Huey Long

Huey Pierce Long was governor of Louisiana from 1928-1932 and then was elected to senator in 1932 and held the position until he was assassinated

in 1935 by Carl Weiss. Weiss was the son-in-law of Judge Benjamin Pavy, a long-time political opponent of Huey Long. After shooting Long, Wiess was immediately

killed by Long's bodyguards. Huey Long did not die instantly. He died in the hospital by not having his wounds closed properly and he bled to death internally.

If Huey Long was not assassinated

though, our history would most likely be very different than it is today. For, if he were elected to presidency while he was running, we would probably have a dictatorship as our current government. Huey Long's political campaign was simply, 'take from the rich and give to the poor' and his slogan was, "Every man a king, but no one wears a crown." Except for Long of course. He promised jobs and his attacks on the utilities industries and the privileges of corporations were popular. All he wanted in return was power, 'complete power.'

He was nicknamed the 'Kingfish' of Louisiana. I think that this is like a 'Godfather' title because he ran the state of Louisiana like it was the Mafia. Nobody disobeyed Long or disagreed with him. He even made his own private 'police force' (in my opinion it was like his mob recruits). Huey Long was in complete control of Louisiana and its people. With the natural gift of cleverness, his proverbial razor-sharp wit, and claimed affinity with the common man, he learned to use and abuse his position of power. He filled virtually every local government post with his own stooges, clamping down on any freedom of expression that criticized what he did, and did not hesitate to beat up and silence anyone who attempted to do so. All in all, Huey Long was no better than Hitler.