St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-04-15
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Editor Clarion:

Editor Clarion:
In to-day's issue of your valuable
paper, is a letter from Hon. G. L.
Dupre, addressed to the voters of
Grand Prairie. [ am not a voter at
Grand Prairie but am a voter of St.
Landry and this Congressional Dis
trict and | voted for DR.. Lazaro,
but I promise. now DR.. Lazaro
doesn't get my vote when he comes
for reelection.
I hold that DR.. Lazaro has no
moral right to come to Louisiana
while Congress is in session to take
part in any political campaign that
does not concern his candidacy. DR..
Lazaro came before the people of
this district, asking them to send
him to the national capital to look
after the business of this district
and to aid in national legislation.
He was DESTROYS of serving us. We
took him at his word, sent him
there, pay him a handsome salary.
He is hired by the voters of this dis
trict, both the Parker men and the
Pleasant men helped to elect him;
it is his moral duty to remain at his
post in Washington City and look
after our national business. If he
comes here to campaign for Mr..
Pleasant, let Mr.. Pleasant pay him
his salary, and he leave the amount
in the u. S. Treasury, where it
rightfully belongs while he is off of
duty.
It is not moral to accept pay for
services not rendered, and he has
no more claim on the salary of his
position while campaigning for Mr..
Pleasant against the people, than he
would have on a bill rendered by
him against a patient of some other
practicing physician, that he had
never called upon.
7 further hold that the voters of
the Grand Prairie poll have as much
right to vote for Mr.. Parker for
Governor, as the voters at any other
poll, and they will OWE no expIas
nation nor apology to DR.. Lazaro for
voting their convictions and be-
liefs. No man has a right to brand
another man a traitor for voting
for whom he thinks is the best man
for Governor Of this state. This IS.
a free state, and we r free to vote
as we please, aTtho those Good
Democrats desire to take this free
dom of the ballot from US and
Bully" US into voting against our
own best interests.
Judge Dupre says Your. fathers
fought. bIed and died for what they
believed right This fact is adj
mitted. and so should tire offspring
of these fathers be willing to fight
for what they think is right. Il
the voters of Grand Prairie think
Mr.. Parker will make US the best
Governor. they are right, and 1t Is
their moral duty to stand up and
fight for him. Vote your convlc-
tions. follow the leadership OF that
gallant old man of your precinct
Mr.. Ozeme Fontenot-for his good
works in your section speak louder
than words: you know Of the good
deeds he has done for those. who
Fought. Bled and Died" He Will
not lead you astray. He has no
favors to ask OF anyone politically,
but seeks only to help his state.
You owe it to yourselves and your
state TO vote for Mr.. Parker and
trust that when the votes are count
ed. that Grand Prairie will be found
ia have registered her indanendent
votes against the efforts of tile poll-
tieians to grab and hold Louisiana
for their own. Stamp the Moose
Head" and vote for Parker.
COUNTRY BEMPaIN.
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