The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-13
IN THE POLITICAL EYE.

An unfortunate state of affairs
has bt en- brought into existence Ii
municipal matters in this city.
If one were to undertake to go
back to the first cause of existing
conditions it would probably carry
us back decade or more. Some
body did something that was dis
pleasing to somebody else, and the
SOMEBODY else retaliated. This
retaliating business was progress
sively carried on until it has reach
ed the point where one faction (of
the two involved) has resorted to
positive. wilful and stubborn Oh
styuction of the public business
affalrs-nOt Of one faction nt of
the entire people of this city.
1t seems unfortunate that any part
Of our people should have allow
ed their judgm hts to prompt
such a conrse-one which requires
the whipping of the whole popula-
ton in order to reach certain few.
The last regular meeting of the
City Council was held, on Sept. Z,
1908. Since then four called
meetings have been he'd. the last
being on Nov. q. One council
man forwarded his resignation to
tho Governor on Dec. Ii, and
another on Dec. IS, 1908. This
left barely enough members to
form a working quorum. With
one of the remaining members re-
fusing to attend any meeting
called or regular the public's
business has Eaen seriously ob.
In February, 1906. a councilman
resigned. by the subsequent re-
gular meeting of the Council,
March 9th, his successor had been
by the Governor. The
new councilman had received bis
commission, he qualified and was
seated in time to participate IN the
proceedings.
Two cOuncilmen resigned In.
December, 1908, as stated above,
md in a recent statement made
~ The remaining active. alive
members of the council, we find
he following: "and there being
10 appointments made by the Gov.
rnOr to fill these vacancies not.
the fact that we the
Undersigned members of the Coun-
lin December last, wrote him and
requested that he make
ppOintments, so that the City of
lew Iberia might be able to trans I
ct important business-which
as been ignored.
Revised Statutes OF Louisiana, Sec
vacancy occurs in
nv Office. State, parish or municipal,
this State. now existing. or which i
Jay hereafter be created. from death. 6
'signation, or from any other cause !;
hatever, the mode of filling which is
ot provided for in the constitution.
! such vacancies shall be filled, if @
lev be State or parish offices. +
I'd If 1t be municipal office, the
lcancy must be filled by appointment
, the Governor for the unexpired t
RIM of the person whose office is so c
cated. :
1t is hardly probable that the "
overnor of the State of Louisi- a
IA has withheld the appoint =
ents on his own initiative, Meth. L
is it heliveable that he has Il
It partisan followers enough in
Is city from which to appoint n
70 cOuncilmen. The inference Il
en- becomes very strong that q
me Captain of Politics." some n
Governor in Iberia'' d.
8 advised Ills Excellency's non. CT
ton. G.
Possibly some mem Der of the 10
nk and file of the same partisan q
aptain's'' forces indited the very al
endly anonymous note to one of re
, remaining cOuncilmeD, advis- pa
him to resign such q flimsy y
litical trick! oj
:, in
The results: The council has NJ,
IN compelled to resort to expe. fo
'ncies to accomplish the little ~
It is being done. "a
during December last the Mayor, bill
Ing within the authority vested lin