The Bossier banner., 1890-08-21
Farmers State Union.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.

isiana, at their session held at Baton
Rouge, adopted the following by a
unanimous rising vote:
Whereas, Our last Legislature just
adjourned, has passed through try
ing ordeal, where the souls, princi-
pies and integrity of our Representa-
tives in both Houses were tested by
every means known to nefarious and |
corrupt gambling institutions, whose
sole object is to rob the State of her
fair name, her honor, and perhaps |
precipitate her people into dissen
sions, discord and bloodshed, and
Whereas, His Excellency, F. I.
Nichols, and Senators o. P. Amacker,
of Tangipahoa; John N. Avery, of
Iberia; J. H. Duggan, of Orleans; G.
J. Decker, of West Feliciana; NJ. J.
Foster, of st. Mary; ". w. Heard, of
Union; Auguste Levert, West Baton
Rouge; Hiram r. Lott, of West Car
roll; 0. o. Provosty, Pointe Coupee;
]. r. Phipps, of Claiborne; Frederic
Seip, of Rapides; W. w. Vance, of
Bossier; Lieutenant-G Gov. JAS Jeffries,
President pro tenn of the Senate, who
was opposed to the bill, had no vote
except in case of tie; and Represen
tatives S. P. Henry, of Cameron; ].
]. Afford, Washington; A. A. Batche
lor, of Pointe Coupee; G. W. Bolton,
of Rapides; Euclid Borland, Orleans;
G A. Bruton, Union; Overton Cade,
of Lafayette; R. H. Curry, of Bossier;
W. L. Doss, of Morehouse; Felix J.
Dreyfous, of Orleans; John Franklin,
of Vernon; j. G. Gilmore, of Orleans;
J. G. Hawkes., of Madison; J. T. NJ.
Hancock, of Jackson; B. T. Jenkins,
= of DeSoto; J. NJ. Kennedy, of East
. Carroll; Charles Kilbourne, of East
Feliciana; J. r. Land, of Caddo; S. G..
9 Laycock, of East Baton Rouge; J. A.
Loret, St Mary;J. NJ. Mccain, Winn;
, Frank Marquee, Orleans; S. F. Meek
! er, Rapides; A. Z. Nelson, Claiborne;
FL. G. Newsom, of st. Helena; D. w.
Pipes; East Feliciana; J. A. Provost,
Iberia; c. w. Seals, Claiborne; A. E.
Sompayrac, of Natchitoehes; H. P.
Wells, Richland; G. L. P. Wren, Of
|; Webster, have passed through that
. trying ordeal and have returned tc
! their people with clean hands, clear
), souls and untarnished reputation
therefore be it
q Resolved, That we, the State Unio1
y of Louisiana, in session assembled
~ most heartily indorse their course
. and be it further
i Resolved, That the name of T. 7
- Nichols and the above Senators ant
70 Representatives be recorded in tn
= minutes of this session of the Stat
,s Union and inscribed in the hearts O
= every true Farmers Union man ant
If woman in Louisiana as true and trie,
q servants whom we love and honor
and be it further
10 Resolved, That copy of these res
Is olutions be forwarded the New Delt
MS and Caucasian, and all other paper
es in sympathy with our cause be re
to quested to copy same.
VI Whereas, The following members {
nm the Farmers Ubion, j. NJ. Stalling'
~. S. T. jackson, n. w. Warren, S.
al Shattuck, D. w. Self, G. G. Dunn, ,
X Bond, w. G. Harris and Senate
Of Willis Prescott, who hold honorabl
# and responsible positions of repr'
nor senting the people of their respectiV
he parishes in the General Assembly {
IT, the State of Louisiana; and
Whereas, They have violated the
pledges to the Farmers Union in r.
sh fusiug to carry out the declaration {
ast purposes as laid down in the const
of tuition, and refusing to carry out I'll
/, resolution passed by the State Unio
one yearago and afterwards reiterate
IN by each Parish Union and subordnat
Ice Union denouncing the Lottery; an
90 Whereas, We believe these brett
ast ren to have been actuated by son
ter other than pure motives in castin
ar, their votes for the renewal of the 10
,ft terry; therefore be it
Resolved, That the members of til
W. State Union denounce them as traito
,rn to the cause and principles of Il
ds. Union and refuse to affiliate vii
SO, them as members of our order, ar
tes recommend to each and every subo
iill dinate Union where they hold the
membership, to expel them from th
ov body.
Resolved further, That we do no
ng renew the pledge made by this boo
nd one year year ago in convention a
,at sembled, denouncing the Louisial
State Lottery as vile curse and enc
: nous iniquity, and that we feel mo
'ur determined to-day than ever not
of cease our efforts nor to let our enc
- gies relax until this great enemy
'us s the people be driven from the borde
u of the State.
= = That a copy of these resolutions
~ furnished to each of the parties nal
u 'dS' ed, and the Caucasian, New Delta al
W all papers friendly to us, with a !