The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-16
WE ARE OBLIGING.

elsewhere IN to-days DEMOCRAT
will be found brochure from the
Hon. j. F. Hathaway, one of Rap
ides' Representatives in the Legis-
lature, and we earnestly trust it will
be perused by all the readers ofthis
Journal. However, we must state
how it came in our possession, and
the manner of its delivery and the
peculiar circumstances under which
it reached US. The document is ev-
identity carefully prepared one, the
peumanship admirable, the whole Of
it, even the signature being in the
handwriting of some one other than
the Hon. j. F. Hathaway. 1t was
handed us by gentleman, one whom
we recognize as such, and a good, ar
dent Democrat of the right stamp.
1t was handed sealed, the gentleman
informing US that it was sent by a
gentleman, and that he could not
give his name, and asked if we would
take it with that proviso, we were
welcome to it. We remarked at the
time of receiving it, that though
against all rules of the press to re-
ceive, and particularly to publish
any thing without the authors name,
in this instance as he was gentle
mar we would receive and publish
it. AT the time we had not the re
hottest idea it was from the Hon. j.
F. Hathaway, and were somewhat
SURPRISED when we read it to find it,
as we now publish it.
Nothing but long drawn stretch
of courtesy and an obliging DISPOSE
ton causes US to give it publication,
simply because the document ls
couched in weak. sarcasm and in Sc
mi deluded discourtesy, which should
have been avoided by the Hon. j. F.
Hathaway or his amanuensis, for
gentlemen do not usually seek to use
the columns of newspaper in self
defense and then abuse that privi-
lege by puerile thrusts at its Editor.
With all these little indiscretions on
the part of "the Pinewoods Rosin-
Heel" we pass them over and place
his brochure in print, that he may
see himself as others see him.
For "the part We have attempted
to play in this little DRAMA" which
has already been changed into bun
combe farce by the "Pinewoods Ros'
in Heel" though our devil is attack.
ed over our shoulders, the Honora'
BILE writer, though his amanuensis
has already proven that he convert,
ed himself ahead of time into that
"nice little wooden man." and tina,
the little fellow has popped out al
ready and given proof that the Hon
j. F. Hathaway has virtually &C
knowledged in coarse and offensive
words what the Editor of this Jour,
nal charged on him-that he did vote
against the General Lottery Bill in
the House in most positive way
when he voted with the ones he
claims to be proud of and the solid
Republicans, aud defeated measure
which would b ave placed the sum o.
one hundred and ninety-tLousand
dollars into the State Treasury, ex
pressly for the use of the Public
Schools; and this amount of which
the schoolable children of the Stat,
have been robbed by the defeat o.
the General Lottery Bill, the "pit
lance" of which would have beef
much in excess 'of about ten cents
per capita" as figured by the Hon
j. F. Hathaway.
To finish for the present we woule
kindly advise Representative Hatha
way, In his unfortunate fix, to keel
cool and stick more to facts in hi
future defences; quit playing tn
role of the Artful Dodger in SO i'm
portant cause; be a man, a consis
tent Democrat, and 60 with his peo
pie and be true to the party which
has so profusely honored him.
~~AAs~o>
BLACK ON FIELD.-Here is wha
Judge Jere Black says of Judg'
Field: Judge Stephen j. Field repre-
: sented the loyalty of the country, il
the late struggle, but less precisel.
than he has since represented Jeffer
sonian Democracy end popular lib
erty in the succeeding struggl
against Capitalization. No man o
our day, has so boldly and so con
sistently extended the judicial arm
to catch the blows aimed at the right
of States and people, by successive
Federalist administrations and Fed