The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-02-01

40 called system OF commission
Form Of Government; but IT il
diva, ting The possible advantages
If the system hy holding dear I"
its heart some Of the old fractional
IDEAS Of Its tmmer system of sc
lectng it's public administrators
That city adopted II system, re IN
cooperating the primary with al, Of
its ohjectioual features with all
Of It's Deficiencies, w:
The party primary most fle-
quent'y c,ea'es "A fractional divI'
sion in the party Where faction
aiisM is encouraged aud kept az
tive there we may expect I" find
the greatest amount Of abuse OF
the public trust. The tendency IL
IN that direction too FRI uurnt|y Il"
commend the system, especially.
for the municipal government.
The party primary. where one
party invariably dominates re.
suits, denies A. B. or c. ID good,
high minded, respected, prop rty-
holding citizens, qualified in ev
cry particular for the exercise Of
the tranchise-tbe privilege Of
participating in the selection OF
public officials who will rxpend
their tax monies, all because they
have not registered in the faith OF
that dominant party
The party primary laws hay,
for their effect Gf not for thei'
purpnse) the keeping the party
free from all extraneOus influences
The results are party results, ant
cannot be considered the unuam
meled will Of the whole commuD,
tY. The ends are political.
The Commission Form Of Gov
eminent idea, when in its cradle
at Galveston, put aside faction
party aud politics; it nailed to il
banner staff, above all other EN-
bl-ms, the idea OF Good Bnsi
ness" 1t was born out of polltica
lmpOteDcy, party weakness al
factiOnal mlsrulr; it took np
hopeless task and, by b"si"eS
met bods, it won success; It bad II
political or rational pets to be II
warded or cared fO,; 1t had bu
one purpose, or excuse, for beln
-"Good Business by which
saved u fair city froW bankruptcy
1t was not the charm Of a lie,
form Of politics that brought il
fame and popularity through III
! succeeding years The more con
plcteIy il has been divorced fr"l
party OF fractional politics III
more satisfactory have been its r.
suits in a large number of the G
ties where tried.
| One of the greatest handmade
Of the Commission Form Of Go
ernment IL the Preferential Bale
| also a non fractional, non part
| san feature-which enables Il
voters of a city, in ONE eIec,id
10 learn the popular will with !
| spect to the candidates. of SIX
more aspl, ants for any one otfic
provided that some one candida
IL accept table in the first, secOn
and third degree to u majority
4 the voters. One election, us'l
he preferential ballot. effects d
,esults Of the slate makers, nO,l
4 mating conventions, or two prim
" elections, aud tue general pl'
zion. 1t gives every voter a vol
10 saying "who shall receive I
| uomination," as well ~ NV
shall be nominated to Office"
| was the great political bo
] Tweed, who declard: 81 dol
give who YOU eject, 40 10
AZ | can control their nominating
New Iberia the people ha
he non political type Of the Go
mission form of GOverDmeI
Lake Charles has the party Fl
,,onal brand.
We have the preferential bal
aud at one. election, on the Il
Monday in next June, we v
nominate aud elect our comm
: siOneTs. Our western height
- will lave to hold three separ,
= elections, aud play deal of p'
| fias l,oA ANN hnan In lalAf mn