The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-11-06
Base In8ratitude
"Of all besetting sins, the most be-
setting is Ingratitude"

''Of all besetting sins, the most be-
setting is Ingratitude"
Still the Governor of this great
State traduces and degrades the
dignity of his high position in his
mad endeavor to force his hand
picked candidate-hls man, Fri
day-into the governorship.
Without rhyme or reason. save
they are not supporting Parker
mel. are being dismissed from the
public service, regardless OF fitness.
qualifications, or their conditions
O.. life: fathers Of large families,
men who make their living by tue
sweat Of their brows; humble
watchmen, simple patrolmen, mere
dirt sweepers, all heads 60 into
the waste basket; and why. for
sooth? Because they will not bow
the knee to this autocrat.
The governor has displayed the
basest ingratitude. He has
turned j back on thousands of
friends coughout the state; ncn
who mac sacrifices for his in
tercsts; WAC asked nothing of him
save honor in bis Office and loyalty
to his party, are feeling today the
cold steel of lngratitude and dis
loyalty piercing their hearts.
In the nerciless execution of his
will, he has employed the King of
the brewcries, John p. Sullivan,
the sovant, but at the same time
he smallest of ward healers, whose
midnight order of dismissal of
loyal employees of the state,
whose only crime is, they will not
do their masters bidding, takes us
back to the days of Kellogg and
the Louling midnight order that
for years africanized the state.
Yet we hear their soap-box ora
tors and newspapers pirate and
howl and decry Ring bosses. and
slave votes. Sacrifices for state
and country mean nothing to thil
mad-cap governor and his new
founded friends, Parker. Sullivan,
Domineck O'Mally and Marshall
Ballard, who sued the governor
for 100000 for SANDER and the
suit was voided on the technical
plea that it should have been
brought in the courts Of his home,
Caddo parish.
The ingratitude of the governor,
as representative of the loyal peo-
pl,' of this loyal state, is best
sho IN in the discharge from the
dock board Of a soldier, as told
AS follows:
One dismissal was so bold and
brazen that it caused unfavorable
even among Parker sup
porters who termed it mighty
bad politics. This was the dis
lnissal Of John G.. Bordes, SIG
Belfast street veteran of the world
war.
Mr.. Bordes was employed as
foreman by the deck |
board when he answered call to
the colors. He was considered a
very capable workman, and before
he left the employ of the board lie
was assured that he would hc
given hi, position back if he r.
turned from the battlefields Of
France.
After two years of dangerot
service in the battle zone, first is
q member of the 14Oth machine
gun company of the both division
and later with the 148th machine
gun company, 4ist division, young
Bordes returned to his position
MAY 18th
AS he looked at the letter mott
flying him of his dismissal Satur-
day young Bordes said:
And this is the reward for
what ! went through, for the dan
gems | faced tor them! And they
say we soldiers will not vote for
Colonel Stubbsl We will see!''
VIII the people of this state en-
iorse such actions We believe
lot!! Let the people think!