The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-12-18
Stubs and GILBERT
GIVEN GREAT OVATION

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After an ardu0uS tour Of Bienville
parish, taking in Rmggold, Bienville,
Bryceand and GibSland. Col Frank p.
Stubs and Philip Gilbert, candidates
for Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor respectively, reached here Wednes- )
day evening at 40. A large crowd !
greeted them as they stepped from the ,
train. Going Immediately to the high !
school building. they found the spac- .
ious auditorium already practically
filled.
Hon. W. [. Richardson, chairman of !
the meeting in a brief but eloquent
speech introduced the speakers He
gave a review Of LouiSiana's political !
history dating from 1872, pointing out )
that in those days of reconstruction,
when our people were suffering from
the outraees of radical and negro rule, the
white democracy Of the state was glad
to accept the support Of the regular
Democrats Of New Orleans III throwing
off the Republican yoke. He also point
ed out that under the present admin
iStration, and contrary to the consti, !
tuition, Bienville parish is denied the
full representation in the State Lpgis-
ature to which our population entities
US.
Judge Gilbert in his speech refutel
the statement made here recently by
his opponent, Hewitt Bouanchaud, that
ne had been at one time a Republican.
Mr.. Boaunchauds attack on him was
an attempt to justify his running mate,
Mr.. John NJ. Parker, in his acrObatc
career as a politician, Judge Gilbert
stated
When Col. Frank P. Stubs rose to
speak, he was given rousing ova-
tion-being compelled to wait until the
enthusiastic applause subsidized before
opening his address.
He paid fitting tribute to the eight
confederate veterans who occupied the
stage with him. and to the soldier boys
of the state, giving the individual sol
der the honor for the success of the
war, only claiming for himself the
credit due any soldier who did his
duty He scored those who take oc-
casion to assail his military record
who refused to offer for service.
though within the prescribed age.
In his platform, Col, Stubs pledges
his efforts to relieve the disgraceful sit
uation now prevailing with reference
to the unfortunate insane of our State
scores and scores of whom are now
languishing in parish jails like Grim
inalS. because the State institution is
inadequate to accommodate them. lie
states that the funds necessary to ell
large the S&te insane asylum can be
obtained without appropriatine from the
State fnnds-simpIy by cutting out
numerous unnecessary Offices and de.
voting the funds now being paid in
fat salaries to this greater need.
His plan for the agricultural ad
vancement of the state instead Of bene
fitting the few at the expense of The
many, will carry the educational faci
tiles to the various communities Of the
State, where every school boy may bt
benefited. The practibility Of the
! plan has been amply proven in the
state already. and it will not take eigh
4 years to put it in operation.
! He attacked the persent system OF
appointing the members Of the Stat,
Board of Affairs, that powerful bod!
! which has reduced the Parish Tax As
Y SCISSORS drought the State to the posi-
, ton of mere clerks, whose authority il
. limited merely to the listing Of proper
=, ty. Our Tax Assessors are elected
. and body with such powers as be
long to the State Board of Affair
should not be appointed by the Cover
nor but by the people of the state VIII
! bear the burden Of taxation, Col
Q Stubs said, and declared that shoul'
t he be elected he would do all In hi
9 power to remedy this situation b.
proper legislation.
When Col. Stubs closed his speech
\ and the meeting adjourned, both h
,. and Judge Gilbert were immediatel
, surrounded by scores of enthusiast
:, supporters. anxious to shake hands an
! assure him of their support and IL
I" fluence.
In the meetings held at Ringgolt
Q Bienville, Gibsland and Bryceland, tn
e. same spirit of enthusiasm for tn
!. Ouachita candidate seemed to prevail
4 At Ringgold the crowd was somewhs
small, owing to the fact that the CUBE
material party were detained more tina
e. two hours because of bad road
10 Though scheduled to speak at Caste
,r Tuesday night, this date had to |
Il cancelled owing to the impossible COZ
ditiOn of the roads.
Col. Stubs and Judge Gilbert wei
4. accompanied to Ringgold by Hon. '
-, d. Golf and ]. Z. Currie of this plaC
:, J. P. Jones of Gibsland, met them
VI Bienville and made an eloquent a
y dress in their behalf.
10 Col. Stubs and those who accol
%. panied him on his tour through Il
parish founnd the situation most sat
factory according to statement ne
rs early this morning as the party W