The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-04-07
TO THE PUBLIC.

10 THE PUBLIC.
Having been solicited by Mr.. Trous-
dale, - bis friend, to act for him In
the settlement of matter personal to
him and to Mr.. Gayle, and having ac-
ceptsd and executed the trust, my con-
duct, 10 the manner Ia which settle
msnt WAS accomplished, has evoked in
the columns of the Bulletin the follow
Ing mention, to-wit:
Public attention Is called to the card
OF Mr.. w. H. Gayle.
BY reading this card, 1t will be
sesu that whom Mr.. Gayle proposed to
give the name Of the responsible party
TO Mt. D. NJ. Sholars who was then
acting % the friend Of Mr.. @. III. Trous-
dale he refused to receive 1t.
Why is this ?
To which answer that 10 have COM
veysd to Mr.. Trousdaie verbal an
swer to communication of the char
actsr Of that which In his behalf had
handed 10 Mr.. Gayle, would have been
Improper, irregular and unbusinesslike.
p That the message which he desired
that I should convey to Mr.. Trousdale
wac not responsive to the written de-
mand contained In the note which I
had delivered 10 hlm.
That Mr.. Gayle being the editor of
Ballstln and responsible for liz editorial
uttsrances, and the note which bore
70 him. containing solely demand for
satisfaction Of him, I was not, under
~ terms, authorized, nor was 1t my
business to seek beyond Mr.. Gayle for
ths rasponsible party.
Respectfully, ID. NJ. SHoLARs.
As'speclal notice. In last Wednes-
days Bullstion renders 1t necessary for
the TELEaRAPH to again refer 10 a
matter that It had been hoped the
public would not be further troubled
With.
The TnLEGRAPH desires to say that
1t did not begin this controversy, that
It has never said aught against the
editor Of the Bulletin and that 1t has
never alluded to any gentleman who
aspirss to ONCE on the ring ticket ex-
sept In the most respectful terms.
The TELEGRAPH has, however, dis
cuesd, fearieesIy, matters germane to
the Issue Ia this contes. and the posi-
tion II took has never been questioned
nor its arguments answered except by
psrsonal abuse Of the TELEGRAPH and
ito editor through the columns of the
Bulletin.
When redress was sought the editor
OF tbs TELEGRAPH was met by the
beautiful state Of affairs that the
editor Of the Bulletin had published
tbs attacks a. editorial matter and was
not personally responsible, the attacks
had been written by another and that
eth another was irresponsible" The
editor Of the TELEGRAPH took the
proper step to protect himself from
such attacks and held the proper per-
con, the editor of the Bulletin, res.
ponsible and satisfaction Yves denied
him under the plea that the editor of
the Bulletin was not personally respon.
stble for the editorial utterances of his
paper.
In reply to the audacious presump-
tion OF the Bulletin in assuming a CEN
sorship over the utterancss of the TEL.
EoAAPH In future 1t Is proper to inform
that journal that the TELEGRAPH will
continue to defend itself against the
vile attacks OF the Bulletin in the man,
nsr its editor sees at and that 1t will
dlseuss public iss0es as they arise re.
gardless of consequences.
), With this statement the editor of
che TELC0RAPH Is perfectly content
20 s'leAve the public to judge of the
ceufss Of the Bulletin and the TELE-
eRAPa since the campaign was inau-
gatsda and he 10 not at all uneasy as
to what the verdict will be.