The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-19

carry them. MONEY HAS BEEN USED
and men have been asked to sell }lle
people of Louisiana into a bondage il
finitely mOr CALLING and hard to beA1
than that which the ~Israelites were
doomed to endure under the Egyptians.
This is no time to mince words and we
charge and can prove that money has
been offered-LARGE SUMS OF MONTY
HAVE BEEN OFFERED FOR VOTES 70
CARRY THROUGH THIS MOST INDUSTRIOUS
SCHEME TO DISGRACE AND RUIN THE
STATE.
Representative George L. Hall HIS
stated to us that he was offered large
sums of money to go into the Kellogg
Legislature and to support this measure.
Mr.. Hall being honest, spurned the offer,
but who knows how many have listened
to Kellogg's song, and basely consented
to sell their birthright for a mess IF
pottage."
Now, Mr.. Speaker, he said, l called
upon the editOrof the Bulletin and asked
him to state nothing but the truth. IN
a casual conversation I stated to him
that inducements had been offered 10
get me to go into Kellogg's House, but
| never said money, and therefore tie
Bulletins statement is entirely incorrect
and untrue. | read this editorial with
utter establishment.
Who is at the bottom of this /? he said.
Is it some man who has been wanting
office for he did not know how long? IS
it a set of political hacks and politicians
who desire to ruin us and our cOnstitn-
ents because there is no chance for them
to get Office?
Mr.. Booth thought it better to lay tie
whole subject matter on the table. TIE
people do not mean what they say whGn
they say chang! hang!" and denounte
meant They mean to stand by our
rights, as they did ON the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. Blaffer-McEnery was not there
on the 18th, or any other time when the
lives of the people were in danger.
MI. Booth thought it bad taste TO
throw back epithets because of those
which had been INDUCED in during the
heat of a mass meeting.
Mr.. Land thought no action ought 20
be taken concerning what an irresporsi-
BILE crowd had said about them.
Mr.. Kelley wanted the resolution de-
nouncing the mass meeting passed. As
a member from Ouachita, he wanted 10
stand by Mr.. Blaffer and his friends, ard
denounce John McEnery or any other
man who had once been a friend of tie
people, but who had seemingly fallen
from his high estate in acting in so ulI-
becoming a manner.
Mr.. Gilmore wanted the resolutiObs
all laid on the table.
The roll was called. Several took o.
casion to explain their votes, among
these Speaker Wilt, who thought the
caucus was no place to vindicate the
members who had voted for the resOlU-
ton, because it was not it's province 30
to do.
The resolutions were all postponed by
a vote of 43 to 10.
The order of the day was called for.
This was a report of the committee on
Conference. The committee reported
the resolutions published in the Plea
yune, and Mr.. Young moved for their
adoption, and in support of his motion
said:
There are two things for us to do one |
to inaugurate a reign of blood, and the
other is to accept these propositions. It
is much easier for us we know to appeal
to the passions and p%rejudices of The
people than to their reason.
The members of the Kellogg House !
are as bitterly opposed to this adjust
ment as was the mass meeting of Satue- !
day night, and they would only agree to |
accept it when forced so to do by the
action of the Congressional Committee.
Here the caucus went into executive
session, after which the vote was taken
on the "plan of adjustment" which was
adopted by a vote of SO to IS.