Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-25

To the Voters of Tensas:

To the Voters OF Tensas:
In announcing myself candidate for
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention,
| will say that /, as a member of the
Senate, opposed the holding of q Con-
vention at this time, believing that the
prime object in holding a Convention is
to raise additional revenues, and I could
not and do not see how additional rev.
enues can or will be rs!!sed without ad-
ditional taxation in one form or another,
and knowing that the people OF this
section are already staggering under a
burden of taxation that is more than
they can bear, opposed the holding OF
the Convention, and do now oppose it.
But if We are to have the Convention,
then it is necessary that we be represent.
ed therein, hence my candidacy.
Many questions of grave Importance,
and many questions especially important
to you, will come before the Convention,
and in asking you to honor me by Sc
Letting me as one of your representatives
in that most important body, it is but
right and proper that should let you
know my position on some of the i'm
portant questions that will be before that
body.
The question of gravest importance will
be the question OF taxation, and l am
already on record as being opposed to
increasing in any way the heavy burden
which you now bear.
One OF the next most important ques-
tons will be the distribution of the pub
lie school funds; at present the school |
fund is distributed on the basis of edu-
cable children in the State, each Parish
getting its just and proper proportion,
which Is the fair basis of distribution.
but it is proposed by some to change the |
basis and make the distribution on a
basis of average school attendance based |
On term of nine months.
When you take into consideration that
The average attendance in the rural dis
riots is, on account of weather condi-
ions, necessarily below that of the cities,
where they do not have the weather dis
advantages to contend with as we do in
he country, you will readily see that such
!. basis of distribution will be to the
great advantage of the cities and large
owns and to the great disadvantage of
he country sections. II elected to rep
resent you, l will oppose any change in
he present basis of distribution of the
public school funds of the State.
| am unalterably opposed to either the
,xtention or the curtailnent of the terms
ii office Of any officials.
am in favor of abolishing any useless
It unnecessary offices.
am in favor of consolidating Offices
" Boards wherever the same can be &C.
omplished without impairing or destroy
ng the efficiency of said Offices or Boards.
i am in favor OF re-districting the State
o as to reduce the number OF District
Judges and District Attorneys.
! am in favor of Split Sessions of the
that lie, to have two terms,
ne term at which Acts will be intro
uced, and another term at which they
'ill be acted upon, thus doing away with
0 many faulty, bad and useless laws.
If elected as one of your Delegates, !
I'LL go to the Convention as the repre-
entative Of The People of Tensas, and
ill represent them to the very best Of
~ ability, and request them to, at any
me, let me know their wishes.
Thanking you most sincerely for the
onors conferred upon me in the past,
nd hoping that my official conduct has
cen such as to merit your continued
onfidence, remain,
Yours most sincerely, \
G. H. CLINTON.