The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-07
PLAIN, SIMPLE FACTS.

always 1aLniul 10 his party, receives
recognition. Morgan CITY Reriew.
True as gospel, brother. The
country editor, as a rule, is the
most patriotic and loyal party
man in the whole combination.
He is expected to, and generally
does, lead of in every contest.
From the very incjpiency of the
thing, while all the other fellows
are on the fence waiting to see
which way the favorable mind
blows, and to catch breath of it,
the country editor is expected to
"cOme out" and declare himself in
the most positive manner. Every
schemer-and fopper-who has an
AK to grind, keeps his eye on the
country editor and continues to
berate him and doubt his loyalty
to "party principles until he
"takes a stand" and declares in
favor of the particular gang with
which the decryer is training and
manifests a willingness to stand
by him in his ambition to be
boosted into fat booth. Then
the editor, who is dependent upon
his daily labor for sustenance, is
considered a "goOd fellow" just so
long as he will aid the aforesaid
schemer without money or price
or hope of reward. OF course the
schener and place hunter is only
actuated by patriotic motives
and a desire to promote "the
party's interests" but when the
sllO'v down comes it will be found
that the editor has been the only
patriot in the bunch; did the fight.
ing and paid the freight.
This has been the way from
time immemorial. How much long.
er it will last remains to be seen.
1t will last, probably, only so long
as the editors permit 1t to. OF
course, as in most things, there are
some exceptions. The editors who
stand in with the ruling powers
and uphold them at all times, right
or wrong, get a little mess of of
fetal pOttage, now and then, but,
Lord F.! what price they pay for
it. They must be subservient and
obedient. They must do the bid
ding of the bosses; they must have
no ideas contrary to theirs. or, if
they have, they must not express
them. They must support any
man named and uphold any plan
advocated by the men who hold
the party whip. They must, in a
word, be plant tools in the hands
of these men, and in due time
work like slaves to earn the
money that Is to be drawn from
The public till. How much better,
.,ow much manlier it would be for
the "mOulders Of public thought"
to take stand on high pedestal
and be free, independent, outspo
ken American citizens. To express
honestly and fearlessly their own
opinions OF public men and party
measures. Better, to be sure
But then they would have no
"pull' and would fail to get a
whack at the public pap. This Is
a mighty motor; a controlling fac
tor and holds many a good man
down. OF course there are ex
ceptions to all rules, and there are
some good editors and true, while
they serve the party of their
choice and enjoy the public pat
ronage as a reward, refuse to sac
rifice their manhood and person
atty and ''talk right out in meet
in" Generally they are in an in
dependent position financially,
and can afford to do 80. 1t is
usually the poor devil who is "a
little beholding' that is imposed
upon.
Yet, all things considered, there
Is no man more important or in
fuential in a campaign than the
editor. There is no man
who does more work for his party
md gets less pay and fewer thanks
or it than this same country edi-
or. He must hew straish to
he line: he mustn't temporlze or
Ne conservative; he mustn't "hold
'ff,' as some politicians do, to
zee how "things are going to shape
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