The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-30

the people of his parish and State, but he
has never asked and has never held an
office which might be regarded as anything
else than an honorary one. His service /
has been patriotic, not in the hope of ma
terial gain; he asks the democratic nomi-
nation for governor in the firm belief that,
If elected he can serve the whole people of
Louisiana in such way that they will reap
the benefits.
And as Thomas G.. Barrett has been the |
consistent friend of every movement look
ing toward better morals and better govern
ment, so, also, has he been. the firm friend /
of every movement in behalf of the great
masses of Louisianians who labor in shop
and field for their daily bread. In the
journal of the State legislature will be found
his record upon this great question-not
only has he always voted for measures
designed to better the condition Of the la
boring man, but be has stood directly spon-
sor for more measures in behalf of labor
than any other man in Louisiana's public
life. The present workmen's compensation
law, the greatest boon that has ever been
given to labor, is very largely the result of
Thomas G.. Barrett's efforts: he was the
pioneer mover toward the incorporation of
this measure in Louisiana's statutes. This
is but one instance, for the statute books
are filled with good and sound laws in the
interest of labor for which the present
lieutenant governor is responsible. Every
man, when he. goes upon the stump in a
political campaign, declares himself the
"frend of the laboring man." Thomas c.
Barret's friends are willing to let his works,
rather than his words, speak for him in this
respect.
The man who aspires to the highest office
within gift of the people of Louisiana
ought to be fitted for the position by tenn
permanent, by experience and by reason of
intellectual attainment. In Thomas G..
Barrel of Caddo Parish the people Of this
commonwealth will find just such an ideal
candidate for governor; he is is man of
commanding ability, equipped by nature
and environment to stand upon equal foot
ing with the leaders Of other States and
other sections; he is learned in the law and
possessed of mind that has enabled him
to hold communion with the great writer's
and the great artists of the world; he has
had actual training of twenty years for the
duties of the very position he now asks of
the sovereign voters of the State. He
stands directly in line of promotion, having
been content to come up from the bottom,
through the regular channels, as a member
of the State senate for twelve years, then
to the position of president pro TEN of the
body for four years and finally as lieuten-
ant governor, in which latter position he
will have served four years at the close of
the present administration. Experience of
this sort teaches a man what it means to be
governors; Thomas G. Barrett, because of
this long service in the legislative branch
Of the State government, is bound to be
better equipped for the chief magistracy
than the man who knows only by hearsay
and long distance observation of the duties
and responsibilities of the office.
In Thomas c.. Barrel, the candidate of
Caddo Parish, there is offered for the gov
ernorship capable business man, one who
has learned business methods in the hard
school of experence-he began his bust
ness career as a newsboy on the streets of
Shreveport and has made his way by his
own efforts.
enough for the governorship of Louisiana,
large minded, large hearted, amply -ex-
perienced. He has been loyal to every
trust the people of this parish and the State
have thus far reposed in him; if chosen to
the position of chief executive of the com
monwealth he will serve all the people with
intelligence, ability, faithfulness and pa
triotic zeal.
Knowing him as we do here in his home
city-knowing his attainments, knowing
his record, knowing his ability-the Jour
nal unhesitatingly endorses Thomas c..
Barret's candidacy and most heartily COM
mends him to the democratic voters of
Louisiana. They can make no mistake in
promoting such faithful servant.