Winnfield's National Publicity, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Peggy Chandler Beaubouef, 2656 Hwy 1232, Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From a June 28, 1935 Winnfield News American


WINNFIELD'S NATIONAL PUBLICITY

Winnfield, the home town of Senator Huey P. Long, comes in for its share of
publicity from the floor of the United States Senate, when recently, the
Senator in a word battle with other senators on the inheritances taxes found
occasion to say: ". . . . I would not have my friends to think this is a new
work to me. Here is a document that is extracted from the columns of the New
Orleans Item of March 1, 1918. That was before I ever heard of the United
States Senate in any way that might mean that I would be here, and before I
ever held any kind of office in the State of Louisiana. It was when I lived in
the very fine little city of Winnfield, La., which as everyone knows, is a
place to inspire good thoughts and good intentions in most of us. I will
recommend to any friend I have who wants to acquire, in a profound way,
rational thoughts in politics that he reside in Winnfield, La., for a period
of 16 years."

Then Senator Long yielded to Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming who replied: "It
would hardly be necessary for a person to go to Winnfield; one who desired to
acquire such wisdom could sit here in the Senate and listen to the Senator
from Louisiana, could he not?"


(Submitted by Peggy Chandler Beaubouef, 2656 Hwy 1232, Winnfield, LA 71483)