The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume], September 26, 1903, Image 2

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F cttdn on y the I' eccr , P art) of aska
tfr"ab.J. f,)UIS AU"tIS.
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of the I'arieh of Lafenarvhse subet to os-mit's
t.uan 1.) Pr'' $ary Elccthe of h t e Demuucratt
I'urt) c I !aiId PrI .h.
Let us Avoid Any Lega
Tangle.
Ipa it. eager J. for an ear
ly Wc ap iay coupled with a
{f.dkire tfu have the same elec
torate tt) nouinzate as will
elect in the next April State
oleftion, the suhbcomiinuttee on
rules goyernEin.g the approach
ing primary has fallen into a
Lery serious legal tagle.
It proposes to sall the pri-ý
mary for the 5tle of tecem
ber, and providesat the same
timue', that the qualifications
of voters at such elee-tie'i shall
be the same as twose required
to vote at the April election.
have paid the lpoll taxes of
192 arid 19yh in the year in I
which they fell ange.
We submit that this provi
sion is in flagrant violation I
pf the law and the constitf -
tiob , and if the project of the
pommittee be adopted with
out amendment, it may lead
to serious complications, end
ing in troublesome litigation.
The primary law requires
that voters at a Aprimary shall
possess, besides the political
wualicatiohns fixed by the
committee, the qualifications
ipresc-rihed by the law and:
the constitution of this State- -
That is the plain, unambi
guous provision of the law
under which the coming pri
mary election is to be held,
and it leaves no room for
in oubt, nol for constiuction
The voters tmua possess tshe
9ualifications rescri bed by
the law and tonAtitutioni of
\he State, and~ possess them
at the time they offer to vote.1
Now one e f these qualifica
tionis is that tihe voter unnder
qixty 3-ears of age shall not be
permitted to vote at any elec
tion ini this State unless he
has paid on or before thme 31st
d1ay of IDecember, of each
year, for the two yearea pre
9eding the year in which he
* 9fers to vote, a poll tax of
one dolisr per annum. (oinst.
Ar t. 198.
.The conclusion seems irre
pistible under these specific
provisions of the law and the
constitution that to vote in
the primary held this year a
voter must have. paidl his poll
taxes, as required by law, for
the two years preceding the
present year (in which he
pffers to vote), that is, for the
years 1901 and 1902; and fort
fhie committee to provide a
gIifferent poll tax qualifica
%fion., is for it to fly in the,
very face of time constitu tion~
and law.
'ro put any 'ther counmruc
lion upofm these plains provi-:
8ion~ Qf law appears to us like
tha veriest quibble ever in-~
yente4 by any pettifogger.
There is still another provi
pion of the pr-im~ary law bear
iug on this point. Section 6
rlakes it a misdemeanor. puni
i;1iable by fine or impri on- *n
ment. or both. -if any person r
who does not [r)s ethe goal- [
ifications of a voter at a geni- t
eral election held throwghout.
the State. and the political t
qualifications required by the a
re-ol!1tioiz calling the prima- ,
1y election. shall knowiiezly
and wilfully vote at such pri
mary election."
"Who doe- not possess the [
qualifications of a voter at a
general elect u(i41-when ! at t
the time he offers to vote'? or
for the ensuing general elec
tion, as some contend S ?
Again we say that the law
is too plait, to admit of c44n
strnction: it evideIntly refers
to the time when the voter
offers to vote. Any other
toiIstructioni would be a fore
ed one and inadmissible. Any
other construction would do
violence to the context,- and
Id eqnire ,
tIw provision' that which the
law maker has not seen fit to
put there. Any other con
struction would be judicial
legislation, pure and simple.
The general rule is that.
when the possession of cer
tain qualifications is required
to vote at any election, the
voter must possess these qual
ifications at the time he offers
to vote. That is the common
sense rule, and the primary
law will be searched in vain
for any evidence of an inten
tion on the part of the law
maker to depart from it.
For the committee to
change this rule, and say that
the voter shall possess at the
time he offers to vote at the
primary held in December,
not the qualification prescrib
ed by the law and the consti
tution required to vote at
that time, otut ck!,4 required
to vote in the next April elec
tion, is, in our humble judg
ment, not only to defy the
plain provisions of the law.
but, moreover, to invite the
voter to commit a misdemea
nor.
If our construction of this
matter be correct, and we
think it is, then the adoption
of the recommendations of
the subcommittee, without
amendment, will involve us
in serious complications.
There is only one way out
of it. If we wish the same
Ielectorate to nominate as will
be called upon to elect, and
we think that is how it should
be, then the primary election
must be postponed till after
the first of January. In that
way all legal complications
will be averted, and the vot
ers and pi-ospective candidates
'alike will be given a full op.
portunity to exercise their
Irights.
Let the Committee return
to January 14th.
Give the People the Fullest
Opportunity.
As we noted in our last
*issue, the present recommen
dation of the special commit
tee of fifteen aa to the date
of ho1ling the tstate primary
is that it be held on Decem
ber 15th 1903.
To hold the election on
that day, or on any other day
during the grinding season,
will be practically to disfran
chise many voters in the an
gar district who are at work
away from home, many in
distant parishes, and unable
to quit work to go home to
vote. These Democrats have
a right to express their pref
erence among the various
candidates before the primary
-aind to deliberately call the
-primary for a day when they
will be unable to attend it
- ud vote, will be, to eay the
least, a gross injustiue. as
-well as miost impolitic. Such
-a course the committee can
miot affor-d to pursue. Th~e
.;cry for a primary was to give
every qualifi'd 1)emccrat the
right to expres his individual I
prefereiie fnr State oficers;
to deprive any one of that 1
privilege would be to belie 1
the professions of the primary
advocates. and to throw sus
picion on the entire scheme. 1
The primary scheme is but I
an experiment, and it is to a
the interest of the 1)emocratic c
party to give it a fair and 1
impartial test. irrespective of 1
the wishes of candidates, and E
without consideration of the
effect on their chances of suc> c
cess. It is the convenience i
and rights of the people!1
which should and must be
considered in this matter.
