The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-11-06
he PRESENTS REAL STA

The campaign may develop an intel
iigent Interpretation of the good gea-
eral declaration of principles on REAL
STATE ISSUES made by Mr.. Barret.
In personal way he is clean man.
He has considerable ability. = New Or
leans Item.
BARRET STRONG IN WEBSTER.
The present indications are that Mr..
Barrett will have q very strong follow
ing in Webster. parish as the campaign
warns up. He is personally strong
with the voters of Webster parish. and
the great issues which he is champion
ing will greatly increase his strength.
Webster Signal Democrat.
IT'S THE FACT THAT HURTS MOST.
A great many people who would pre-
fer death to the terrible restraining in
fiuence of prohibition on personal liber-
ty are finding fault with Hon. Tom Bar
ret because he is recent convert
What hurts them, however, is the fact
of the conversion, not its recentness.
Lake Charles Americana Press.
A DEATH-BED CONVERSION.
Col. r. G. Pleasant now says that he
will sign bill proposing Statewide
prohibition if elected governor Gaug-
ed by his yard-stick, with which he
measured Mr.. Barrels prohibition pro-
clivities, this is a death-bed confession:
but it should be accepted in good faith.
as the Good Book tells US that it is
never too late to repent. Mansfield
Enterprise.
PLEASANT ENDORSED BY LIQUOR MEN.
In denying that the bosses have en-
dorsed complete State ticket. Mayor
Behrman admits they have endorsed
Col. Pleasant, because his views on the
liquor question are satisfactory to them.
What do the prohibitionists of LOUISE
ana think of that Are they going TO
help Mayor Behrman and his fellow
bosses to save the licensed saloon =?
Shreveport Journal
BARRETT LEADS A WINNING MOVEMENT.
i OF course it is too early in the cam
paign for small men to forecast results.
but we have considerable faith in Mr..
Barrel. Two reasons appear plausible
for him to succeed. First, he is oppos-
ed by political'rings that have largely
dominated the States interest for some
time, and against whom the common
masses are determined to fight to the
bitter end, as evident in the constitu-
tional convention election. Second. Mr..
Barrett is leading movement that is
bound to win in the State. whether or
not under him or some one else. and
soon at least. = Haynesville News.
WHO BID MOST FOR SALOON VOTE?
1t has been suggested that Mr.. Bar
| ret has espoused the prohibition cause
simply as bid for votes. A sufficier.
answer to that surmise is the simple
question, "For what purpose did the
other candidates espouse the liquor
traffic?'' When those engaged in the
traffic cease to vote and be active In
, politics will be the time for those who
: helped them not to expect to be helped
by them in return. Local optionist ID
simply liquor men modified, and in most
', instances not appreciably SO. for the
professed local optionist usually vote
: for liquor. : Shreveport Journal.
j BARRET's STAND UNEQuIvocAL.
q The Hon. Thomas c.. Barrett stands
q unequivocally for the issue Of immedi-
ate submission of prohibition by con
= gressional districts and for Statewide
e submission during the next four years
n In him the Louisiana Anti-Saloon Les
que presents do the people of Louisiana
as its candidate, man with courage
to stand out for q great moral princi
> pie, with bravery to declare for imme
O date war on the liquor traffic and rim:
y rule of the State war in which Their
J. can be no peace until the peace of vic
II tory for that moral principle; stronl
enough TO lead the forces of civic right
9 eousness to a glorious victory; and tru
{. enough to hold sacred the fruits Of tn
,r victory for the protection Of that grea
v moral principle. Leesyille Toiler.
l. HE is ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN.
: Col. Pleasant is an accommodating pre-
= hibitionist. There is nothing small
le circumscribed about him. His procli'
m tiles towards prohibition may be ADAPT
n ed to meet the view of all men. to e'
10 lery location and condition. His pref
), ent political attitude is somewhat Q
the order Of the old teacher who WI
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Of Intercepted by one Of the director
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