St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-18
Chataignier.

The crop prospects can be stated thus for on
section: .-.,s
We had an anti lottery meeting at Reed
bridge yesterday. HOn.* r. g. Eontonot wa
present, and Mr.. DuDuiSson was orator Of The
day. There were about rs representative dem
Ocrats present; although Mr FontenOt SHit
that he had never before spoken III pitbc, II
acquitted himself well, and If lie continues on
the same track, he will make d first clas
orator.
Mr.. Dubuisson insinuatcd that the last legiS
lature was corrupt, in voting to put the lottery
amendment before the people. t0uf years ago
the legislature passed an act making It Il criII
inal otfense to sell whisky on Sunday. Iuert
are more drunken men now on sunday tilal
any other day in the week. NoX p0Rul NoA
Del, and legislative act to represS the SAFE Vi
lottery tickets would have shared the SAINT
fate
many woes and ills that poor Louisiana WouG
suffer, in the nexts25 years, i'll case that thu
amendment passed. Now | confess that | can
not look into the future further than cali into
a brick wall, but | can look long ways into
the past. Nearly 5000 years ago, King Solomon
said that q soft answer turneth away wrath
and other moral maximS that we could make
use ofwfth much profit.
Gov Nichols God bless him. seems to think
that he has patent right to save the state; he
tried it in the late war, under the influence OF
Mars; but he failed to propiti"te That deity,
either through an incorrect reading OF the
omens, or more probably through unacceptable
sacrifice.
Louisiana came out Oh tlat struggle SECOND
choice, and was made to take q back seat in
this bright constellation OF free and accepted
states. Gov. Nichols, poor man, left an arm
behind, on the battle field; and if the Federals
had been anxious to Follow the customs Of the
ancient Greeks, they would have erected tro'
ply there. But the worthy GOV. left no part
of his brain as trophy for the enemy, nor his
integrity either. have voted twice for him
already, and intend doing so, so long as he is a
candidate; and let me tell him that ii he would
listen to a little salutary advice, and not be so
headstrong and arbitrary, he could run this
state as easily as a school boy SPINS his top.
Every body likes him; but let mo tel him, it
must not always be, HurralI, boys, and
charge bayOuets!" He must temper his Valor
with prudence. Aeneis and Ulysses lived
longer than Hector and Achilles. He that
fights and runs away, Will live to hight another
day, as was proven by that great At Al
philosopher, who lived to give King Philip so
much trouble. Our worthy Governor IS trying
to save the state by throtting the lottery; he
has it by the neck and is trying to squeeze the
life out of it. Now surprising he succeeds with
this one, does he propose to DO the same by
every one that pops up its head out OF the
political puddle for the next ten years LII he
do he will have his hands so full that he will
not be able to write any more veto messages.
Now suppose that lie finally succeeds in
throttling all of them, the Sun, the Safety,
the Mutual, the Confidential, the Subterra
queous, &C., &c, what will the, sturdy dem
Ocracy do with their hard earned nckels that
they think they have a right TO spend rs best
suits them? The fact is, that the gin mills and
other resorts still more disreputabie would tail
heir TO the money that is now spent 1or iottery
tickets.
Inere is man living not 1000 miles from me
who has worked out perfect solution OF this
difficult problem and if he could only. get the
ear of the Governor contidentially In
fact, Mr.. Editor, do not mind telingsyeu, i'll
strict confidence however, and sub roSsts SO to
speak enjoin this secrecy tor fear that some
other person may get hold OF my plan, rush to
the executive with it, get the reward, and all
the glory; and my own REORGANIZATION,
in iup the history Of Louisiana will |
to the passage where Mr.. Slllnbaek glorIously |
saved the State when she was already IN the
jaws of that terrible ANIMAL which like the
lion in Ezkie " currit, rugit, ct quaerit, quem
deyoret." I am he. l am the man, my friend and
my plan is this: would get Mr.. Morris to print
thousands and millions OF lottery tickets; l
would have them printed ON gilt edge paper,
and iii Illuminated letters; | would beat the
Subm arines and the Mutuals, and the Havanas,
&c. SO badly in my make up, that they would
have to quit the business. Ifwould flood the
market; would bring lottery tickets down TO
&ess than 20 cts. Oh the dollar; IWould Slnt
fhe sturdy democracy with them o0 $ottetcm.
King Solomon says that IL full soul l0atheth
the honey comb people would not stoop to
pick one up in the streets.
MethnkS / see lottery man approaching
member OF the legislature IN thpso days, and
Whisper III his ear, my friend, wish yOu to
a bill to make the gin mills sell their
goods through the front door, instead of the
back window, on Sundays ana my friends
are thirsty souls, and we have to climb over Il
brick wall andup two pairs OF Ifckety stairs
before we can get a taste of that mild and ex-
hilarating beverage on Sundays" The repre-
sentative answers, THAT Is my hand exactly [
stumbled at the landing the other day, and
rolled down flight OF steps, See this patch Gil Ii
my temple; but you know, it. takes money to /
put it through" "T thought of that" says
;ne lottery man " and brought you a carload {
If tickets. Where shall have them stored?' I
No. no, send them back, will anot pay the
Thought you might want them to stuff out /
he Governor when you burned him IN effigy, r
II for illuminating Your procession, the night 4
.ou pass the gin mill Dill over his Veto" No,
TO- my friend straw Is better to stuff the ehigy, t
md light wood knots are better to light up the
!; 1T is true that they cost little t
nore." Moral: Drive human nature out of the d
loor and she will jump in at the window. 8
AGRiCOLA, II