New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-08-23


forts between now and January
20, and | feel sure that on that
day victory will perch upon our
banners.
"There is nothing sordid in
your action. A number of men
have organized to see if they can
not free this state of the incubus
that strangles almost beyond
despair.
Felt He Had Right
"When I offered myself for the
position of governor of Louisiana
] felt / had a right to do so: that
any man in Louisiana who had a
clean record had q right to do.
The inalienable right to cast his
vote as he desires is priced more
bv the American than anything
Else and the Democratic Liberty
League has been organized to re-
store to the voters Of Louisiana
this right, Of which they have
been robbed hv one-man, machine
controlled politics.
"The minute / announced for
governor I was informed | must
come to New Orleans and cringe
to the man who dominates this
ring. Every drop Of my blood
boiled. l would rather be a dog in
the manger than be such man
who would stoop to that.
eff I am elected governor the
system which throttles this city
shall be DESTROYED root and
branch. / do not know at this
time how that destruction will be
accomplished. but this committee
has wisdom in it and the people
of Louisiana has wisdom in them,
and by the eternal. if | am elected,
| shall destroy it.
"The power to dominate and TO
elect placed in one man, no mat
ter how good he is. cannot be toll
Grated"
Refers to Amendments.
Mr.. Breazeale then gave illus
trations of the power of the
"ring." He referred to the
twelve constitutional amendments
submitted to the people Of Louisi-
ana two years ago, eleven Of which
were adopted and one Of which
failed. He asserted the ''one-man
power was satisfied with eleven
of them, but at the word of COM
mand the twelfth was killed.
eve were in this fight to the
finish" he continued. "We will
60, swim or sink, to the last. l
did my best on last Monday morn
ing to prevent a division Of forces
when l showed my willingness to
sacrifice my own ambitions. But
it is too late now, and the fight is
on to finish.
81 saw an account in today s
paper of a meeting in Monroe
where a representative of the ring
had pledged $4,000 votes to a
candidate. That is more camou-
flage. He said the ring here al.
lowed the country to select can
didate. Why did they not do that
with the twelfth amendment,
which they turned down, and
which had been SO ardently sup
ported by the country. | say to
him, You will excuse me, sir;
doubt the sincerity Of your words.
"They are saying we are at
tempting to arraign the country
against the city. Every speaker
from Colonel Stubs down knows
there is not . single drop Of hatred
in the country against New Or.
leans. This is our city and, every
Louisianian loves it. They know
when they are saying that they
are saying something which they
know is not so.
Calls It Cancer.
Mr. Beazeale concluded his ad-
dress by describing 1.-THE ring
as "a malignant cancer gnaWne
! at the vitals Of the state. The die
! is cast and we 90 forth girding up
our loins for battle. ! pledge
myself to fight from now until ]
die against this incubus.
Mr.. Breazeale read the CORE
spondence which passed between
John NJ. Parker and himself last
Monday in which he offered te