The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-11-09
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1907
BUSINESS AND POLITICS.

BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
Politics for business reasons
Eliminates the mistaken principle
OF many man, prominently before
the people Of this state to-day.
IL mans business is injured ~
his connection with any political Of
flee, he ought to get out Of it. An
1t Is equally as essential to the pub
lie good that if q mans public Iu-
ties are hindered by his connection
with business, that he should drop
the business.
1t is a hard task for any man to
ride two horses at one and the same
time, when the animals are going in
opposite directions.
Ii is a great mistake to seek pub
lie Office with the intent Of turning
it to private or personal account.
Private business and public bust
ness won't mix, and the man who
wont serve the public well in one
way, is more than likely to serve it
in some other way--even though il
be against his will
The present attitude of Lieutel
ant-Governor Sanders fosters these
thought.
He announced his candidacy, long
ago, with the ostensible backing OF
twelve or fifteen New Orleans banks,
the support of numerous corpora
tiOns, and the Endorsement of all
men who were profiting by the
Ubiquitous ''fee system" that is Legal
lized by the present laws Of this
State.
Now. after Governor Blanchard
has issued a proclamation calling for
an extra session of the General AS |
sembly to correct these evils, the |
Lieutenant-GOvernor comes out fiat |
footed in an Endorsement of the |
same ideas, supplementing the call"
with reform clauses even more dras-
tic than the Governors.
Can it be that the Lieutenant
Governors political aspirations are
iraught of business reasons"
Can it be that his endorsement of
Governor Blanchard's reform meas
ures is impregnated with political
reasons?''
II 1t be the former, then the
banks, the corporations which he, dr.
rectly or indirectly, represents as
an attorney, and the sheriffs and tax
collectors of the State must needs
influence his acts now-and il now,
what may we expect if he is elected
governor?
If it be the latter, then, where
will these banks, these corporations,
these sheriffs and collectors come
ino
Last. but not least, where will the
newspapers that have accused Gov
ernor Blanchard Of calling an extra
session Of the General Assembly, and
thus squander $4,000 or SO of the | i
peoples mOney-where will they ;
come in? Nearly every Sanders Or
gan in the State has made this |
charge against Governor Blanchard, {
Including, even, our esteemed even ,
Ing contemporary, The Daily Enter I
priie-Leader.
Lieutenant Governor Sanders
strongly advocates the reforms in :
cluded in Governor Blanchard's proc
lamation. We have DIR. j. w. San
ders' word for it over the telephone, il
and DIR. J. w. Sanders is a brother
OF the Lieutenant-Govern and
probably knows as much about his
convictions as the Enterprise-L Leader
or any other newspaper.
The position occupied by the news -
papers that have been supporting
Mr.. Sanders is unenviable. They =
must either forsake him now and
'Ieve to their former denunciations
y Governor Blanchard's reform q
measures. or forsake Lieutenant-Goy- n;
srnor Sanders in his hour or need id
because he has fallen in line with the 10
Governor.
WHICH WILL TT BE?
Is Northumberland Sanders .,
Endorsement of the Governors proc fir
politics for business rea- th
ons." or a reason for business poll of