 4
ono Of vast Importance to us in Louisiana. "
have beheld our sugar and rice industries pc
;sh;no in Louisiana because OF freeze ana 1loe
and because Of adverse legislation. GOV. fsto]
inal fought consistently in congress 1or aoequa
: protection on sugar and rice as long as tne
was any possibility Of success. Wnen 1he sue
realities developed themselves and 1t was 1oul
+ that President Wilson was determined to car
p his views through right or wrong, ana WIN
d resistance to these extreme views seemed utl
% " useless. then Governor Estopinal turned
n attention in other directions and awaited I
opportune time for earnest efforts 10 reae'
a. some Of the ground that we have lost by tnt
in circumstances over which we had no contfol.
err NAV no nossible that there will be such a char
It in the complexion of the coming congress as
lg secure from that congress an expression III
tie vor If those industries in which we are the m
he concerned and such an expression as "oulo
he now the credit Of those engaged in these or
he industries that have been practically rulneo
pot our adverse legislation. Whether or not "
let homes NAV be realized is OF course uncerc
pie Int in such crises as this, Gov. Estoplnai
les never failed to stand for his own people an
do all that he conld for them.
the Apart from all this, Gov. Estoplnars
Or experience in public life and his many ye
bad experience now in congressional lite nave g
exa him a degree of power in Washington
,ta- would be granted to but few men. Those
have heen in correspondence with him (
and very we'll that no man could be more after
try, or more earnest in his efforts to oDlg'
Co., friends than has our distinguished congress
Of from St. Bernard Parish, and we snail
ared that in the coming primary election our p
will give him practically a unanimous vote
-
Tie Value Of River Navigation