St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05

with horror the corpse strewn bat
tlefields OF Europe, but We should
not forget that daily our fellow citi-
Gems engaged In gainful occupations
are killed.
The report Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor showed that over
10000 of our American citizens
are killed yearly and that more than
100000 workingmen are injured
yearly, this indludes only the ones
whose injuries extend over period
Of four weeks.
There is no record to show how
many thousands whose systems have
been wrecked and ruined through
long hours and low wages, many OF
whom are permanently crippled BY
disease contracted in POORLY venti-
lated workshops, crippled BY being
forced to work in positions where
they breathe poisonous air from
early morn until the setting Of the
sun, - result many becoming pub
|lic charges. Ks
The teachers Of the State are nm
der paid, their wages being hardly
sufficient to meet the bare cost Of
LIVING. The telephone and telegraph
operators are worked too long fol
the amount Of pay or compensation.
The laborers should be given the
protection that their usefulness to
society warrants.
We should give every citizen .
chance to reach such position or
station that he. will be Of material
benefit to the government. Unless
one receives . wage more than sum-
cient to cover the bare cost Of living.
It ID almost impossible for him to
be good citizen, and he should
have hours short enough, 20 after
his days work shall have been com
pleted he may still have time and
energy sufficient to do his part "a
q citixen in his community in help.
ing to carry his part OF the burden Of
government. Thousands Of men are
kept from being good citizens BY
the general conditions Of life with
which this government permits them
to be surrounded.
We need broad comprehensive
workmens compensation acts. mini
mum wage law, better laws 70 regu
late the work Of women and chile
labor laws should be passed and en-
forced BY our government to pr0tec
not only property but humanity. ant
II we should discriminate, then
| would favor humanity.
The struggle Of labor IL to fret
man from his own Weaknesses. from
his own cupidity, from his own nm
fair, unjust and unnecessarily crue
environments.
The struggle IL for home and fir'
side, for higher life. . nobler man
hood, womanhood and childhood
which may look forward to the da.
of deliverance from absurd economi
conditions and cruel burdens. TIL
future will substitute the college ant
forum for the arsenal or Jail; tn
home and not the factory for moth
erhood; the playground. school AM
sunlight and not the mill or work
shop for children.
| / understand that the duties an
responsibilities of the position whicl
l seek, that Of Lieutenant-Govern
|are not exclusively to sit and act Il
the place Of the Chief Executive
during the latter's absence or in
ability. The sLieutenant-G -Governo
should render an even greater Sci
vice than il expected of him, an
that has not always been rendere
, in the past by Leutenant-Goverr
ors, and that is to act in harmon
with the Chief Executive and er
deayor to assist him In reaching sa'
; isfactory conclusions in the solutio
: Of the great problems that he Is asl
ed and required to solve.
- It will be my aim always. whe
! elected, to act with the Governor
!, discussing and settling issues
/ State, with NO other purpose in vie
than to secure the best results.
) am entitled to confederation a.
: elevation by the people Of this Stat
]. have served for eight years in Il
i General Assembly Of Louisiana.
d come from . parish that
D Democratic-Pointe Coupee; from
+ Democrats judicial District the 21'
;. and from 4 Democratic Congl esSiO