New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-09-14
National Progressive Party.


With this salutatory the Pro-
gress.ve Party Of the Parish ct
Iberia enters actively into the
political arena and tries lances
with the two old regular parties.
Defeating it's organization, its
services to the redemption OF the
rights of the masses and OF the
citizen, we expect, not only a
respectful hearing, a dignltied,
receptive attitude of the public
out a militant, a active support OF
those. of the many, whose op-
portunities and chances Of de-
velopment have ben absorbed by
an artificial! system, an interest,
who monopolizes and directs the
policies of our government for
which the Democrat as well as
the Republican parties are large
ly responsible.
This is the first time, since the
civil war, in the political history
of our nation, that new polltl-
cal organization pledges itself to
nothing but the protection of the
people against the rapacity OF
powerful political BOSSES and the
greed of predatory wealth.
1t is really the first time that
National party proclaims III It's
new Magma Charter, that man Is
superior to the dollar, life; above
lucre the National soul more credl-
table than private selfishness. 1t
is an organized effort of the free,
moral, political agencies to fight
the entrenched, invisible, power
full policies of system of gov
eminent maintaining, encourage
ing, fostering dishonesty in our
industrial activities as well as
graft and crookedness in our Ma
tional parties. A study of the
lurid history Of the Republican
and Democratic National Conven-
ton will bring you face to face
with the living truth that no
President Of the United States
can be successfully uorninated
and elected without the obsequious
aid and support of the bosses OF
the different political machines,
and the other handmaiden of the
living truth, that no boss can ex-
ercise power and pressure and
dictate policies and principles
unless supported by the strong.
hong arm Of the interests and
through this combinations of the
CAPTAINS Of political min ons and
the captains Of crooked finance
and industry realize the horrify-
ing possibility that the future
destiny Of the United States, the
life of the nation must be saved
from the poison and corruption
of a false doctrine, deceiving
cult, a whitening, paralyzing
creed Of the fakirs Of the unholy
alliance.
The Progressive Party stands
for absolute, unfettered freedom
of man and measures. The strug-
gle resembles IA good deal that OF
struggle for emanc patron from
intolerable conditions worse than
slavery. 1t means the elimina:
ton Of the power Of wealth from
the conferences and The discus
sions over the life and conditions
of the citizen.
Wealth has no right to
subvert the natural order OF
h'ngs and subordinate brain and
Drawn to statistics Of earnings
and acquisition of interests.
Wealth legitimately exercised
produces legitimate returns; lives,
opportunities of men, justly pro-
tected aud .judiciously handled,
beSets happiness, peace and pros,
perity,
Both the old parties are satu.
rated too much with the exploded
conception that victory in conven.
ton and star chamber proceed.
ings by interested managers OF
poll es achieved by theft or
shady transactions can be sue
cessfully imposed again upon a
patient, suffering electorate.
MIR. Taft as well as Mr.. Wilson
owe their nominations to bosses
and interest the only difference
between the two conventions is the
first used and the tactics of the
slaughter house and the other the
Italian hand of finnesse of Mach.
iavelli. The crime is the same;
the public is the victim; the ordi-
nary citizen the lamb to be shorD
Happily the Democrats nomi-
mated a Progressive, a new man
without the spots of political
jugglery to his credit.
Can Mr.. Wilson destroy the
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