The Lake Charles echo., 1883-11-10

a lhe reckless disregard OF trutH
shown by the enemies Of Gov. Me-
Emery in their campaign Of SANDER
was never better Illustrated than in an
article published in the Shreveport
Democrat of Nov. 2, entitled The
Governor and the Fiscal Bank" con.
tanning SANDER as mahcions, as II il
preposterons and absurd. The DEM
ocrat says:
Mr.. Samncl d. MclSncry, before be
had fairly got warm in the seat to
which he accidentally succeeded, was
formally clccted a member of the
Board Of Directors of the State Ma
tiona Bank. The State National Bank
is the fiscal depository of tho state
finances. Al the time of this election
there had accumulated within it's
vaults about 81 100000 of the state
money. For fear of the loss Of so
much money the last icgisls.ture, at
the extra session, cndcayored to get
it converted into intcrest-bearing
/ United States bonds, which act was
fought and resisted by the lraIrh and
the governors friends until sulsc-
qucnt act rendered it useless. The
State National Bank is also the me-
dinm Though which Tic Howard lot,
terry collects its money, and is used
/ by it Us "A tool to thwart the Post
Office Department in its efforts to carry
/ out the law Of congress excluding Oh
scene and immoral matter from the
mails + s =
1t needs no argument to show that
the governor uf the state should not
bc member uf' Il board, which de-
rIves gain for its members and for
their friends from traffic with com
pany which is disgrace to the nine
tccntlI century, which sustanis It's cx-
istencC against the almost unanimous
public seRlimcnt of she state, and sus-
tains it, as is too well known, BY the
corrupt aud iIlegltinate use Of means
tilchcd from the pockets Of the poor
and ignorant among her people
Now Mr.. McEnery was either igmor-
ant Of the imprnpricry Of such posi-
tiou, or else WAS willing to derive the
personal benefits which it would bring
10 him under any circumstances, and
which it would bring TO him largely
increased because Of his being the gov
crnor of the stale.
To nearly everybody in this state,
/ the fai,iry Of these charges is evident
at Il glance. SO blind is the Democrat
in its cnmity to the governor, and in
its wild desire to connect him in some
/ way or other with the lottery, that it
grotcsquciy pcrvcrts facts to accom-
plish its purpose. Everybody knows
that the State National Bank is not
the postal medium of the lottery, but
that the New Orleans National Bank
is. Everybody knows that the COVER
nor Is not a director Of either bank, the
Louisiana National or the State Ma
tionaI, and the Democrat knows or
should know this we'll.
FU its first error it may plead ig-
norancc; its second charge looks like
Il malicious SANDER. The State Ma
tiona Bank did elect Grow. McEncrv a
director, without consulting him on
the subject. The moment he was
notified of this he declined the posi-
ton. He might, as governor of the
state, be called on to take some action
relative to the bank, and he could not
therefore serve upon its directory.
He emphatlcally refused the position,
and his refusal was published far and
wide.
The Democrat must have been aware
of this, aud must lsavc known that the
governor never wanted this position,
and that he declined it Immediately
when rendered him.
On the part of the bank it is only
proper TO say that its officers did not
see any improperly in eIectlng Gov.
McEncry a director, believing that it
would afford him an opportunity of
becoming better acquainted with the
internal workings Of the bank, and
consequently better able to protect
the interests of the state, which is a
large deposition. But Gov. McEnery
held an entirely different view of the
matter and declined the proffered
honor at once.
The absurdity of snch charges is
strong vindication of Gov. McEncry. !
When his enemies, in their desperate
effnrts to show some connection or re-
lations with the lottery, concoct such |
an absurdly weak and preposterous
story as this, they confess their utter |
inability of invcnting against him a
SANDER having even the appearance
of truth.
The charge or insinuation that Gov.
McEnery is in any way connected
with, or is being supported by the
State National Bank, the Lottery
Company or any other corporation is
a baseless and outrageous slander.
For purity, integrity and high
sense of honor Gov. McEnery has no
superior in the state, and no man even
IN this campaign of defamation and
slander has been able truthfully to
point to one blemish upon his stain
lasr ascnIebann