The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-03-18
A BROKEN IDOL

The average man has more re-
epect for that obduracy which
Emerson called the hobgoblin of
little minds, than he has for dem
agogy; and while we realize the
difficulty one encounters in try.
Ing to be obdurately consistent in
politics, we do not fall to the be-,
lief that little share of consist
ency is impossible, even in a can
didate for ofice,-especially/iu
one who seeks to be Governor of
his State, and more especially
that one who expects to reach that
goal as a reward for qualities of
mind and heart possessed by him,
as we'll as for services rendered in
the past. This very aptly applies
to young men,-young candid ltes
for Office.
Col. Pleasant, candidate for
Governor,-ideal of schooIma tes,
champion of purity in politics,
Leader of the people against
political bosses in a constitution
al Convention election chief
law Official of the State and ex-
oficio custodian of public morals,
Issued the following statement to
the people of Louisiana, on last
Saturday:
"When Mr.. Lewis, of Eunice, pro-
pounded his question to the Republi-
can-PrOgressive candidate, asking
whether, in his opinion, man had a
moral right to participate in the pri-
mary OF one party and then, at the
general election, vote for the nominee
OF some other party, Mr.. Parker turn
ca the duty OF replying to this ques-
ton over to Judge Dubuisson. The
gentleman from OpelOusas answered
at great length, as we all remember,
and Mr.. Parker satisfied himself with
saying that Judge Dubuisson had ex-
pressed his own views upon the sub
ject.
1.-The matter is one involving a
question of civic morality and politi-
Cal honesty, and when this sort of
QuestlOn is put up to me, as a candi- .
Qate Tor governor, or as governor, [
snail never feel it necessary to refer
the proposition to the attorney gener-
al. 1t is question that is personal
to every man. every Democrat, in
and not one to be settled
by somebody else.
1.-The law is very plain n the de-
that no man who has parti- S
clpated in primary of one political
party shall thereafter become can {
dldate for nomination by another
political organization. That is pure J
y legal proposition. The other ues-
lion, as to whether man who takes F
part in primary shall have right
10 bolt the nomination Of that party. {
is above and beyond the legal matter +
1t is question of morals. and any T
nan who aspires to be the governor
2f Louisiana ought to have the cour- c
to decide such question for
lself." G
academic discussions of "civic |
and political honesty
BE too ofte n the demag gic appeaj y
II Cfice seekers, and Tor thls re- 1
lson they are unprofita be. Col. :
Pleasant's pharisaical fling At M. G.
Parker reaches the extreme i nh L
II seif-righteousncss, lad shov
lin to be more mindful ri hi I
uccess than of real -ervice to III >
deals he loves 70 articulrte. The %
of little minGs wliI :,
lever be cOmpanioa # COL :
PEASANTS large dome OF reason R
he past delir queuci-s Of tn b
'arty which made The outraged l.
Nv against which Mr.. Dubui~-on VI
ommitted euch high treason, do u
OF hold Pleasant in leash; The r.
utrages Of this party again7t ,h,- =
cry sacred law. do not eau II Col.
loAsant nor restrain him from