St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-03-25
COMMUNICATION

cratic party, men OF the animated
pay roll, and those looking for a
Job at the hands of the Pleasant
In Opelousas we find a member of
the Board of EquahZers circulating
a list for the organization of a Plea
SAINT Club, and in Eunice we find a
member of the Board of Appraisers
writing newspaper articles and as
per instructions from headquarters,
Mr.. Parker certain questions
at his meeting in Ellnlee, which
were promptly answered.
A question which [ have never
heard propounded Mr.. P1easant,an and
which I would like to hear him an-
swer is Who asked him to become
a candidate for the highest office in
the state2'
The Pleasant people say they are
not worried about the result; but
it is quite strange that they r or
ganizing thoroughly, and sending
kilograms and phone messages to
their crowd asking that they help
swell Pleasant meetings when held,
wherever held.
Hon. John W. Lewis is quite act
i've for Pleasant, and while we are
somewhat inclined to believe him
sincere. we do not forget that his
brother is on the pay F6il and his
| brother-in-laW's bank is a State
! depository of State funds, and this
may probably account for his plea
to vote a Democratic ticket, regard
less of who the candidate is OF his
qualifications or ability to fill the
I office to which he aspfres.
The people of st. Landry parish
can think for themselves and do not
need Mr.. Ewing or any one else to
select a ticket for them to vote, they
are quite capable of exercising their
discretion in this respect. and It is
a foregone conclusion that when
the votes are counted, Mr.. Parker
will have a majority of at least one
thousand TO fifteen hudred votes in
this parish.
We do not believe that it takes
any great statesman to see that Mr..
Parker's platform represents really
the best principles of Democracy,
as compared to Mr.. Peasants plat
form adopted for him by a commit
tee appointed by the State Central
Committee.
The negro" question injected into
this campaign by the Pleasant
crowd is thoroughly disgusting to
any intelligent voter, for the first
declaration of Mr.. Parker's plat
form is that his party is a white
Mans Party" and that he does not
awnt the vote of the negro. This
may take with some who haven't the
intelligence to know that the only
reason the Pleasant people are
unsing this argument is because
they feel themselves slipping
and they have to work on the pre-
JUDGE Of the people with Thu
!, bugaboo.
The constitutional convention o
/ 1898 settled this question, and j
any one would stop to consider tn
men who are supporting Mr.. Par
ker right here in ST. Landry the,
t will clearly see that the cry of tn
return of the negro into polite
is nothing but an appeal to tn
prejudice of the voter because th
: Pleasant, Sanders, RansdelI, Ewin
machine crowd will have thei
Ring Registrars register him.
We believe that the very leader
in st. Landry on the Pleasant sic
such as John w. Lewis, ]. 6. Law
Ter, E. Austin Fontenot, should
the last men to foser the eontir
uance of the Boss and Ring
rule which has the Stale in i
power like an octupus.
MrLeWis wishes to be elected
Gongress.saould he go with his hat j
his hand to the Ring organizaiin
and ask that they elect hln
and should Mr. .Lawler wish to bt
come a candidate for Commission
iculture. should he have |
50 to the Boss aha ASH Wlleells
tie sSn Isl tier suppers e be'on
Ia candidate, and austin Foflteae
should Ne have to have The supper
Of tie Hing to run for i~deatenan
Governor.
We will cure with the election y
Mr.parkar the very evils from whicl
the above mentioned gentlemen
have been sad victims. We vii
break up the. Ring and down tn
Bosses and in the future a maj
who is qualified, can come before
the people of the State and submit
his candidacy for any office tc
which he aspiPes without having
first to make promises to bosses