The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-28
NOTE OF WARNING.

structure is good and solid and
compact, there will come "A time
when the grand piece of IN ms
handiwork will topple aud fail.
As it is in architecture, so it is in
other matters, and especially in
politics, and it is with this sub
Ject we propose to deal IN this ar
tiCle, and to sound a note of warn
ing, clear, piercing and shrill, SO
that it may be heard by the men
who are just now managing the
affairs of the new Republican
party in this state, which has
Just been entrusted with the reinS
of power by President Roosevelt.
These gentlemen, while they
may be very fine fellows and
good business men, are vcrdant
politicians. uoviceS in the business.
They may develope into thorough
breds in due time, but the stretch
will be a long one, and before
they master the situation many
serious blunders will be made and
many good, valua lie men driven
from the fold by reason of snub-
bing, ignoring or turning down.
There appears to be IA disposition
to recognize only certain kinds Of
individuals and to turn down and
ignore some of the oldest, mos
experienced and astute Republi
cans in the state. If this is done,
there will be trouble of a most
serious and fruitful nature and
will result in the organizing and
upbuilding Of another Republi.
can party that will be the means
of causing the present managers
many sleeplcss nights. Any man
who knows anything of the con.
ditions as they at present exist,
knows there is cause for alarm.
in the first place, the appoint.
ment of young Harry Saucer as
cashier for the Collector Of Gus
toms, at New Orleans, which was
done at the request of President
Roosevelt, has created no END of
dissatisfaction and complaint, not
only in New Orleans, but out in
the country, and men who have
done ye0man service for the party
are not mincing words in express
ing their dissatisfaction. OF
course no blame attaches to Mr..
Mccall, since he simply obeyed
what was tantam0unt to an order.
Against Mr.. Saucier as a man, no
objection is urged. He was a
soldier in Roosevelt's Rough
went up San Juan Hill in
the thick of the terrible fight; is
q fine young fellow, competent
and a patriot. But it is the prin-
Ciple involved in the matter over
which the boys who have done
ucll jealous and telling work for
the party, are kicking. What has
Mr.. Saucer done, in a political
way, in this State to entitle him
TO promotion over those who have
stood in the front ranks of the
party and battled for its success
when true men were needed? Mr..
Saucier is not the only Louisian-
ian who was in the Spanish war or
who went mp San Juan Hill with
Roosevelt and his gallant band.
IL all the others should be singled
,ut for appointment what would
become of the partye 1t is not
Snown in many sections whether
Mr.. Saucier is a Republican, Dem
,crat or Populist, and just now,
Under the conditions which he
vent in, we don't suppose it makes
my difference. '.He was with
Roosevelt and that is enough. SO
we're al! the negroes of the Ninth
md Tenth Cavalry, who saved
Roosevelt and his heroic band |
rom humiliation by the Spahiards. |
Why not put them in, alsos
On the other hand, we have
card it said that such true and
ried Republicans as Judge Henry
}. Maher, of Ascension, who went
Trough the Civil War in the
'nion army and made d record of
hich any soldier could be proud.
i'll be entirely ignored, simp-
: because he lives in Ascen
on. This is a shame and an
itrage to which the Judges