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

Hon. Huey +. Long. Of Shreveport,
Railroad Commissioner. and Mr.. r. w.
Marsten. business man of Shreveport,
spoke at the Electric Theater in Plain
Dealing Saturday afternoon Of last
week to an audience that comfortably
filled the hall.
Mr.. Long was the first speaker, and
he lost no time in launching an attack
upon Col. Stubs as a w.. $. and L.
Railway lawyer. railroad stakeholder
and large land-holder by reason of rail-
road influence In Immigrant legislation.
etc. All this in reply to attacks by Col.
Stubs upon John NJ. Parker. in which
it has been alleged that Mr.. Parker has
not always stood for white supremacy
in Louisiana. Mr.. Long charged. upon
the contrary. that during the days in
which Col. Stubs. and his father be-
fore him. were turning white home
SteaderS off Of land handed over to
railroad interests in Louisiana John NJ.
Parker was fighting the battles of the
white people and farmers and helping
to make the state safe for democracy.
The speaker said Col. Stubbs owned
$4,000 acres of land-''and how did
he get it,"
Mr.. Long said he was a member of
the Railroad Commission and had a
right to know something about railroad
lawyers. and Col. Stubbs had been Il
railroad lawyer all his life.
Through their influence in the State
Legislature. Mr.. Long charged, t e
New Orleans ring often had the power
to cut the salaries Of sheriffs and other
parish officials throughout the state,
and, owing to this power. they We're
able to issue orders to such parish
officials as to whom they shall support
for state offices. and generally they
1.-THE New Orleans rins) had been sue
cessful in RELOCATING to political OBJ
liviOn those men who had refused to
obey such orders.
At this point Senator W. J. Johnston
interrupted the speaker to say that the
sheriff for BOsSier Parish had never
received any orders from the New Or
leans ring. and did the speaker mean
specifically that such was the case?
Mr.. Long said that he had not the
Sheriff for RosSier Parish in mind and
gave the impression that his remarks
We're to he taken as general, but reiter-
ated their general plrrort and specified
in the case of the Sheriff for Winn
Parish. whose salary as Sheriff, he
said. had been cut by the State Legis-
lature through ring influence.
Mr.. Long urged the people to vote
for John NJ. Parker and against the
ring on the 10th. If you are ever
going to beat them you will have to do
1t now. for Parker il the fastest horse
you will ever be able to enter against
Them
Mr.. Long charged that ring influence
was very much brought to bear upon
the Railroad Commission. Of which he
Is an anti-ring member. and that he was
very DESTROYS Of seeing the ring voted
out Of power in the state that an ad-
ministration In the interest Of the peo-
pie might he had after the hest bust
ness methods. with John NJ. Parker as
Governor.
The cheering that greeted the
speaker from time to time and ut the
close Of his remarks showed the audi
ence to he strongly predominant for
Mr.. Parker
Mr.. Marsten spoke briefly. but very
much to the point. He said he had
known John NJ. Parker as farmer
and a business man and had been more
associated with him in Judging cattle
and hogs at state and parish fairs and
In business relationships than in the
field Of politics. He was for Parker
for Governor because he was an able.
clean and honest business man whose
interests are and always have been the
same Us those people Of the State Of
Louisiana who make their living by
farming.
Mr.. MarSten's talk was very well re-
ceived.