The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-11-19

army of our state fair and just share
of the wealth it creates. Laws that
will conduCe to the comfort and nap
illness and material we'll. being OF all
wage earning men and women and
children.
Eighth stand for the StricteSt
economy in the administration OF the
affairs OF the state and OF the parishes
and cities, and, as assisting to that end'
favor the diScontinuance OF all useless
Offices and boards and the consolidation
of others, with the view OF inSurlng 70
the state full time rendered by every
public servant.
NINTH favor such changes IN the
organic and statutory laws of the CON-
monwealth, and such readjustment OF
the judiciary as will make justice-clVll
and criminal-easier of attainment and
more expeditions, together with SUCH
changes aS will give the poor Etlgant
bis day in court and equal chance Win
the rich and resourceful.
notwithstanding the vast dement's
that have resulted to those LOulSlanS
parishes and communities which have
already expended great sum OF money
for permanent highways, shall favor a
continuation and extension OF state AID
toward goOd.road building.
FOR ANTITRUST LAWS.
"EleYen-I stand for the stricteSt en-
forcement of the antitrust laws now
upon the statue books, and for the en-
actmeut of such other measures as
NAV he found necessary to protect the
legitimate business interests and cIti-
zenS of Louisiana.
Twelfth The primary election laws
of the state should be rewritten ana
put into such shape as to end political
double dealing: party rights should be
safeguarded in every way possible, so
that a man OF one declared political
faith cannot participate in the selection
by nominal ton of candidates OF a differ
ent party, believe that Suchprimaries
should be conducted at public expense
and the way shonld be made easy for
the man of limited means to aspire TO
any ONCE within the gift of the people.
"Thirteenth-Civil service, rightly
and conseientioasly administered. is a
democratPic and necessary system. /
believe that it should be enforced in
every city in Louisiana with popula'
ton Of s,eee or more, thus doing away
with the menace of "bOSSiSm," result.
ing from the distribution OF patronage
in payment out of the taxes wrung
from the people fer political services
rendered. Under properly applied civil
service rules, the man holding posi-
ton in the city's employ would know
that merit alone was to be considered
and that he could not be thrown out OF
employment at the dictate OF some one
higher up" who might be displeaSed
over the way he had exercised his right
of suffrage. In this way, also, would
be protected and preserved the political
liberty of the employee. Anything
short Of this is oppression.
Fourth Finally, submit my candi-
daCY to the Democrats OF Louisiana up
on the record of sixteen years OF ser.
vice as member OF the Senate and
four years as Lieutenant Governor and
presiding officer OF that body. That
record is open to inspection of any and
all who care to inquire, stands as a
guarantee for anY future course, and
effer this record, which is definite upon
the vital question of woman suffrage,
industrial legislation and the state
debt. as supplement to. and part of,
this platform. Upon that record. and
upon the pledge that. if elected. shall
faithfully strive to carry out the poii-
cies briefly outlined herewith. / ask
the Democratic nomina ton for Cover
nor at the hands of the people,"