New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-09-24
A VOTE FOR PROSPERITY

In all political campaign occa-
sion is afforded for d tferences OF
opinion among men who are equal
ly honest and patriotic; for it IS
in the clash of contending opinions
that great ideas are evolved and
great reforms are wrought out.
Our ,lforetatlfers, perceiylng the
necessity in popular Govern
menN of the fullest freedom of
thought and speech, made them es-
sential parts of our great Nation
al political edlfice; thereby i'm
parting to the voice of the people
an Importance and dignity which
1t enjoys no where else i'll the
world.
Therefore, il is not surprising
nor n il u mattr to cause concern,
that men should differ with regard
10 public policies, political plat
forms and in Their respective es-
Inmates of measure and men. So
long as they hold to the votal
certain few great principles which
underlie the structure of all well
ordered Government. honest diff
ferences concerning methods,
measures and men, constitute tht
most certain guarantee OF goou
government.
The Exposition amendments to
be voted upon at the election
November are non-p0litcal III
chal acter, for the benefits that 4
great Exposition will confer upon
the State cannot be monopollzcu
by any party, and faction, or any
group of individuals, however
powerful they may be. These
amendments constitute one ISSUE
upon which men of all shades OF
political belief may stand togeth-
er in the knowledge that in sup
purung them they are perform
y a patriotic service to their
State. ana making pJsslnle the
orenng OF the greatest era Of
prosperity that has ever dawned
~ on tae South.
Iommen ing upon the value OF
tie proposed Panama Exposition
to tn 5 sectiln the Crowey Signal
apply observes that Father
Cary" who led the host of West
ern farm to Southwest Louisi-
ara paid many times over Ahe
cost of the Co ton Centennial in
1854. That : not putting the
ease to strongly The Cotton
tennial determined AIR. Cary
&c locate in Louisiana. Ge brought
dc wn hundreds of farmers from
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois
and other States and located itheP
on the raw prairie lands which
we're then to very great extent
wild, unfruitful and comparative
~ valueless. These Western far
mers added many millions of dol
lars to the annual value of the
agricultural production and the
permanent wealth. of the State.
They helped us to build good
roads, good schools, good society,
churches. etc. while every year
thy pay into the State, psrechial
and municipal treasures. in tax
es. ls,ore than the amount of mon
ey that was required to finance
the little Exposition that attract
ed them to Louisiana. So then
we see that the Cotton Centennlal
Exposition although practically
a failure in its day. las been pay
ing for itself over and Over again
each year.
Would it be possible to conceive
an object lesson more Impressive
and convincing than this one Is u
the value of an Exposition to the
State in which it is heidi In
the presence of such facts can any
individual in Louisiana say that
he has not a direct personal inter-
est in securing the Exposition foE
New Orleansf Those are things
that make the Exposition amend
ments the NEST important issue