St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-08-16
Tor the Democrat.
How the Governor. Reaping the Bene-
fits of Lottery Money. Makes Its
Appropriation Right; How sus-
pecting Others May Get Some
Makes It Curse and Disgrace.

Wlltz took the rein Of government, aud all did
Affairs vent on deslrably, like visions In q
But soon The archer rals'd his bow, let fly the
fatal dart,
pierc'd his noble heart.
With tender care, his oorse yon bore and laid 1t
down to rest.
lamented BY q host OF friends-'n ev'ry menI'ry
Thereafter came the Douglas, " a or right Us
cended,
And with his fierce democracy. some sterling
virtues blended.
He rul'd the state all through his terms sEd
not without some fame,
Yet, he was ceneur'd by my friends, who set up
cause for blame.
Meanwhile an interval Of nine long eventual
Pass'd slowly By, and was call'd, it iiEe
dream appears!
Nothing bright presented Was within my vi
I could not for the life Of me, discern ray OF
hope.
and long,
In praises Of my atatssmaDshIp in loud and
dulcst song,
That former friends enlisted WERE and join'd
the sweet refrain
Resolv'd at last to pick tie flint and try NE
once again.
The Douglas nothing daunted. had friends up,
on the field,
Contendlng for third term Undetermined not
Ny failure in my first term gaze :ise TO just
My glory won on battle 1elhs Lad lost the pow'r
TO charm.
But suddenly q ray Of hope SHOT meteor-lke
and bright,
And pourd aSOund my anxious heart q Hood OF
cheering light.
IT stream'd athwart the starlcss sky. ia Pho
nus tells Of morn,
and as gazed upon the seene happy thought
was born.
Friend Morris Wa. the stellar light, transport
ing 10 behold,
serenely contemplating his heaps OF shining
My friends beheld the vision and aiacardipg
ev'ry doubt,
OF rectitatde in morals. they went and sought
Quoth they, we come from Nichols as Dtssen-
gers to you,
Oh! tel US, friend of oshsr days. what Tor Him
The Douglas is upon his track, a foe With tact
Unless you some relief extend, the prize must
go to him.
All his ends are personal. by all It's understood.
lie strives to build his fortunes up, and not the
public good.
He has his aitef egos in each hamlet OF the
land,
And granting all they ask, docs the parsBs
wish withstand
Zig monstrous friend that tie 3d. consulting
wash the dishes.
There is no reason in this, We feryent!y intend.
To renovate the party, ii you will be our friend
Our candidate is honest, and meier viii he
tool,
To serve the will o: deuHgcguez, he heods a
pureT sch0oj.
Quoth Morris, Ne. what can do 10 help the
scheme alongs
Full we'll you know I'm not ccncern'1 IN what
you say is wrong.
say, what to us is all Your shuss. and why
10 dabble in your factiOus fight. we wish yUa
all to thrive.
We have no foes 10 punish and from the frat
have shown,
That all We ask Of Government. is 10 he lett
alone.
Which coul &c viii Central Nichols take, ii he
be selected,
Viii he seek TO disturb, tta OF, shall we be pro
fecteds
Qaoth Nc, I'll forthwith hurry back lnt hear
what he will say,
| tn anxious now to wnoop things M and get
Then on he went with hz',i intent his gallant
chief to gee.
To know II le would neutral be- as 10 the Lot
terry.
He stopp'd to see campaign IiIitfI. V hn, Fore
man is by 7eaHae,
Ana hear IRON him what could he done IL win
The opening game.
Twere waste OF time to narrate ail il sutlit6s
here to say.
Fire thousand dollars Morris gave, cohiiilIon''i
That his champion II selected. By torcr bound
en-, should,
Frozen all other charters oorn to ScYts the gu6 I
tic good.
Of course twas not rqoaopolp The 1overnor III !
tended
lnly justice due 80 Morris. Us ha him hsd be-
friended.
10 charter a'tra' rompatsses had been D mighty /
evil.
The State had been gambling hell -arrentier'l !!
80 the devil,
ii ail be nat mi III all.
wings, /
10 pose above corruption. ,nd abolish party /
rings.
Hhis Morris pap vas gus:able bu, w.s NOT quite /
enough, !.
hen forward came hernandez and hx'd The /
henchmen Off. .
i've thousand moro he save tharN. there was i
no dream Of wrong,
t all agGs for the public zeal, the burden OF .
their song.
hey held it IN retontigo hands. I'll grateful /
too, it seenld,
nd clntch'd the eagles with such force that .
living they had screaml. I