The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-03-07
FACTS AND FIGURES.

aSOnlnS Is the predOmlnatlnS cnar-
acteristic of enlightened man. In
stinctive action is the means by
which the members of the animal
kingdom make themselves seen or
heard. Instructive action is sti-
mulated by irritating influence
The Elusive arguments presented
by Xxx" in the last issue of the
Banner leave no doubt in the
minds of the people as to which
class he belongs.
If Xxx" could read and under
stand the English language, and
could be confined to the realms of
truth and consistency, this article
would be unnecessary.
If Xxx" thinks that he has an
swered my questions, he has an
other thought coming to him. His
article is a mixed up conglomera-
ton of oolish-nothings, smeared
over the facts in a vain effort to
conceal the real issues at stake.
When the Authorizations, possible
only to such an eminent contor-
ZIONIST of the truth, are boiled out
of his article tho residue will be
too little for the Banners largest
type to make it visible.
I hand you herewith some ques-
tions. Face them squarely, and
let the people have the true an
swers.
LIST. The Auditors report shows
that several hundred dollars of the
Portage Canal tax fund are abso-
lutely unaccounted for. Who is
responsible and what became of
the money?
End. The Auditor says: THE
records appertaining to the licen-
ses leviable since March 1906 were
found by US to have been destroy
ed, the leaves of the License Re-
gister, which is q bound book, hav-
ing been apparently cut out with
a knife and although repeated de.
mands were made by US for these
leaves they were not produced for
our inspection" Who cut them
out and why?
Bird. The town records show
that several of the Leaders of that
epoch still owe large Water and
Light bills. Why were they not
made to pay?
Those referred to are not made
to pay now because they own no
property.
4th. The records show that
your candidate for Mayor was two
years back with his Corporation
Taxes when the present TOWN
administration took charge. Why
didn't the previous administration
force the collection according to
law?
9Th. The Auditors report says:
mo record of fines imposed III the
Mayors Court was available for
inspection and therefore no check
could be obtained by us on the
fines imposed and thus collectible."
invite the voters to compare
system of government which TO-
lerates tho above with the up-to-
date system used by the present
administration, and decide for
themselves.
The varied fights of "XX"s
imagination make it necessary to
abandon the issues for a brief time
in order to answer some OF his
questions, if they can be honored
with that appellation. do SO re-
luctantly because / consider that
this controversy should not be de
voted to such petty matters as
Xxx" mentions. The people want
facts that will help them decide
how to vote. They are not inter
ested in your idle blsbbler.
For instance, Xxx, my autobio-
graph has no bearing upon the
issues. Suffice it to say that my
readers know who l am, They do
not know you. You are monde
script, or under an incognito, which
by the way, is common among
writers OF FICTION who fear pub
lie ridicule If their efforts at au-
fhorohin ahould nrOve failurec