St. Landry democrat., 1891-04-18

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ID, Does it lie in our statement that I'll
mn endorsement was no doubt potent
at securing Bloch's appoi ntment9 IT
Oh Judge, being man Of wide influenc
will hardly set up such a plea. Al
Or why did he write that letter if it vi
not to help Bloch2 We assume th
when lie wrote that endorsement
* actually meant what he said and th;
e. the Washington authorities so col
strued it. They very probably cam
to the conclusion that, notwithstanlin
the emphatic protests against like ar
pointments in various portions of tn
South, here was a case where a colore
postmaster would please the white peo
;. pie, he being recommended by an in
e huential white Democrat among them.
! The judge says his letter was stolel
r last year from the files of the postoffic
department, and that when Bloch wa
appointed the Washington authoritie
had in their possession DO recommends
tlon Of the appointee from him; anC
this seems to be the sole ground tor de-
nying that his recommendation was DO.
tent in securing Bloch's appointment
This looks like mere qubble-a dodge
for even if the letter was not on file
at the time of the appointment, the
fact that he had written it was doubt
less we'll known to the authorities, and
its effect and influence were the same.
This puerlity is hardly in keeping with
| the staggering statement that for
writing a letter recommending a color
ed Republican for an office for which
competent and respectable white ones
were applicants, lie has "no apologies
to make "a statement probably made
because he knows no apologies he could
make would atone for the humiliation
he was thereby instrumental in inhict-
ing upon this community. But he
says he has neither seen nor heard
anything Of this humiliation except Gin
the pages Of this slanderous sheet" (the
DEMocRAT). Then tue indignant reso-
lutions Of the Parish Farmers Union,
to say nothing of other expressions of
disapproval, mean absolutely moth
ing-are mere buncombe, empty va
porings, in his eyes. He will probably
discover his mistake very soon.
Having concluded his lame defense
a very lame one, all, we think, will ad-
turns to attack the record of |
the editor of this paper on the race
question but in doing this, like the SER
pent in the fable, he attempts to gnaw
file. Not only have we never voted
for colored man before nor since Sam
was put up for Secretary of
State in 1870 by the Judges Liberal
associates, but it was ow-
ng to our efforts, probably more than to
hose of any other individual, that not
single colored man was elected on the
present Town Council last year, al
hough two or three had been elected at
very previous election for years
lot without any protest, however, as he
laims, but without protest from him,
VbO, even if he does not live in town,
requently takes lively interest in our
1unicipal elections. In other words,
re would inform our critic that though ,
Q has proven false to his own teachings.
'e have been true to the principles of i;
he White League, of which We were an ,
umble advocate and he a leading men, ,
er. And it must have been with grave
lisgivings that he wrote that he " did :
OF doubt" that We have been voting i.
'r colored men for many years. Are
q sufficiently " "cleansed now to dare
riticise his record?
He objects to our protest against the v
opointment of colored postmaster 6
I'D calls it stirring up race prejudice Ii
Id conflict of white and black" and a
ys the colored people have never made ii
attempt to control public affairs in {
is parish since 1868. Then why did @
}, in 1874, go on the rampage with his n
hlte League, stirring up race preju- d
ce and a conflict Of white aud black, IL
ID getting men "pledged to support n
ne but white men for office7" Was CT
fact that he hoped thereby to get an &c &c
ice a better reason for such action to h
an now exists for protesting against I'll
is appointment Or is the protesting
d stirring up business a privilege ex- =,
lsively bis own7 =; ~
Like the bloody shirt wayers of the bl
publican party, who, when they get ~, ~
a tight place and want to change the on
ue, unfurl to the breeze the ensan- gr
ined garment, he closes by yelling "a "a
lottery |! +" He must place very low Of Of
innate upon the intelligence Of the de
ople if he expects to divert attention af
m his erratie, hayward and danger 70, I.
J course by such transparent TACTICS. OF OF
Iat the chief interest Of bis card lies 10