New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-24

down their handiwOrk. the wall cal
be demolished by anyone who tries t,
get at the foundation of the fiction.
Edward M. House lives as open {
life as that of any American whose
profession or business does not cal
him daily into the places where mer
throng. If one wants to know about
| him through motives other than those
OF the idleness Of curiosity he can see
him and talk with him, and the
chances are that he will be told every.
thing concerning the subject of his in
Quiring curiosity that any man of
modest mien and inclination naturally
would be willing to tell. Colonel House
Is q genial man who seemingly never
has sought to define for personal use
the meaning Of either Of the words,
GOODNESS or austerity. He has q sense
Of humor well developed, and a tenn
peramental warmth.
Secret Of HE Power.
In Houston. Texas, In the year 1858.
Edward NJ. House was born. He was
educated at the Hopkins grammar
school, New Haven. Conn.,. and at
Cornell university. He has been active
all his adult life In Democratic politics,
but never has been q candidate for Of
fee.
Add to these admittedly rneager de-
tails one fact and unQuestionably you
will have the secret Of this mans pow
er to attract other men to him for the
purpose Of consultation ON really high
public matters. From the day that he
was old enough to undertake serious
study, Edward NJ. House has been deep
In the books Of politics, economics and
He has marshaled in hiss
mind all the greater events which have|
In these three words. Nore1
over, he has the men. the things and!
the motives connected with each CASE
constantly In procession before him.
He 10 quick to trace . cause to an e.
feet, or to 60 the reverse route. He
has been q student Of human nature
as It has shown itself In many Of the
great problems Of human life. ThiA
means that he has In him. or at any
rate men believe that he has In him
the qualifications which 90 to make
up . sound diplomat.
Through successive administration
IN Texas the governors Of the state.
cne after another. consulted Colonel
House on public matters. How deep
IN impression he has made ON Texas
legislative history never may be known
definitely. but there is enough salient
o make Texans know that they are
light In attributing to him many Of
heir public welfare acts.
Though not accounted wealthy In
hese days Of hugo fortunes. Colonel
House Is quite well fixed financially |
Ind II not engaged In business Of any
lind.
Has Studied Hard.
I have talked to Colonel House and |
AVE learned things which make me
eel that I shall not 60 wrong when
~ to put an Interpretation upon some
4 his methods Of doing things. He Is
REQ enough to say that he has studied
lard at economic, political and leels-
alive subjects. He probably even
would be willing to admit that he
kinks the results Of these studies con-
Inued and their results retained. have
nabled him to be Of some service
vhen men were seeking information
events In the past which
ave relation to events In the present
r events expected In the future.
Therefore, there Is here a man who
as held what he has studied. who
~ collated and correlated the hap
eninss Of history, who has drawn
essons from them, who takes an IN
crest as deep In the living present rs
e does In the dead past, and who men
elieve IL able to make his knowledge
for old as II Is let rs say
!. history repeats itself. L
Woodrow Wilson did not meet his
riend Colonel House until the days
hen he was holding ONCE as COVER
or Of New Jersey. 1t II said by
riends Of Mr.. Wilson that almost In
family he came to understand why
he Texan had been Of service along
obstructive lines to some Of the gov
rnors Of the state In which he has /,
we'd most Of his life. For six or seven
ears Mr.. House has been the conf
ant and the counsellor Of the presi-
ent Of the United States. and seem