New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-01-20
BROUSSARD MEETING IN
NEW ORLEANS.

Hon. Porteus r. Burke of thi
city was i'm New Orleans las
Wednesday in attendance at tht
big Broussard meeting held in tn,
Sixth Ward of that City. From
report given the meeting was ar
enthusiastic one and many votes
were won to the cause of the
brilliant Congressman now a can
! didate for the United States Sen.
ate in opposition to Governor
Sanders and Arsene Pujo Of Cal.
casieu. We reproduce below the
address of Mr.. Broussard as pub
lished in the Pcayune of January
11th: J -
Congressman Robert Brous-
sard was given a welcome last
night at Portuguese Hall. in the
Sixth Ward, by 200 voters, who
turned out to hear him and Hon.
P. r. Burke, of New Iberia, speak.
Mr.. Broussard at once, launched
inta an attack Upon Governor j.
Y. Sanders and the. Picayune. He
said that Governor Sanders
blocked the incomd tax law in
Louisiana and the Picayune tried
to defend him.
After assailing Governor San
ders bitterly, Congressman Brous-
sard then took up his own de-
fense Of his record at Washington.
He maintained that his record
there was good and that he had
much influence as any congress-
man from Louisiana.
"It is meet and proper, said
Mr.. Broussard. "foa Governor
Sanders to place under his pic
lures with which he is now pla-
carding this city the words, "a
Democrat
"The Democratic Party in this
nation has disagreed, and especial.
ly since 1896. about many things.
But there are two questions on
which the Democratic Party has
always been united; one Of them
is the election of United States
senators by a direct vote Of the
people, while the other one IL the
levying of an income tax.
Washington dispatches TO the
Times Democrat, arraigning Gov
ernor Sanders for his desertion
Of the Democratic Party on the
income tax amendment when
pending in the Legislature in
June, 1910, have apparently con-
siderablv exercised the apologists
of the Governor.
81 note in this mornings Pie
ayune q defense Of Governor San
der's proposition to and defeat of
the ratification Of the income tax
amendment. While l am not
won't to criticise. newspapers. yet
the records should be kept
straight. It should suffice Gov
ernor Sanders most object apol-
ogist to know that the governor
himself will keep no record
straight. He invariably exag.
gerates his record 10 his own adj
vantage and his opponents rec
ords to their disadvantage.
"Being a past master In this
method of warfare, 1t seems to
me that the newspapers support
ing Governor Sanders should not
deny him the privilege Of hand.
ling that phase Of the campaign
all by himself. So far as I know
he handles It better than any Of
them, and has always had the con-
fidence in his ability to carry on
that part Of his campaign unaid-
ed and unassisted.
"To those who read the editor
ial in this mornings Picayune, I
want to quote q few words chilled
from the issue Of that paper Of
June 8, 1910, carrying . dispatch
from Baton Rouge a. to the sit
uation with regard to the income
tax amendment. Here are q few
excerpts from the dispatch ap.
pearing In the Picayune Of that
date,
Governor SANDERS got into
the income tax game tonight, and
after the adjournment Of the Sem
ate called the members Of that
body, or At least . great many Of
them. into the executive Office and
discussed with them the House
resolution which came over early
tonight.
Governor Sanders expressed
fis Opposition to the ratification
Of the income tax by the General
Assembly, : Il will not
be referred to . committee, but
will be reported tomorrow. Those
who are opposed to the income
tax in the Senate say they have
. decisive victory
Before publishing the editor
ial which appeared yesterday
morning II might have boon well
for the Picayrne to have referred
TO it, files and ascertained for II.
telf upon who was placed the
guilt for the failure Of ratifying
this Democratic proposition BY !
Democratic General Assembly,
with 4 Democratic governor when
it was pending il the Legislature.
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