St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-10-10
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YILLE PLATE, La. Sept. %. 1891

VILE PLATE, La, Sept 20, 1891.
Editor Clarion-I enclose you clippin
from the Meridional, and would be please
II you can make room for it's reproduction
Judge Lewis will have the opportunity
correct any error in my statement, and &
course such correction or endorsement O
facts cannot commit him to an endorse
ment of my views on economic and socit
logical questions. Upon these question
| we are perhaps as far apart as the poles G
Concerning the warfare that is bein
waged against Judge Lewis, / have no
heard the character given to Harry Blocl
by him disputed in any particular. /
ought to be remembered that the party III
ging the attack owes his election to tn
State senate to combination with repub
licans, nine-tenths of whom are colored
One result OF that combination was the de
feat of DIR. Young for the House, and tn,
election of a colored party in his stead.
know for fact that Molier Lange wa
continued in the office of administrator O
finance of Baton Rouge for several years
This was the deliberate act and choice O
the intelligent people of the town, Moliel
Lange, was quadrOon whose integrity
and veracity were as much above suspicion
as those of any man, who ever lived in the
ested nlaced him in HAT ptfic 90 nn secn,'n,
of his known inteor;tv 81 y -
In 1879 nearly All ri ma southerners voted
for Sam Armstead. q yery black negro "a,
secretary Of STATE. and / mvself saw 'so,ne rua
Of our leading politicians, in odd fellows
hall, edging up mighty close to Sam. They
did not appear to be very much humiliated
the party most III ~ ease ~ -
The negroes are said tn he 1.stlv ;nfa,;o,
to the white neonIe who ont n,,m Hara II am
about two and 4 half fn one n ;s innna.
sible to make anv man who will use his
reason. believe that the former could Il
they desired. control the latter and as !
matter of fact they have no snch des;re
What tfev do desire Is 10 he iet ainna n
their ignorance they have been used by
Of the wSnIe naonin a liz reas
evident to anv ;ntell;oant - m,an ,'oo''s
Rnt Mr. Sne;uht fha cnrrasno,,,,a,t af
the Vidette' pave tbe trne ~ an;n,ms ~ ~ ua =
attack, He distinctly saws tha nh;act was @
ia strike Jnflga I,ay;s Wb;fst ,,o,,,i,ar =. ~
Congress- he made tbe an1v q datarn,;n a ~
resisfance to encroacb mants nnnn 4ba
RIGHTS and intereat nf tha waaltb nrod,, ~, @ :,
class that hoe haa,, ,,aJ, H., 80, r 20
of Congress- from Ion;s;ana s;nce the ,rar
ha ;s = =, N - he hmntad ~ da,.s,, "a,
Farmers rarely e ' have ~ occ.a;nn ~ ananrsa uJm
the acts Of ofYicials and feel Il ;ncnn n uM bant n
mon me to g;ua I'll ,ha ,,,ora i n',,,,n,..
can WELD to anv nts;c;ai who faa rIassl,,
resists enernach,,3ants On the @ veal Is.
norant weak beenuse ;anaran+ An1 9
AZ = r,1Ia naanle saca;va tho L;nd of
treatment ther aytand to nthas Fa,..,a. ~
have No friends IN Gonoress hae.nsa 90 tha.,
have alwavs defeated those who stn"d Insy ~,
for their rights Weaver Van WEI CT Ga,'.;s ap
are examples. Let us look around and see s
Il those who are nrp;,,g 81 @ o this attanI u srs sr
NOT men who have ,,saa tha ,o1ored ,,aos.ls
to advance their self;sh schem and ddoLLt La,,s
alive an animns;tv hetwaan ne +,ra nu acls nsps
which has heen nrndnct,va ~ ;nt;m;ta s, re,
chief to both races VIII there navar a'is, hs
an end IN efr;fao n r ~ ..S ~. " oe
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Editor Meridional:
About two weeks ago I received q conv
Of The Crowley Signal marked 4 stafe.
ment made to the New Orleans Issue.
that patents had been issued to railroad
company without consideration. for = il roe
body Of public land, was character;zed m a. Sc
3 "tissue cs falsehoodsn by Mr 6. G. Dnson
AS Judge u. r. Lewis. while mannher III
Congress, had prevented patents to this
land from, being issued i caIIad ,,noY, h;,,,
for a Statement Of the case ~ = = A-.'1'
These are the facts. Several veara 400
The r. r. Co, obtained grant Of land con
1lClOneQ HDOn tle cOmnlefI0n nf tfDQ roQd
within time specified.
The grant was for eyery alternate section
included between lines parallel with said
.oad and ten miles from It on each side
But as some Of the sections had already
,een filed upon the grant was extended ten
niles on either side Of the first prant. That
8, the company was permitted to select
.nough land within the extension to in
lemnify them for land which had been
"a.
The company then proceeded To mort
age the land to John F. Dillon of New
fork. But the railroad never materializ- |
d. Has not been built vet, But the com
ANY applied for patents lust the same. |
udge Lewis opposed the application and /
moved for forfeiture of the grant He |
fas brow beaten and attempts were made |
0 intimidate him. Failing in this, the I
ompany through its agent MI. G. C. Duso1l |
or reelection. He, however, Continued
is opposition Every attempt to obtain I
atents failed during Cleveland's adminis-
ration. Patents were obtained yery lately I
nd could not have been obtained without I
ne cooperation of Mr.. Congressman Ro- I
ertson.
i asked Judge Lewis if the road was ever
uilt He answered, "No." "The company I
ever had any better claim than you or II /
ognizes the only basis for a land title. |
amely, occupancy and use. Accordingly
ne farmer is required to 70 upon the land. I
improve and live upon It five wears SnI
reat is the repugnance to land speculation
nat when the farmer files final proof very
ften counter affidavit is fled and the
lrmer spends a life time fighting obstacies
nd dies without obtaining his patent.
But millions upon millions Of acres have
oon dnnofod m ro;l.o~l o<....s... - -. = 1