St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
CAPT. o. b. STEELE, CANDIDATE
FOR STATE AUDITOR.

O11A - W IL "a 0EAA0a NkAN2D213ATy
FOR STATE AUDITOR,
Louisiana, Of New Orleans, payax
the following high and deserved
compliment to Captain Steele, canse
didate for State Auditor:
1t is not only with pleasure, but
with p4lde taat Louisiana presents
with this issue such q man - Caee
TAIN y. =. steele as candidate for
olale Auditor to its readers. 81 81
AS a man, as citizen, - q SOL
der, as q pubic servant his record;
runs clear AID true from the beginss
nlng to this day. No man In publios
life in Louisiana has had Q more
uniformly successful career than 10
While mere boy in short trous,
ers he enlisted in the Confederate
service. gong as q bugler, gay, cont.
dent, una1rald, nred even at that tea.s
DER age with the courage tnat tanned
IN every Southern heart. Prone.
ton came rapidly; the boy bugler.s
almost before he knew it was lie1ss
tenant, aaJuIant OF artillery, sery-s
ing IN thus capacity In Breckea>S
rauges famous DIVISION, coming out
OF the war q full-nedged captainsg
ne won his title fair ana clear and
IS one OF the none-t6o-many cas-
lalns'' OF today 10 wnom It beloneo2
oy uae right supreme.
Returning home, this young caDes
tain Of the Lost Cause plunged ~:
once into the pursuits Of farming.
ana later OF combined farming nj
store keeping in the parishes, -
pectlvely, OF Union and Nor house,
IN Doln OF which undertaklngs h1s
met with the success that hae 81
.eAdeQ nlm Throughout his life.
ms INST pu0llc service after The
war was in the. campaign Of 1874
IN which he took conspicuous part.
IA the reconstruction ACTIVITIES which
eliminated IN the restoration to IT,
..ate Or ner sovereignty ana the oloosj
tlun or francs I. Nicnols - -
cnlef executive. He served q tafus
as MEMBER OF the House Of RpfosI
sentxtlves ana was then promotes
to the upper house. In both houoo63
no took prominent part In the hand
1lng or the states nnances.
Nominated and erected, he va6|
STATE Aualtor UNDER the McEnery -
mlnlstrati0n; was re-nom mated
electea ana served in the same olhco5
unQar Governor Nichols.
IN 1892, captain steele was prool&l
Dental eiect0r ana cast the vote a.
Louisiana for Grover Cleveland FOR
presloent. With the election u
Governor Foster. he took charge o1|
the state T1easurers once and
though not treasurer. he had COM
pete control OF that once during
governor rosters nrst term. u Vac
he Mao discovered the famous Burko
oeIalcauo9~ nd 1t was largely thru
HAS knowledge Of the Stase,s nsoot
analrs tnAI the tangle was unravole8
ana the genuine OaDy BONDS sepsratsI
eu from the spurious bonds. .ss
He was elected State Treasures
again. ana VIE out opposition, whsa;
u0ye4n0r Sanders came into power
ana served tull ana successful term
n tnat capacity.
In the business world Captain
Steele has' also made good. He
was one Of Une organisers and nfut;
vice presidents OF the Bank Of Baton,
Rouge, and the remarkable success
OF tnat great financial institution II
in NO small measure due to him.
And flgnt along with all this CAT.
SteeAe has 0een an enthusiastic farm
ar. He is q farmer for love Of ~
HIS greatest pleasure he has found
IN making his part Of the earth toI
blossom and bear fruit. Only 1aa
OF great versatility. of unlimited r.
source and boundless energy could
nave done all these things, and ~
failed in either undertaking.
His high character, his expefieneeK
his rugged honesty, his splendid -
thusiasm and dauntless energy ~
4conspire to point him out, clearly
knd distinctly - tho mot desirablos
man to have in charge Of the -
portant affairs Of tine Auditors o.
nee.