New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-05-11
Jules Dreyfus' Ideas on Commission
Form of Government.

been said about the commission OIL uo'eiH
that is stimulating spirit OF fear and msgng faues
interested in the and rejection Of the charter are
sedulousy promoting condition Of suspicion and skeptsm
They also of cunning and deception that
will eventually boomerang and smte of these false
prophets and mentors with the weight OF their own ABSURD s
The exploitation of the of tmdy and rpdaon
large portion people of this communty the fuome
audaon Of the unctous and the cold selfish cac
atng advice of the standater and consu
ona reaconary of the silent gumshoe campagner
attempting construct into con crete agency all elements Oh
known opposition ~, IL - g. A., ,.
the new business and the professions
and very influential part of the taxpayg population
They certainly would not end and back innovation in
the science of municipal govem unless received the
judgment and experience and presented conditions of
and improvement over the utility OF the old charter I'M
der which municipal affairs being administered
The Commission Government charter modern instrument
parment business has is is municipal constitution
framed fundamentally SIMPLE ity and incidentally for efficiency
no tion of ambiguous verbage blu:
provisions expressed in c direct erse concise English
Everything called by its tua and everything of
expected in it's No officer elected to perform his
share duty consua ion with attorneys
municipal officers His work is with drecness, explcness
of bookkeeping and tabuaon OF records of work
result Under man is held to strict accountability
Excuses medocy and msund ersndng have place the
of merit of tn officer The system de-
efficiency of and and creates automatic
school the sch public duties which reflect
quality of the Ulcers qualifications Self
defense of queo nabe abilities or fitness OF an ac
tive or prospective Office i'll find defense shield under
expected graded by the served public under
the suaions charter The officer must make good not
and intentions but with executions and results
Every Of of cent OF
expenditure and met hod of its and investment
simple effec tveness in the form OF
cze to figures and
mathematics Juggling of of bookkeeprs at
glance rating the fin ancaf standing of the municipal
IN Under the ted principle of the initiative ref
erenum recall municipal leg saton will enlist the attention OF
every and the interest of voter Laws covering
needs and improvements can be formulated
by citizens and those By the officers amended and
the greatest
mens in our awmakng macn cry and asea return to the
people of the power Of rnment By this method you
eliminate class legislation graft legaon destroy ende
cies to extravaganza and excess you remove anu m
falls bribery attempts for the protection Of special inter
ests In fact YOU munpaize public life of the instead
faconalizing the best efforts under the old system
The charter commercially the work. the old ch8rter
pOiticalizes the service. f@
The laxty shortcomings Of officers under the old charter
punishment and restraints corrective
difficult The spot generally protected by
prejudice sentiment and actona rivalry The to be admin
than the evil and tends destroy the
discipline order the integrity without which, and
satisfaction be attained by municipal government The
anquaed and refuses the spirit of
advancing civilization As whole to rapidly
degenerate into state of innocu GUS desuetude.
The Commission Form the child OF modern conditions and
environments.
The slow cumbersome pace which the old instrument offered
for legislative relief ahy with the slowforming
cessties past generation The rapdy with which every
social and industrial ston must be solved demand speed
action and fnatu in results The charter offers the
bazed for the direction questions and the method to
employ scientific efficiency which nation Of waste in
the duties public officers di gnfying public
chasing capacity Of the public dollar extensive public
Improvement work for less money
The leaders in this New IBERIA
conederaed impose hardships anybody;
punishment for rcacran hand out retrbuon Of
filed with civic pride and imbued with civic duty
greater respected New Iberia
i ,ie41 | 4 JULES DREYFUS.