The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-10-10

Of Louisiana. lie said the adoption OI
the amendment would put the control OF
the state in the hands Of Morris and hi:
associates.
Hon. PARLANGE,
of POinte COupee. was the next speaker,
and he elOquently acquitted himself.
) His speech was in French. full of good
! sense and reason, his comparisons and
arguments were strong and powerful
and made Il marked impression on his
hearers. He showed how the people of
the State were deceived with the pro
posed large sums Of money appropriated
for the levees and the schools. He said
that the lottery money would only be
$3.50 per mile Of levee, and the educa-
BILE children would received the sum Of
10 cts per capita.
\ committee on Resolutions was then
appointed with Robert Martin, Esq, as
chairman.
Hon. MURPHY j. FOSTER.
Of St. Mary. was introduced by Hon.
Chas. DelhOmmer, as the leader of the
antis, and he was received with an ova-
tiOn of applause. He said that he was
more than surprised and pleased ut the
large attendance. and thanked the peo-
pie for their patriotism. lie said when
he told his friends in Franklin that he
was invited to make an anti speech at
BreauX Bridge that they regarded 1t as
Il big joke, because they were under the
impression that there were no ants in
st. Martin parish, but he is satisfied that
they were mistaken. He said that the
lottery speakers and the Pros cannot
claim to be democrats, rs they were not
working for the Democracy, but for
Morris who never voted, not even the
Republican ticket. for Herwig who is
President the of Republican state central
committee. and Pinchback. the negro
politician MIR. Foster was unwell and
did not extend his speech az he would
have done had he not been suffering, but
his address, however short, was n fOrci-
BILE one, and he pointed i'm such clear
| manner the dangers of the adoption of
the amendment, that he may have made
many prOselytes.
ROBERT MARTIN. ESQ.
was called by the audience, he appeared
on the stand. and in few words said
he did not intend to make Il speech, but
only to report the Resolutions adopted
by the committee. of which he was
chairman, and read the resolutions:
Resolved. That VIZ the citizens of the
parish Of st. Martin, in mass meeting
assembled do affirm our unfiinching ad.
herence to the true principles Of the
Democratic party as expressed in its
platform Of 1884, and denOunce the re-
venue amendment or lottery bill as a
gambling hell cOncOcted by a lot Of
pamblers born in iniQuity and a lpgisIa-
I'm nA nf a q
baggers and tending 10 the ruin and per-
Resolved. That we denounce as unpa-
triOtic and undenOcratic the actions of
those who through motives of undOubt
I'd selfishness have suffered themselves
10 become the plant tools Of gambler
OF New York and Of lot Of Republic ms
in Louisiana who have h AIDED the list
of our most inveterate enemies during
the darkest days Of the reconstruction
period.
Resolved, That we most sOlemnly
pledge ourselves to employ all the hon
est means in our power to defeat the
lottery scheme so a. to free the state
from the shameftI' spectacles Of the
scenes Of corruption and debauchcry
which the advocates of the lottery
scheme are inflicting since over year
on our dear old state.
Resolved, That to OUT sister states. to
foreign countries. and TO the whole
world al large We dpnOunce the infa-
nous assertion that the state of LOuisi-
ana il pauppr and mpndicant and that
We do stamp with the brOnd of infaD-
my and falsrf Od this insidious attack
on the honor and fair name Of Louisiana.
Resolved, That in Gov. F. T. Nichols,
We recognize the true and devoted sOrf
of LOuisiaha and honest in the adminis- !
tratiOn Of the affairs of the state as he
has been brave and self sacrificing on
the hattie fields. The inrorruptib and
the noble leader nf the b nd Of patriots
who are now fighting for the honor and
salvation Of the state. To Gov. Nichols
We return 0tt most sincere thanks.
Resolved, That we fully endorse the
agreement made at Lafayette between
the Farmers Alliance and the Ants In
order to more safely secure the downfall
Of the gamb ing revenue amendment.
The president Of the meeting asked
that the resolutions be- unanimously
adopted, and not a voice was heard
against.
SHERIFF FONTENOT,
of 81. landry was next introduced and
said as the field was we'll covered. he
though it useless for him to make a
speech, he assured the people that st.
Landry will 90 soiidly anti. and he hop
ed that st. Martin WIN Join hand with
his parfsh, and eote down the amend
ment.
The president again addressed few
words to the public, declared the meet