The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-05-20
"PoliticaI Jugslers."
Th;bodaux, L., May 18th, lG~~2.

EDITOR SENTISEL:
The Iberia Jmynal. a sheet claiming to
be Republican (peshaps on account OF draw
ing $l2.5OO from the government nnde the
above caption publishes a low flung rodomou
tade against some of the leading Republic
cans Of the Third Congressional district.
The article in question chUOses Mr.. NJ. A.
Ledet and the Hon. r. I. Allan az targets
for its vile invectives, giving a side wipe to
Mr.. Geo. Drury. After telling IL deliberate
falsehOOa in stating that Lelet holds Il posi-
tion in the Mint through the influence OF
Geo. Drnry. limiting plainly that he neither
lived IN the district, and proposing to the
people to rid themselves OF such wnnstrons
imbecilcs also cLaracterizing Hon. I. I. AL
lain "a Il political ~juggler, to bolster up its
pathetic musings it recalls the campaign OF
1876 and reprOduces the Congressional Rec
ord bearing upon the District Congressional
question and Ledet's evidence in connection
Herewith. The Journal had better have
omitted this testimony. it, by holding Le-
det up to the public view; it Intended to
hide the real niiscreants to patty tealty,
but We suppose this $l2.50O Repthliean or
gan imagincs that. the Parish of La iourchc
tol gets that Ledet's Predecessor, as Super
visor that year. who sold out to the Demo
| Gratis tor s 5000 90. claiming II residence in
Ihibodaux is rev sheltered under Mer-
chants wing, also claiming Il residence IN
the Third District, in the internal Revenue
office at New ORLEANS. Ii anything the rec
ord cited by the Journal, vindicates Ledet
! from any semblalce of double dealing, and
| is prima tacie evidence that he testified
truly, a thing We must from this time doubt
| the Journal would be guilty of.
The he ID and front OF MIR. Ledet's offend
ing against this pious sheet seems to be in
his elevation to the vice -p~fesidenry Of the
Third District Committee. We suppose 1t
would be alright were he t. resign in favor
of Mr.. Merchant who disrupted the district
in 1873 with the good offices Of the 10 rnai,
Marks a Il Darrall thrown m We Thought
there was a Typographical c'.'or in Ledet's
address to the voters of the district. and
gladly add the iherian to the list of merce
naries. Not content with pouring ont its
vepom ON Ledet it deals ont matevOlent
epithets of the fOulest nature upon Hon. L
T, Allan whom it classes as Il political jug
eler, because no voted for Mr.. Ledet fol
vice president of the District Committee
against the sweet wishes of the mandarin
Of the Teche Of $l2. 500 notoriety.
Hon. T. T. Allain as a representative col
ored man has made Tor himself, by persis
tent effort. 81 national reputation which
dwarfs the disafIected Iberian, who is un
heard OF farther from home than the wind
inys OF a horn with which in its c~rOokednest
and dirty pratlnss it will well compare
This vicious wiltul attempted villl1catlOn
will prove abortive. and instead Of ~injurine
Hon. T. T. Ailain. who SO lately has made
his mark in Washington and succeeded
where Darral failed. in brin ing the River
question fully before the country, the noisy
vaporings like the boomerang will return
to cudgel the hair Drained Iberian. The
Third Dis:ric: means victory this time ant
cannot he led away from the work before II
try the descending crew who defeated III
candidate in 1878 and also the Senatorial
candidate Mr.. Riard IN 1879.
The abuse Of Geo. Drury one of the truest
and hardest working republicans in the dis
trict will bc of no avail, the people know
their leaders and will support them. Fol-
our part we are glad that YOU have shown
your cloven foot-put yourself on record
We are furewarned! you have taken y0uI
place as the missing link of the infamous
quartette. The keynote Of warning yor
have sounded is well put in. the Republican,
OF the Third District admire aud comment
the course of Hon. T. I. Allan and hi.
friends and will not be shaken in their be
lief of his feality to them, but the tribe tn.
Journal represents has we'll nigh run it.
course. and now that We understand thu
Shiny reptile, We have no fear of the dissen
ton it can cause. uor do we fail to see how
we'll the character and harness. it would al
ply 10 others, might be used mvre Justly a
home.
REPUBLICAN,.