The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-15
CONGRATULATIONS
An Open Letter from I. H. Thurmond
to S. Q. Hollingsworth.
Shreveport, La, Ian. ii, 1907,

Shreveport, La. Jan IA. 1907.
Mr., S. O. Hollngsworth. CITY: Dear
Sam-Allow me to congratulate you on
your appointment as assessor of Caddo
parish. Had any one else been appointed
1t would have been a surprise to me. as
your father and mine were the best
friends Newton c. Blanchard ever had
| his is the only case Of genuine reci-
procity that | have seen i'll politics since
the death Of your grand old father, Col.
J. NJ HolllngsWorth | also wish to
congratulate you on your not taking any
stock Ill the last election of sheriff. This
IS no doubt the position Colonel Hol-
ilngsworth would have advised you to
take had he been living I also want to
congratulate you that you are not blood
kin to any of the delegation" that took
such active part in the last disgracefuI
campaign. Now, old boy, as we have no
earthly fathers to advise rs. | want to
have say with you which | hope you
Will look at i'll the right spirit Colonel |
was Justly entitled to |
leadership" in the days of reconstruc-
ton, and by earnest manly efforts he |
placed politics of Caddo parish on a |
nigh plane. Since his death politics has
gone backward until the present condi-
t1on Is worse than it was when you could
buy negros vote for drink of liquor.
tlournoys crowd paid one man $50 for
MS vote at Blanchard. God grant that
another "Hollingsworth'' may take
charge of affairs before the next general
lection. Please do not mix up with
he mob who now control politics in
~addo parish. Do as your father did
hat is, think for yourself and do not be
lctated to by any man, or, | should have
'ald any politician for from a moral
standpoint there are no men in the
gang who are mentally capacitated to
llctate to any one. You well know that
colonel HOllingsWorth would never
lave allowed an ex-Repubican to get
'tflce on Democratic ticket. On taking
harge of your office as assessor YOU will
'e required to make oath and swear that
ou Will assess every man according to
aw-not law of the gang" but State
aw. Please do not copy after the one
Tho has just vacated this ofhce-that is.
ssess the rich on 20 per cent of the
alue OF their property and assess the
oor man 90 per cent to 100 per cent on
is property. There is lots of property
I Caddo parish that is not assessed at
nythlng near the present value. You
1il find the assessment roll in worse
ond1tlon financially than it was when
Jan Nicholson was assessor. There is
roperty in outside towns, as we'll as in {
hreyeport, which has not been increased
| assessment for two years, although
ne property has increased in value from
to 100 per cent. Having spent a great
cal of your time at your fine stock farm +
n Bayou Wincy you would not be ex-
ected to keep pace with the political
tuation. Politics is like a great many
ther things. As breeder of fine Berk
hire hogs you we'll know what in
reeding will result in. Since your
lther's death this inbreeding has gone
n until there is no pedigree left-and
othing remains but the old razor
ack, and, just think, for the next S
ghteen months you will be compelled 5
} feed the biggest one of this herd from
lie public crb-With no chance to i'm
rove the stock" Unless there is )
lange soon, the herd will eventually ex-
erlence what the herd of swine did on
lie shore of Galilee-when the devils
II complete control of them Keep your
klrts clear of them, and when your S
me of Office expires, be in a position n
step down as Colonel Hollingsworth /
d when he threw off this mortal COLI v
that is. he left a clean record" With [
st wishes from your playmate of F
lys gone by,
T. II. THURMOND