The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-07-23
Communicated.
BAYOU BoEUF, !
July 81, 1873. :

July 81, 1873.
DEAR DEMOCRAT:
My communication to you last week,
concerning the reform Police Jury, has
brought out leader from the "Oficial
Journal" aud has, am glad to per-
ceive, wounded somebody and caused
a tiuttering in the camp of the faithful
and their allies. And with the ruling
passion strong in death, the "Official
Journal' falls back to it's reserve Gin
shape of a certificate" and then thinks
be is out Of the woods, all safe and
sound. Now, dear Democrat, do You
not think it is rather painful for the
editor President" to revive, at this
time, the certificate business. And
yet perhaps not, for he holds his pres
ent position through that medium
alone and not by the will or suffrage of
the people. But l think he should
have spored us this kind Of warfare,
for our State and Parish were robbed
aud usurped by these Infamous and
perjnred documents, and none con-
tribnted more to it than the immacu-
late ones from Rapides. can't per-
ceive the Editors point in getting a
certificate from Osborn in this matter,
as simple statement from him would
suffice me in regard to his personal ac-
ton on the question in debate. But
lie has kicked before he was spurred,
for bear in mind | made no attack on
him, but simply charged enormous
sins to the Jury, Judging from the pro-
ceedings as published in the "Oficial
Journal"
Well, Democrat, to proceed take
nothing back in the bridge matter and
again reiterate that there is no refolm
in it, but extvavagant waste of the Pa
IRISH money. The editorial defence or
explanation of the "Connella Levee"
is weak, ground less and won't hold
water, and I yet hold the horse is six
teen hands high and I can prove it.
The poor palliation Of the "President-
Editor must have been uphill bust
ness to him, as lie touches not the 9th
er serious and vulnerable charges l
made against the Jury; he passes by
in silence the big salaries, the enor-
nous thirty thousand dollars tax, and
thus tacitly acknowledges | was right
and that my communication was not
'interspelSetl with errors or misrepre-
sensations from first to last" The
plain fact is, Mr.. Editor, the Jury has
not started to act as its sponsors cried
out from the house tops and is any
thing but a reform concern. Bear in
mind, dear Democrat, l am not allu-
ding to the present Jury entirely, but
to the one inaugurated by the Lynch
Board in January, and since by resig-
nations remodelled by the appointment
of two gentlemen, aud therefore please
date my structures in that way and
from that time. Notwithstanding the
assertion of the "EditOr- President
again assure you, and you can but
know it, write in no partisan spirit,
but simply for the good of my people,
my Parish and Of course for my own
good.
l see in the ''Officlal Journal" an Of
fetal notice from the Sheriff stating
"that he will receive bids, up to the
First of August, 1873, to furnish the
Parish Jail with wood by the cord, fol
cooking purposes, to be paid by the
Parish" Here again is something new
and another dive from reform.
should like to know by what law OF
authority the Jury authorizes this new
tangled grab at the Parish Treasury
The Sheriff, who is by law the Janito
OF the prisoners, is allowed sixty cent!
per day to feed them and that covers
all the expenses or allowance IN tina
line. Hence here is another new tra]
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