The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-15
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people Of Lincoln parish. at certain
places specified. on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, March 81 and ~
Why wli John NJ. Parker. the Pro
grossly q Republican candidate for gov
ernor against that fearless young Dem.
oerat. Rufhn q. Pleasant. come back
to Rusion and Lincoln parish
VIII he come here and ask the voters
Of this clty and parish 10 do the thing,
that he. Parker. once told them II
would be- dishonest to do9 VIII he
come here aud prate about the big
bosses" In New Orleans and the little
parish bosses the sheriiTs and court
house officials when II IL wellknown
fact that one Of the biggest, most
arrogant and aristocratle country boss
- In the State. Col Wilson Petermah,
sheriff Of the large and rich parish Of
ST Mary. is his. parkers. campaign
manager Does he believe, In The face
Of what he told them last fall. man 10
| man and face 20 faee, and what they
| now know of hls relations with one OF
lhp best paid sherl1s and biggest ooun.
TRY bosses IN the State that they ~ili
hesrken 10 his "rlghtaboutfaee talk
and do whai he will ask them Ia do
,ote for him for their governor
We do not believe that they viii
ON Saturday afternoon Oct 81. 1915
in Gills opera house IN Rustoh Mr
John " Parker addressed represen
ta,lve crowd Of Lincoln parish citizens
| This WAS among the first speeches of
his campaign. In that speech Ia Rus'on
Hast October John NJ Parker stated in
The presence Of over leo 'otfrs Of this
psfish. while he expected 10 be elected
governor. ho wanted the election TO
enpls 10 him clean lie said In sub
stance. ms reported at the time
Il have been asked the question by
several men. since arrived In RuHson'
liz man can vote In the Democratic
urinary election of January g. 1916,
aud then vote for nae IN the general
election In Aprii7 No man, said Mr.
Parker. who goes into the Democratic
lprlmary election Of January %. 1916.
land votes for state officers, should vote
| for John N Parker IN the general elec'
ton. | don't want that kind Of a vote
II think that IL a man goes into The
democratic primary and votes therein
for state officers he IL In honor bound
to support the Democratic nominees In
1.-THE general election"
| Practically every voter OF Russon
land Lincoln parish, who heard John
Ia. Parker make the above statement
last October and practically all the
voters OF The parish. did participate In
the Democratic primary ~ January Is.
| by voting for Democratic nominees for
state, district. parish and ward officers,
and according so shat John NJ, Parker
told them. that not 10 support the
nominees In the general election would
be doing a dishonorable act lie said
then that he did not want the vote OF
any man who voted In the Democratic
primary for state officers that II would
be an unclean. dishonorable vote
| Why then will he come back to
Lincoln parish, knowing full we'll that
the voters Of this parish did vote Ia
| the primary election OF January 70,
Iiaig. and did vote for Col Pleasant OF
ll.ieut Gov Barrett for governor Does
he now want them TO vote for him for
governor after telling them, face to
face, last October. that to do so would
be doing a dshonorable thingF
| II John NJ Parker believes that be
can come back to this parish and per.
suade the voters 10 vote for him. after
telling them last October his views on
the question OF voting IN the primary
Of one party and then voting for the
anddate Of another party In the gen.
eral election. IA will only show his
ignorance Of the kind Of people We
have here. The voters Of this parish
are honorable men. Mr. Parker, aud
believe what YOU told them Ia October
If Mr. Parker thought on the Esd
day Of last October, before the people
al this parish voted In the Democratic
primary. that II would be dishonorable
for them ia vote for him, u they did
vote In said primary, he must b. OF
the same opinion nov and SO are they
They will not burden Mr. Parker,
the Progressive, Republican with votes
that he has declared TO them are un.
clean. dlshonorabie votes lie may
come here aud stay SO long that his
campaign manager the big sheriff Of
81 Mary parish viii get uneasy about
him, and talk until doomsday. bot he