St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-04-15
BULL MOOSE HEAD Us
HEARD BY HUNDREDS
JOHN PARKER AND EDWIN BROUssARD ADDRESS ENTHIJsI
AsTIC GATHERING AT COURTHOUSE
HERE LAST SATURDAY

ne would cause to be issued a cal
Tor constitutional convention /,
frame up the organic laws of Lou
lslana; this convention will b,
composed of Is members, nine 8
Waom are to be appointed by tn,
governor, one from one from Nortl
| Louisiana, one from Central Louis.
lana and third from South Lou.
lslana, three bankers, two farmer.
and one labor unionist.
Speaking of the negro question
Mr.. Parker said: IF the negroes
are registered the work will be
done by SO Democratic registrars
The speaker denounced Robert
Ewing, publisher of the Daily
States and the Shreveport Times
whom ne styled as the BOSS OF
Bosses, then he politely took a
Hing at the country newspapers,
over 80 per cent of whom are SUP
porting Colonel Pleasant. stating
that they were opposed to him,
because of the constitutional
amendments, which were published
every two years.
He did not miss the Louisiana
Sheriff Association, of which Ma
rlon L. Swords Of St. Landry, is
president, saying that this organi-
alton always stood firm in oppos-
ing the abolition of the fee sys-
TEN. He argued in favor OF put
ting every office in the state on a
salary basis.
Mr.. Parker stated that he was in
favor of enacting rural credits
law in this state, whereby the
farmers of Louisiana could secure
money at 8 or 4 per cent.
The speaker then launched into
vehement attack on the Louis
lana Congressman and Senator JOS
eph E. Ransdell, who had iourneyed
from Washington to Louisiana ia
order to fight for Democracy; he
lncldently praised Robert F. Brous-
sard for denouncing Senator Rams.
dell and Robert Ewing in a speech
delivered in the United States Sen
ate. Speaking of these Louisiana
who came from Washing
ton in behalf of the party which
has honored them Mr.. Parker said:
I assure you that when I will be
governor these men will find me
on the stump in every parish Of
Louisiana fighting them; / will do
all in my power to defeat them
When he said this he was enthu-
siastically applauded.
Mr.. Parker was treated very cor
daily in Opelousas, where he
spent Friday night and Saturday
morning. A large number of Pleas
ant supporters who attended his
meeting on Saturday morning con-
graduated him upon his address.
The Parkerites were exceedingly
we'll satisfied with the reception
given their chief in Opelousas.
Immediately after concluding his
address Mr.. Parker departed for
NeW Orleans. where he was billed
o make several speechrs a day.
The crowd then left the court
'oom and went to the courthouse
'quare, where they were addressed
~ Edwin S. Broussard, candidate
or lieutenant governor. Mr..
3roussard spoke along the same
ines as did Mr.. Parker, laying more
stress, however, on the financial
conditions Of Louisiana, saying that
his state owed over eleven mil
ions of dollars. that the state pris-
N board was heavily in debt and |
hat the schools in nearly all the
,arishes Of Louisiana were com
,elled to close at the end Of a five
+ six months term.
The brother of the "Roi de
,ajan" was well and enthusiast
ally received by his many friends
lere.