St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-24
ILOATiISOME, NAY, DAMNA.
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sentative OF Kichland parish IN the
lower house of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana. In that body he
is the head and frOnt-the leader
-Of that class Of anti-lotteryites
who assume they are better, purer
and wiser than the people, and
hence are resolved to settle the lot
terry question according to their
own ideas, automatically denying
the people any right or opportunity
to be heard on . matter of such
vast Importance to their material in
~terest.
We mention here q particular
class Of anti-lotteryites, because
there are members Of the Legislature
who are individually opposed to
the lottery, but yet recognize the
fact that they are but the repre-
sentatives Of the people, and that
in all honor and loyalty, and in
obedience to their Oaths Of office.
they are bound to submit the pro-
position Of MI. John A. Morris to
the decision of their constituencies.
The pious wOuld-be autOcrat from
Richland is not an ignorant, stupid
bore, but a man Of education, law
yer of prominence in his neighbor-
hood, and is mentioned in cOnnec-
ton with SO high q public station as
the gubernatoral chair of this State.
We mention these facts that the pub
lie throughout Louisiana may know
who the leader of the anti-lottery
autOcrats in the House is, and what
he amounts to, and that they may,
therefore, fully appreciate what in
this important debate falls from his
tongue.
Last Saturday night this leader
Of the anti-lOtteryites was present.
by invitation, at the meeting of the
Anti-lOttery League at Grunewald
Hall at which the best ladies of New
Orleans. old or young, married or
single, budding or full-blown, were
all invited through flaming hand
bills thrust under the front doors Of
their fashionable mansions along
Esplanade AMI st. Charles avenues,
along Prytania and University Place.
to hear Senator-elect +. ID. White
speak against the Lottery.
Ladies'. many ladies', the wives,
the daughters, and the sisters of
the very estimable members of the
Anti-LOttery League, hied them
there, besides many others whom
the seductive official hand-bills hal
caught. and whom the great, hand
some, and the well-advertised ora
tor Of the occasion had ir~resistably
attracted.
Grunewald Hall was filled with
the beauty and chivalry Of New Or
leans on Saturday pight, to hear
Senator White. The ubiquitOu ;
journalist was there too.
That the Senator was eloquent.
"a IN SAWS dire. to say that his
speech was chaste is rs needless as
to say that snow is white. Whatever
else the handsome orators speech
was We reserve for some other time
to say.
When the applause had ceased.
which was as enthusiastic as dainty
feet and sixteen-buttOn glOved hands
could make it, and our brilliant
Senator had bowed himself of.
there appeared upon the vacant
rOstrum to address the silent audi
ence, . rough, uncOuth old man
H. p. Wells, the representative
of the enlightened people of Rich
land, leader Of the anti-lOtteryites
the House. and the honore l
guest Of the Anti-lottery League, Of
this city. In concluding his re-
H. p. Wells gave vent to
following sentiments:
"There are thirty-eight Of us in
he house Of representatives who
|eel one anOther's pulse every morn
ng and every one Of these men would
see their mothers give birth
o . bastard than to re-charter the
Company"
We cannot find words in the En- I
,lish language to express the indig-
horror and disgust which
70 vile and filthy an u~tterance
within us. There are
Features indeed who wear the I
hape of man who, living and NOV
ng in the slums and dives of cities, !
re destitute Of all sense of honor
T shame, and hence are utterly de- I
old Of reverence or appreciation z
4 female t nderness and virtue. !
from one of the outcasts Of society \
re might not be astOnished to hear |
o dastardly an utterance; but we G
language is inadequate to I
xpress our loathing for such q
eminent falling from the lips of q 8
lan in this persons political and !
ocial position. b
We believe that every one OF the n
men, to whom Mr.. H. II
;. Wells attributed this atrOcious q
ointment will hurl it back with L
cree indignation into his teeth 8
very honorable man must denOunce Il
as the lOathsOme u~tterance of q Il
iseased or . filthy mind: every Il
brow will mantle with hOr-
u and every mothers heart freeze o
it'll indignation when she reads I:
lat foul u%tterance. o
Mothers who bring forth bastards. D.