The Washington bee., 1888-06-09
ALLAIN'S DEFENSE.
A BRAVE MAN REBUKES HIS ISLANDERS
HE EXTENDS THE OLIVE BRANCH OF
PEACE-HE IS NOT AN OLD LIME RAD
ICAL.

Mr.. Allain rose to a question of privi-
lege and sent up to the clerks desk and
| hid read certain articles contained in the
New Orleans PELICAN referring to his
vote on the Senatorial question, and
| thereafter addressed the House as follows:
Mr.. Speaker rise to a question Of
privilege and personal explain ton.
| regret very much, sir, that at this
early stage of our proceedings | am call
ed upon to make plain to my people
| throughout the country mot so muchaas
| tOansWer the ''New Orleans PELEGAN
and the 40 acre and mule'' pol!ey in
| Louisiana.
You VIII please pardon me Mr.. Speak
er and allow me to say to the colorsd
| people OF this country that | was not
sent to this House as the representative
of the old time radical republican party.
| was sent here by majority vote OF
723 over j. L Jones, VIM Harris and
John IL. Lowery, Jr., who represent the
PELICAN and radicalism in'' Sweet Iber-
Yille." But, thanks to God, Iberville is
not, and will never be represented IN the
General Assem- 'ly by the Pc elecan's opin-
| ion, backed in Iberville by Ignorance,
uupllclCy anu cOWarulCe.
Sir. if it is the wish of the colored peo-
| pie of Louisiana tC treat A lain, Dicker-
son, Gagne, Mahoney aud Senator Rich
aae Simms with contempt because we are
trying to make peace between the white
man and the colored man IN Louisiana,
then say, for one am ready and will
ling to meet the issue.
Sir, the Republican party of Louisiana,
" ith the exception of a few distinguished
gentlemen in it, tried for many years to
crush my manhood and to humiliate my
pride; and, therefore, if John l.. Minor
| sand the New Orleans Pelican, is the
source from which we are to get leader
hip and advice, then, sir, put me down
as one who looks upon such leader
and source with hate and supreme con-
tempt. Let this letter 90 to the world,
so that the people up North may know
who John l.. Minor, the Editor Of the
Pelican, Is.
New Orleans, Feb, 10Th 1888.
Hon. L, 7, Allain, Solouque, La:
Sir-Please give me, as nigh
as you possibly can, a correct statement
of the Jones' boys attitude OH your paro
chial ticket.
They need not expect my continued
support if they have any dealings with
the Nichols people; the same way | help
to make them, [ will take to unmake
them. LII necessary TO keep them from
endorsing Dr. Rev lille, | will come to
lberyille and lay the law down, so far
as the Pelican is concerned. They must
swa low Jumel, or else meet with our
opposition. l have written to VIM. Har-
rls in the same strain.
With high regards personally,
Yours truly,
JOHN l.. MINOR.
LII the PELICAN is true, radical Repub-
ilcan paper, why does it not come up to
promises made in the letter lust read
from Its editer? Ifthe PELICAN is sincere
IN Its editorials on qualifications" why
GOES notthe PELICAN tell the country the
meaning OF those three letters now in the
hands OF Hon. +. F. Herwig, the chair
man OF the Republican State Central Com
mlttee which (Mr. Herwig) in the pres
ence of my friend, Gen. A. 5. Badger,
claimed that his tHerwig,s) signature was
counterfeited by J. L. Jones, Il. w. Sor-
rel and John H. Lowery Jr., and Others,
directing aud allowing them to trade and
10 turn over the parish of lbervIlle to the
democratic party, Or to the supper t of
Gen. F. L. Nichols as against the NOM
inees of the Republican party? Yes. sir.
against Warmoth and all the rest of Them
on the ticket,
Ii the name of the owner
OF the PELICAN, Mr.. Herwig,
was counterfeited by those 'sbloody
shirt shakers" in the parish of Iber-