The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-12-13
If our farmers wish to form an or

ganizatiOn, with political views, we
advise them to form a Farmers Alli-
ance rather than join the Progressive
League, as in the latter you protect and
promote the interests of politicians,
while in the farmer you protect your
own interests and maintain your digni-
ty as citizens, instead of being tie slaves
and tools of the bosses. Look, before
you leap!
Sheriff Gardemal brought to his
Office red cane coming from the Key
stone plantation. weighing 7si pounds
and measuring 1O1s feet in length, and
a sample OF sugar which is cf superior
quality. Constable c. II. VOORHEES, also
brought us white cane coming from
the CatahOula plantation measuring 101a
feet in length and weighing 8 pounds.
Can any other state beat Louisiana for
the culture of the sugare cane'
When the officers Of the Progressive
League appointed themselves to Office,
no call mad been made, no poSlere we're
seen on our streets, oh, no. this was
for the bosses only; but now they are
fIll fleiged officers, they want SOL
diers to obey their command, but they
cannot get the soldiers in this part OF
the parish, so they will 60 to Breaux
Bridge Tho Paradise OF Politicians
there the peoplo are easily led into the
ranks and commanded to obey orders.
Will they do it this time? Let us see.
Look at the big ads, in our cOlums,
those are the live and wide awake mer-
chants of our town, who are using this
means to increase their business, and
they will succeed in calling the atten-
ton Of the public and make a big busi-
ness. If a united effort Was made in
this way, every one calling the atten-
tion of the public to his line, with a lit;
tie ihducement, they would surely in
crease their trade. and they would help
one another and Increase The business of
the whole town. and every one would be
benefited thereby.
We have just caught OIL how to gam
ble with profit; and the secret is as fol-
lows: Go to the gambling house with
one dollar, if you win at the beginning
then all is well; if you lose. well you
borrow some money with the winner;
in this way you never lose more than a
dollar, while you have chance to put IL
deep in the pockets of the green's es-
pecially. This is the way some of our
folks carry on their gambling without
any money, and as they don't risk much
of their own cash, they are the heaviest
and bOldest players, you can't pass a
bluff on them. Unless you have caught
on to this trick, stop gambling. or you
will soon be bursted.
The Progressive League people. who
thus far are few in number, having fail
ed to materialize in this town, as was
expected, will have grand mass meet
ing and barbecue at Breaux Bridge to-
morrow, there they will no doubt mee'
with better success, as Breaux Bridge i:
the soft place of our politicians, the peO
pie of that town and section will b
rOped in and do as our politicians die
tate, this they cannot resist, if touched
in the soft place. our politicians know
that place well, they have touched i
many time in the past and will con
tinue to do so in the future. But befor
they are entrapped in the Progressive
League. they should know that their &C
tiOn will be to the detriment of tn
Democratic party, as the plan of tn
Progressive League, is to try an,
force the Democratic party to bolt o
swallow the leader. Any one can yOt
for the lottery without joining the Pre-
gressive League and be the tool of tn
ward leaders. Keep out of this move, o
you will get sOrry for it.