St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-01
The Catalonia Farmers Union.

This nebulH of the Farmers Alliance
is out in a resolution in the last Clarion,
as much to be admired for its grammat-
ical structure as for its apparent regard
for the constitutional right of free
speech. 1t says: Whereas, it is ru-
mored that there will be public speeches
made in favor of the Louisiana State
Lottery in oar parish, advocating the
lottery; and whereas, it is against the
principles of our order. There
fore bc it resolved that we, the Calado-
MIA Union, earnestly and solemnly pro-
test against any and all such speakers
or advocates coming into 0ur midst"
If this be fair specimen Of Alliance
teaching-if it is to be consid cred le-
gitimate expression of its school for pol
itics - it may, without contradiction
claim the distinction of having without
apparent effort reached, at one step, the
heights of presumption and the lowest
depths of ignorance.
In the Clarion of the 18th the question
was asked why the lotteryites did not
resort to public meetings and; invite
free discussion and now the Catalonia
Union answers, and says, because it is
against the principles of their order that
the lotteryites should be allomed to ad-
vocate the lottery.
Like some of the leaders of the ants,
this nebulous Union has somehow got it
into its head Gf it has one) that it has
the "good name and fair fame of our
beloved State" in its keeping.
This is or may be considered fair
specimen of antis' teaching, and is
about in keeping with their ideas OF
what the constitutions mean when they
declare that speech shall be free. These
statesmen of the Catalonia Union no
doubt think it is free for item, but not
for such as may not be willing to be gov
erned by them.
The construction of the resolution, as
we'll as the idea intended to be convey
ed bv it, shows without necessity of any
further proof that its author and all
who knouingly supported it, need the
$3.50 100000 proposed by the amendment,
to aid them in raising themselves to the
averager standard Of intelligence
possessed by all other American citi-
zens. Can it be possible that the antis
think to battle free speech by making
puppets of the nebuln of the Farmers
Alliance? Is this the element they
propose to elerate and purify others
with? Gentlemen of the Alliance, look
after and for your little satellites, for
you must know that by a mighty law of
nature they are thrown into space to
revolve about a fired centre. If by any
planetary disturbance any disarrange-
ment is brought about, unforeseen and
disastrous eclipses may follow, and the
harmony of the universe be disturbed
The Catalonia Union has spoken
must be ignored; the
footing invitations to free
discussion vociferated by the Clarion
must forever cease, and the equal
lights of all other American citizens
must be subordinated to the will of
,hese patriots Of the anti type. This
belongs exclusively to them.
Brother Adams, tell your aids de
amp to announce it along the lines
hat truce is in order, for your forces
ire becoming scattered, and are getting
away from the Campus Martius and into
leutral territory. They have permitted
he willy leading antis to introduce
he Trojan horse among them and it
will soon be to late too counteract their
vaccinations.
We once saw an ancedote which we
would commend to your attention.
Two snakes, blue racers, had a fight.
During the combat, they caught each
ther by the tail and began swallow
ng. Each swallowed the other untiI
here auas no snake left. This is about
What is going on between the antis and
ONE Of the nebulous Farmers Unions.
There is no predicting which may be
wallowed, but it matters not which,
S one thing is certain-nothing will be
eft, worth attaching Importance to.