The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-18
A MERCHANTS TRIBUTE
From A Supporter and Ad-
mirer Of Dr. Jas. =. As
well.
Communicated

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Having seen in your columns oi
las, week very good history Of DR..
Aswell's start in life. with a hard bat
tie before him, | cannot refrain from
adding little 10 what has been said
OF the candidate, who is now aspiring
for the Office Of Governor Of our noble
State.
That Dr.. .swell makes and leaves a
deep impression upon his hearers,
wherever he speaks, Is conceded. Ills
opponents admit him to be man that
it would be better 10 dodge. when it
comes to discussing state affairs. He
has repeatedly asked his two oppo-
nents 10 meet him on the stump, but
there is always some previous en-
gagement' 10 be pleaded IN their an
swers. That, IN itself, should be sufii :
|, cient evidence to convince the voter
that the man il frauk, open and sim
cere, enough to waEt TO be heard and
weighed by the voters, willing to
trust their decision as to whether he
is better qualified to serve them in the
position he seeks.
He was the originator of good gov
ernment idea. That is his cry, for 1t
was heard long before Mr.. Hall was
I yer heard of. His platform was out
il the first days of April; he said then
and he says now that he stands for
Good Government, He adds that he
1 is fighting the machine and he clearly
establishes that fact to one who reads
the papers OF the state.
His campaign has been, up to this
time, run on lofty plain, and in him
We can all see that he has that fight
ing blood which has always been so
prominent with the name "Aswel".
| He liz fighter who knows that he can.
not lose, and that, in itself, should be
enough 10 convince the voter that he
| is posses ed of that kind of body, nerve
and grit that makes him 30 dear to
one. who loves one that is never
gutter"
Another thing that the Doctor
promises, if elected. is that he will
call constitutional convention. This
is one OF the main planks of his plat
form. This should have been done
years back, yet no other candidate
has given this important question a
thought.
Ne further proposes to put the game
wardens throughout this state under
the jurisdiction Of the Police Juries
Of the respective parishes, and thas do
away witi this great power that has
been given the Governor and thereby |
doing away with some Of the ring |
power that has its grasp SO securely |
fastened on our pc pie to-day that II
has become Il great drawback 10 the |
progress of our splendid state. It Is
up to the people Of this state to act
now. don't procrastinate, for the old
say ing is, There is a tide in the af
fairs of all men, that if taken at its /
food leads on to fortune" and the
tide is here men, and the time is right
now, and our country is sure to pros
per il we take the advantage that is
presenting itself at this time. We
need q man for Governor who can do
things now, and not man who will
have to have some one else to rDn the
affairs Of the state for him. You wan,
man that, should the occasion pre-
sent itself, for him to be called away
to some other state or to some great
city as guest, will be able to throw
some honor on our state and our peo-
pie; man that we can be proud of,
to represent us Mt any function no mat
ter where held. and no matter what the
occasion might be. A mau that will be
"A man ain Jngst men,. Wouldn't 1t
be sad thing should perchance oui
Governor be called away to Chicago
or New York. as the care might be.
and then he not be able to represent
our state as he should. that he needs
or must send another ~ his proxy?i
The question would then arise, wha'
kind OF Governor has Louisiana. any
way? This ! am sure will hit the ten
der spot of many who are not support
ing my candidate, and, should they
have had the opportunity of hearing
Mr.. Aswell, | am sure they will say
that he could be classed with men
like Roosevelt. Bryan. Lafollete. and
many 9th prominent orators Of the
present day.
Some have it in their minds that
Mr.. Aswell is a joke in this cam
paign. If he were joke, he would
have hardly the courage to be
over this State, speak
ing at every cross road, getting
there by rail, automobile, carriage,
and in some instances,
even walking to keep his engage
ments. All that you need do is to
pin your faith to Mr.. Aswell, and +.
when Jan. 23rd rolls out, we will,
al say that "this was indeed al.
great joke on White Lake and the
Bernstein Letter." Ii
There has always been some
things that the opponents OF Mr..
Aswell like about him, even tho Z
they are opposed to him, and this
Is his eloquence, his splendid phys
que, his clear mind, and last, but
not least, his good nice looking :
.lean shaven face, that shows his
sincerity, his frankness, and his 4
to do what is right at a
Ill times.
/ trust that the young voters OF
our parishy especially, will take
his election, that is about to be
voted, very seriously; for it means
much to them in their future well
Iare. And say to you let no man
tell you how to vote; cast your
vote for the man whom you think
the best fitted for the office and
let no man or bunch of men tell q
you that you should vote this way
Or the other way. Cast your vote
in the presence Of your own head
light, then you will have don what
is expected OF every free and un-
bossed citizen of our free and gi0r-
- A MERCHANT. J.