The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-12-05
Our Own Ananias.

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and excusable in an artistic and
plausible misstatement of facts,
made from a failure to understand
the true condition of things, but
everybody despises deliberate; and
intentional misrepresentation, In
the case of Editor Dunn, of the
Peoples Demands, we are charita-
BILE enough to give him the benefit
of the doubt, as to whether he is
knave or a fool, but we desire to
place the record before the public
and leave them to judge for them
selves.
In the Demands of last week, the
editor, who is also clerk of the po-
lice jury, attempts to justify the
non-action, of the police jury in
not appointing committee to Inst
the sufferers by drouth in Grant
parish, and SO take charge and put
matters in shape that Gov. Foster
might have official and responsible
parties with whom to transact bus
mess in the distribution of supplies;
and in the course of his half col
umn of remarks the editor fires this
invective at us:
| The police jury had nothing to relieve
with: the people OF Grant held two mass
meetings for this purpose, you would not
attend. but said at that time no one
would need help. Now GooJwyn
cravely informs us he will stop at the
Capitol and attend to this. = Who
requested you to put in? Suppose you
keep out Of this matter until some one
! beside yourself solicits you. We
] trust that in this matter the Governor
} will pay no attention to this obtrusive
charlatan, who not long ago declared the
hill corn crop would average 10 blu pei
acre, and slandered our people by saying
help would demoralize them.
1t is not worth while to make
any reply to the above, as simple
production of the record is all thai
is necessary to show how recklessly
! | Editor Dunn deals with the truth
From Chronicle. August LIST:
The crops this year in the hills OF Grant
parish are almost an entire failure. W.
are told by persons who ought to be pref
ty we'll informed on the subject that lit
tie or no corn will be made, while les
than a quarter OF crop Of cotton vii
be realized in tie great majority OK IN
stances. However. the river and creel
bottoms will fare little better thai
this, AZ they have made some corn, an'
will be able to gather about bali GRO
of cotton.
From Chronicle August I'D:
We are glad to be able to say that 4
Grant parish only small portion OF on
people have had their entire crops DC
stroyed. Taking the whole parish, "
\ estimate that the restitution will extern
|. to about one family in twenty-five. 1t
y said that Gov. Foster will probably &C
apart some Of the revenues OF the Stat
winch is in good sinancial condition, e
the relief Of sufferers by drouth. w
learn that committee has been appoln
ed to correctly list those deserving nel
, in Grant parish. II it ia done systema
}, ically the report Of such committe
would be Of great benefit IN promptly q
fordiug relief to those who stand in nee
of it.
, From Chronicle September 18th:
:, "HxLP WILL BE NEEDED"
The sufferers by drouth in Grant pa
ish will number about one hundred far
lilies, in all, say 500 men, women and en-
dren. This is less than ten per cent
our resident population, but the indie
", tions are that the drouth has borne
severely upon the entire parish that =
,r- resident citizens will be able to afio
but little help to their stricken neg
bors. It is ouly question OF she
time now before aid will have to be
tended to some Of. the people. Let Q
police jury take steps TO ascertain W
are really needy and deserving. ana