St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-17

norton OF the amendment setting
aside $3.50 600 for educationa. pur
poses, and demonstrated. the goo<
that would follow It's acceptance
He said that there had heed . con
ssrvatiye element In St. Tammanl
parish that favored lotteries to-
revenue. Among the number b,
mentioned A. B. Duncan. Dante
Edwards, Charles Bushnell, Elijal
Clark, J. H. GoH. ]. b. La
branche, Branch W. Miller, Mar
tin G. Penn, d. B. Morgan and
j. Wright and said that the descend
ants of these men we're nO better
than their fathers, all Of whom had
been good and true men; yet some
Of their descendants here now are
violent Ants. Among the numbe!
Branch n. King, . grandson OF
Branch W. Miller, who was . d.
rector in . lottery. Their there
we're Branch Miller and Judge
King-their forefathers we're inter
ested in lutter,es and were just -
gOod men IS their sons. Those
Ants who were members Of the last
Legislature oil voted for the licens-
ing Of the concert dives in New Or
leans, which places were certainly
more demoralizing than the sale Of
lottery tickets.
Mr.. Parlange, Mr.. Foster, Mr..
Penn and ether Anti orators voted
for an additional lottery in 1892,
some Of the money Of which was to
have gone to the schools. II lott
terry money was good enough for
schools then, why not now? When
they come here. said the speaker,
ask them to explain this, and tell
them Dupre, Of St. Landry, 10
authority for the statement that
they have 50 acted. The speaker
added that the people we're supreme,
and whatever they decided in con-
vention would be done. II they
wanted no lottery revenue they
SHOULD elect Anti delegates to the
convention, and We will abide the
result. II you think we'll Of the
financial measure send Pro dele
gates, but in no event disrupt the
grand old Democratic party.
uOS. IannY O'DOxxrrI
VAS the next speaker. Ho said
that it had been thirty years since
he had been in COvimgton, but
was glad tn now address them on
this question. The speaker took
up the history Of the revenue amend
mend and spoke Of the Immortal"
thirty-seven who met in secret cou-
clave in Baton Rouge and arroga-
ted to themselves all the virtues OF
the people. The speaker then
spoke Of the good results to How
when the lottery proposition had
been accepted and =. ID. McEnery
elected Governor. The mention Of
Judge McEnery's name caused con-
siderable applause.
NE. J. L. FRANCfONI,
of Assumption. was then introduced.
He said that he had visited many
portions Of tie State, and brought
the glad tidings that DEM
ocraY was alive and the lottery
would be adopted. The
speaker deprecated the use Of guns
in the campaign, saying that they
we're dangerous, whether loaded or
not, and told . funny story to show
that even the ramrod would hurt.
He spoke Of the contract made
with Mr.. Morris previously. and
argued that every interest demand d.
ed the acceptance Of the pending
measure. Mr.. Francioni said that
even Assumption, the home II Gov.
Nichols, would certainly vote for
The amendment. because the peo-
pie were poor and saw ths benefits
hat would accrue.
The speaker closed by advising
adhesion to the Democratic party.
and predicting the passage Of the
amendment by large majority.
JUDGE 5. J. \ SMITH,
II New Orleans, was then intro
1uced and said to the audience not
70 get alarmed, - he was becom-
ing hungry aud wanted his dinner.
He spoke Of the honesty Of the An
fis, and referred to Mr.. Ambrose
smiths family owning Louisiana
stock and stepping up regularly
md drawing the dividend and then
lenounciDg the Pros. He said he
Knew other Ants who owned Mex
can Lottery stock and ran Anti
meetings. He said the amend
nent was not everything, perhaps.
hat We wanted, hut the only thing
We had to find fault with was that |
re were not to get 81, 900. 900, ia-
stead Of 81, ESQ, 900. Mr.. smith |
|a,d that he had no children him |
elf, hot before he died he wanted !
q see some Of the prevailing illit- |
.racy and ignorance wiped out.
The speaker, in . humorous vein. |
proceeded showing the influence Of
he ladies IN politics and saying that
hose in st. Tammany we're for the |
Judge Bossier then made . few
emarks. thanking the people Tor
he large attendance aud attentive
given the speakers, after