New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-01-22
New Iberia, La, Jan. 20, '21.

ton and not as an individual, fc
IF | were to answer you as an II
dividual | would not lose time I
answer your most scurrllous an
ridiculous letter, / am really at
loss to understand how a man O
your purported intelligence coul'
frame such a ridiculous communi
cation, the only excuse I can offe
for you, is: THAT those whom
the Gods would destroy, they frs
make mad,' because you certain
{ ly could not have been yourself
when you dictated such a letter
would have answered your
letter at once, but | was Informed
that You had been taken i'll and
that you had to undergo a surgl-
cal operation, and not wanting to
shock you while you were
i'll, hence the delay, how
ever, am reliably informed that
YOU are now able to take your
medicine, and have been advised
of the contents Of the Grand Jury
report, and you must have by now
realized how much you have ac-
complished.
What hit you, that you should
have changed your mind about the
publication of that letter. Why
did you send couriers to the New
Iberia papers asking that the let
ter be returned, did you get cold
feet. of found out that you could
not prove what you said in the
letter you published in the En-
terprise and the Iberian, did your
attorney advise you to do it, or
did you get back to yourself?
Now in answer to your letter
published in the local papers and
quoted from to the press Of New
Orleans by Mr. Alexander, your
very good friend, l desire to say
that you do me honor by adj
dressing me as the Chairman o.
the mass meeting held on Thurs
day, December 18th, 1920, at the
Court House in the City Of Newl
Iberia, however, you are givingl
me credit for an honor that have
not had conferred on me, and for
your information, for I know you
have been misled by your detec-
lives and relative, there was no
chairman of the assembly of citi-
zens who gathered at the Court !
House on Thursday, December :
18th, 1920. to discuss publicly and
openly, and to protest against the
,pen, wilful, malicious, fragrant ),
md continued violations Of the =
Conservation Laws in the Parish
# iberia, I was invited to the /
not as an individual, but :
IS an officer elected by the people
o enforce all the laws against the =
'iolators Of any and all laws, and {
caring that perhaps there were :,
nipers at the meeting and want :
ng to get clear record Of the :.
r0ceedings, I had stenographer i
resent who took all the evidence r
cduced at the meeting, and !
that was said by any i
nd all present has been taken. :;
nd the Transcribed notes are nov =
l my Office, l know that neither :,
on, your detective nor the sniper !;
on sent to the meeting dare deny :.
ne correctness of the notes taken ~
the meeting. You know 4 am =
cry cautious as to getting my :
violence right. and I know that =,
hat / have is good, and you =
now what I have, and where | q,
1t it from. =,
At the meeting so held it was
le sense Of those persons as 10
that | call on the Gov IT.
nor Of the State of Louisiana m
ID ask that an investigation Of to
e charges he made, / called on
e Governor on Monday, Decem- to
r 10th at Baton Rouge, La, and th
ked for a public investigation m,
this entire matter, without sue ca
SIS, however, the Governor in,
ndered to me all evidence that ne
could procure to assist me in du
E investigation Of the charges WE
lde, this evidence so promised sta
) not yet reached me, the Grand ha
ry has met, made their report, fri
4 / am still waiting for that ha,
dence. and l have not yet lost sa,
pc Of receiving it in the sweet 70,
and by. I
+ any criminal charges were ter
de against you or the Con- wr'
vation Commissioner of LOU Civ
ma, I know nothing about it, pri
rever, the Grand Jury says that 5
Fish and Game laws Of the did
te Of Louisiana have been vio- Gal
d. Could you tell me conf how
tally. to whom did the GrandI goo