The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-03-20

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held in the interest of the candi
dates on the Democratic ticket, a
the Live Oak School in the 1st Dis
trict at which $50 voters were
present. Mr.. Alex Baggary wa
made presiding officer and the fol
lowing gentlemen addressed th,
voters, Judge Brown, l.. II. Dulan-
ey, V. NJ. Aubry, A. d. Blanc, May
or G. c. Laughlin.
When Mr.. Aubry was called lie pres
cnted the following lucid statement
which were we'll received by his au
dience:
Ladies, Gentlemen and Fellow CT
tizens of the First District OF
New Iberia:
The little Newspaper, the Daily
Enterprise-Leader of this City
wants to know what the City
Council did with the Five Thous-
and Dollars which they got from
the Electric Railroad. | am going
to tell you; it went to pay large
part of building this school that
the Taxpayers voted a three mil
tax for, and the balance went &c
the Waterworks and Elec .ric Light
Plant of this City.
The Dupuy Administration spent
$9, ,4O3.3S of which they had no righ
to spend. 1t was the collections
of the special tax upon which was
predicated the bond issue of this
city, and should have been put
aside for that particular purpose
and no other.
The holders Of those bonds are
protected by mortgage against
every property in this city. If
these bonds are not retired at ma
turity your properties will be res
pohsible for the debt. Now it is
up to you, the property holders
and taxpayers to choose the best
men to govern your city affairs.
l don't want to cast any reflec-
biOns upon anyone, and l also ap
preciate that comparisons are Cd
ious to some-but you all know Mr..
the present Mayor, who
is running for Councilman from
your District. That he has taken
the interest of this city, no one can
doubt. The proof of it, the Coun-
iii will take up between eight and
ten thousand dollars of those
bonds against your properties, be-
lore the close of his administra-
ion.
Now gentlemen, when you go to
cast your vote on April 5th be
careful and weigh everything care
'ully, because II you should make
/ mistake, remember, you will
nave to endure it for four long
1ears.
1t should not be for the reason
hat friend of yours is going to
De Chief of Police, or Assistant
Shief of Police, or Chief of the
fire Department at paid salary
hat you must cut of your nose to
'pite your face; so let us be very
.areful and select a good ticket
rom top to bottom.
Let us have a government like
he one Lord Baltimore mention
ID:
"The idea, as outlined in their
harter and followed in their prac-
ice, was to try the experiment of !
Democratic Government. They |
would have a state, the people of |
which would enjoy all the freedom
# action and thought, that sane |
nd we'll disposed persons can de-
ire within the boundaries of their |
'ersonal concerns; they should
lot be meddled with; each mans
ome is his castle; they should say
7hat taxes should be collected and
that officers should attend to
heir collective affairs"
Hon g. G. Laughlin. Mayor of New
beria. in the course of his address
the following statement Of
le receipts and disbursements of the
ty for the past four years, IN refuta-
on of the careless juggling Of figures
? the Citizens Lcaguers. His address
as we'll designed as the evenings
,ncluding effort. It was plain bust
ess proposition.
o the Citizens and Taxpayers
of New Iberia, La.
In justice to myself and the
ther members of the Council OF
: New Iberia, l deem it advis
bic to answer tho article which
ppeared in the Daily Enterprise
catler Of March q, 1909, which
.ads as follows, to Wit
Honestly, now. Hasn't the
Ouucil been the laughing stock
the people for the last three
aars for it's know-nothiug, do
othing polic,f In tour years,
ore than 325O, 900 has been spent
: il and what has the City got to
Tow for III Not 3 blessed slling.'
By an Inspection Of the corpora
On books | 6Ad that the City Tax
nIl0aknr from lnkw 1ak 1OnR - IN