The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-07
SATURDAY. SEPT. Z, 1918
4 Vote for Gay Is a Vote
for Ewing. Vote for hall

Tor Ewing. Vote for Hal
On next T uesday, Septembe
lO.h, the primary election will b
held for the nomin alton by the
democrats Of United states Sen.
stor from the State of Louisiana
The selection Of . servant by tn,
people TO perform high publ.
6rust, 10 always an important
matter. The voters, unin6uenceG
BY undue sentiment and un orthy
politics, should see to 1t firmly
that the man best fitted and quail.
ldei should ba called to serve
then. Especially 10 this 90 now
Wnen our government 10 In greal
need OF the support of our ablesl
and best men IN Congress. Not
those men merely who agree pas.
slvely with our President In the
gave crisis OF war; not men who
are mere followers and with no
ioiaelve force. but men who can
BE- truseed. because Of their men.
sal strength, their personal purity
and 0emuess, their tried exper.
fence 10 public affairs. their sue.
eesslul aud satisfactory manage.
mens and direction of grave mat.
tiers OF government aud their hon.
essy and uus wcryiag loyalty to the
0sst inteesss Of the people and
Safe. Governor usll In his pest
record and ssrvice fuihlls oil Of
these high qualifications.
The people had hoped that petty
partisan po)itios and personal
obuse would not be ioi -c'ed in
this campaign; that the voters
would have been pes0itted to
choose between the aspifants Tor
o@cs on their merits. unt1am elied
By eheeats add uoinluenoed BY
patty spleen, abuse add uuseemly
ma l.slinging. This 10 what should
hare been done. But there IL 90
osS nis~tion In this Siste that
% ,"ot subsise % clean politics.
tn y 1aeeeu ADD maintaia power
By tue ptactics Of the very oppo.
ST. I political fair dealing. lie
dlo:aGDS, some calls him. Kaiser
BOO. has ordered that the old.
tlQes eesavofy methods must be
suDotsed 20. Seeing that Cover.
~, Hail was distancing his >op.
D0uenf. Mr: Overton. and sctuatsd
~ hate j and 40 unoontroilabl BILE
desire to beat him, .sthough the
heavens TALL" be used bile inau.
enc 70 psssuads NJ. e. ]. Gay 70
eotsf the race. not with auy wish
% olrct Gay, but with the single
pospa,se Of using him and his Ia.
0oo0C~ 20 take q sulhcient mum.
bef 81 votes from Hall. II posi-.
bio. 10 prevent HE n0mination ae |
Ne 1s.t primary. Il 10 an old |
po31llc.l trick. Il seldom succeeds !
u 1ooltog the people when the
Esue pu'pcee 70 shown. It will not
Duooeed now.
Mr.. 0sy 10 . gentleman and,
jko eli xenelemen, has miuy per.
looai fsieOds. Il may Be that
hey are disposed to vote for him
% lEisodthfp sake. and thus fus.
her the Willy scheme OF Ewing
IltAous bene1tting their friend.
re eek them to think veil before
hey allow themselves to be de.
e3vsd. Personal ffiendship, with.
y its proper sphere. 10. . CON.
readable: quality, but 10 pubic
Aasters. fsiendship for the gov.
.s0ent. loyal isiendship for her
- interest, 10 . greater virtue.
, tails Uampaigo. therefore. Z vote
p 0sy u not q fact Z vote for
'4y's preiesments bat Il 10 . vote
y Bob BWi6g and HE peculiar
loehod0. 4 vote for Hell 10 oil.
% 1oe he bese interest Of our
'esssy asd fog tue democracy. !.
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