The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-11-16

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m.ut Ihe m"'r'r"'i'hh l''A IL
nnurrrd tho ,eault aa h'ing ~ wv ~
ard -, against
The above Interrogation means
la. New Orleans adopted the i'",
COMMISSIONS Form ot Government
The nar.,s announce. Next step IS,
,,,vid,np for Primary tn nominate
III Five Commissioners On 't'"h''
lst -
The States ot the 2ath instant, ~ re
viewing the SIRE bill. before the w
LEGISLATURE, declares: IT conta,"tn
r,oyi4ion f., a nonpa't'snn ha'fo',
which. IL ENACTED into law, w""i"
nave e,fec,aally wiped nut l'em"crat'c
,;.,. !, Now Orleans aud n"gaHy'd
the primary law
"lhe nonpa,lisan feature WAS die
t;nctl, obnoxious to the country mem
mets OF the House, who recorded 'he'r
objection to legislat'on ct this chh'ac
10, by promptly cutting II out "' tue
original i,aIt III The General COMMITS
s;.u Government bill of Mr.. Powell o'
Caicasieu
In another paragraph in the sam"
article printed in the states, Is found
the following language Senator
Ryrnes of 5tieans agreed to introduce
this measure, but he insisted on
amendments eliminating the nonpat
ti.an feature aud the preferential bal
lot !"
Has New Orleans, in the light ut the
ah,ye facts, adopted "A TRUE Com
L., 4 (.nxsCunpntp
peyond the fear Of being successful
" challenged we declare emphat'cal'N
that the City Of New Orleans has not
adnr,. 4 n COMMISSION Form OF 'oN
er,ment worthy ot the hope mat y
will b,,rg relief from existing ~
Wbateve, success or betterment IN
the handling Of munciraIatatis may
come to the Crescent City, through ~
new mongrel, partisan. tactiona' form
Of government, will be due more 70
the honesty, integrity ard patriotism
Of the individual otliceho'der Tran Z"
their form Of government
true Commission Form Of Govern
ment employs no primary election 20
determine Who shalt he the candidates
for the several offices. Primaries ~
the first place, are absolutely unneces-
sarv. The general election, TO fill the
offices, accomplisl,es all and more
than could the Primary. and Al no
greater expense t. the City "r cand'
date.
Party primaries are more ieprehen
sible, because they deny the right OF u
large number Of citizens aud rroPert,
taxpayers 10 participate in determ,n-
ing who shall he ptiviledged TO seek
office; because they encourage fac
t,oualis,n, and fact;onalism lives urtn
cipally upon the hope OF reward; he.
cause a partisan spirit is encouraged
by them, and a partisan spirit, III nu
nicipal government, has, rs its excuse
for being, the protection and tavortng
of it's own members regardless ct pub
lie sentiments because through ITS
operation it imposes taxation without
full or equal representation upon e'ti
zens; because. as applied to mun,ci
pal governments, they are undemo
Embellishments. Government
by the people; form of government
IN which the supreme power is retain
ed aud directly exercised by the PEG
pile. "-Wehster; because they bree'
dtscontent and through their ultimate
results invite constant unrest, polite
al lamentations, and unworthy efforts
at partisan recalls.
We see these results in the very re
cent history, and the present histor,
making acts, of Shreveport. which
city IL promising the very dramat,
performance of semiannual recall
eiection-a practice calculated &
bring discredit upoH the ommissio,
plan, the virtue Of the recall, an'
even upon popular government.
Des Moines, Iowa, q Kepuhiica'
city, the capital of a Republican state
has model Commission Form 9
Government Mayor JAS r. Hanna
of Ues Moines. writing about the Com
mission Form Of Government. "a ~
piled in that city, says
1.-The Commission form of govern
ment abol,shes ward lines, party pol
tics aud the old division Of city "tHce,
INTO Legislative, executive aud judicit
departments. In place nt this Il sui
stitutes a board. consisting Of III
mayor and four commissioners VII
manage the affairs Of the city ius' ~
board OF directors manage the bus
ness Of a bank or any large corpor
ton, who IRE invested with all II
powers Of city government and vi
are elected by the people Of the Mho
city, but without any party design
sstiop.'
"All other subordinates except col
mon tahorefs are selected under eli,
service rules administered by CT,
Service Commission, aud are remov
BILE only for misconduct or lack of f,
tention to duties. or activity in polit
al matters
ANY citizen who can secure the 81
natures of twenty five voters voucbiI
for his character may become n caut
date for mayor or isssont
From among these candidates the I,
receiving the highest number of vot
for mayor in the primary become ca
didates for mayor ia the final electio
and the eight receiving the hlghe
number of votes for commissioner b
comes the final candidates for COMM
sioners."
While Des Moines employs the pi
mary, thereby using two election
where one could serve the purpOi
better, the fact remains that this Or
macy IL not designed for the purpos
Of perpetuating the Republican part
1T 10 nonpartisan aud open to ever