St. Landry democrat., 1883-10-27
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The communication we print below is from q
gentleman of unqucstionaple veracity, and did
we not know that he can substalti;tte every
word of it, we would not have published II, for
we fully appreciate the gravity of the charge.
1t places the governor i'll an unenEiablc pd-
stiOn i'll fact, as one conspn ing with MI Junn
McEncry and Jas. G. Richardson to defraud
the State, the interests OF which, by oath OF
Office he has sworn to protect.
We do not know how the friends Of Coy.
McEnery win meet these startling revelations!
III they call for additional proofs, we have no
doubt thai even the forged land warrants
could be produced.
Can the people OF this State support 4 man
who will appoint an individual to a position OF
ger and because it may be profitable for his
brother or family and considering the facts
elected are they not justliable those that say
Anything to beat McEnery!
Let every one read and draw their own con-
illusions.
We had rather not have published such an
accusation but consider it our duty to keep the
people whose mouth-piece we are, thoroughly
posted as to the merits and dement's of these
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4tli, 1888.
The Times Democrat of October LIST, 1888. re-
produces an article from the Baton Rouge Cap
itollan-Advocate headed, will the Combina-
ton Bolt !" / see no better way of answering
our friend Jastremski, than by putting to him
the very pertinent counter question, can the
administration answer
A few OF Tile anL1-tbUullsQSGFlIlOn
who like myself are of rather skeptical turn
of mind refuse to accept without better proof,
the position OF martyr and of injured innocence,
which the administration organs throughout
the State have ingeniously created to order for
the special benefit of the present incumbent OF
the gubernatorial chair of the State OF Iouisi-
ana
to have united upon the following line OF de-
tense to clear Gov. Sam McEnery of all res
possibility in the damning frauds which have
characterized the administration OF the State
land registers office under his appointee. Jas.
&. Richardson.
Tney all claimed first, that the land con
tracts under the cover of which those frauds
were pefpetrated, was an act OF Gov Wilt2s
administration for which Coy. McEutry was
not clearly responsible second, that Jas. 81.
Richardson's appointment beng based upon the
recommendation of some of the best men i'll the
State again clears him of any responsibility TO
the frauds committed by him.
five were to charitably accept the above
premises, without lnstituting any further in
quiry into the true inwardness of these ap.
parently very plausible propositions, We could
undoubtedly reach no other conclusions; but
as we happen to have been told a thing or two
on this, to the voters of Louisiana, very I'M
1,ortant subject. we propose, were it only to
vindicate tue memory OF the late Gov. Witt TO
let the people have the facts as we hoid them
When Gov. Wiltz signed the land contract
with ex de jure John McEnery, he happened
to have placed at the head of The land office a
paeity rendered the preparation of any fraud,
an imposibility.
tits fact susceptible of proof that John Nc
Emery attempted under the tenure of office of
JAS. G. Richardson's predecessor the very PEE
cnliar transactions which he managed under
Gov. Sam McEnely's appointee to consum-
mate.
The land contract then, with Gov. Wiltz's
appointee in Office had not worked any injury
to the State, attempts III that direction had
been repeatedly made, but happily frustrated;
IL nnrf1y az
men will agree with us that the reputation of
1amented young Governor Cannot be contain
minated by this cowardly attempt to blacken
Having disposed of the first count, let us
now look into the inner facts connected with
Jas. G. Richardson's appointment to the then
very important position of State land Register.
When the State land Office was removed to
Baton Rouge, the gentleman at the head of
this office by appointment from Gov. Witt,
being man Of family and resident Of New
Orleans, was unwilling to move to the new
capital of the State, and in consequence ten
dered his resignation as State land Register.
This resignation was carried In person to
Gov. Sam McEnery, who exhibiting several
applications for the position thus made vacant,
asked the gentlemans opinion upon the quail
ncations. OF the different applicants The
his knowledge of the capacity and integrity of
several of the applicants would warrant him in
fully indorsing them for the position, but
as lie happened to see amongst them one partic-
ular individual whom he knew to be dishonest
he would especially ask the Governor not
Tie man whom Gov. Sam McEnery was so
urgently requested not to appoint was
Called upon for proof, the late incumbent of
the State land office produced for Governor
McEnery's inspection, two land warrants is
sued by him to said Jas. a. Richardson. the
date figures, etc.. of which had been altered
and forged over his signature by this honest
applicant. The detection Of the forgeries was
made by State Auditor Jumel, who himself
brought the forged warrants back to the land
Registers Office.
Now, when in the face of such an accusation
fully backed by unrefutable evidence, we find
that Gov. McEnery appoints said Jas. q. Rich
ardsOn, the former partner in the land BUSH
ness of his brother John, to the position OF
State land Register and that it is only after said
appointee has acquired full control over the
working OF the State land office, that John Nc
Emery succeeds in concentrating his previous
Iy attempted peculiar land scrip transactions,
can any sane man raise this second plea of
confidence abused in favor OF the present Gov
ernor and would be candidate for reelection (!
We're we maliciously inclined, we would be
tempted under the circumstances to quote the
old adage .'birds of the same feather flock to-
gether."
Stare Auditor Allen Jnme1 and assistant Sec
rotary of the State Arroyo, being III Baton
Rouge can furnish our friend Jastremsky with
the full details of the above alleged facts
capitolian-A Advocate in the words OF Milton :.
These shifts refnted, answer thine appell-
ants AIOLToA. p
Our Governor.
Union Parish Gazette.
An able editorial in the st. Landry
J1omnorot of Cant tx arraiUuS tha adj