The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-01-15

Also. remember Thomas Endorsement

You would not take Il cllnllce by hir-
ing clerk for your store who had
been caught stealing. Had John NJ.
Parker deserted at the battlefront in
France as he has deserted Democracy
ut the battlefront In louisiana he
would have. been shot-and | would
like to have shot him.
have no brief for the New Orleans
bosses: have always fought Them
But. if | ain to fight them you must
give me Il Democrat with whom to
fight them.
They say Col. Stubbs IS corpo-.
ration-r railroad lawyer. Col. Stubs
father helped to build up the railroad
and when he died he hatisa consider
allie interest In 1t. Col. S1ulls is III
dei'eMlently rich. He does not want
the goverllorshilt for the money there
Is in it. He wants the honor. He went
to the Spanissa,- issa,-Anerican4sWar = and
when the World War came Stubbs left
his family. his railroad and his pr,ic-
tice and went to defend his, country, ut
the risk Of his life. l am going to
stand by the man who was there when
needed. He went to fight the Kaiser.
Judge Murff then referred to (as
Amazingly the number Of negroes who
are registering In Rossier and caddo
parishes. and he said the Republican
Congress was looking hopefully toward
Louisiana. :
Rev. L. J. Holladay introduced his
old-time friend. Judge Palmer, whom
he had once helped to elect to the cir
cult bench in the Twelfth judicial
District.
Judge Palmer said he waas speaking
under. notwithstanding Troubled with
Il sore thrHlt. He appreciated the
splendid audience mostly strangers-
but he was reared fifty miles from
here. in grand old claib0rne Parisl,
(six miles in the country ont from the
parish seat and Bossier. Parish peo-
pie are the same honest-lOoking white
Democrats who raised me" said the
Judge. You will credit me with HON
esty Of purpose. If | give you good
reasons. change your mind, The Con-
stitution says Il governor Of Louisiana
shall not succeed himself. Int the pres
ent Governor Is reaching his hand out
to name his successor. and he Is using
tyranical methods. 1t was Rutfin Il.
Pleasant and his cohorts who put
John NJ. Parker IN the race after his
real friends had failed to persuade him
to run. Thank God. some brave men
have defied the Governor. They have
lost their political jobs as II cOnse-
quence. too. Iarker's leslder in New
Orleans will not deny ha..<iock hoard
workers were threatened with dismissal
If they did not 80 and pledge their
votes to John NJ. Parker, Pleasant
used patronage to boost Parker'S can
Mdacy and Parker demanded that he
appoint as sheriff in East Carroll Par
iSh Parker sman-;lnd the Governor
accordingly demanded a pledge of his
aiI,ointee. And Governor Pleasant
proudly avows such a policy-gloats
over it.
l think John Nj. Parker ii good
white mans man and will stand out
| for white supremacy. hut he Is with
Il crowd that will lead him wrong. He
is in bad company. Why tanlI,er with
such Il sacred question as white su-
prenacy? The; Sheriff tells me that
negroes by the drove are registering in
Caddo Parish. 1t may mean sonle-
thing. or nothing. but why take Il
chance. My father told me what car
petbag rule was and am taking no
chances Oh its coming back. John NJ.
Parker Is not a Democrat. He voted
for Taft and lie helped Roosevelt cre-
ate new party.
\ word about the Wilson letter
Wilson thanked Parker because he did
not consider him Il Democrat, and look
out for John NJ. Parker If Hiram W.
johnson. Of California. gets the Repub
licail nomination for President. He
once wanted to cut the head off the
Democratic rooster and he has never
corrected or withdrawn his statements
to that effect. You will have reason tu
hang your heads in shame within two
years If YOU make Parker Governor.
am told that it has been reported
here that Col Stubbs is Il Catholic. He
has right. think. to he Il Catholic
or Il Baptist. or whatever he likes
hut he is Il Presbyterian.
The Judge here took up the matter
of the State Board Of Affairs and
asked, the audience to compare the diff
ferences in their taxes since that crest
ton Of Governor Pleasant began t.
function. Your Parish Assessor is d
mere clerk-tle board at Baton Rouge
makes your tax assessments. YOU
know that YOU would not re-elect
Pleasant Governor. John M. Parker /.
Peasants man. Parker stands for tht
Board Of state Affairs. The taxin.
power should he returned to the pirisl
authorities. and that is what Stubb.
Is for.
The Judge then spoke of Col. Stubs
military record. and iii closing urget
the voters not to make mistake Oh
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