Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
Tax Payer OF Ward 5.

closely the appropriations of public mon
ey The" rights are among the most
sacred privileges Of the citizens If re-
public. And while 1t may br regretted
that this privilege is not exercised more
ntrlligcntly, 1t should nevertheless hc re
cosnilcd aud encouraged, especial. 10y
the press, subject to answer aud corrc'-
tiou0f mi-~tatcmcnt~.
IL recognition Of thi, right We publish
in another column "A communication from
Tax Payer of Ward five" The strict
urcs in Tint communication are, We pre-
sumo easily answered, and our columns
are open to "A rriutation of all the ms
statements of this Tax Payer made either
ifniiy or through ignorance. Those
charges made against the Claiborne Guar
dian, aud -. B Hayes, District Attorney
pro fem, We will dispose "f in short order
When Mr.. Hayes was appointed and
commissioned hy the GoNrrn"r District
Attorney pro tenn fnr TIA" parish Of 'Ifi-
tornr. his salary was fixed hy III" police
Jury M four hundred aud fifty dollars per
nnnttm. II il made the dHiy "f this "fli-
cial under the law To act as District Ntur-
nry in all cascs when that officer l. ali
sent from the parish, and m"r" especially
In rrpr, sent the State in all preliminary 90
commttal trials in his parish. At the reg
nar terms of the DISTINCT CONT when The
District Attorney is prscui, the functions
of tie District Attorney pro ten. c"aNr. nm,
/ less h. be- iu~imrird toy police jurors I"
assist his chief in the dI~chlrg of hl~
official duties. No law can compel him
To all the District Attorney IN prosecutions
before the District court.
At the fall term of the District court
certain criminal eases of great Importance
were t. hr tried These cases were Of
such a grave and peculiar natnrr ~ to
excite ia the minds of the people Of tlal-
horne parish the most intense interest.
The reputation of Claiborne parish Tor
pcac" and order was deeply involved.
The most learned and distinguished conn
sci in North Louisiana were engaged Tor
the defense. Mr.. Barb sGalr requested the
assistance nf Mr.. Have. for the reason
that he was familiar with all the facts and
"details of the original trials. Police jurors
/ aud some of ON best citizens urged upuu
/ Mr. HAYES IN, nrcc..i,y that ne .lnuld
-, into these prosecutions. lie did 80
TIN, roli,, iury, u,r, familiar with I'm.
I.,x ,l,, ,bo., vl,.,r,t,c,., ,Il,,,cd Mr.
II,,,s Gt,, J,,l,,. far y,L,t ,I,., Lr,,, ,o
! Il, rxtr, s,,,,c,. TIN. ,,unr,, ,tt,v.d
,,,s ma, .rn,,i,,t commemorative, I'm, j.,
,,,s IN, r;.,h, If Mr. HAYES aud ,,.,. ,,i,,r
T., hin, t,, ria. ,,,t,,,. irr, j., ,,Lr,uL,,t,,.
men, of labor p,rfnrm,d. Tb,. ta> mayer
has accused thc poficc iury vithon, cnuse
and ~ ah-orntc i,,rorut,,. of ,h,, t,u. and
t,,,s
,rl,,. r,l;,.,. ;rr,. ,,,J, a., c,,,,r,,, vii,
u - Harlan, nc. t,tllt.l,,t of ,l,. t,t,r.
diam :, Il, ,h,,r u,iuti,,, ,t , certain.
y,,,lv salary TIM, urint,r, f,,
! Thar bn,l, j. ,.il for ~ ,h, rate. t>,d h,
ria, staff. u,irtiun law Mr. II,rri-,,,
prnn,.r,d tn do the rrlutiu, N a certain,
.uu p,r aluuiu. but the pnli,,. iur,. pr,.-
C.r,rd ,b, other ,nur-r. and ,h,, Wisdom
of ,hrir pnl,y i. ,,ud,catr,l lev the fac,
tina, uu,,,l liz, system th,., ,Ln,,. th,.y will
ma, have - much ,n DAY.
The other accusation. made hy Tax
PAYER viii. w. doubt moi. he, arpr,ri,ai,l,
met. Indeed. IT i within our T., ,,r /,
answer the majority of th.m from f,c,,
and figures within onr own know ledge.