The St. Mary banner., 1919-10-11
SATURDAY, OCT. IL, 1919.
Mr.. Parker
and Sugar.

John NJ. Parker is a candidate
for Governor of the entire State o1
Louisiana. Notwithstanding the
fact that he is today the most con.
spicuous friend and advocate oi
sugar in the United States, he has
stood by the entire State in all
political and economic matters
he has been untiring in his efforts
to benefit every industry and every
section of Louisiana; his habits
of mind do not permit him to be
narrow nor sectional in his work
and thought.
In an effort to arouse the sugar
section of the State against Mr..
Parker. the Peoples Gazette. of
Thibodaux, puts it's candidate in
q queer position. for to suggest
that Col. Stubbs would be good
advocate for sugar and Mr.. Parker
would be a bad one, is to repud.
late the logic of facts, and to con.
tIadict the narrative of facts.
While we are much interested
In sugar and the cane farmers, We
do not believe in electing sugar
Governor; Louisiana needs q
State Governor; che needs a man
like Mr.. Parker who knows every
industry in the State and the needs
of the whole State and all her in.
dustries, and for a Stubbs paper
to argue that - the r
publicsns at Washington know
that they owe their defeat in 1915
to the efforts Of Mr.. Parker"
places it's candidate in a strangely
inconsistent attitude by making
him a sugar candidate in south
Louisiana, q cotton candidate in
north Louisiana, rice candidate
10 west Louisiana. and a ring can.
didate Ia New Orleans. Ifelected
Governor, which one of the four
masters will Col. Stubbs serve
when at Baton Rouge? He can't
fool ell four of them at the same
time.
But the question is. will the peo-
pie OF Lafourche parish forget Mr..
Parker's services in the past flor
which he (Mr. Parker), Is now
being pilloried by the Daily
States and other ring organs)?
We opine not. We recall that the
voters of Lafourche parish refused
to repudiate Gov Hall in the Sen.
atoriai race, after he had been
accused by come. of s'laying
down" to the sugar planters. Do
S erlff Stark, Col. Price and other
leaders of Lafourche parish who
have gone the limit with MIR.
Parker, now pitch their opposition
70 him on tue grounds that Mr..
Parker is an enemy to sugar?
We can not think so. Do the
voters Of Lafourche think that Dir
Parker il an enemy OF suear, and
will they vote as they think?
Their pastEecord would not iu stify
any euch assumption.
The Gszette, of Thibodaux, is
supporting Col Stubbs. Here lie
one Of the choice reasons urged
by the Grzette:
'Every man who. has any knowl-
edge Of politics knows that it was
thrC ugh MIR. ParEer's Influence that
the Progressive votes of the State of |
California went to MIR. Wilson in
1916 and thereby electing him Prcsi-
dent against MIR Hughes the then Re-
publican candidate. In other words
the Republicans AZ Washington know
that they owe their defeat in 1916. to
The efforts Uf Mr.. Parke.'"
VIII the Gszatte's . candidate %
dorse this. AID will the Daily
States and Shreveport Times
please copy9 If they do, It will
be . plain case Of "the friends of
the family are invited to attead II
Brother Bouterie. use your can.
but cave your reasons for
another time. Eut. as you have q
worthy cause in MUD. we will
help you make out yout case
sgak1st Mr.. Parker before the
democrats of this State, notwith.
the fact that we are sup.
porting Mr.. parker's candidacy
with all our zeHi. We tender the
following service:
The White House,
Washington,
November Is, 1916.
Ny dear Nr. Parker:
Nov that the caunDaipp is over. rnavt