New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-08-29
THE GOvERNORSHIP.

THE GOvERNORSHIP.
The Gubernatorial campaingn grows
apace. The several candidates arc
spreading their sails to catch the breeze
of popular favor. The meeting of the
State Committee early next month il
looked to with considerable anxiety
and misgivings by those advocates OF
the primary. or primary methods.
The plan outlined by the Hon. W. II.
Price seems to be gaining favor daily
a plan whereby the people elect at pri
maries delegates to a nominating con-
vention, which shall choose the men
who are to be the standard bearers OF
the party. Whether or not the com
mittee will approve this plan, OF
straight out primaries for Governor
down, or no primaries whatever. is not
known and until it's diction is made
known all is but idle guess work Pri-
maries or no primaries, that does not
prevent us from discussing the merits
of the men who are posing before the
people as possible recipients of their
favor at the polls That the Hon. W.
II. Price is one OIL whom the guberna-
torial mantle should fall, we are pre-
ared Ito demonstrate. In the prime Of
life. of robust manhood, of sturdy
frame. of steady habits, the physical
requirements are found happily blend
ed in him. intellectually he is the
peer Of any in the State noted for the
number of its brilliant sons The re-
cord Of his public services is perfect,
showing duty performed, ably and
with signal ability, always favoring
the great interests of the State as re-
CARDS agriculture, finance, manufac-
lures. commercial and educational de-
velopment. A man who is not per-
petual Office seeker and holder, but
one coming from the shades of private
life whenever the voice of his people
call him. In marked contrast to him
nearly quarter Of century has man
aged to preserve a stall in the public
stables, feeding from the public crib,
and is willing and anxious to continue
even on descending scale His poll
teal record embraces all of the offices
from the smallest up to the dizzy
heights of a seat in the United States
Senate. Retiring from that (not of
his own volition) he is now on the
downward grade, having accepted a
from the State, next he is
willing to become it's Governor and
after that its Lieutenant Governor and
along down the line until he comes to
the place from which he started, by
that time through the efforts of Father
Time he will be physically unable to
masticate any more feed and will 90
the way of all flesh.
A strange rumor comes to us from
concerning this man Blan-
,hard. It is asserted and proved that
he did nothing towards the erection of |
he beautiful High School edifice of |
hat city, at once the pride and glory |
# the town and State. A tax was
evied for the purpose and Judge Blan-
hard refused to pay his tax and kick
d like Texas steer, but to no avail.
lie is kept busy on the stump explain
ng why he did not pay this tax. But
southwestern Louisiana will never
orget the man who swore to guard
he interests Of his constituents in the
United States Senate, who voted to de
troy the great Sugar Industry and near
Y accomplished it and it is only by the
Use patriotic and enlightened efforts
nd services Of Hon. Robt. f. Brous-
ard that we are beginning to recoup
urselves from the losses of millions
,casioned by the stupidity Ito place
mildly Of this perpetual office
older and seeker. Surely the en-
ghtened suffragans of Louisiana will
lrn from such and give their adher-
ice to the noble son of Lafourche,
lie Hon. w. H. Price.