The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-12-27
TIP. REBUKEs PARKER sPEILER
Advises Suppression Of j. w. Cox for
Attacks on Stubs Military Record.

The Times-Picayune, an ardent
supporter of John NJ. Parker for
governor, in a strong editorial ap-
pearing in last Mondays issue, Sc
verely criticizes the Parker manage
ment for the unwarranted and un-
founded attacks on Col Frank P.
Stubbs' military record made by John
w. Cox, a Parker. candidate for the
legislature from The Twelfth Ward
of New Orleans, and advises the sup
preston Of the author of the said
attacks.
The editorial reads as follows:
ssThoughtful folk will not be moved
to vote against Colonel Frank P.
Stubbs by reason of the diatribes
directed against Colonel stubbs
military record by young Mr.. Cox OF
the Twelfth Ward.
whether Colonel Stubbs was, or
was not, an efficient colonel of in
fantry, has little to do with whether
or not he should be elected gov
ernor. Many good soldier has
made a poor civilian executive and
director of policies. Many an hum
BILE private, who never qualified for
"a commission, has succeeded IN
civilian pursuits and found himself
in citizen clothes. Furthermore,
whether or not Colonel Stubbs was
popular" in Camp Beauregard, has
even less to do with the matter.
For many an officer popular IN
camps has led his men into de..th
traps on the battlefield and proven
himself an incompetent in the world
of affairs. And many wise tao
|tician and skilled strategist has
been consummate and unbearable
scrab" in his relations man to man.
"Some men have the God-given
ability to be popular competent
as leaders, efficient as discipline
rians, wise as advises They have
been few in number.
.But Colonel Stubbs has served his
state and his nation as a soldier in
all the wars in his mature years,
without compensation during
great part of the time, at the cost
Of time, energy, and cash very often.
He belonged to small group of
men who tried, far out of season,
to help this nation prepare for the
inevitable emergency, at a time
when good natured jeers were their
highest complim ents.
.sThe Times-Picayune happens to
know that the First Louisiana In
fantry was judged an efficient COM
mand upon the Mexican border,
THAT is was recommended for a place
in the Rainbow Division, and that
Its trained officers and men fur
Inished the backbone for a whole
brigade of the Thirty Ninth Division.
he ~ iinaes.P ayure "opens to
{ s|las.
partme ent, Usually hypereritlea Of
National Guard officers, Colonel
Stubs was deemed competent to ex-
Iercise command ~.
1.-THE Times -Picays1ne also happens
Ito know that the Thirty Ninth Div1-
sion was never assigned to combat
service for reasons reflected in no
Isingle particular upon the Louisiana
officers of that division, and because
lof circumstances far beyond their
tcontroli
| ssThe Parker campaign managers
owe it to the spirit Of fair play and
simple truth to shut Mr.. Cox up.
There are things that are real IN
Ethis campaign.
LET. us hear about them
| This article, coming as it does
from the leading Parker newspaper
lin the state, will go long way to-
wards sdiscouragirfg the ill-advised
| and unfounded attacks which have
|been made upon Can Stubbs' mill
|tary record by irresponsible persons
! in the present campaign.