St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-09-12
The Postmaster and the Jude
CHAPTER XVIII.

Crowley Sisnal: \ citizen of l;ayou
Chlcot, MIR. J. II. Spelghts, in connlrnt-
ing on the W lison resolution in the Vi
dette \Whercln the Farmers Alliance of
st. Landry say they will not support
any man who recommended negro for
postmasteD, uses the following Ian.
guage:
s. will state that tie position had
been efficiently and satisfactorily filled
by a deserving widow lady until dis
placed Gy the present administration
and Harry Bloch (coiored) was install
ed. 1t was satisfactorily established
that Judge +. I. Lewis assisted mate
rally in bringing about the change,
and 1t was the contempt Tor his actions
| that prompted the adoption OF tie above
resolution as Just rebuke to Mr. Lewis.
and not for anything else.r
Judge Il. /. Lewis, in answering him
in the Vidette, says:
" 1t is not true that 'assisted mateti-
| ally or gave any assistance whatever,
in bringing about the cbauye,' nor is
it true that had any influence what
ever in securing the appointment of
BiOch.1
We judge him by his letter recon-.
mehdlng the negro postmaster which
VIC produce below. 1t speaks for itself:
trEi.NLS4s, L., Nav 31sT 1880
10 whom il may concern
by request Of Harry Bloch write t;iis letter,
IN behalf Of his Dcndlng application for he nos-
tlon or Post Master al OrtI0uSas. Among re-
pu9lcalS at tins place, if one is to he appointed
cEC'r.UiiE add my recommendation TO that
OF others who may have requested his apnoiut
neht. see Eo reason Why hc would not give !
rs much satisfaction. if rot more than any ofhnr
republican here, for lie is popular in his own |
party, and stands well among democrats whose |
personal esteem and friendship he enjoys to a |
h,g large extent: he is polite and attentive to his
business as an einployce in large mercantile |
firm here. and has think. given entire salts
faction to his employers with whom he has
been engaged for the past two years. I have
known him all his life and believe him to he
trustworthy, not only as a republican but as u
cltizen and Las as personal friend.
Judge 18th Judicial District, tri, i, La
ITO he perfectly fair with the juice.
We will add that he claims that the fol,
lowing is literal copy of the letter
which he acknowledges that he did
write. The difference between the two,
it will be observed, is quite trihing.-
Ed. DEMOCRAT.]
r. CPEr oUsAs. May 81, 1890.
To whom it may concern:
:, BY request OF Harry Bloch I write tins letter
Being democrat [, of course desire none but |
democrats in office, and do not wish to be un-
tcrstood as desiriug the removal of the present |
Incumbent whose application to be retained,
rave siSneu' put among repllDllcanS at this
,lace if one is to be appointed 1 cheerfullv add
ny recommendation to that of others who NAV
lave requested his appointment. I see no {
eason why he would not give as much salts {
action, If not more, than any other republican .
ere- for be is popular in lis own party and
tands well among democrats whose personal !
steem and friendship he enjoys to large ex- /
ent. He is polite and attentive TO his business
5 an employee in large mercantile firm here =
nd has, think. given eutire satisfaction to Z
is employers with whom he has been for the G
asst two years. | have known him all his lifa n
nd believe him to be trustworthy, not only as | n
republican, but as citizen and us personal y
'iend. U
Respectfully submitted. L. T. LEWIS. Z
Ind