The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-02-16

duu inhth Aoh -" Hho' - ,
me? I'm one of your Democratic
buckles. Can't You tell by my
bill ?"
Yes, Mark, things don't look
much Tor Republican success here
at present. While one portion Of
the party is shifting themselves
on the breast and thanking God
that they are SO much better
than the ordinary man, the other
wing is just keeping the old thing
together for the sake of
patronage.
The idea has just struck me, that
perhaps You might think that J am
INDUCING in al overdose of ''sour
grapes or that | am turning
Democrat myself. Either one of
these suppositions would do me an
Injustice, for az tar as my getting
grapes from the Republican p -rty OF
this community-sour or otherwise
is absurd and AZ far as to the other
proposition, would say that / have
no use for Democracy here and the
Republican party Of this place has
no use for me. And 81 | am
an Ishmael,te, "wi,h my hand
against all men, and all mems
hands against me- In other
words, am sampl,ng every brand
of ostraclsm on the market. There
we're two things that prevented my
taking an active part IN the last
campaign, ore was that at that
time | spent most OF my time in
bed wondering what style of coffin
would best suit my complexion ;
and the other was that the local Re
publican leaders did not want me. ]
was not h,gh-toned enough for
the Chilly Whltes," and too high
toned for the other wing.
And now, Mark, perhaps you
will feel like asking how cas
we hist carry Louisiana for the Re
publican party? Well, there NIGH
be two methods used, but botf
wouli be expensive. One would b.
to recall the army from the Philip
pines and begin here war o
determination OF the Democrats
Tor az long as there are any lief
they will be sure to carry the Stat
regardless Of odds. n. B. dom
recommend this, for with the tw'
branches OF TIE Republican party t
fight over the school money thing
would not be much improved
With all the sins the dominan
party mas to answer for this Is no
one Of them. The other plan woul'
> b. second Louisiana purchase
The main objection to thus metho'
Is that although it is easy t. buy
, Democrat all heaven and earth cam
, mike him say bought. If ever yo1
\ should feel like trying this exper1
| mant, | would advise you to frs
, establish few kindergarten school
, in this vicinity, that our local p ii
ticians may learn how 10 properl
e utilize campaign funds. Teac
e them tina, 1t takes stronger argu
r men.s than free excursions and fire
q throat baths 10 convert Lou,sian
Democrat.
And now, Mark, let me say t
e you, that IN spite Of my apparen
e pesslmism, belle 70 there Is 3 fain
e glimmer of hope for the part
!. IN the country, but not by rascallt
g in politics, for if they undertak
;, that the opposition Is past mastt
D In the art of chlcahery--when the
q have no poor, bedraggled Rep. t
j. sharpen their wits on, they practie
4 on each other. Neither cAn we do
), with the negro, fer the negro b;
f not only been a curse 10 polite
but politics has been a curse 10 hin
J. Ia times past the Republican
n threatened MN with starvation If
o did not woe right aud the Demo
r Gratis threatened him With the sb<
. gun il he did---a case off You d
r audit you don't.
e No. We mus; bring the party
= effectually eschew the ignorant an
= visc,ous. We must prove ourselv'
u something more than loud mouthe
! babblers, that our party favo
II progres,on in all ,ts phases. W
J. must con EIDE wh 1t Is good IN OF