The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-08-12
A just Tribute
" ashington, d, c..
July p, 1920.

July p, 1920.
Dr. J. L. Wilson,
Alexandria. La.
Dear Sir:
Loving Louisiana and her people as
| d, and more especially those Of
Ra ii les parish. whore | have 50 many
tr.ly good friends, and ever chcrlshing
fn1i remembrance Of the 50 very de
lghtful and pleasant years | spent in
IN" state, 1t Is very pleasant task t.
try - answer your letter Of inquiry
concerning Representative A3wel.
Although | have been away from
the STATE for long time, except dur
in@ my periodical visits back there, |
fee! an interest in the Congressional
campaign now being made in the
tlGhth district, and like every other
LouislaHian who has the welfare of the
state at heart. | am anxious to see the
ones elected to Congress who can ac-
compllsh the most good for the state,
and render the best service for its
citizens, subserve its interests, and
help to maintain the high and credit
able standard Of representation II has
heretofore had in Congress.
For mere than twenty years / have
Eoon here in Washington, and during
that time have ayaiei myself o. the
opportunity to observe the acts and
careers of the various Representatives
In Congress from Louisiana And
naturally one here has an opportunity
Ui becoming cogniZant of some things
transpiring in Congress and concerning
its members that do not become gener-
ally well known in d state so far away
as Louisiana.
In time gone by Louisiana has had
many able Representatives in Congress.
sJme xof them having served with
especial distinction, and among the
foremost Of them is Repre- sentative
Alwell. Tie is recognized here as one
of the able men In Congress. And the
tct that his ability and talent have
already become known and appre ciatcd
in Washington makes him especially
;auablc as Representative, and his
past record has thoroughly demon
strated that if reelected he Will CON
t.nue to render valuable service to the
lite and his district. 1t is not speGk
irg depreciatingly OF any Of the Con
,rssmen who have represented ;bc
ri rlth District OF Louisiana to say
tA4t MIR. Aswell has p1rhap5 accom-
pushed more for the district than any
rticr man it had in Congress.
You and the people of Alexandria
are no doubt somewhat familiar with
!. fact that it was TO a very great eX
tat due to the Individual efforts Of
liz. Aswell that Camf jeauregard was
l,cated at Alexandria. But doubt
whether you fully realize the immense
:; n,uut Of effort he put forth in that
direction. | am told that his trips to
the War Department became SO fre-
q lent and he was so persistent that he
finally became known i'll that Depart
ment as Beauregard Aswell" and
that he continued to harass the Depart
iaentta with has visits until IL finally
t!crided that the only way to rid itself
q. him was to locate the camp at Alex
;ndria. 1t seems to me that Just this
ore accomplishment Of his, to say
nothing else Of what he has done, de-
serves unreserved appreciation by the
people of Alexandria, for | do not
think they have forgotten the benefits
the town derived while the camp was
there.
have noticed and perhaps you have
too, that while not unreasonably an
tagonizing capital, Mr. Aswel has
ulNa ays been a constant friend of both
the farmer and the laborer, and he has
continually made his influence felt in
their behalf And he has done so
thoroughly well in every respect for
his district since he has been here that
it certainly seems inconvinceable to me
That the people there, even if they
halfway know what he is, what he has
done and what he may continue to do if
reelected, would think Of making a
change at this time. And right here
might remind you that length of ser
vice in Congress has great deal to Dc
with man 5 effectiveness il that body
those here in Washington who are able
to watch the proceedings of Congress
a, close range and have become falnll-
iar with its methods and practices
appreciate the many difficulties con-
fronting one who enters Congress as
new member, especially If he is with
out reputation and ability to COM
rand the attention and respect of its