The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-02-14

In your last issue there appearei
an editorial commenting On Bunday
base hall % played On the DchUU
grounds. You remark: And the
teachers and school board Ows Il to
themselves," etc. Nov, that means
me. as Larry O'Tool eatd, when tie
Judge called Tor The biQEsst rugne b
court. No one has greater appfv-
citation Of the innuancs Of the pres,
nor u its vast power Tor good OF %,
than / have. It = this lnct that iln-
pels the prevent notice d The above
editorial. Your Influential and t1rue-
~ edited paper eireulatss widely n
an the adjojning towns and dlbtsiete.
Many 81 ny friends ut eaeh iooue.
They vim rsad the shove aneati0ued
article. WIN these peOP1e not MS
|construe 1T WIN ttey cot think the
net much n0ee eondoWnatoey and
hr-rsachint thar Il ~ ulghE f not
hay our system a m0salo Open 70
question? KuoWing noshing a IL
circunstnncos such readees VII, -
may, think that Our school y = d.
orderly rabbls, and our yoeng men
II the town not posensoed q : hi3h
|sense q honor and morality. O.
counoe, hess NJ III know tbot uuch h
not tie cnse, but there = dunGee d
an article d this kid doing Unlooesd
for damage. and easting rsogct1on
upon one entirely lun0eenk
A. Tor myseN, l knew Dothlng vhat:
ever u the gaunss hfving been played
until tie Wouk 1ol)ovlnR. Wood 4
not have bsea ~ peoRoP TIT 10
oouno o. 70 have opoeoa - tn boy1
and aolrod thpo ~ - ~ bueDeu
sovouo1y esitlciu1ng thom9 Or uehool
has tbe MOO a 6uing touA - -
| rulnb1o. ThiD = e. opl1tpn q ~
ioining toUuo ood dijfG3cta I uuo|
| oay 81 = not dsooevod. I ~ ~ -
| p6s here puooesos6 a - NH = esnnI
| q honor - I and an3 WoeGo. TN
|sre always ND % fenpoo1 - ~
call ! nay make upo4 >heen. ~.
Iboyu have ~ thesn01lSes - teool
DOM ~ oplnion q 49, >mo11, aod
IshoW ufp6op1s that - keyo : body
| a yoong Gonflsmea, ttu1p1eool eth
Ity, end Wi11 hsve : oehooD oaGuspnes
"a h IT. gFade.
1 And, hon what sIlght acquaint
| apce 1 havs with ths y01aG uDen ont
Isids tbs sohOOl, thst they ase manly
hooora6(b yoUn6 men, Who vOuId
Iuever think a 0lbooding thelr neiyb
bun, or 81 oGuadIng ~ uognl oo0ol
iol 0thsgs, knoWingjy. I bsllsvs ~
haa you, o. ~ och0Q1 boopd, o. ~
~, eone 70 ~ boyo and aGkod theu
that or Wiuhos u0uA hnvo bcon ~
Ispocted. / know IT, ochool boyI
vould have done % Rcd fhey ~
rsqussted, and I ~ that ~ othsgI
would alDo.
For ysass / hsve boea IA pooItaooI
| = both military ard eivu ~, Wheev
II has beea ~ duty 70 hoso iaehosg!
thu work q bon end youag ~.
p0int With pejde to eou41noooD 90
CO, bit & wae nsvee dan ~ DIN
lia&. A high msttlsd boy o. youu(
man can be I'D ouy Whoge, bit ~ ell
BE driven 10 Whoge. Appeal % n
reason, to III jDdgneats % ~ pejiIe
Iand you viii command him, \ ~ I
made Of the riyht stu1. y you ap
pal to l0rce q q c0urse mean phy6|
cal lovcr, and not peyc1ieal or NOM
l0rce) aud ron nseet Opposition, tbo1
win bar euocess q = Nh ogder.
Your patienee y ae1Eed lof 1T
/ l.cn~<hv r><aensvn~e,k onA hnr,2nn ~
WI uSderstand ~ inteot, ~ ~
appsar.nce q tn astte!e = yoo
nsxt edition your Jagge bo1y q nd
~ Win, ! think, undesutaud that -
aiIair was q 10 Grset tsDpogtonee
and that our boys I'D not eyga knos
they wese yioontinG eng Og41noece, Q
going contrary to ~ 0oO9 WiD1oo Q
any dtissn. nm, truly yours