The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-03-26
PARKER IN TENNESSEE
His Address Before Legislature Made
~ Strong Impressions

On the invitation Of the Tennes"
see general assembly Governor John
m. Parker Of Louisiana went to Nash
Vile, Friday, March H. and deliver
ad an address before that body. That
the governor made strong .impres.
sion upon the press and people of
tennessee is evidenced from the fol-
Lowing editorial, under the caption of
astraight to the Point" which ap-
neared in the Nashville Tennesseean,
n it's issue of March 12s
"Governor John M. Parker Of Lou
;siana is always an interesting and
convincing speaker and when he ad.
dressed the members of the Tennes-
Zee general assembly yesterday morn
no and the Commercial Club Forum
il noon he added to his reputation
for plain speaking. .z.
ellis explanation Of the severance
hill and it's operation in Louisiana
and similar measure in Pennsyl-
vania was straight and to the point.
He does not waste words. He Wades
through his subjects in a manner
that leaves no doubt as to his mean
inc and he attains his object without
any display of oratory or undue ges-
ture.
"He probably stepped upon few
eorns 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. It is the first political
office he has held with the exception
Of the appointment of food admins
traitor for Louisiana under Herbert
s C. Hoover.
ssHe took the legislature to task
L 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.
ellis 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.
81 think that this country is suf-
fering now from too much legisla-
ton, from too much law and too lit
tie commone sense he said. And
who is there who has read the sta
tutes Of the state of Tennessee who
will not agree with him? Is
"Bill 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
yive until the people of the state rise
up and send men to represent them
who have some idea Of business and
what business needs.
sIn his address to the business men
of the city he indicted them for their
Afaiaure to- take su eat time off 20
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 tt
arouse the business men to theil
sense of duty and show to them tht
necessity for placing the reins OF
government in the hands of bushes.
men.
aGovernor Parker is not a radical
To the contrary he is a 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 ane
4 expects none when he engages II
battle
tennessee Democracy can take
page out of Louisiana's book. A
man who will roll up his sleeves anc
fight the fight that Governor Parker
fought will have the undying graft
tude of every loyal Tennessean."