Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-04-14
us OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TO COME TO HIM
CtEAN---D0ESN'T WANT ANY
DISHONEST" VOTES.
Brings Forth Commenhe Editor OF The
Leader Asks EditoriaIy .'Why viii Gomez

That John NJ. Parker, before the pri-
mary, considered it would be politically
dishonest for man to participate in the
Democratic primary and then support
the Progressive candidate in the general
election, has been charged all over Louis
lana. In his speech at Burton, in st.
James parish, he made this declaration
in words that could not be misunderstood.
Now comes information that he made
precisely the same declaration in the
parish of Lincoln, in speech at Ruston,
last October. Here is an editorial from
the Ruston Leader, giving the facts:
Why Will He Gomez
We learn that John NJ. Parker, the
Progressive Republican candidate for
governor, is advertised to address the
people of Lincoln parish, at certain
places specified, on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, March 2Sth and Goth.
Why will John M. Parker, the Pro-
gressive-Republican candidate for govern
or against that fearless young Democrat,
Ruffin G. Pleasant, come back to Lincoln
parish?
Will he come here and ask the voters
of this city and parish to do the thing,
that he, Parker, once told them it would
be dishonest to do? Will he come here
and pirate about the ''big bosses" in New
Orleans and the little parish "bosses"-
the sheriffs and court house officials
when it is we'll known fact that one Of
the biggest, most arrogant and aristo-
cratic country bosses in the State, Col.
Wilson Peterman, sheriff of the rich and
large parish of st. Mary, is his (Parker's)
campaign manager? Does he believe, in
the face of what he told them last fall,
man to man and face to face, and what
they know are his relations with one of
the best paid sheriffs and biggest country
bosses in the State, that they will hearken
to his "rlght-about-iace" and do what
he will ask them to do-vote for him for
governor?
We do not Believe that they Will.
On Saturday afternoon, October 23rd,
1915, in ellis opera house, in Ruston,
Mr.. John M. Parker addressed a repre-
sentative crowd of Lincoln parish citizens.
This was among the first speeches of his
campaign. In that speech in Ruston
last October, John M. Parker stated, in
the presence OF over 100 voters of this
parish, while he expected to be elected
governor, he wanted THE ELECTION
TO COME TO HIM CLEAN.
He said in substance, as reported at
the time:
81 have been asked the question by
several men since arrived in Ruston, II
man can vote in the Democratic primary
election of January 25th, 1916, and then
vote for me in the general election in
April? No man. said Mr.. Parker,
who goes into the Democratic primary
election of January 25th, 1916, and votes
for State officers, should vote for John NJ.
Parker in the general election. don't
want that kind of VOTE / think ii a
man goes into the Democratic primary
and votes therein for State officers he is in
honor bound to support the Democratic
nominee in the general election"
Practically every voter of Ruston and
Lincoln parish heard John NJ. Park
er make the above statements last
October, and, practically all the vot.
ers of the parish did participate in
the Democratic primary of January 25th,
by voting for Democratic nominees fol-