The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-06-15
INVENTION SHOWS
'G0VEN FOOT AS IT
Kills SUBMISSION
Resolution Indi-
W sstes Lineup as Big
Stick" Orders
.owER BEHIND SHOWN 7IsS.N
POTgYi, ~ THE PERSONNEL
v..s 56. Nays 81, and Peo-
isss e. Toid Toi They Can't Vote
" On New Law

,,.v tbe constitutional conVen-
n.a the resolution proposing
!, = supnittins Of the new organic
!. ne people for approval or re-
~. On call for the yeas ana
i. vote stood Sc for the peO-
!. !, against their right to pass
i. work Of their servants
- .nectacular debate was IN
i during the argument pre-
,,... ne taking of the vote and
,.,.qate. Weber Of Ascension
.,e opponents Of submission to
,.vars Of the people. o...,,o,
~nor Lieutenant Governor
p.rrett and Former Governor
a'...,n, ~ both supported submission
..ortsd hard and spoke eloquent
IN its behalf. .,.t foot
! vas losing fight, and that lac'
,.sams patent some time ago. Ine
.smissiouists gained some accession
'..,,,' .sa,r ranks but not enough to make
!. .5orecisble difference in the final
~ss 4big stick" of the powers that
!. msra busy early in the game 10
.-.1t spy such calamity" as letting
4 n.,ple Of Louisiana vote on this
:. constitution. The people elect
4. delegates but delegates in turn
Il ne people they are blankety-blank
80. and haven't enough sense TO
nsrs the good from the bad.
may be all right but it is estaD-
s.A.nr a bad precedent in the state
,.a indicates a tendency to break
lawn representative government
aovemor Parker distinctly stated
mriug the course of the campaign last
mmmer and early fall that the matter
i submission was optional with the
snysntion, despite the fact that the
srisIative act providing for the con
vsntion did not specify that the com
rleted work should be submitted
t Is charged by proponents Of sub
mission that there has been treachei
smewhere. for if the people had
hown the constitution would not be
ubmitted they would have overwhelin
nsly defeated the call. The facts in
De case are certain to leak out in
tbe course Of time and when the new
state campaign gets headway we may
Be sure that there will be some eeh
oss Of the "star chamber" method;
Il some Of the high and mighty tc
defeat the wishes Of the people anc
cram down their throats a constitu
ion that might not suit them at all.
As the vote Stands, twenty-five per
sons dictated to nearly two million
people what is good for them! The!
as evidently ashamed Of their handi
work and fear to let an outraged pub
lee pass on the monstrousity tha'
tbey have been one hundred days o.
more in formulating at an expense Il
ne people Of about three hundred
thousand dollars, and a final expense
q the Lord knows how much, fol
here are salary raisers galore ant
new Jobs created for the faithful
more taxes added to the burden o
government and absolutely no regar'
whatever for the wishes of the pei
PIE
The St Landry delegation lined VI
With Dupre and Sandoz voting to sub
nii the constitution and Perraul
against. OF the two delegates frou
ne seventh congressional district, .
Rhich St. Landry is part, Iudg
Faga Of Acadia voted for submission
snile NS. Powell of Beauregard wa
absent on account of illness. Forme
NVemors Sander and Pleasant bot
s0ed with the people, as did Martii
hsArman, former mayor of New o.
lsaas and Col, Frank P. Stubbs O
Oahehita, late candidate for COVER
VI The once despised "ringsters
Generally voted with the people; tn
siormers" voted otherwise.