The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-01
THIS PAPER STANDS PAT
Presents Proof of Statement
Made In News Story.

VI W. tstrtFft HFNftfaff uf tue NfHt
Feliciana Parker Club, takes umbraRe
at a statement appearing In our news
story OF the Pleasant meetings AZ
Grange Hall and Sc FFaneisvIlle. last
week
Mr. Lester thought the Hull Moose
cause had been done such a grave
injustice In oar columns that he en-.
deavoFed to get the writer TO agree 20
publish In this issue OF The True
Democrat . communication from the
Parker Club Mr. Lester did not have
a copy ~ the proposed statement al
the time be sought this commiital
naturally he did not receive assurance
that bis statement would be- published
gratis until II had been submitted, as
The TREE Democrat reserves the right
to differentiate between matter that
should be- published In refuting a so
called Injustice aud straight out poiiti.
cal advertising Az the time this artl.
Gle was written "Wednesday mornIngl
nothing further regarding this proposed
statement has been discussed between
representatives Of the Progressive
party End the editors of The True
Democrat.
However. The True DeHioera, seeks
TO be fair In all things II also seeks
q be dealt fairly with by Its political
opponents As We are In no position
20 know how far the report Of oar 30.
called unfai7ness has spread. We deem
for the best interest Of ali concerned
s give the facts In thu ease
The statement which disturbed Mr.
,ester's eqeaaimi,y Of mind was the
following ION the afternoon before.
'arker people had driven 20 the com.
nanlty and tackled up large posters all,
ilonR the way. containing reflections
'gainst the Democratic party and Col
Pleasant"
Now there are eight separate facts
obtained In the above innoeentlooklns
statement as follows /. That the
rosters were tackled 40 on the after.
aeoh before the Grange Hall meeting
2 Tha, the posters were tackled up
That the posters we're tackled np by
Parker people, That the Parker
aeonle had driven 10 Grange Hall
That the posters were tackled up all
along the way. That the poatera
we're large; 7 That the posters con.
tained reflections against the Democrat.
ie party and 8, Tina, the posters con.
tanned reflections against Col Pleasant
The Parker people have split hairs
50 finely rs 10 arrive At the conclusion
that specification No IL unfair un'
warranted and unjust Very we'll the
,os,er did not contain a single state
aont bearing the words Democratic
DIRTY so the Parker people apparent.
" seore on a halflruth Bn. Ia get
nj the whole truth. the other half o.
The truth must be presented The
ruth Of specification No s ciinehes the
other half of No !. for Col Pleasant is
The nominee ~ the Democratic party
stands for the party In the present
contest. and any reflection cast al him
- necessarily cast ri the Democratic
party
Leat the Parker people should claim
we have done them injustice II IL but
fair To them to give q description Of
he poster insofar a. II WIS taken into
consideration In the article ee'Hulained
~ The poster says "A vote for X. q
Pleasant IL vote for Bob Ewing
sossIsm Political corruption More
osleeholders Increased Taxation and
High Salaries
n 'hls 10 nc reflection on the oemoe
raey OF Louisiana. who. by an over.
whsIn,ina RIA Ierity made Col. Pleasant
The nenalHss. then language has lost &c
force, and the natural differences to be-
drawn are supposed to be too subtle
for West Feliciana Democrats to grasp.
4 blow At Pleasant Ii blow At
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