Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
You Remember!

II 1,sopos Of the attempt ofsome
of our contemporaries on the anti
side Of the lottery question to
make it appear that the main re-
lance Of those who support the
proposed Revenue Amendment
in the coming contest, is the
fraudulent manipulation of the
large c"iored vote, is III article
copied from the Il. II. -I1Uocate
into our columns in our issue of
May 30th last.
How unjust and really uncan-
did our anti brethren arc in so
steadfastly, we should say stub
bornly, adhering to their assumed
theory in this matter, is best OK
emplitied in Il fair, square and dis
passionate examination INTO the
facts connected with the history
Of the question at its ,ncipicnt
period, or when it WAS occupying
with the livclicst interest the
mlnl Of every citizen of Louisi-
ana, and when it was the subject
OF debate and the object Of the
closest scrutiny and examination
by both houses of the legislature
Of the State.
At that time this very objection,
or rather bubble, about the negro
vote, It's magnitude, ignorance
and susceptibility to corrupt inliu-
ences, was Strenuously urged by
the opposition; IN fact TO so grca:
an extent that AL argument on tho
merits of the question really at is
sue was 70. time put aside by
the opponents Of the revenue pro-
position, and the plant Of negro
supremacy WAS made to be y
grand, and as they thought effec-
tive, war whoop with which TO
divert attention from the real
points ut issue.
At this juncture, with apurposc
and desire single to the prcserva-
ton of the unity of the Democrat
TIC party, Chairman Crandail. of
the State Executive Committee,
addressed a memorable letter to
Hon. Murphy j. Foster, Char
man of the anti-Lottcry Caucus,
which contained a clear and for
chile proposition for the equitable
settlement Of the matter in arhite
primaries. How this proposition
was received, or rather scornfully
rejected, is apparent in the short
curt and hardly courteous res.
ponsc Mr.. Foster saw fit to make
In the face OF that correspon.
dcncc, it is difficult to conceive
how even our anti friends car
summon up 4 sufficient degree OF
hardihooi to stand up before ar
intelligent white population anc
persistently reiterate Il story sc
widely at variance with tho facts.
With the purpose of refreshing
trcacherous memories, we repro.
ducc the whole correspondence as
follows:
Baton Rouge, La, June 10, 80.
Dear Sir: The proposition OF
John A Morris for an extension
Of lottery privileges in this state
is believed by many good Demo-
Gratis to be a possible cause of dis
scnsion within the party ranks,
and it Is frequently asserted by
those who oppose the submission
of this question to the people that
those Democrats who favor the
acceptance of the proposition de-
pend upon the negroes n order to
attain success.
In view OF these facts, as 4
Democrat, considering the prcscr-
walton of the organization of that
party and the perpetuntInn of
Democratic government. in this
state rs an absolute necessity to
our progress and development, /
make to you, the representative
of the opponents Of the lottery
question, the following PROPOSE
ton, which, If accepted, will. in
my opinion, preserve the harmony
of the party IN this state:
r. That the state central commit
tee be convened within the next
ten days, and that they order pri-
mary elections throughout the
state at which
WHITE PEOPLE ONLY
Will be allowed to participate, the
SAID election to be called within
thirty days after the meeting of
the committee. If n majority of