The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-12-20
sTuBBs FRIEND OF LABOR.
Judge Gilbert Denounces Parker
Record and Scores Sanders.

At a smoker given Friday night
Of last week at the Shreveport Pleas
|ure Club, and which was attended
by men from all callings, including
MANY from the ranks of organized
labor, Colonel Frank p. Stubbs, can
didate for governor, answered sew
eral questions which had been pro-
pounded to him regarding his attl-
tude toward labor. His answers
were straightforward .unequivocal
and convincing, and were we'll re-
ceived by his auditors who repeated
Ily interrupted him with cheers and
applause. Another feature of the
smoker was the ringing address de-
Ilivered by Judge Philip II. Gilbert,
candidate for lieutenant governor,
in which he denounced the political
record of John M. Parker and scored
J. Y. Sanders for supporting Mr..
Parker, who, he said, had been given
several golden opportunities to
"clean up'' New Orleans, but always
had quit when the trial grew hot,
and that mo one ever had heard OF
lhim engaging in "house cleaning. :"
Among the questions put to Col.
Stubbs were the following:
ssDo you believe that labor has the
right to organize for it's advance
ment and protection?"
"Would you assist in passing a
lworkman's compensation law that
would more fully compensate the
worker, and afford better protection
| than is now assured under the laws
of the state?"
"Would you support a measure
! limiting the hours of women and chill
dren in industry in this state to
eight hours per day."
| All of which Colonel Stubs an
swered in the affirmative, explaining
that when he becomes governor he
will advocate and work aggressively
for all that will tend to promote the
Interest of the laboring man.
He declared himself unalterably op-
posed to the employment of children
of tender years, whose places are
| in the schools where they can receive
proper instruction and be assured OF
| that development necessary to health
and good citizenship. He said he
would not only favor measure tx-
| ing a minimum wage for women and
child workers, but would surround
them with every safeguard for their
protection and comfort.
In the course of his splendid ad-
dress, Judge Philip H. Gilbert, re-
ferring to Congressman J. Y. San
ders, said:
"a man is addressing the people
of Shreveport tonight in behalf OF
the gubernatorial candidacy of John
M. Parker when he knows in his
heart he does not believe word he
says, for he hates every bone in
Parker's body. Why few years
ago when it almost meant political
suicide went into a neighboring
parish of mine and went to his de-
fense against things which Parker
had said about him. How my friend
Jared Y. Sanders, man with whom
/ I always have been on the most In
innate terms Of friendly relation
ship, can say these things now is
more than lean understand. 1t pains
me for my friend to do that which
| he knows is wrong.
Things have been going on in this
campaign which are staggering, which
lit is almost impossible to believe
fcould have happened.
hope the people Of this state
Iin their sober judgrnent and hope
| it will come before January 20-Will
Ielect the proper man to the Cover.
Inorship, man who is level-headed
clean cut and true-Colonel Frank
lP. Stubbs.
The addresses of both candidates
were well received by the people OF
Caddo parish, who seem to have been
most favorably impressed by the
honesty and sincerity Of expression
and straightforwardness Of the two
incompatible young champions OF
Democracy.
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