The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1900-05-26
Communicated.
Raceland, La, May 18th 1900.

Raceland, La, May 10th 1900.
To the Editor OF the Thibodaux SENTINEL.
Sir,-Under the heading of "Poll.
tical Intolerance" you prin ted 10
your sbeet on last Saturday various
statements which may mislead the
general public and it is with the
view of placing before your readers
such facts as bear upon the subject
in question that l ask you to give to
these few lines the same publicity as
you have seen ft to give to the phan
tom complaints SO readily dilated
upon in your sheet ia the recent
past.
These few historical statements of
facts are not made as an explanation
to the writer of your editorial : but
they are made with the keen sense
of the writer for fair dealings toward
all men, and with the undertaking
desire to offer to all classes, the labor,
ing classes especially, equal opportu.
mites.
In your editorial you make state.
ments that 10 themselves are conlu.
sive proof of the fact that you have
not investigated the charges made,
but merely jumped at conclusions,
and taken advantage of your position
to heap into your columns Iioellous
charges.
You state that siuce the election
have ceased to allow pediIing to be-
done through tue quarters of the
plantations Of the Company that
represent In justice to this COmpa
ny, whose standard of integrity and
fair dealing is unquestioued, it is but
fair that l should make some state
ment in their defence, and in refuta
ton of the impression your editorial
may have among the labOring classes
outside of our places.
On none of the Plantations of our
Company do We operate Plantation
Stores, but lease them to outsiders
As u guarantee of protection to these
tenants the Company agree in theiI
contract to prevent peddling through
their plantations. 1t is needless 10
60 further into details as this custom
is generally practiced on Plantations
in this Parish aud all over the State
and as this privilege forms the only
advantage that stOrekeepers have iu
tenanling stores Of large plantations
We do not compel our hands to pur.
chase from any particular store ; but
issue to the men Cash Orders, which
fare cashed at the store, and art
merely subject TO the store account.
Any man not indebted to the store il
paid the full face value of his Cash
Order, and is free to purchase else
where, your Third Ward merchant
not excluded.
The writer does not feel under any
obligations to make any explanations
to the writer Of your narrOw-mindeJ
editorial but merely ask that the
above atatement be printed as an ex
planatiOn to my friends who have
asked me 10 put myself on record
against such vilifylug expressions Oi
the public press.
1t has been the writer's set princi
pie to pay little attention to vitupera'
ton and mud singing bus he feel'
that under the present circumstance,
these few lines are justliabIe.
The writer is much grieved at ths
fact that the Proprietor of the ThibO
daux SENTINEL, having q persona
acq uaintance with the personal char
acter Of the undersigned, could over
step the bounds Of fair dealing - u
allow his Newspaper to assert ths
political revenge could prompt me u
such action.
In placing myself before the pu
bile for election l did 90 with ths
full knowledge Of the political advan
tages of the opposition, aud hav'
malice toward none for my defeat
| NV political action in the campaigl
and since are beyond reproach, and
challenge contradiction. The very
fact that the Third Ws:d Merchant
as we'll as all his brothers and hil
father, all of whom are in my em
ploy, were strong supporters of min
places your editorial in such ligh
as to make it subject to be ignores
rather than one that should receiv,
this attention from me. The write
regrets that your editorial was not il
the form of q communication 80 tina
it could be treated as is deserving o
all such malicious. petty, peevish in
situations, with contempt.
| Very truly
JULES GODcHAUx.
Il - -
Affirmed.
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