The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-17
THE PEOPLE ARE SUPREME!
Do but Arouse them and Hear
them Roar.

replying 10 our article on his pro-
posed p!anks for the next Demo-
cratic State platform, has this 10 say
IN relation to things political that
have ieen aud must be in the fu-
ture.
'Let me present you concre
IL u>tratlpn of how you err III your
hop .lesa conclusions.
That garruIous old dane, Tie
Ptcay.Ane faint echo of anc'eote.t
po, u.ar thought, moulded by =
pediency, prou>ly guided by tie
Almighty (doila)-7He Pic"y"7ae
printed some New Year exprese,on-
f,om various men IL lieu of its
own-rare good Judgment!
Among others. | find an cxp:es
sion from TIE guberuator al PAGER
o. Caddo. Please look down the
planks to the third Che least dan
gerous) and note: "Make frIefd
llness to popmar education tie
Of tine democracy"
Now, the Garien Seed Sta
man. s'elng the vast cumulalIve
tidal wave Of demand tor general,
thor ugE, genaine popular educa-
ton (roIed NJ by the efforts Of a
lew scout and earnest persons at
the beginning when it was not so
ras J, has this refreshing New
Year wI>h to m ke through that
chatlerlug, too,hless, giDbcrIng old
dame, the oarrulous Pic:
IA DECREASE IN ILLITERACY.
"know eIge is power. It's po
session bv communlly or stA,e
means development, advancemen',
progre a hetterment OF all the
conditions of social life. Through
education comes knowlea ge. There
fore, the wish record for 1908,
aud for the decade Of which il
forms a part, Is that the schoolmas
ter NAV b. abroad in the land NOR
than ever before, with the resul
tha, a marked decrease in iilite~acA
in Louisiana may be the showing OF
the census of 1910.
n, G. BLANCHARp.
Assoc ate Justice Court of the
State of Louisiana.
Now, wouldn't that "frost' you.
1t seems t. me can see from herr
The smile over the mouth Of Shreve
port and native Caddo a. this New
Year expression reached there Pil
bet the jokes going the rounds yet.
love, what a Change, what a beautl-
fui sumersault since The days xbel.
rh.s ANA scribblIng subscriber TO
plank No. opposed the levy of a
TAX for that school building which
TO-DAY adorns his native Shreveport.
My boy, you take this to heart
whenever a little two-by-four poll
tIcian, it matters not where chance
has place d him, clearly sees the
people with the bi, in their mouths,
re Is gong to study the direction
of their course, oh, so closely! And
| my, how h. Is gong to drive that
way himself!
Be not afraid.
When the people bethink them
selves that the sheriffs are more
powerful than they are and deer.
mine it shall not be so longer, every
blooming sheriff IN the state will be
heard shouting against the outrage!
A. soon as the people realize how
much money Is going to leecbes and
loafers aid parasites in the shape o:
slnecure holders jobs utterly un-
necessary, utterly useless--as soon
as they see how much money IL go
ing to these lcafers instead Of t.
| the education of their children, TO
public works, substantial utilities.
the slnecures will 60.
/ As soon as they have reason t.
/ feel-as l anticipate they Will be
made to feeI al 1ne next nominating
conveation-that they have no voice
| in selecting their servants for,' bea'
IN mind, that our nominating con
ventions are virtually our election
IN this state)you will see them &c
handy IN looping off 'appeint've pa
and taking 1t back to the Preroga
tive of suffrage.
And as soon as they firmly be
heve that, 80 lar from an appomiiv'
supreme court placing that tribuifa
out of politics, 1t is making IT fn'
,amping ground for political hack
..,h smattering of law and abl