The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-05
THE 4DYER User AND
THE BOSSES.

The Advertiser comes back at Us,
not with any argu ment to sustain its
rntenable position, but it sings its
favor,te little song about those hor-
rid educators" AID then attempts
to put words into our mouth that
everybody who has read our article
and unde stands English knows we
have never uttered. Before pro-
ceeding any further in this rather
premature discussion we wish to
state that The Gazette has n<v<>
said ar im/e~,ed that ezs<arti-a d-
mInistration committee or faction is
trying to lead the white people as it
would lead negroes. We trust that
our contemporary has not Intention
ally misquoted our article, and do
not believe him guilty of such un-
fairness.
The Gazette did say, however,
that in making the assertion that
two OF three ,u<nex>s were running
the politics of this parish, our es-
tcetned friend unwittingly insulted
the white voters, for were they
guilty Of being led and controlled
in the manner implied, they would
not be entitled to enjoy the sacred
privileges accorded to freemen.
Men who have Caucasian blood
running IN their veins do not, as a
rule. submit to masters. This, our
friend should know full we'll. When
he spoke of w<n<~,,s probably he
had his mind fixed on those dark
days when the negroes were herced
like cattle to fight against decency
and respectabl:y.
During those troublous times the
m<nc1,- was in the heyday of his
glory, but since Mr.. Sambo has
needed the counsels of his superiors
and taken back seat the wea<xr's
occupation is gone. TIE Gazette
also casually remarked at when
The Advertiser SAID that the politi-
cal affairs of this parish were con-
trolled by "two or three dictator"
it necessarily implied that the white
voters were hlindly led ty the
nose, in the same way as the docile
lamb is led to slaughter tn" Ga
zette retortcd that the white people
were not such moral towards AID
blooming gu,nps as to permit Two
or three wcucx,:s to lead them like
dumb bru:es. Bs; I'tae Gazette has
not, does not and will never COM
pare the followers of the Falk's hall
gentlemen of that organization
are, as rule, good men who have ,
a perfect right to organize as much
as shey see lit and to vote against
whomever they choose.
No, gentle Vandy; :he meneur's
occupation, like that Of Othello, is
gone. =
The u:eueurs, themselves, are I
reduced in numbers,
for some have left for more congen-
al climes TO the sweet tune Of Annie
Laurie. while others remained at
home in inoccuous retirement
the piaintive voice of :
one is heard, and for what! tor re-
form: He is a dead game reformer
~ho would reform everything and +
everybody except himself. In re-
Atty he is lnstiactively opposed t"
anything that snacks Of genuine re-
foru. He bears All Unborn hatred b
10 the very idea of reform and he p
would rather turn up his toes to the t
tlaises than appear in the role of S
real reformer. t
IF The Advertiser is sincere in its b
ln.ipathy to chooses" it will with Il
draw its support from the Falk's
1all committee for within that +
doubtful body are some esteemed n
gentlemen who have a vast amount 6
If practical experience in that line "
# business. O
While on the subject Of t'bos- II
ism" we might remind our confrerc q
hat the people of this town and a
,arish were given a most striking e
of what The Advertiser s.
,ould name ssbossism." And Is
a that case it should be still the o