The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-12-30
A NOTE OF WARNING.
"a Straight Democrat" In New
Orleans State1l


Orleans state3l
Let as aHalyze the situation a little /
Mr. Parker docs moi claim 10 be- a |
Democrat but a "Elnl Mooser" and |
openly said IN hss sperehs during she |
past two years that be never expected |
TO vote another Democratic ticket he
and others OF The Progressive party |
denounced President Wilson in un'
measured terms Last spring these
same people fought the regular Demo
cratic nominee for Governor bitterly
and with ai the inyecttve possible
They failed Now these same enemies
Of the party want IA conn bagk into
the ranks Of Democracy and take
charge Of it's affairs
Il is true that Mr. Parker Supported
Wilson IS against Hughes, ettsr bis
own Executive Committee had refused
70 sIre him running mate on his own
trkst H. own ticket had 10 head TO
H. and If II had MIR Parker would have
been supporting that ticket Did he
not request bis friends In the Third
u sutet TO vote for Whit Martin the
Bull Moo8Cr as against Waae MARTA
the regular Democratic nominee Did
not Whit Martins committee at Nor
gap City endorse Hughes the Repat
lean candidate as against WILSON, hid
they not get the Republican candidate
for Congress, Rodrlguts. to pull down.
lid not the nuli Moescra and Repub
Leans Of the Third District vote for
Whit Martin and against the Demo,
cratic candidate Was not an earnest
appeal made 10 Senator Broussard TO
speak only one word In behalf of the
Rmoerattn nominee for eouggresa ia
the Third District and he I'D HGt ia ~
Did not the regular Democratic party
Of this State raise from it, own people
seme tsentyage thousand dollars to
aid President Wilson's reelection Are
they asking any great honars or re-
wards for having doue their duty2
| Mr.. Parker II ia true supported VIII
sen as choice Of evils fTem his stand.
paint lie could not haze done attghl
else aud maintained his self respect,
although my understanding is that he
did NOT vote for President Wilson. but
supported The nuIl Moose eiectora Ia
Louisiana. that most Of said electors
| favored Hughes for president and that
he advised every one to vote for Pro,
Igtessiye electors ahefe they had any
ticket and against the Democratic
electors
| Who doubts but that II the Repubi''
can convention al Chicago last June
Ihad been willing to accept Theodore
Roosevelt for president, Mr.. Parker
would have beea stmunag the country
| for him Instead of Wilson, They iuR
gled at Chicago for some four days. and
think Mr. Parker vas on the confer.
euee committee that helped ia the
Juggling The Republican party slsaI
lowed the BhIl MooserB almost head
ard tail The head Roosevelt went
with Perkins and others. bat Mr. Parker
for whom personally have high
regard, declined to be swallowed, know.
ing that Hughes represented the r.
dictionaries against whom the Bull
Moosc party was organized IN 1872
as protect
II the friends Of Mr. Parker want TO
give him a dinner as personal ihstI-
monial Of their esteem II Is al right,
but let II be confined "a that note
with interest that prominent Bull
M3osers who opposed the Democratic
party I'm the last Stale election, with
The Item we're the orlgIrators Of the
idea aud doubt not they are ehortling
In their sleeves az this political opBor,
tunity to make political capital for
their future AT the expense OF the
Democratic party In this State Watch
and see,
These things are mentioned nov that
Democrats in their mental inioyIea.
lticn caused by reading biased press
news may In their sober moments re.
member a few things. and as the polt
leal future unfolds, they cannot say a
word of caution was not spoken.
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