Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-16

~ NN'~N wa hiIlDCtA w
e on the money question This i
: false and its falsity can be easil,
: proven. Mr.. Sutherlin was in
t dorsed as a delegate to the Chicag,
] convention by the parish demo
cratic convention of DeSoto, ant
: the resolutions strongly fayorins
: free silver which were passed OF
that occasion were drawn np b,
{ Judge Sutherlin. If Mr.. Brea
zeaIe is as utterly careless witt
facts as he has shown himself tt
| be in this instance he is utterl,
unreliable.
One would suppose that mar
who is so free in making charges
against others would be careful OF
his own reputation. But this does
not seem to be the case with Mr.,
Breazeale, else he wonld long apc
have paid an honest debt which he
owes the Times, and for which nu-
merous bills have been sent him.
He was subscriber TO the daily
Times from May 1, 1887, to No
vemoer |, 1890, three years and
SIX months, for which he owes the
sum OF S35. Several times during
the term the present management
personally made out bills and mail
ed to him asking settlement, stat
ing that suspension would ensue if
not paid. No response was ever
received, so ON November /, 1890,
the paper was discontinued by the
present manager.
Bills were mailed him atterward
and still no response. When he
announced for congress, thinking
the gentleman would lay some
claim to honesty, the management
sent him another bill, calling his
attention to the old account, and
stated though it was legally out
laWed 1t was an honest and lust
debt, which had been probably
overlooked, and he would now. no
doubt, liqnidate. DIR. Breazeale
answered, and stated that he would
call and see about it when he came
to Shreveport. When he did come
the management had to call his at
tention to the matter again, when
he SAID be had no recollection of !
receiving the Times or owing any,
thing. The manager told him, |
plainly, that he did owe the money, |
and cited the fact that he had mail |
ed HIM the statement of account |
on various accasions, and had per-
sonally suspended the paper, Then
ne again promised to look into the
matter as soon as he went home.
Several weeks passed and, though
Mr.. Breazeale and the manager
met numbers of times he never
the matter. They again
met at the Coushatta barbecue. and
Mr. Brea2eale's defective memory
was again refreshed, and again be
solemnly promised to give the
matter his immediate attention on
MS return home. This has been
several weeks, and his promise
seems to be just as good as when
irst given. He has deliberately
the Times out of S35.
which has been due for nearly |,
light years, after every effort, ex-
'ept through the law, has been
made to collect it.
When Mr.. phanor BreazeaIe
aid that the Times had sold its
EDITORIAL columns to Judge Srther-
In for the sum of $1,000, or any s
'ther sum, and that he had the
'roof OF it, he uttered deliberate |
and had it hurled in his
ee'h last night by both Judge (,
and the Times manage |
nent. When he said that Judge s
'utherlin had never announced i
lnself as friend of silver until !
e became a congressional candi-
ate, he falsifed the record, and c
aust have known it. When he /
cruises TO pay his honest debts he t
rands himself g swindler. A man C
Tho would beat a newspaper out S
his subscription dues. and then a
ave the immaculate gall to run |
u congress In the same state or :
lstrict, is nice looking specimen i.
Ideed. The idea of such \ man Il
attlng himself up against such an Il
onorable, high toned gentleman c
Judge Edgar w. Sutherlin. It p
supremely ridiculous /! e