The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-04-13
Some iconcclast'c people are say

Some iconoclastic people are Sly
ing that in reality Mr. Page IS op
posed 10 the Ieln,onts bcraW.'
their new million dollar ,esidopr,
ls being nulIi on y triangle 1.
front Of Mr, Pages wlte's li"nas
aud that they have not only iuin
I'd the Kitchen end toward lht
Pages bnl they have eat of ths
view down a fasl,lonable avonu.
and will 50 cscl'rsc the fine ~.
colonial house ot ia" author thai
/ il will scarcely ever he noticed 4
gain No one knows whether Ibis
IL true Of not since Mr. Pages mind
IN the matter cannot be read but
| il is u fact that there ave other
prominent people in " ashIbgfou
society who are Wot King for 4
~, than exists III New York aud
Newport. Gu more than one re-
ctsNlon, people Of great wealth have
comn hclc fer II social career and
been dI ,appolnted not because the
people objected 10 thclr wealth
but because the aspirauts were
personally Vulgar, ostentations or
notorious.
A wcl known Colorado million
airc is said ~ ln offplng his pala
tial residences with It's magnificent
furnishings for rent because he
has not pc.n nhle 10 penetrate to
the Diplomatic aud White House
circ'cs and because he considers
that the one hundred thousai.d
dollars he spent IN one winter in
an effort 10 ~ ~ did not Ming
hin, Uccsa. rhe HcImouts who
have entertained here in magnlii
cent style have not been PEI sou a
grata at the White i!ntt y and ile
British Minister ii rs said has re
t;ts,d their intlta'iius to eat of
their solid gold dinner service.
Now they are ruhltc', sacrificed TO
the opinion u ~ exclusive set rs
f. the klud nf intimd'cs il wants |
aud while generous minded people
are T"grrtiluI he publicity snnd !
painful Hu'oiiety thAi The Incident
has provoked are trtllcrss
yiatifird that he standard @. 81
rial requirement Sl,o I'D eliminated
the fast, osi.n.aiiuus bridge 9amb
ling apiraits. II Will be dep'or-
able II they or any one else rs sub
jected 10 such painful processes Of
being forced Out but it will he for
|lie entire god and elevn,ion OF
society III general If HE standard
= raised so high ;I,at they are
Kept out and room made iot Il h,t.
rr equipped II less snowy class.
Presidential candidacy politics
Iaye been seethipg in Washing
~ this week. It is quite nat
,ral for President Roosevelt to
assume TO dictate the nomination
d he next Presidency He has
,ecn elected to his present Office
~ an unparalleled majuity and
t Is widely conceded that he is
more popular now than WHEN he
vas elected Tho desire thai he
hall run again is well nigh uniyer
ale. so great is The aspiration
4 the people iOr another term Of
Roosevelt that they refuse TO be
irve his positive, oft iterated
assertion that be will retire al
be end Of The present term.
Knowing this feeling as he does
pe cannot doubt it's meaning and
{ il nothing more than reasonable
or him 70 assume that since he
'annot fulfil u ui,Ive, sal wish by
accepting the Office in person he
;an at least name proxy or sue
,essor. THIS is all there il to it
Ind it is certainly enough. There
ire millions H enthusiastic sup
,orters Of the President who long
% see the policies and enterprises
hat are known as sRooseveltian'
accomplished and have NO hope
hat they will be under the siDis
er and abhorreDt, minority that
3 working for the old gang in sup
,ort of FailbaGk, Foraker or Can
ION.
The feeling that Roosevelt must
Iuccted himself either in person or
" some one nominated by him
md III accord with him amounts
o a passion aud is almost az broad