St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-01
THE ADAMS CANDIDACY.
From nn Alliance Point of View. A
Voice from St. Landry.

The following letter, dated Big Cane, July 20
appeared in the N. o. Picayune of the esd
TO the Editor OF the Picayune: Dear SH-O
all the daily papers in the city of New Orleans
am sure the Picayune is the most friendly tx
the interests of the farming classes. 1t has
never derided the efforts of those who till the
soil to better themselves by wise legislation anG
even by the support of those men for office who
will afford relief to those who dig livelihood
out of the ground.
Approaching, as do the kindly spirit of the
Picayune towards the farming interests,
venture to write few words upon the p0litica
situation in the State, especially as it concerns
the interests of the Farmers Alliance, to which
belong.
It has been long time since a typical, every.
day farmer occupied the governors chair i'll
Louisiana. We have had politicians of all
grades and of all degrees of attainment, but a
plain, simple farmer, never to my RECOLLECTION.
The Farmers Alliance will have a candidate
this year in the person Of the worthy president
of the order, Hon. T. S. Adams, of East Fell
ciana. He is the candidate OF no man set of
men in political life. He represents no pledges
made beforehand and he will give the State a
clean, honest, patriotic administration, CON
Quoted with good Judgment, and upon the basis
of sound economy. He Is opposed, of course,
by the lotteryites, but it begins to seem clear
that among his opponents are also to be classed
large majority of the anti-lottery following,
who have gone into the fight against John A.
Morris only in the hope of riding into office on
the back of the anti-lOttery horse These anti
lottery politicians. who are not truly anti-lot
he becomes governor they cannot use him.
The fat offices in New Orleans, the assessor
ships in the different parishes, and all the pat
rOnage within the Gift of the executive cannot
be bargained out beforehand if Thomas Scott
Adams is to be the next governor OF Louisiana.
[ am somewhat afraid that the anti-lOttery
politicians will finally induce Mr. Adams to
withdraw from the canvass for the Democratic
nomination for governor. They are going to
tell him that he can't be elected, and that some
other man-who will represent the anti lottery
pOliticians-stands a better show of success,
and that he (Adams) ought not to endanger the
chance of beating the lottery by insisting upon
making the race himself Politicians, whether
lotterytes or anti-lotteryites, are pretty shrewd
fellows as rule, and 1t behooVes the farmers of
the State to watch them closely, whether they
are anti or pro.
The parish of st. Landry has already pro-
nounced for Hon. T. s. Adams for governor
and the vote of this parish will be cast for him.
No other man stands any show. We want
farmer for our next governor, and we are going
to have the president OF the alliance in the
gubernatOrial chair, in spite of what the lot
terry, with its money, and the anti-lottery poti-
clans have to say on the subject.
see it reported that the Anti-Lottery League
has appointed a committee to meet committee
of the alliance in Alexandria to agree upon |
division Of offices. There should be no bar |
gaining upon matter OF this kind. What hope |
without the aid of the farmers2 None what
ever, and it is only just and right that the high
est offices should go to that organization which
began the fight against the lottery, and which
has kept 1t up persistently without fear or |
favor.
hope the Picayune will have good word to
say for the farmers candidate for governor
He would give the State an administration
which the Picayune would take pleasure i'm |
from day to day, and he wouId
relegate the practical politicians of the State to
such position in the rear that they would not
be heard from for twenty years. Yours truly,