New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-28
EDWIN S. BROUSSARD FOR
SENATOR.

,
Hammond. supporting Hon. +. 5.
Broussard for the Senate paid him
the subjoined compliment:
"The Sun desires to add itself
to the long list Of supporters TO
Hon. Edwin S. Broussard, Of he
ria Parish, for the office Of United
State ssenator. The high office Of
senator is one Of which only the
worthy should aspire and before
a journal comes out to back the
candidacy Of any one, it should
give mature reflection to the mat
ter.
Mr.. Broussard is our choice be-
cause by education, training, eX-
perience and character he is, IN
our humble opinion, the best fitted
to give the highest form Of service
to the people Of Louisiana.
Another thing which we admire in
him. is the fact that he has not
sought to make his living by hold
ing public office. We belong to
that school Of thinkers who be-
lieve that the office should seek
the man. at least one should not
wholly devote himself and his tai
entS in seeking office. We admire
the model set by the First Amer
lean; who though he could have
easily been president again and
again, declined the honor after
two terms, and retired to private
life. That is our idea Of Demcc-
racy. There are but very few
men who have been gifted with the
wisdom and capacity of Washing
ton and if he thought best to re-
tire after two terms, who is able
to say with truth that he should
be given more than our first presi-
dent?
GA study of Mr.. Broussard S
life will reveal the fact that it has
been marked by a singular desire
to serve. Shortly after his grad-I
uation from the state university
in 1896, he began to teach school
in his own section, having been
principal Of both the Jeanerette !
and st. Martinville high schools.
The war with Spain having brok-
en- out, he desi gned and recruited
part of a volunteer company OF
which he was elected captain.
This service took him to Cuba
and after one year with the army
he was mustered out. He next
studied law, graduating as presi-
dent of his class, a rare honor for
a country boy. He served as see
rotary on the Philippines Commits
sion in Manila. Returning home,
he joined the law firm of his
brother, Hon. Robert F. Brous-
sard, our lamented senator. Ap-
pointed by Governor Heard III
1903 as district attorney, he
served out the term and was cleo
ted by the people. AT the eXplra-
ton Of his term he retired from
office. For six years he remained
in private life and then was again
elected district attorney without
opposition to fill an uneXpired
term. He retired at its close.
Nominated for Lieutenant Cover
nor in 1916, he ran for that office
with Governor John NJ. Parker.
Aside from Mr.. Broussard S polltl-
cal record, he has served as a
member of the Atchafalaya Levee
Board for many years and has
worked faithfully to solve the
many complex problems brought
about by the food waters of that
great river. Another thing that
appeals to our mind very strongly
is the fact that Mr.. Broussard is
a real farmer. He actually owns
and cultivates three farms in his
home parish of Iberia.
If Louisiana has son to-day
more worthy to bear the sena-
torial toga than Edwin S. BrouS-
sard, we are unable to name him.
If there is man whose record IN
public and private life is more ad-
mirable from every viewpoint, we
cannot locate him. Born a poor
boy, he had to educate himself.
When political honors were Of
fered him, he did not plunge in
and make a business Of politics
but retired time and again vol
UNFAIRLY, after serving out his
term. As to a knowledge of what
the state needs agriculturally, he
must know for he has gained the
information by cultivating his
own farms.