The Washington bee., 1888-03-31
LOUIS DOUGLASS AND HIS
FATHER ANSW Erred,
BY HIS SON-fN-LAw. MR.. SPRAGUE
Defends HIMSELF. A Play
CARD TO IDENTIFY HIM.
ashington, ID. c.,
March 80, 1888.
To THE EDITOR THE BEE:

March 80, 1888.
To THE EDITOR THE BEE:
SIR:-I would not
make an exception to my custom
of treating with silent contempt,
anything which might appear in
your paper relating either to me,
or any of my friends; but for the
fact, that the article that appeared
in the BEE of last week, was writ
ten and paid for by gentleman
who while he was mean enough to
desire to injure me IS a business
man, was too cowardly to come up
like man and prefer his charges
and sign his name. l shall not
initiate him in either way. l do
not wish him to suffer by taking
from him his only customer, his
father; nor do | wish to hire you
to let me hide behind you while 1
strike him in the back; what I
have TO say shall say openly
aud above my signature.
For the benefit of my friends
and all Others who may have
noticed the references to me in
your "They Say column, 1 will
briefly explain the origin and in-
tent OF 10th, Mr.. Fred. Douglass
Special Notice aud Mr.. Lewis
Douglass annonl nous notes.
Lewis Douglass las had charge
OF the sale aud rental of his faith
er's houses for years but has never
succeeded in ling them and so
his father finally told me to try
aud sell them. [ Immediately
advertised in the Post, and iu a
short while the property OIL 18th
street was sold. Then Lewis
D1uglass, as prompt now as he had
been tardy before. went to his
father and u ged him to take his
business out OF my hands, alleging
as his reason, presume, that if
be should lose him, bis only Gus
toner, and no G vernment office
in sight, thee wis nothing for
him to dc 'but to lay down and
die" and so in o.der to avert any
such calamity Mr.. Douglnss Was
induced to wrie his card &C
credeited his son as his agent.
Of course it will be eyid ent t.
all that [ shou d not have run a
bill of $3.50 f r advertising space
in the Post, aud could have solo
his property without Mr.. Douglass
knowle dye and consen; and it i
equally evident why Mr.. Levi
IL d uglass, real estate ag Mt E?
should desire to have his fathe
write such card for his especia
benefit.
The other lit lie squibs evid ntl,
written to coLcilliaIe the editor O
The BEE, | pass over as unworthy
, of notice and will conclude b.
saying that if Lewis Douglass haG
devoted more of his attention t.
his fathers business uh lie he Wa,
: in Europe he would not hav'
allowed single tenant Of one o
his fathers houses TO have gottel
$3.50 behind III rent nor would hi
: father, WHO by the way has had t,
, care for him all his Lille, have beer
compelled to have put his busines
in other hands than his in orde
to have it attend d to.
Such a notice as his father la
written, in the. eyes Of a busines
man is simply redicuiou /; and i
, about as sensible as if he wonlt
. pin on his sons back, d writer
! placard saying, " his is Fir, dericl
: Douglass son." for in busines
circles without this notice, h,
8 would no more be taken for hi
l fathers agent, than on the stree
4 wi b, ut d placard he would b
tak-n for his fhher's snn
NATHAN SPRAGUE,
Real E5tate Accent