The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-02-11
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take the trouble to look up the police
officers and tell them just when and
where they intend to operate. they
also, often take mean advantage OF
the police, and when the officers get
cold and go in some place to warm
up and spend a coy hour or two by
the stove, these inconsiderate rascals
take advantage of their absence from
the job to turn their nefarlous
tricks. So don't blame the police toe
much"
Not much in that to get hot about
-eh?
But human nature is a curious
thing sometimes, and two Of our
night officers who state that they are
willing to leave their record with the
good Judgment of the people Of New
Iberia. got another man to write
"a Reply" to the above paragraph,
and had it printed in the New lbe-
ria Enterprise of last week. To the
everlasting credit of our good friend
Mr.. Fisher, be it said, that he re
CURED them to pay for printing their
Reply, not being willing to burden
his readers with such material in the
form of News.
If the remarks made by us in our
first article did not pertain to the
two policemen who replied to it, why
did they apply it to themselves? We
certainly did not apply it to them
One of the three night officers did
not holler. Two did. We are forced
to the conclusion, therefore, that
probably some of our remarks may
have fit the two that did the reply
ing" and that the other officer, know
ing that it did not refer to him
wisely refrained from applying it tc
himself by joining in the Reply. d
Personally, the editor of The lberiar
refrains from even insnuating that
what we said in the paragraph quot
ed above, from our article, pertains
to any of the policemen of New he
ria. Like the police in their Reply
we are willing to leave it to the
good judgment of the people of New
IBERIA
The editor of the Iberian knew al
about the Reply two or three days
before it went to press, and ever
went to the trouble of looking III
one of the two officers to offer hin
the use of our columns, so that the
Reply might be placed in the hand-
of the same people who read oui
article. We further offered to print II
free of cost, and just as strong as
they cared to make it. We also a
greed not to take any advantage OF
them by answering it in the same
issue, but offered to wait one weel
before publishing our reply. Coul'
anything be made more fair?
We enjoyed so greatly the reading
of the Reply of the two police thai
we don't want any of our readers tt
miss it. 1t is chuck full Of good
| sound logic and sensible argument
The part dealing with attempted per
sonal insult is especially good, espe
cially when coming from two citi
zens who have such splendid rec
| ord behind them for lifetime o
effort toward lettering living condi
tions in New Iberia. Read it, here
it is:
A REPLY.
| New Iberia, Feb. I'd, 1922.
To the people of New Iberia:
The editor of the Weekly 1berial
| again has gone on the war-path, am
attempts to discredit the Police fore
Of New iberia, and more especial,
the night police, by publishing tina
they sit and lounge around stove
instead Of walking the streets am
watching things generally. Thl
statement is without foundation, an
we leave the matter to the goo
judgment Of the people of New 1be
ria, in this respect. We are of tn
opinion that if we were in the shoe
Of the editor, and had SO little in
vested, that instead Of continuousl
knocking the officers, we would de
vote our time and energy to boos
the town. The continuous knockin
does more injury to a communit
than a dozen Chambers of Commerc
can adjust.
We take it for granted that h
needed something to put in his p;
per, in order to fill up, and this al
counts for the knock.
Respectfully submitted,
Romauld Miguel,
Henry Mouret.
Really, Dear Readers, we shou
apologize for wasting so much
your time on so trivial a subject, b
we were afraid that our policemt
friends might feel sighted if no n
tice was taken Of their literary e
fort, and besides, as they said, v
! needed something to put in the p