St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-10-04

neighbors who can give, and to con
tinue their efforts for several days
next week, If necessary.
This charitable organization needs
help SO as to provide for the poor and
distressed in our own state.
his write nreply to committee Of his
real friends, who had called on him
and requested him to become a can.
didate for governor, Mr.. Parker said:
q most deeply appreciate the honor
and the personal presence of such a
representative committee, requesting
me to become a candidate for COVER
nor of Louisiana, and can only affirm
my previous statements, both in pub
lie and private: That l am not and
/ shall not be candidate for that high
office; and at the same time feel that
it is not amiss for me to express my
personal views in regard to existing
conditions With the great
est respect for gentlemen who occupy
high positions in their profession, my
belief is the day has come when Louis
lana should select her chief executive
not for oratorical or professional abil-
ity, but a practical, common-sense man
who is thoroughly familiar with the
problems OF ouc agricultural interests
stock raising and business men. He
should be man of absolute integrity,
ourage and backbone. Such candi-
date should be called for by the peo-
pie and not engage in the hur1y -burly
of political contest, but leave that to
his friends
That gentleman is here present
and now ask him to tell you and
the public who have called him other
than the Honorable John P. Sullivan
of New Orleans; the Honorable Lee
Emmett Thomas, one time president
Of the State Board of Affairs; the
Honorable Ruffin G. Pleasant, Cover
nor Of Louisiana; and the Honorable |
Hewitt Bouanchaud, speaker Of the
House of Representatives, until recent
ly the object of Governor Pleasant |
from the regular Democratic admin
istration of the city of New Orleans.
eff those men are the friends to
whom Mr.. Parker referred in his let
ter of July 2S, ask him why, after
declining to become candidate on the
solicitation of the committee headed
by Captain G. H. Teal, of Colfax, as
chairman, and by Mr. N C. Bridges, of
as vice-chairman, with its
made up from outside the
city of New Orleans, he reconsidered
and now appears before you as can
didate on the solicitation of the same
able Lee Emmett Thomas, Governor
Pleasant; and last, but not least, the
Honorable Hewitt Bouanchaud. now
Mr.. Parker's running mate, but until
D few days previously to the announce
ment of Mr.. Parker's candidacy an
applicant for the support of the same
regular Democratic organization of the
,ity of New Orleans which Mr. Par
zer and his new found friends now
5eek to destroy.
Stubbs Puts Question
'eWas it because the leaders OF that t
representing the great
white Democracy Of New Orleans, re- {
used to cringe and bow to the execu-
i've whip and support Governor Pleas Y
.nts' candidate for the office of COVER t
Tor, or was 1t because Governor Pleas i
mt and his political appointee we're f
bile to secure assurances that they a
would be taken care Of under the s
administration of their new found po- a
Ltical Moses. Why has it been neces- I
ary for Governor Pleasant, through 4
is valiant fire marshal, to remove
wo Of my personal friends of long d
landing, residents of the city of Baton c
.ouge, solely because they simply. ex- T
rcised the right of free American c
itizens to express their preference r
nd choice of a candidate for the Of c
ce of governor, other than that of
oyernor Peasants own selection? At n
le time Of the removal of these gen n
emen 1t was openly boasted that
heir removal was but the beginning
/ the wholesale removals which
,ouId follow the refusal Of any ap-
ointee of the present state admins
,ation who declined to support the
lyorite of his royal master. !
ssThe recent removal of the entire h
lembership of the Board Of Commits ei
oners Of the Port Of New Orleans, j
ommonly known as the Dock Board
additional evidence Of the fact that 81
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