The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-02
THE PELICAN SITE.
The Outrageous Fnisehood- of Ono OF Pack
ards Em,ssar ies Exposed.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Depu-
~ United states Marshal stockton OF New Or
lcnns snya In a Now YORK daily noMsnaner:

" Jnited states Marshal stockton OF New Or
leans SAYS in New York daily newspaper
Hired bands u ouuaws aud unteconstructcd aud IN.
suOdued secession soldiers scOur The country under
pcmGersiic y or ae parg9.e Of intimdalins not
iaygr he Republican candid ties A farmer ~ The
properly aid NE worth to refuse the baud, who
infested tue neighDorhood anything. Tncy look Ms
and he shOu comp ain, or should be suspected OF
be down and his iic would pro1ajy be taken.
u We can nave such Al from the United atcs As WA
they can vote 90 tney please, aud WI be projected a.
aud the Republicans viii carry the state
For two years | have lived In Louisiana; l
have travelled over the entire state, and nave
never seen any but the kiudliest relations be-
tween negroes and their white employers. The
lawlcssness Is that Of Republicans. and not
Democrats, and Is entirely due TO the failure on
the pprt Of the Kellogg Judiciary to punish
criminals. For instance, Judge Looney, of the
Tenth District Shreveport, recently adm tilted
an assassin to bail In the sum OF $500, and this
payable ia parish scrip at forty cents on the
dollar. The fact is that the failure OF the Freed
mas Bank together with the enormous taxa
ton caused bv ltepubliran Administr 'iOu
nas disguised whites and blacks alike with the
Republican party Iwothirds uf tho business
M II IN shreveport are from the North. lhev
came here Republicans; but, without iutimida-
ton. they lave become Democrats. or the
negroes. unlfss they are inundated Nv bayo-
another fourth will vote with their employers.
\ word "a To the poverty Of tho state and tue
cons queut full purses OF Republican Ring
Hundreds Il plantations are deserted. Men pre-
f. crossing over t. Texas, where they take up
hOue-te us. Taxation driv $ them West. As a
G. .n-eQueuco D rsn scrip aud State warrants IRE
reduced IN value to fprN cents on the dollar.
Land which once sold for $50 and 800 an gcrc
nov bring from nfty cents Co i've dollars. The
State Treasury IL 50 depleted oy the deprecid-
tuu ~ rrduts thtt the - It. uflcIils not Ia
the Ring cannot get last Years salaries.
There should be- money IN the state Treasury,
Tor every means l. tax II 70 get money for the
q vernnent. Even each phy-iCi an and attorney
II required to Iay k6O fur a license to practice
hi rr' fcssiun. In addition two mills on The
liar Is lowed on properly for tie maintenance
o. pul lac schools vet tue schools ARE eituern0t
c.frI,l Ou or. n thHy are, 10 l. ~ 50 slip IN ID
" g. tua, tncS arc worse than U-rl'ss. Prob bly
Gen. fhufr as 4. Conway. who bee mo suddenly
ri'I iu this state an 10 now stunning for HAYES
aud Wtscier IN the North, can tnr,w some light
OH Go 4t..... al ut tue~c funds. lie can tel YOU
tint t'lric lre Republican Rings ~ every uirish
t.at ools IN co. ucv. George l.. ~miiu. Re-
pu Nl'rnn candid %" tll CIucrrs- in the iurth
Con-rc- tund bi-tfct. confessed 10 a e mint.
tee oft LAX PAYERS tuat ur hai received tetu.W0 OF
O.. states mon and cOuld account flr ~.
Juie" Henry Meyers an-rnrdcd last year with
$1,000 uf tIc ponies WiutN. A. W. look ,t
taD 90 e. We Iudcr thai there T. - Rcuaul-
caut Tue state oi LOui-i tnt.
J lrNpY sHrPnURu.
SHREVEPORT, Ia, ccnt. IA. 1919.