The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-10
CONCERNING sTUBBs


Certain very definite causes have
moved the Times-Picayune to sup
port John M. Parker for the demo-
cratic nomination.
Above all else, there is the person
atty of John M. Parker himself, as
private individual and as public cit
izen, outstanding above the mass in
the vital qualities of mental fearless
ness and sincerity, moral courage and
constant striving to make Of his state
better place in which to live, to rear
ones family and do ones work.
Inevitably, in contest within a
party, there is the weighing of candi-
date against candidate. One man must
be chosen as the better of two. One
must be rejected as less well quail
fled than his rival to do the work at
hand.
That selection in this instance is be-
tween John NJ. Parker and Frank p.
Stubs. And the reasons which move
to the rejection of Colonel Stubbs are
hardly less weighty than those which
move to the approval of his compet-
itor.
Colonel Stubbs is competent sol
der. But there are IN Louisiana
some dozens of others who have exer-
cised relatively high military COM
mand with equal success as the rec
ords read. Quite properly, they have
not deemed themselves nor been
deemed by others objects of political
preferment because of that fact.
These men, like some scores of
thousands of other Louisianians, did
their mere duty where their orders
and their opportunities called them,
and when they DOTTED their uniforms
resumed the simple paths OF their civ
ilian occupations.
The fact that Frank P. Stubbs is a
Colonel adds something, but little,
to his claims for notice.
Frank P. Stubbs is capable law
yer. But there are unnumbered law
vers in Louisiana and q long line OF
them perhaps could match them
selves in a comparison of records be-
fore itlries and judges. Being cap
able lawyer adds something, but lit
tie. to his claims for notice-and that
little must be judged in the light of
how his legal capacity has been used.
what is vital about Colonel Stubbs'
candidacy is Colonel Stubs record as
a citizen. Where and when has ne
led? For what causes has he pleaded
and argued? Where and when has ne
sacrificed his time, his energy, his
thought, voluntarily, for the civle
betterment of Louisiana and It's CIT
liens? And what elements at TINS, the
moment of his greatest effort, does
he represent when he comes before
Louisianians asking their votes FOL
governor?
Where and when has Frank 2
Stuhbs led a civic movement! Strain
YOUR memory and peruse the files O
the newspapers. The answer, after
ali the labor, is brief. He has not
DO not blame him because he never
rose. of his own initiative and sym
pathv. above the common mass o.
us. Most of US never can SO rise
But while not blaming hlm, pm ne
electoral roses on him for his capaclty
For what causes has ne PLEADED
Here indeed, buried in the RECORDS,
some meat. He has worked IN batoi
Rouge for the little ringlet OF Mon
roe IN days gone by, fighting agaln.ss
reform bills sponsored by Monroe GU
izens. He has argued in courts TN
cases of railroads and lumber eorpor
ations and the other cases OF MS owi
Great family estate. He has fougn
when his own taxes were lower thal
: his neighbors, to keep them so. Man.
men do such things quite sincerely
/ But they are no grounds Tor cialmini
an election as governor.
When has his name appeared az an
: time. anywhere, as giving up NJ
''time, his energy, his thought, Vol
unfairly, for the civic betterment Q
I.ouisiana and her citizens?" Stral
vour memories again. pull down IN
files. ask your neighbors The az
: swer. again, is brevity itselt--Neyel
This man, Frank P. Stubbs, IS on
Of a familiar type, whose though
have centered about his own affair
his own property, his own family
who has looked skeptically upon an