the Kingfish

Huey P. Long was the governor of Louisiana in 1928 when it started to go downhill for him. Huey had 19 allegations against him ranging from bribing others to having control of concealed weapons. The House of Representatives had decided to impeach him following these accusations from which fell through because of how powerful his defenders were. Yet his personality afterward caused a drive in people to hate his way of taking control. Huey had made the promise of saying “every man should be treated like a king” and having a government that would break up large bank accounts, which would allow an average income for every citizen. This was a promise many would remember until one of his programs got them feeling a bad vibe about Long. His redistributive program, "Share the Wealth", had shown communistic views, he was accused but right away said it was the only plan that would defend the country against communism. Later began his intolerable behavior that gave him the worst reputation for any political figure. Long was once punched in the face for showing up to a charity event and acting rudely in front of all the guests. He had grabbed one of the girl’s plate of food and commented saying “You’re too fat already. I’ll eat this.” It was these comments and more that sparked a rage in many citizens. It was the end for him when he made a racial slur against a local judge in Louisiana while trying to pass bills in a late-night legislative session. The judge’s son in law right after the session, shot Long while they were in the halls of the State Capitol. Long’s assassin, Dr. Carl Weiss was immediately shot by bodyguards while Long was sent to the hospital. Long died two days after, while this is the crime scene set and told by many, there are other theories and conspiracies on who really killed Long. At that time, Huey was a potential for the 1963 presidential election and although his funeral sparked up crowds of admirers, there was still some who doubted on his past decisions. In the end, the question still remains of what would have happened if he had won the presidential election against Roosevelt.