The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-12-11

day and that the women at his place
were frequently drunk.
If the mere fact that Tom Ander-
sons place, where certain vices skulk
or seek refuge, which place, | am
much opposed to, entities Mr.. Parker
to classify the supporters of Col.
Stubs here as "Tom Anderson Demo-
Gratis" then he could with equal pro-
priety be himself termed a SchOen-
hansen Democrat, as he was a
hundred times more responsible for
the existence of Schoenhausen dives
than we ever were for the compare
lively respectable saloon of Tom An
derson.
have here with me copy Of the
testimony of Capt. W. ]. Barrett,then
in charge Of that precinct under Mr..
Parker, and of Mr.. Driscoll, patrol
man on duty at Schoenhausen's sa-
loon. If any Parker man in the au-
dience has indigestion and needs cpl
cac he needs only to read this testi-
mony to be relieved without any ex-
pense whatever.
Some Of Mr.. Parker's friends may
claim that he was not responsible for
these things but he has repeatedly
asserted in this campaign and cor
rectly too, that officers are largely
responsible for what offense and in
decencies are permitted by them.
In Mr.. Parker's official incumben-
cy, the Sunday law was a dead letter.
Now it is rigidly enforced here. Muir
ders here now are rare. In that
Shakesperian administration, the Com
mittee Of Fifty, headed by W. c. Flow
er, after the Chief Of Police had been
assassinated and nine men had been
shot and hanged by mob for it in
the Parish Prison, reported to the
Mayor, as shown by the minutes of
the council, May 14th, 1891, chat
"a murders and affairs had been COM
mitted, all shrouded i'll mystery where
the perpetrators had escaped just
punishment"
Compare all these with the Tom
Anderson trial presided over by
Judge Landry,who was an official ap-
pointed by Judge Hall form the farm
Of Sullivan & Landry,the former, Mr..
Sullivan, being Mr.. Parker's chief
sponsor, and the latter having been
recently transferred to the Criminal
Court by the Civil District Court
judges, one Of whom was Mr.. Par
ker's own brother;t take the Yarbor-
ough case, with the guilty parties
now under sentence for their crimes
to the State Penitentiary; take the
Lew Rose case where the accused
has been promptly arrested, tried
and convicted, and then compare all
this with the official records Of what
Mr.. Parker did, or failed to do, while
in Office, and after such comparison,
what a pitiable spectacle Mr.. Par
ker presents.
In former Democratic conventions, 1t
was almost a sine qua non to a mans
nomination that he bring with him
there the support of his parish, city
or ward; that the men where he was
best known, not where he was least
known. should indOrse his candidacy.
We are charged with desiring to
Pursuance the country parishes simp-
ly because we are supporting for Gov
ernOr man from Ouachita, a country
parish, who was willing to lay down
his life to sweep Prussian domination
from the face Of the earth.
New Orleans with Onethird Of the
population and One-half the assessed
wealth of the state. has helped the
country to elect both Its U. s. Senators.
Since 1880, New Orleans has had only
one governor, Wilt, and he for less
>tlan a year, and now because we wish
to elect governor from the country
and the governor insists the country
shall not have the governorship, but
shall take man from New Orleans,
man We do not believe can carry
ward In the town, and because we
refuse to accept the Governors orders,
we are charged with being Prussians.
or the other State officers New Or
leans has In years only had one, that
or State Auditor, and for this we are
charged with being "Grey Wolves"
The only justification there NAV be
IN the charge OF our being Prussians IL
that we unfortunately helped to elect
as Governor, the man who Is now seek.
ing to assume the powers of Kaiser
ana to force the Democracy of the
state to accept his selected nomins.
.ion and domination. Like Paul be-
lore the Roman centurion, we answer
we are free-born," and we will neith-
er Prussianize others or be the viz.
inns OF Prnssian tyranny ourselves,
New Orleans sits as a Queen amid
her groves and palaces; her docks and
warehouse systems are the finest IN
the world; her lighting, her sewerage
her schools and colleges, her parks
ner health, rate, are all In spIendid
shape, She has hundreds of miles of
paved streets and the mortality and
patriotism of her people equal II Il
ooes not excel that of any seaport civ
on the globe; her great Charity Hos.
pltal Kept up partly by state aid, heals
ana cares for patients from all the
parishes OF Louisiana as we'll as IN,
AFFLICTED of sister states
Has John NJ. Parker no civic nrids
no love for his home town that no
never mentions these and Is content 70
speak OF New Orleans only in connec.
oon with some Of its remaining vices.
and only to mention these to prejudica
some anthlnking country voters In his
own behalf?
he Knows, none better, that the Con.
stitution Article $40 requires that New
Orleans shall elect her own officers