Ample time should be given
the Democracy to make a
deliberate choice of its candi
dates for the various State
offices; no attempt should be
made to force on it any man
or yot f -1 W*Ur, - O l8SS
ready-made slates. The fiul
lest opportlunity should be
afforded every aspirant to
any State office to announce
himnself and to go before the
people and submit his claims.
Any attempt to shut out can
didates will react against the
primary plan and tend to cast
it into disrepute.
Already a portion of the1
press, and of the people too,!
is criticizing the action of the
committee in calling an early
primary, and if this attempt
is persisted in, it is bound to
create dissatisfaction in the
ranks, and mayhap dissen
sion. Make no mistake about
it. the people will not stand
for anything that smacks of
injustice or unfairness. They
want no snap judgment: they
demand justice and fair play.
and nothing short of the
fullest and freest opportunity
to express their untrammell
ed choie of men as their can
didates on the State ticket.
Let the committee bear this
in muiid.
Political Jottings.
The State campaign jogs
along leisurely, without much
excitement. There are now
only two candidates out for
'Governor, Judge N. C. Blan
chard and Gen. Leon Jastrem
ski. Both are making a quiet
canvass of the State. Judge
Blanchard addressed a meet
ing last week in Morgan City
and General Jastremski was
tendered a cordial reception
in Shreveport, where he ad
(Iressed a large meeting.
There is thus far only one
canididate for Lieutenaut-Gov
-ernor, the Hon. J. Y. Sanders,
of the parish of St. Mary. He
will be an easy winner if no
running mute come out. Who
will measure swords with
For Attorney General there
are two candidates in the
field, the present efficient in
tcumbent, the Hon. Walter
- Guiou, of . Assumption, and
- Judge Robert R. Reid, of
Tangipao. .Judge Gulon is
well known in tl~hi section.
-being a native of LMfourche,
and life-long resident of thiu
parish and of Assumption.
-His many friends will no
doubt rally to his support in
the approaohing primary, and
strive hard to secure him the
nomination.
1
Up to the Ipresent writing
the lion. John T. Michel
Sstands solitary and alone as
candidate for Secretary of
State. The genial John likes
company, as a rule, but it is
~ safe to say that this is one
time when he prefers to go it
Yalone, nor can you blame him
t much. In truth, Michel has
8 such a fine record behind him
s as an efficient, capable, polite
Sarid affable official that he
- (leserves a renomination with
a out opposition, and most peo
Spie wish him that good luck.
The ditor's office is vrry
much demand. 'Ti e pre- I
sent i hent, Hon. 1'. S.
Frazee pf St. Landry, who
has made a good record as
auditQp, possesses the landa
ble ambition of succeed i g
himself. The Hon. E. Ledoux
Smith tie present Stale Trc-
surer, who is constitution ally
debarred from standing fur
his present office, is anxious
to "rotate" from the treasur.
er's into the auditor's office,
and he will receive the en
couragement and support of
many friends in his attempt
to accomplish this novel feat.
Mr. Martin $erhmain, of
New Orleans, has strong,
backing for the same office.
He is one of the city bosses,
and at one time it was rumor
ed that he was slated in a
certai4 cpmbination for that
position ut that Ja5 been
S . hrman is a
good, capdble man, the peer
of his two competitors, so that,
no matter who is nominated
for auditor, the office will not
suffer.
Two goot men are willing
to become the trusted custo
dians of the State's fundu,
and are presenting their
claims to the people for the
responsible position of State
Treasurer. The first to enter
the field was the genial Will
A. Steidley, of Lake Charles,
a memberof the fourth estate,
and a noted one at that. He
is naturally popular with the
"unill-drivers and pencil-
pushers" of the State, and
has many friends throughout
the length and breadth of the
State.
The Hon. Jas. M. Smith, of
- Union, is contesting the hon
ors with Mr. Steidley. Mr.
Smith is the present efficient
y Register of the State Land
office. Mr. Smith has given
evidence of his possession of
marked administrative ability
3 tions of his present office,
I which he took ma choatic
State, and soon restored to
c order. He, too, is said to
have a good backing in North
" and central Louisiana, and if
t the struggle be one in an
open field and no favors, it
-bids fair to prove most inter
esting.
The Hon. Jos. V. Calhoun
is out for renomination for
Superintendent of Public
Education, and with a good
following in New Orleans
and a generous support from1
the country he stands a good
show. He has, however, a
Sstrong competitor in Prof.
Aswell, the President of the
Ruston Industrial Institute,
a practical educator, an(1 well
known throughout the State
Prof. Aewell has but recently
announced his candidacy, al
-beit it had been under discus
r sion for sometime:
f
SThere was a rumor that the
,Hon. Theodore 8. Wilkinson,
,of PlaqSI1ane parish, con
a temiplatedt entering the gub
. srnatorlal race, and many
>Would have been glad to see
i him take the step. But th'at
I distinguished gentleman has
e set the rumor at rest by the
emphatic declaration that "he
is not, has not been, and will
4 not be a candidate for gov
I ernor" betore the comning
a primary.
a Senator M. 3. Foster will
s stand foe re-election for the
e United States Senate. There
t is, so far, none to contest his
ii seat, an4 there ia likely to be
a no contpst. Senator Foster
n should lie retained in his pre
e sent position,. For the short
e time th he has occupied his
L- seat he done good service,
>- and pr en himself the right
- man in he right plafre.
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