The St. Mary banner., 1919-12-13
Amounted, But

OF all the ironies which have been
produced BY our Louisiana political
conflicts. none is more singular and
puzzling than the sudden belief III
John Parker's startling fall from
grace. In late 1916. and early 1918
he was made. by common consent. q
newly shriven and spotless democrat :;
in late 1919 some OF these same high
priests of the pure faith are making
him out a Democrat in the sugar sec
tion. a Black Republican in the cot
ton section. make-belleve retormer
In New Orleans. an antI-cereal eater
in the rice belt, and squaw man Ill
general. At different times during
the last four years. these same poiit-
ical alchemists have qualified him
for every office in the gift of the
people of the nation. but with re-
markable foresight and adroitness,
failed to qualify him for the Govern
orship of Louisiana. Vas this an
oversight No. he refused to LET
them QUALIFY him for the Govern
orship along their lines of qualifying
governors.
Under the rules OF the game a.
now played in Louisiana, these gov
ernor makers are right; Parker i
poor material for their kind of gov
ernor; the warp and wool OF his
makeup is hard to fashion. ard even
if they happened to make him their
governor. lie might not fit. The
chances are 100 to that Parker a
Governor would be fool enough not
to listen 20 them, and would proceed
to govern according to business rules
and regulation Of which they know
nothing at all; this would be killing
disappointment. We recall thai after
= the crowd found that Gov. Pleasant
was not hitched or would not stay
htched or something was wrong, he
too became metamorphis, and wrong
an: very wicked, and now there ar,
none of the anointed so low as to
do him honor; Pleasant has beer
black-balled and turned out of the
sanctuary i'll disgrace, and if vote
repeating, shanghaling and ballot
box stuffing have not passed out of
practice since the last election in
New Orleans they will take no
chances on John NJ Parker.
But events will not have the usual
smooth flow as of old; this outcast,
Pleasant, is likely to be wicked
enough 70 take charge of the cleo
tion machinery in the city; if this
should happen, the recent acquisition
of the patent to Claibornizing will
. not avail them as the inventor of
the Claibornizing process does moi
control all the raw material neces-
sary to make the patent work; the
Governor Of the State has the patent
right to use this material, ard his
rights do not expire until the second
week of May. 1920
Pleasant fooled them; his smil,
and good nature betrayed them in
to thinking he had no come back
IN him; they thought that he was Sc
cuIely hitched but he wasn't. Hall
ignored them and they ruined him
Sanders foolishly undertook to be
his own boss and they knitted him the
first chance they got Blanchard
defied them and they retired him.
permanently. They will take nc
more chances with Parker than they
can help. consequently-Stubbs.
The amounting process for. once
will be their. undoing. Parker wouidn',
go to Washington, he wouldn't run
for, Mayor, and he wouldn't stay at
home; he has broken out on the res
ersation riding like fury with spurs
conseqhently-the stampede.
Moral: Beware Of the man in pol,
aties who looks gift-horse in the
FACE.