The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-12-18
just Two Issues

ly touring up and down the State, has
but two real live issues, Originated by
himself. that he is stressing before his
audiences-one Is himself, John NJ
Parker-and the other Is the destruc,
ton Of the Regular Democratic Or
ganization In New Orleans. He de-
lights in talking long and loudly on
the first issue AS to the second Is,
sue, he is content with merely ex-
claiming "Down with the Ring" never
tarrying long enough between his In
sistent and untiring disclosures Of his
own opinion of himself to tell a sup
posedly anxious and interested public
how he proposes to destroy the Demo
cratic organization In Orleans when
and II, he is elected Governor OF the
State.
Mr.. Parker must know, If he knows
anything, that, as Governor Of the
State, he has no more chance or Op,
portunity to destroy the New Orleans
oganization than he now has as . pri.
yate citizen. The leaders who compose
the Regular Democratic organization
In Orleans hold their positions by vir.
tue Of the fate that they were and
are elected by the sovereign voters Of
that parish. Nor Mr.. Parker, nor Mr..
Parker, as Governor, II you will, will
have no more authority to NEEDLE In
the purely local affairs Of any or all
of the municipalities Of the State.
Mr.. Parker must know and realize
that he Is merely deliberately appeal
ing to the perjudice Of the people, hop
Ing to succeed In arraying the country
against the city of New Orleans SO that
he may be benefited thereby.
Mr.. Parker must know that he will
have no more power granted him by
law whereby he can step in and force
his views upon the electors Of Or
leans. His power will be so limited
and circumscribed that 1t Is dOnbt-
full IL he will be granted the opp0r-
tunity, in the contingency Of his cleo
ton. In rewarding any OF the place
hunters who are so industriously carry
Ing out orders Of those "higher-up."
Knowing these things, Ia Mr.. Park
er fair and candid with the people Of
the country? Is he giving them c'edlt
for having any intelligence or judy
ment at allg Or does he assume that,
when he says he will destroy the Regu-
lar Democratic Organization, all who
listen to him shall accept his idle ut
terance as a gospel law which he can
fulfill to the letter.
There are those who still remember
that John NJ Parker, less than four
years ago, deliberately and with malice
afOrethought declared that his first
official act when elected governor would
be to cut off the head of the Demo.
cratic Rooster and destroy the Demo
cratic party. He, also, emphatically
declared that he left the Democratic
party because he did not believe In Its
principles, because he was convinced
that said principles meant ruin and
misery to the people of Louisiana.
In view OF these statements, Is there
any conjecture over repeated declara-
lions as to his settled purpose of de.
stroying and casting out the regular
Democrats and their organization In
the city Of New Orleans? Thought
fui people will see that his present
views are exactly In accord with his
views Of four years since, when he
opposed the Democratic nominee for
Governor, only he Is not now cover
my quite as much territory. He will
find the Job as difficult Of accomplish.
ment and he will not come SO nearly
within accomplishing 1t as he did in
1916. when he was about $1,000 official
votes behind the leader.
When he talks Of himself, II il 70.
ported, many people become disguised |
Tor they say they heard that speech |
four years before. But they should !
De more charitable, for, il they insist |
upon his elimination of self In his |
discussions, he has little else to tall !
ABOUT As Ex-Governor Hall has most
nttiagly said Of him: III you eliminate
rarSer from Johns speeches, there Is
NOT much left, especially Of an original
character for Colonel Stubs has long
ago declared for those things which
s ss most desirable and beneficial in a
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