The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-06-20
LABOR COLUMN.
Devoted to the Interests Of the LabOrer.
II. {. BRAGG, Editor.

/ OWN CLASS iHIGItStS.
In this, the present ruling class,
! is much mistaken. The working
class do not wish to antagonize the
other classes; rather do they wish
to do away with classes, and bring
about greater harmony. What
they will do-when they at last
decide to work and vote together
for their own interests-is a mat
ter of opinion. But one thing is
certain: we are bound to have
such changes as majority of the
people will decide: for should the
producers when they have the
power-still continue the same
policies that have been followed
by both Democrats and Repub-
licans, the results would be the
same.
No one denies that there are
many questions" to be settled.
Every one knows that under the
present system, ''no question has
ever been solved to the satisfac-
ton of all tho people. Why is
this so? 1t is because we endea
your to solve them in the interest
Of few. Take the Tariff. We
have been working upon it year
after year, and to day, it is just
as far from settlement as it was
twenty years ago. The present
system is like an old coat, that is
continually getting out of repair;
a seam rips in one place, and we
cry to fix it up; hole wears
through in another, and we put on
a patch. Why don't we throw
away the coat, and get new one?
Why don't we stop trying to re
pair our "SOcial SYSTEM and es-
tablish one in which every in
duvidual of society would receive
an equal opportunity.
1t is for this purpose that the
Ballot must be used We must
ascertain the cause for every
effect; and when found we must
"vote" to change the cause. The
majority must decide as to what
is to their advantage. We must
ceace voting to put men into pow
er, and vote for conditions.
1t is impossible for the people
to vote ia this manner so long az
they must vote for either of the
two old parties. The leaders of
these parties are not in politics for
all of the people; they are for
themselves, and the particular
class whom they represent. 1t Is
only when the producing class will
be in control that the masses of
the people can expect relief.
They are the only ones that will
give each citizen chance to use
the "Ballot" in his own behalf.
They only will give to the people
the right to govern themselves by
voting direct on every question.
Why should the non-producing
classes object to this form of vot-
ing? DO they wish to continue
our present social system so as to
enable them to live fOs ever in
idleness. upon the toll and sweat |
of producing classf The pro-
ducer-when he arri yes into pow
not intend to disfranchlse |
them. Every individual will have
a voice at the "Ballot'', and the
minority will have to submit to
the majority. Is not this Gus
tice" Why should the great ma
jority be held in subsection by the
few?
In conclusion, it would be well
to remark:-that every honest
man desires "true liberty" We
cannot obtain ''true liberty with
out "true democracy" True demo
cracy is only possible where a PEG
pie govern themselves; and the
people cannot govern themselves
the free use of the "Bal.
lot" Let us then use the "Ballotn
and vote upon every question that
comes before the people, and it
will not be many years before we
reach political democracy;-to
be soon followed by an industrial
democracy, in which the people
will have control of the food, cloth
ng, and shelter and all the other
necessities of life, that they them