The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-09-28

q. ". n6eoRAIGrH. Editor.
MONROE, La, sEPTEMBER2s %, 1872.
ga Looker-On" may not be an office
holder or an office seeker, but naturally
he is as veritable damphooi as we
ever met in Journalism. The whole
tenor and spirit of his communication
is wicked and malicious attempt to
misrepresent Mr.. McCranie. We have
always condemned crime and assailed
corruption, and feel morally pledged
to the punishment of the one and the
disgrace and overthrow of the other.
No murderer like Harvey can COM
mand our sympathies, or corruptionist
like Brewster our suffrage. 1t is not so
with Looker-On, the Intelligencer or
its kindred-it is the pap on qctich they
feed.
Outside of the parish, we have devo-
ted but little space to criminal offenses,
for the reason that the law, coupled
with the good order and intelligence of
the people, is ample to rectify any
wrongs to the body polite. The dis
turbance in Webster parish is to be
lamented. 1t should be and no doubt
will be punished.
The idea of sending Morey to Wash
ington to look after Mechanic and
guard him against sharpers is such
fulsome hattery and sounds SO much
like the adultations of ssour distinguish
ed MEMBER" &C., that we exculpate
the balance of the world in the belief
that it could only have originated with
the coxcomb Morey himself.
AS to the murder of Sheriff Wisner,
in 1870, it is we'll known that Mr.. Nc
Cranie was in Washington at the time,
opposing the impudent and unjust pre-
tensions of Morey to a seat in Congress.
"No comments ON that act" says
Looker-On. What would you call
comments? More than half a column
was devoted to that sad occurrence by
Mr.. w. T. Atkins, concurred in by a
prominent lawyer, and admitted to be
fair and just, SO far as knowledge could
be obtained. +" THE band generously
profered their services to attend his
funera1.' Bully for the band - The
insinuation is worthy of the author.
The band is an honorable body-would
that Looker-On was as honorable a
man.
We know of no such classifcations
and recognize no such distinctions as
Democratic and Republican wrongs
The Democratic party advises no wrong
and shields no offenders. Equal and
just in it's dealings with men and meas
ures, law rigidly enforced is the guide
of its actions and the Constitution fairly
and strictly construed is the fruition of
its hopes.
Politics had nothing to do with Wis
ner's death, and for aught you know
his blood may be ON Radical hands.
The Grand Jury, after most search
ing examination, with all the light the
lntelligencer and its knowing editor
could throw upon it, were satisfied of
the identity of only two or three out of
n supposed number of thirty or forty
We believe the Junior editor knew
every one of them through intuition,
but the Grand Jury did not believe one
word of it.
What we had to say about the rescue
of Smith we could repeat it was the
result of conversations with eyc-wit-
nesses, and will be fully justified in the
controversy between the State and
Sheriff Dinkgrave next Tuesday. 1t ,caS
u fragrant violation of law, and would
have been appropriately displayed by
the Intelligencer had the color been
different. We understand that some of
the ku Klux or rescucrs acknowledge
that they have orders from Monroe to
permit no arrest in that locality unless
made by Sheriff Dinkgrave in person.
Who gave those orders: a LOCKER
On is an idlcr, ami an idler is Il mischief
maker. Bad advice naturally rises