The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-17
[Communicat' d]
MANY. SABINE: PARISH, La, I
Nov. 81. lSH. !

MANY, SABINE PARISH, L., :
Nov. Sd. lS77.
Editor indicator
Sc. in tie Iiudico'or, issue e the
eth nit, a Communication pnrp"rt'hT
to be a reply to my letter OF previous IS
Sue | anticipated and hoped that ne
would respond and cN"nrratr himself
to SOME cxtrnt. expected II reply, not
such weak and nnsipid TRADE as he
has published.
He does not deny single charge that
j, made against Inn, but dives INTO
pr,mi,cuouS vollry of epithrtS against
uthc, individuals, using the pro""nn tn y,
and calling them "whiSkry Gnzzl"rS,
and the charges against him stand to-
day unanswered and irrrtutahlt. l have
thought for some time that 1t was I'M
necessary for nlr to reply. as there was
really nothing of Importance for me to
take notice of, but as he has accused me
with having ch,ryr'( the members OF the
Police jury of being 'rliohoncSt, ignorant
and >tupd,' it bch"ovcs ne t" say some.
thing, and while | am writing, VIII
take up his letter and respond t" It,
which yon will please publish i'll your
next issue. He says that tn" slang an"
abuse &C., is not untlrTHcht around the
corners in certain localities in tins Sec
ton, by whiskey Suzzl'rS and d'Sap-
pointed aspirantS and their friends S'ncr
the last clrction' "Wh;>kry HuzzlrrS,
we'll done II tell You. Mr.. Editor, that
this man has "yuzzlrT' more whlSkcv
than | and all of my friends, and to
my certain knowledge, he is the only
man within five miles of these corners
that has ever ''yuzzlrd" enough wliSkeH
to give him the mania apotu, or in com
mon parlancr, to get the drVll after
him with his poker. This plain Ian.
uuayr for the benefit of Mr.. 7. as am
told that he did not know the meaning
of my "co.nomcn,' "Pro Bono Puhllco.'
Since the last rlcction' this reminds
mo of the Radical party at the last
general election, on its last legs, waving
the "boody Shirt in orr faces, and GO
ing back years for material to defend It's
infamous regime.
disappointed aspirants,' let rs see if
he has not had some ''diSappointrd as
virations.' In 1865, he was a candidate
for Representative of this parish, and
received 80 votes: he tried it again in
!>72, and got - votes; hut l must con-
| fcss that his late career is more tiattcrlhg
to himself and more danning to the
people OF Sabine. As for having any as
rirations, l am happy to say that |
have none, nor never had. He says
again. that it is the ettuSions Of di>ap,
pointed ambition, &c., and to cover NJ,
the mis,lrc,lS of which they are guilty.
To uncarth and expose his errors and
iicapacitics is certainly a new way to
cover up our ''misdec,(>.' He speaks OF
additional duties being imposed upon
him rs Treasurer, which caused the Police
Jury to raise his fee from q to 5 pei
cent, but he does not state what those
duties are. and goes on to say that i
"attords but a meagrc compensation 1T
the reduced price of parish paper.' Eve
ry man iu Sabine parish knows this tt
he false. His predecessors have dis
charged the duties of the office for
per cent, AM! script worth from 20 tt
30 cents. Ills fees were rr.lncrd from
tn y per cent By virtue of his office a
Parish Treasurer, he WIS made Trcastl
rcr of the School fund, worth $500 il
currency, and parish paper since his ill.,
stallmcnt, has never sold for less thai
IS cents Does that look like dcprecia
tons!
And again. "they were advised on thu
subject of the Supervisors claims" &c
Mr.. Manson was 10th to institute sui
against the parish, and proposed to taxi
a warrant Of 1877 scrip, at so cents OF
the dollar, in liquidation of his claim
but MIR. Presley told him that it was pre-
scribed, and that it could not be collect
ed, they refused, suit was instituted, ant
Judgment obtained at considerable cos
to the parish. He says ''that an appea
was taken to the District Court, aud tina
the Judgment was reversed" that i
false again, an appeal was taken, an
that part Of the Judgment invoking
levy of a special tax was set aside. Mr.
Munson paying cost of appeal which wa
$l.l0, and Mr.. MunSons ,jndgcmen
against the parish still stands as testi
mony against Mr.. Prcsley's legal ability
All that have read my first letter
know that l started out with the I'M
dcrstanding that this Honorable Bod
was composed of "honest gentlemen,
and rciterale, that they will do what i
right, if not misled by Mr. PRESLEY, an
to show to what extent this Divine viii
lead them, I will relate u circumstance
that occurred in the tax collectors otfic
not long since: A gentleman (and frient
of Mr.. P.) III company with Mr. Presle
went into the Office, this gentleman wish
ing to pay nciyhbors tax, but had n
parish paper, he asked the collrcto
what was paper worth? he replied abou
81 or 80 cents, but that he had none. Nj
Presley suggested that he pay the Pa,
ish tax at the rate of IS cents on til
dollar, and assured the collector that tn
Police Jury would endorse it, and becaln
perfectly indignant when the collecio
made his friend pay his parish tax i
currency. Any one knows that the Pc
f lice Jury would have held the collccto
responsible for the amount. Mr.. Presle
knew that he could induce the Polio
' Jury to endorse it, and thereby save hi
friend few dimes.
And now in conclusion l will say, tina
there was one point in my letter t
which Mr.. p. never alluded, and tina
was, that he received scrip Of 1s73-4-5
and 1877, and rendered his account j
such manner that we could not te
from what year he retained his commis
sions. Come, stand up Mr.. Presley, All
show your hand.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.