The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-03-26
PARKER IN TENNESSEE.
u;s Address Before Legislature Made
Strong Impression.

On the invitation of the Tennes-
coo general assembly Governor John
M. Parker of Louisiana went to Nash
Vile. Friday, March II, and deliver
ed an address before that body. That
the governor made strong impress
s;on upon the press and people of
Tanuessee is evidenced from the fol-
Loving editorial, under the caption of
astraight to the Point" which ap-
naared in the Nashville Tennesseean,
in it's issue of March IL:
"Governor John M. Parker of Lou
;s;ana is always an interesting and
convincing speaker and when he ad-
dressed the members of the Tennes-
nee general assembly yesterday morn
ing and the Commercial Club Forum
at noon he added to his reputation
for plain speaking.
afIis explanation Of the severance
hill and its operation in Louisiana
and q similar measure in Pennsyl-
vania was straight and to the point.
He does not waste words. He Wades
through his subjects in manner
that leaves no doubt as to his mean
ing and he attains his object without
any display of oratory or undue ges-
ture.
ale probably stepped upon a few
corns in both addresses, but they are
corns that needed stepping on. When
called to the governorship in Louisi-
ana it was his first experience with
legislators. 1t is the first political
Office he has held cvith the exception
of the appointment of food admins
traitor for Louisiana under Herbert
C. Hoover.
~ s'He took the legislature to task
for it's bulky docket and he told a
very evident truth when he stated
that it was beyond the power of any
one man to read the bills which had
been presented to this general as
sembly, let alone to understand them.
aHis plea for business men in the
legislature came from the heart as
he has the experience of the former
and has had to combat the latter.
.'T think that this country is suf-
fering now from too much legisla-
ton, from too much law and too lit
tie eommone sense he said. And
who is there who has read the sta
tltes Of the state of Tennessee who
will not agree with him?
'sBill after bill is hurled into the
hopper every day which the authors
know is no hope of passage. And
this condition is not new. 1t is a
survival of years and years Of pre-
cedent. And it will continue to sur
vive until the people of the state rise
up and send men to represent them
who have some idea Of business and
what business needs.
TN his address to the business men
of the city he indicted them for their
failure 40 take sufficient time off to
see that they are properly represent
ed in the government.
"Those who are familiar with Gov
ernor Parker's war on the Louisiana
machine and the New Orleans ring
know that the victory was accom-
plished after long years of fighting
and then only when he was able to
arouse the business men to their
sense of duty and show to them the
necessity for placing the reins OF
government in the hands of business
men.
Governor Parker is not a radical.
TO the contrary he is conservative,
But he hates graft, and he hates
rings, and he hates crookedness OF
all kinds. And hating these things
as he does he gives no quarter and
expects none when he engages in
battle.
Tennessee Democracy can take
page out Of Louisiana's book. A
man who will roll up his sleeves and
fight the fight that Governor Parker
fought will have the undying graft
tude of every loyal Tennessean."