St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-26
Mr.. GulIIory Answers MI. White.
Mamou. June 81. 1909.

ssReddell Happenings" signed by 3.
B. White-still instead Of saying
the article says we"
As to the peculiar mishap to my
self, as stated in the article, to the
effect that | pulled off an old cows.
tail, taking it for a bell cord, in order
not to be defeated BY an opponent,
I will say to your White and
others: No, / do not like to be defeat
ed, that is. | would not like to be,
and / never have been defeated in my
plans or enterprises or views. And
why? Because they are always logi-
cal, Just and equal to all, with special
favors to none.
Just think of such a shallow, dis
graceful article, saying that they are
talking Of suing me eriminally for
pulling off a cows tail!
Your White and others can not
dishonor a man with an established
character. If he thinks he can, let
him try!
In the meanwhile, be is just shall
loW-minded enough to try TO build
a school By criticising the citizens
of this place-this noble Creole race.
What is he? A stranger Texan
or Mississippian. He has been here
four years only, and | have been here
twenty-nine years. Let him go ahead
and try to boss-but let him not
burst in the attempt.
Mi. White, when you said they
built a commodious school house, #
is true. Why, the Branch school
patrons, Of which you are one, and
all three schools, (Vidrine. Miller and
Branch,) at a meeting at Branch
school house agreed TO consolidate
these schools and establish a Graded
School; and you said as to the loca-
tion of the Central Graded School
the people should and would decide
Whereabeut you locate it. When all
agreed to take a vote at a meeting
for that purpose, you and a few
others of the Branch school,
when you saw Justice prevail,
did not show up. The vote was cast,
and 81 per cent was for a Central
School and two per cent for the place
you claim there is q school by the
name Of ReddelI, (which IS the Branch
school which, you say was so UNJUST
ly closed.
Then you jumped the agreement
and went ahead to build a school
house on one half mile west Of Branch
school site, Notwithstanding that you
and others had been notified officially
by the tireIess educational promoter,
Hon. G. ]. Thompson, not 10 spend
any money for q school building
until the Board took action upon the
advisability Of locating q school there.
You went ahead and spent the money,
and made other people believe that
you@Were advised TO build it.at once.
I helped you myself, giving you some
money, and | was deceived by you,
especially as You personally told ms
me that which led to my deception.
Come to the Graded School. You
are only two and a quarter miles,
and on d high public road.
You say Dr.. ]. G. Vidrine closed
your school. / was there at Ope-
lousas when the question was sub
mitted to a vote of the Board, and il
understood that out Of eight menl-
bers present seven voted to close
your school, and one against.
You criticize the work Of the
school board, while I congratulate
them upon trying not to please any
man or set of men, but doing their
duty for which they were chosen,
without fear or favor.
Mr.. ]. IN. Lyman, whom White
praises so much, is the only one of
the eight members to vote against
the closing of the Branch School, and
he is the only man of the Board that
was not elected BY the people. He
was appointed.
Yes, B. B. White, | circulated a
petition TO create j postoffce, but
you say it was to remove the Marnou
postofice, which il an nnmitigated
falsehood.
Again you say you guess / will
circulate d petition to remove your
box car depot, to somewhere in the
country. When | wish to board d
train I look for something better
than a box car. You are afraid that
some one will call on railroad head
quarters and ask that the petition
Of The people demand q flag station
at Evariste Yidrine's place, executed.
That IS the right Of the people Of
this place. II The petition Of the
people would have been granted,
would You have asked for 4 school
to be built there?
4 am always for Justice,
N. GUILL0RY, JR.,
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