The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-02-20
Communicated.
TO the Citizens of Natchitoches

The Honesty Of .BoulN, Blunt, onG
Myers and the reason rhy that ! snf:
.Jere0 IN the Nutchitoches jul for sd,
months and ten days.
I want to set myself right before
the people. Twas elected City Tax
Collector of the city OF Satcltocllcs
in the year 1873, by a beard of Coun.
cilmen composed of both. Democrats
and Republicans, and had tho respect
of both parties but did belong to the
Republican party. BY not under
| standing tho Office, and leaving my
business in the hands Of bad design
| ing 1nen, came out a defauter.
was told by DR.. d. II. Boullt why
| didn't burn ont why didn't I cry
out that | had been robbed. | told
the gentleman that could no do
such a thing.
Fe told me that I would be killed II
I remained in Natchitoches or be pat
in jail, and lie advised Inc that had
better leave rs soon as possible as he,
or mona Of his friends, could DO any
thing for me. that l had too much
to do with lawyer Jack g. Pierson and
that he vas not friend to any man
who had anything to do with any
such men. told him that l did not
care what was done will. mo that my
coming out behind was not through
my intention. lie promised me- that
he would advise me and assist me
when took the Office but he did not
do 50 because he thought that l was
one of his enemies and that opposed
his rascality. SO he did all tina. he
could toward my downfall. l signed
a petition, i'll 1872, to have him re-
moved from parish tax relationship,
petition which was signed by over
1860 colored men, which petition
Blunt, Myers aud Raby would not so
much as let 20 before the Governor,
or enter the Legislature.
Colored men have come to me,
time and again, and told me how
Bouilt had wronged them; how he
had overcharged them for their taxes :;
how he had tried to make them pay
taxes on government land that they
were on. And if it had rot been Cor
me several of them would have paid
him and how he made poor co,"red
men pay taxes on stock which was
never assessed, nor entered on the
tableau. These things are facts, and
Blunt knows it; Myers knows it:
Raby knows it: c;,d Boul!t himself
knows it; and ifthey say that they
didn't know it they lie, and Redmond
is the man that can tell them SD If
God spares him.
Kind friends afar and near, don't
think that the Boullts have the sup
port OF Republican party Of the par.
isll of Natciitoches; ii you do, YOU are
mistaken they have only the sup
port of Blunt, Myers and Raby and
they are too thick to split.
HONORABLE 81 MYERS
Why is there no public schools in
Natchitocles Parish !: What has be-
come of all the school money? Why
are there no school houses built III
NatcI.itcches parish ! can tell yon !:
Because you spent it all youan Blunt,
running from place to place. Won
der if Haby did't get his finger in
that pie too!
Teachers could never get half paid
for teaching school in this Parish
they had to most always sell their
schoOl warrants for half, or u third of
their value to your spectators. lau
know that's SO every word Of it,
Honest Blunt; King Blunt Brother
Blunt.
When did you pay any teacher $50
month while you got 500 to teach
school III Your place l never did
know yol to pay over $40 when l
Taught s,hool in your place, in 1870,
while you were electionecring, You
only gaze me $25 while you got slGO.
l told pu that I could not stand that
and yd, added S. more, and you
found Glt that I was too good teach.
er to t,ach for that, so you got me a
teaches certificate and the school
board employed me and gave No $50
per npnth. Is not that 50
l lay these things before the people
not Il clear myself of any wrong that
I hab done. if have done any. If
| hat 70 it is innOcently and am willing
to r$tore four fold, but to show up
sucl coward curs who pretend that
the! are good friends when they are
frields to nothing but greenbacks,
aud this is not all.
w. H. REDMOND.