The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-14

Wudl comments u WI seem ItIpI q
to make Wereal
"W hat difference does It max
who Bob ''roussard supports"
"Tis evident the Iberville Soutl
lsnot published in the Third Dis
trlct. Wait until election day
Brother, and yon and M,. Sander
will find out
"Are the voters of the Thir'
District his private property
Cong essman Hroussard ha,
never claimed the ownership %
the people of the Third District
But what he does own. though 4,
has never claimed it. are the con
fidfnce, the support, and the gool
Will of the people, not only Of The
Third District. but of. all .hoss
!, With whom he comes IN cont act --
and they are 70 be numbered by
the thousands.
"Wonld any body be so fonlisl
AZ to believe that their intelligence
rises no higher than to allow a
single politician to do all their
thinking for t,em9"
| MIR. Bloussard has never t,led
to do the thinking If the people
of the Third District. His course
last spring proves this lie went
all over the District and asked tie
people what they thought, before
he consented to allow q great
many arden; admirers and support
ers to use his name in connection
with the gOvernOrship. Ills sense
Of dntyl ~ so high tha. when he
found out that the people Of his dis
frict thought that he could beat
serve them and hes. safeguard lhe;,
interests by remaining in Congress.
he waived personal ambitiol
for the public veal. No, Brother,
Mr.. BrOussard IL not made Of the
stuff that always thi;.ks: 'L'etat.
cest moi" It IL on the contrary.
his democratic ideas, his natural
ness, his genuineness, and his i'm
plicit faith IN the wisdom of the
people AZ Inass. that make him a
factor in public life.
"They uhe peoplp) know what
this State of Louisiana needs in
an executive officer at Baton
Rouge as we'll as does Robert +.
BfOussard.' -
Congressman Broussard has
never by word Or manner or action
maintained the contrary.
The truth Of the matter, as il
appears 10 ns, Is that Mr. Brous
sard wanted to run for Governor,
but when he canvassed the Dis
'rict he found Mr.. Sanders so
strong that ne pulled down"
1t is a well known fact in Louis
lana politics today, that Congress
man Bioussard withdrew from the
! ace IN Difference to the wishes Of
tie people Of the Third District.
Now 1t looks like he bmbofs a
petty jealousy against Mr.. San
ders and IL trotting here and there
with a knife up his sleeve"
Now, this - not fair. Certain
~, the South cansat be serious
when it charges Congressman
Of jealousy. According
to this process Of reasoning, then,
Mr. BrOusssrd is supporting
Mr.. Wilkinson not on his merits
but on what seems to his jealous
mind to he Mr.. Sanders demer;ts.
The South again shows it woeful
ignorance of the real character and
Of the lion. Robert +
Broussard. The Democrat be
loves that the South owes il to its
good name and to Mr. Broussard's
many friends, to favor them with
he justiiic.ion and justice Of what
,pains to them to be an unwarrani
I'd and malignant charge. The
would call the Soutl,'s
attention to the fact that, il Mr.
,ronssard has q knife at all for
Mr. Sanders, he has. drawn 1t out
n broad day hight, and flashed it
O the gaze OF all Can the South
Iay az much "of the knife the
Ion. Murphy j. Foster has cup
lis sleeve" for MIR. Wilkinson
Far be it from The Democrat to
,ent the fumes OF vllification on
)enstOr Foster because he has
Il temt d It his part to make q gum,
hoes campaign for Mr.. Sanders
he ID. mocrat comedies that it l.
he unquestioned right Of every (
Imefican citizen to support whom
yer he wants for public office.
But WHO is playing the noblpr
Foster when be covert
7 supports Mr.. Sanders, or Mr.
|roussard when he openly and |
b0ve board supports Mr. Wilkin-
Dni The Democrat has no {
onbt % to where the people OF
Ouieians stands on this PROPOSE