New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-10-11
THE HOUMA COURIER s IDEA
OF POLITICAL SITUATION.

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be held for nearly a year from
now. there is considerable fence
building" and "wire pulling
being carried on in the Third DIS
trict by few hungry asplrants
whose cravings have filled their
minds with vain imaginings I'M
til each one believes that he alone
has been picked out by some
power divine to lead the demo
cratic hosts to victory in 1914
Tony Muller believes that the
''voice of the people will call
him from the quiet shades OF
"St. Manr" to the turmoil and
strife. Of congressional life. Mou
tor of Lafayette went to sleep
one night and dreamed that the
"plain people" are anxious to
have him look after their inter
ests in Washington. Wilson
Peterman, Boss (spelled with
a capitaD of st. Mary Parish
wants the job if he can get 1t. r.
A Tete of Assumption, who
wants to run" for every Job on
the calendar, and never runs Tor
any. thinks that a "sllent sea OF
upturned faces may like to hear
his melodious voice pleading for
their votes. Then there IS
"Henri Guatemala who runs
all the time-who suffered Two
defeats and still has courage t"
face another-it was said OF old
that he. as a matter of course,
will be in the limelight in 1914.
Each of these candidates is
confident that he will mop up
the earth with all of the others
but what picking for Eugene
Pharr. ~
If the democratic party hopes
to win in the next congressional
election it will have to choose as
it's standard bearer man who
will inspire the people with con
fidence in his strength of char
acter and ability to do things.
The Congress of the United
| Seates is made up Of men from
all sections Of the country, and
bic man in congress for the last
sixteen years, and if it is to call
for anything at the national cap
ital in the future. it must con
tinue TO be represented by a man
of big ability. The day OF the
| inconsequential politician IS
passing. and the sooner the peo-
pie of the Third District realize
| this fact. the better will it be for
them. Our district, our state,
can not hope to call for anything
| except a few small appropriations
here and there, uness it send big
| men to Congress. The smallest
states in the Union, in point OF
population and area, WELD the
greatest influence at times, be-
cause they are represented IN
Congress by men whose brains
give them influence.
This fact must be borne in
| mind by the democratic party IT
it expects to maintain supremacy
in Louisiana in the future. The
big men of the state must be sent
forward to uphold the states
prestige and fight for her inter
ests-strong men who will bring
the democratic party back to con-
sentative thinking and acting,
that it may enjoy the confidence
of the people as it did, during the
first half of the history OF the
republic.
And so while the inconsequen-
tial politicians, with little minds,
are scurrying here and there.
seeking the support OF this
"boss" and that, the thoughtful
members of the party, the silent
voters, are waiting patiently with
the hope in heart that a leader OF
men. with big mind and ability
to do things, will come forward
10 time and save the party from
defeat in the Third District
result that is inevitable if one OF
of the inconsequential politicians
becomes the party nominee
Wherefore conservative thought
is gradually centering upon the
possibility of Judge Whitmel T.
Martin Of Lafourche becoming a
candidate for the nomination.
believing that if he can be IN
duced to give up the office OF
Judge of the Twentieth judicial
District, which he has held with
marked distinction during the
last six years, and enter the arena
of politics, he would easily win
the nomination.
A careful analysis of the polit-
zeal situation in the Third Dis
trict shows that Martin would
be an easy winner should he
choose to enter the race for the
democratic nomination. He
would be the only candidate with
the solid support of a senatorial
district behind him. If Peter
man could get the backing OF the
parishes of Lafourche, Assump-
ion and Terrebonne with st
Mary already for him, his chances
or the nomination would be
good. Without this senatorial