The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-02-17
Pops Fooled Him Too Ort..n -

The name of Hon. d. NJ. Sholars ia
mentioned as the Republic Populo
cahuldate Tor governor. Mr.. ShOIars
IS good man, but the crowd he will
nave TO run with will sink him sure
Shreveport Progress.
Tried it! Didn't you, Bro. Cal? Bnt
then you ran on the Alliance PonuIo.
independently emocraticO-C AL HicLso
ticket, and got left, hine
Free State.
Yes, Brer Tets, BRO. CALI WA
once unsophistiticated enough to be-
leve you fOpulists meant what Won
SAID, when you howled vociferouslv
ior good government. You see. Won
Kept up such an everlasting and l0nd
yeiping for honesty In politics, .seoual
rignts TO all. special privileges to
none, stolen from the Farm 8 al
nance platform, that he was confused
ana consented to go it, backed by a
nopuhst Endorsement and an Alliance |
democratic support. He thought Won
IenoWs sincere when you pretended |
70 care Tor nothing save the welfare |
VI Che country. And there are a
wnoie LOT who did mean it. and thew !
are not such bowling Pops now
o,.her' ana you-uns will not draw
Snem lnto this. Republic Populo-
Nlgger-O combine. either. And, about
nIo. Cai misstep. When he en-
Olaceu THIS folly q halfway running
Win you fellers, aninspiration. we
suEss II was, brought this adage vi
..uy 70 MS mind; when dancing
VIII Dear Keep an eye on your part
ler, any, surely you noticed that he
.eveF iaiied TO declare himself q Demo- !
,ra:, ies II cost what 1t would. And
.ln, aear Bro Tets, we guess you !;
VII aomit That poor, deiuded Cal
'evel LOOK auy OF the nigger suprem-
~. !; uose IN his'n! II you will not ad- |,
And about this terrible bluder of in
: Cai: he mas long since repent
4 mat mlsdeed, that terrible folly;
~ ne thought every body ought to !
ave long since forgiven him for II :
tut as you seem to be still holding A. 9
gin him, he will say that he r. as q
luchly Inundated over the associes
on with some,) taken in a moment q
mental alteration, as any man can u
'eii be; and as he can not recall tha r
asst, can not undo what has heon q
one, ne thinks 1t but his duty tn savo te
ny other misguided brother or wav- ie
'rer, who might be like tempted. He 9
ouid save MIR. ShOl,rs II he could. 20
: any one else who may not under tr
ana the ways that are dark and +.
le tricks that are vain" of that col "a -
crlon OF political non-descriuts "
lowne every four years as the Repnb "a
: opulo Nigger-O combine. For ii'
e s0-called effort at fair and econ tit
mic government of 1928 seems to -
I'VE dwindled down to this. r
Since the above was in TYNE weuote
Win ple'ssurS-tlat MI. Sholars
mt take any OF thar co ,e in his.
ner and nov. Brother Tets. we
sumo from your Drfstling I'd at our
mIneats, that yog are considerably |
Z out because there was no such
moine? And, by this way, please
an anxious public why is it that
Dig man as you are in Populistic
cies, In combine circles, that your
me Is never put ON ticket? WHY
ss you, to judge from the proceed
. which go abroad no ose ever
ms to know that YOU are ON tho
'und. Now, you can't lay this to
uesty, because You are too well
'Wh around these parts for YOU
ever be able to wors at dodge.
believe we can traIy say Barkis
iway wiilin. bat soinshuv you
seem 10 take; hoa.ii. 10 js.d1e
Inc rackei YOU keep 10 between
es. one would think you are the
dog OF the entire tan yard.
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