The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-08-22
DesROcraafc AmeisK4SsEery Mass
Meeting.
Abbeville, La, Aug. is, 1891

Or. G. j. Edwards to preside as
temporary chairman.
Do motion NmsN. Conerly- was
elected temporary secretary.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent.
Messrs. j. o. Lege, J.. Cleorner
Bronssard, d. O. Broussard, -Aristide
Picard. M. C. Broussard, Ell. J.SfaHs.
bury, A.. Lacour, S~arraziu Hsbert,
Frank. Ghoase, ]. 7. Theriot, Benny
lBrousaard, tRobt. j. Young, Asrel
lien T. Broussard. Zenon Landry,
and Ed Lege"were elected Vice
Presidents.
@0nAmotion Lassie sBroussaad and
NJ. +. Gofdy were appointed q
committee soswahuponjud Judges Allen
and DebaiHon and escort them 10
the speakers, stand.
Judge Allen spoke for ever en-
haas and Thoroughly, ventilated The
revenuea amendment and the 'hoross
its adpeeates.ha d of the worl arevo-
intioa.e-
Judge DsbaiiEon spoke in English
and French and urged upon his
audience the importance ola thor.
ough Organization.
On motion off,. o. BfousgaTd "a
committee shree were appointed
to draft resolutions Expressive of the
sense. of the meeting. Il. 9.tBrous-
sard, Minos r. Gordy and w. D.
tGooch were appointed on >said4com-
fanittee, who reported che Following
(which was adopted:
Whereas, Jno. A. Morris; an alien
Ito-the State of Louisiana, and six
unknown confederates have succeed.
led by bribing the legislators at the,
expenditure Of the vast >corruption
Ilsad@in bringing before the people
oftheS State q proposed amendment
to theseonstitution, barring lor it's
Eobjectithe perpetnation sef The mon.
ster gambling monopoly and political
debancher, the LouisiaBasState lot.
terry, and.by ENGRAVING ibis ,abomi-
nation irthe organic law effhe land,
Ethus placing it above the, peeple and.
beyond. the reach of the law itself;
be il, therefore.
Resoiyeds that we, the anti.lottery.
Democrats Of the parish OF Fermil,,
lion, >seafirming loyalty to the grand:
old party has. laid down by Jackson
and .Jbferson, the fundamentaLprfu-
ciple of whictlsis equal rights to all,
special privileges to none, brand as
false the ofttrepeated statement that
the;State~ 10 aanable to maintain its.
charities and schools and rebuildits,
levees from her own revenues, state.
ments which find their refutation In
reports of the'streasurer showing o
balance TO- ahe<credit OF the various
funds.
Resolved sfurther, that lotteries ast
the source of public revenue have
shown themselves to be uneconomi
cad, unsafe snd impoverishing, and
that inithe hands OF the present lot.
terry that4he'State finances will be
unsound, the politics corrupt and
the welfare otshe rich and poor and
the political liberties OF ehe masses
tainted with destruction.
Resolved, that we deHoance hhis
proposed amendment as o giganficit
conspiracy against. the Democratic
party of this State and tho timel
houoFed and most cherished nrin.
that ito adoption means ths1
restoratioH 70 power OF the band of
Political marauders who want TO
rule and-raia this State, and that her
people viii be subjected 10 the cruel
y, fyrannysaud vaingsosious plutoc.
racy whoseonlY safety wonld depend
upon The systematic peryersiou OF
srath, the destruction of every prin.
ciple OF virtue, homer aud patriotism,
and.
Resolved further, that no State
can become the sponsor for and the
In the fruits OF vice Without
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