The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21
REGENERATION
OF POLITICAL CONDITIONS AND
The Way in Which it Can be
Accomplished.
SchOolhouses a Constant Menace tl
Office Holders.
How Long will the People Tolerate the
Present Oondittons7 The Sort of
Men that are Needed and that Should
Come to the Front.


Commenting on our article IN re-
latlon to the nomination of can
dida e for Governor, the means EN-
ployed and the conditions which
exist IN the Sta'e to-day, Harlequin
says:
You are certainly correct.
As far az the boys are concerned
that is precisely what ls going to
happen.
Human nature is the same today
that 1t was ten thousand wears ago.
1t Will be the same tomorrow
next week, next year and next nom
mating convention time.
AS long az what We call democ-
racy is i'll reality an antocracy, we
shail continue to have a democracy
in uame only.
f the governor Of this state were
clothed with the powers Of the car
and tie form of government were
The same IS that of Russia, we
might call our Loulslana a democra-
cy till the crack of doom aud still
it would be no snch thing, but an
absolute monarchy.
In the economy Of this material
world names are as cbaff in the
mighty cycloue of reality.
As long as executive power enjoys
its present enormous leverage Of ap-
continents:
As long as sher'ffs can hold life
positions and dictate the policy of
their parishes:
AS long, III short, as the machin-
cry OF government continues III
orm such as il was intended TO be
"a perfect instrument for the man.
ipulation u, pe,petuo of the partlcu-
lar clique woo hold j.:
Just 80 long will We have an au.
tocracy; an oI:garchy.
.4a,d affairs acould not be other
arise acere you and I IN office and
manipulating, brother.
Human nature persists an aeonaer-
i'll identity.
You will ask me first bow long
will this be and, like the omni>cient
prophet | am. I shall tell you:
U"tiI the people "t Louis'an
tfr"test;
Until their protest takes such
form as TO render the memorable
l.'-lot.fry c,usade as the turning
4 mere fishing worm.
Whit vii produce this revolu-
tor, or the condition of popular
thought that will give II birth?
Several factors.
The growth OF popular education
and public thought.
That moment the people realize
they are not rulers bat puppets will
oe dangerous for the autocratic
form of government and Its manlp-
pulators.
Populer education is bringing
that moment ever nearer.
Popular education aciU eue,.ttal2y
force ecen or metropolitan press to
make itself heard on this oe,y sub-
iect.
Every sheriff need regard the
school house he passes as an arsen-
Il agalns the immortality OF his job.
Every little appointee OF His Ex.
sellency can look upon the school
house as the nursery Of children
sho in time are goibg to ak how
her ignorant and unthinking faith
ers permitted themselves 10 be
robbed of their birthTight Of free
,Iom-of selecting and hiring the
employees they pay.
That is one cause. OF the revoln
ton to come. Another wiNbe its nbso
tute necessity.
Under the blight OF autocracY
here natural selection is impossl
ole; where the honor OF trust and o
service is nothing; where emnlatio'
land rivalry are consequently s,ifled
where the aim is pelf and not ap
lause and love ard respect. It 1
inevitable that the tendency shall b
foeerer toacnNs the deterioration o
the quality Of gray matter IN publ
| service.
Mental runts must take the plac
of the head and heart the peopl
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