Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-14

Entered as LOUISIANA under the Act March
BARRET AND PROHIBITION
When our own genial seseppns Lieutenant the Homo
rabe Thos Barrett soemny declares himself for
to laugh!
Mr. Barrett member State Senate for sixteen years
and now serving as Lieutenant Governor And all that time nearly
twenty years heard him by voice vote give the slightest
indication that the cause of Prohibition had him wlw
In great fight Baton Rouge last May when the Governor the
Ward Bosses the Liquor Interests the daily all COM
bed put the people find Smiling Tom lined up solid
with the Boys We find him working for the bill that only
hbted the Constitutional from changing the
LIQUOR Of the State but also prohibited the People from
having any voice in the matter ALL For the Senate which the
Honorable Tom Barrett presdes passed the original Sdbey Bill
which Sawm Vote the peop according Senator Sundbey
would had have no say and only after most heroic fight the
House that niqutou amended give the people
vote And every step made amend that bill 6ecy fought by
the Governor the Ward Bosses the Liquor Interests Andhe Hnora
bic Tom
When the the people Barrel fought for the convention
until he whipped and then he lit for Boston He played
the game for all worth when the people August 3st beat
the convention Tom found himself with others the political discard
Then what played everyones support he around and
around and finally left Shreveport and New Orleans with his
friends September the 2 last find where he stood He found
that wanted him for his friends the Constitutional
Convention fight had left hm-he by hme-and o Over night
he grabbed the Prohibition Banner and for the first twenty
the people of Louisiana had knowledge that Honorable Tom Barrett
was a Pro-
The Honorable Tom taking stand on ANYTHING or on ANY issue
is itself tremendous sensaion-bu taking stand for Prohibition
1t is to laugh
Would he be for Prohibition his side had August 3lst
and sitting Constitutional Convention bound under OATH
MT durh nrohhon he
had any other issue earth which run? he pohbonst
from principal for office? And he for Prohibition will he
be of that same mind opinion AFTER the election Has
stood sturdy convictions sake admiration
it stirred our anmoty thousand times NO He has
trimmer and oppounst No has known in his
home parish how he stood and to ash follow bindy his
leadership is to ask walk destruction
About per Louisiana and fifty per dry
Much missionary yet be done UP public
sentiment for the right the territory To tie the Pob
ton to ever changing shifting Tom will do the
calcuble HARM
Tom Barrett genial gentleman of wealth the iron
goes strong he sadly lacking For the Pohbon
to put their faith in him to lean upon broken reed
His record his life his and his view all different
from ours Prohbonists Crusaders VINO fight Right
REGARDLESS of He Oppount who fights for Nothngev
ready to compromise in all things
We will take for granted that you have poll receipt
If not attending the fair Franknon get it
Next week there will appear the Enterprise "A home
or an Automobile DON fail to read this story.
Don't forget your duty attend the big Fair franklin
ton which started today and will continue and Saturday.
Now that the Worlds Series all get down business
and boost Bosausa before the holidays arrive:
Another step the Fourth Ward securing members