The broad ax., 1921-02-19

Southern University, Baton ROagae,
Ie--I have been telling yoa about
Governor Biekstt, Governor Morrow,
Governor Robinson, and their stand
for hw and order, and I have had
words Of praise for them, and now I
, fnd that there is another real man.
who believes in law and order, and
who Is Governor not alone Of the white
people but Of ell the people and be-
heyes that law should be applied to all
alike. Now you know it takes real
man to take this stand, and this Is the
: position Of Governor John n. Parker,
Of Louisiana, and am willing to take
foff BY head to him and bow him a
vote Of real thanks from my heart
have had the pleasure Of meeting
him, I have heard him, and have
, looked right in his mouth and saw the
words as they left his heart and came
right to the hundreds Of people who
were present at the Farmers Confer
enee held in this place last week He
did not bite his tongue in speaking nor
did he 1iatter the people, but told. them
right to their faces what where ex-
pected Of them, and that this world
was not one sided affair. admire
him all the more for it. I like to
know just where a man stands and
what he is thinking about, and I like
to have him speak right out to me and
let me speak right out to him, and in
that case we win understand each
other
In the frst place, Governor Parker,
is not a ward politician, and was not
elected for his abuse of the Negro, but
he was a high class rich man, not de-
pending on his position, and he is not
seeking to spend the rest of his life
making terms with some politicians
compromising his manhood in order to
get a political job. It was a sacrifice
for him to come to the city Of Baton
Rougue and serve the state as Cover
nor. He is honoring the state as well
as the state is honoring him, and for
that reason he is going to give first
class service, and will close his eyes
TO friend and foe when it comes to the
violators Of the law.
Already they have tried his soul and
by this time they all know just where
he stands on the question Of the in
human taking of human life by law
less men, by mobs, by lynching, by
mobs, but anything else. There is not
to be any burning Of men alive under
his influence, by that mean his ad-
ministratiOn. Then there are going to
be better schools, better teachers, bet
ter officers of the law, better jailers,
better citizens, and Gov. John NJ.
Parker is edng 10 be father of them
all Louisiana is going to be better
state, and it viii be a safe place in
which to live, and law and order viii
prevail.
I am here attending the Farmers
Conference, and this is the State Insti-
tuition. This is where our young peo-
pie are being trained, and this is where
they are getting just the things they
need for higher manhood and woman
hood under the leadership Of that
noted educator, Dr.. J. s. Clark, who is
graduate from this state and got his
finishing touch at Harvard University,
way up yonder in Massachusetts,. He
got the finishing touch there, and then
he has been serving his people ever
since. He was placed at the head Of
the eolored school, when it was decided
to move it out Of the city Of New Or
leans and put it in charge Of our men.
YoH-sees they had had a white man
president before this time. Now be-
Iieve me when I tell you that this is an
entire new school, and Is doing wonder
full work
The farmers Of the state are being
benefited, and the other people too,
even the teachers get some new in
spiration and they are being helped,
and then the teachers for the future IN
Louisiana are being trained here, and
al because that man life DR.. Clark
lived. These farmer conferences are
taking larger scope. and new features
are being added This was the first
time that they had been addressed by
the Governor, and he had right to
speak to them beeanse Of his personal
interest. Upon his recommendation
the legislature Appropriated t267 900 to
the school at the last session and some
new buildings are going up. This is
practically a new school out here, but
I am here to ten yOu that already it
has a rank with the ether state schools
and il does not yet appear all it shah
be
Governor Parker, in his address com
mended the people on the wonderful
progress they had made in this country
in ifty-fvs years, and that they had
outstripped any other people in the
same length Of time, but ho vas frank
enough to ten then they had not made
any progress over home JET. But that