The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-12-08
COLFAX. GRANT PARISH, La,
Our Side of the Question.

During all of our dealings with our es-
teemed contemporary, The Colfax
Chronicle, covering period of over a
dozen years. we are glad to know and
feel that the most pleasant relations
have existed up to the present day. 1t
is our desire to be fair and just to The
Chronicle at all times, and we give that
paper credit for treating US fair and
square and attending strickly to its own
business: not meddling with US or using
any unfair means against this editor or
his business. Therefore, we long ago
resolved to not be the cause of anything
that might break off the friendly relation
untimely or uncalled for. That is the
way we feel in the matter.
In this connection may we respectfully
invite the attention of the reader to the
following which appeared in The Pol
lock Press on Nov. 9, 1917:
1--WE want to be fair with Colfax in
GLIDING all the people therein and there
about and especially The Chronicle, and
to this end we want The Chronicle TO tell
the people of Pollock why the report Of
registration OF women for the parish
only gave Pollock 157 instead of 437.
gIhis may have been an error, but it
looks suspicious.
This paragraph was followed by re-
cital of particulars concerning the atti-i
tude exercised towards this paper and
town by the parish war service boards
in not forwarding public matters to this
paper direct for publication, instead of
costly private correspondence.
Immediately after the issue of The
Press came out with this article, we re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Goodwin and a
copy of The Chronicle containing the re-
port which gave the figures correctly
and the letter stated that if copy of
The Chronicle could be produced with
such figures as we charged editor would
eatit The letter also went on to explain
that The Chronicle got nothing except
what it ''digs" for and that the dig
ging" is not all taken up and that we
may come over to Colfax and help our
selves, etc.
Following this The Chronicle of last
week, made this direct reply to the par
agraph:
t--z-ss:Chs-peapls of Pollack. afs iufefnod
that the statement of The Press simply
is not true, so as far as the figures print
ed in The Chronicle are concerned.
Then following lengthy outpouring'
of gallant commentator of the patriot
ic services being rendered by all whom
we are alleged to have attacked and
winds up with the advice to lay aside
our hamper.
Whereupon, it was up to US to make
good, so we set out to find the copy of
The Chronicle containing the alleged
wrong figures. But, to the hour of 60
ing to press, we have failed to find it.
Therefore, we plead guilty of honest
Misrepresentation of The Chronicle,
having already received punishment in
the scathing rebuke already printed in
last weeks Chronicle.
1t does not matter in the least wheth-
er there is third person or not, or
whether We saw the wrong figures, or
whether we imagine some member of
The Chronicles force corrected the fig-
ures on the press after few papers had
been printed. Nor do we make the ex-
cuse that our Office has been overhauled
during the past two weeks completely
Observation-Disclosures to the instala-
ton of our big press. We make no ex-
cuses. We said. tive knew better
than to say thing without first spiking
down the proof our hand has been call
ed, and we are not sure that there ever
was any proof. Therefore We apologize
to The Chronicle and stand corrected. =
Pollock Press, Nov. 80.
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