St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-10-03
ANTI-L0TTERY ENTHUSIASM.
Coulee Croche Gives The Morris Fraud
A Twist.
Ringing Speeches by Messrs. Thos. H.
Lewis, E. E. Dubuisson, T.. s. Fon-
tenot, w. s. Frazee and e. T..
Lewis.
CoULEE CRocHE. Sept. 10, 1891.

/ A grand barbecue was given and a mos
enthusiastic meeting, was held on tht
above date, at the residence of Mr.. w. w
/ Higginbotham at Coulee @roche, near thu
line of Acadia parish. G 8
A large cencourse Of peopss from this ane
the adjoining parishes assSmbled, and
about II o'clock a. M, the HeIEing Was
| called to order and duly organizek by the
election of Mr. w. l. Hargroder as chair
man, and T. G. Lewis as secretary.
Chairman Hargroder, then announced
| that the list of vice-presidents appointed
1 would be read which was done by the sec
retary, they were as follows: J. b. Rayon
Gnidry, G. f. Jones, J. L. Daily, Monroe
Higginbotham, SuIly Rayon, T. L. McSpad
den, d. Wimberly, A. Arceneau, w. D
Hargroder, Chas A. Guidry, s. o. Mcbride
j. d. Hargroder, JOS. p. Guidry, Pierre
Beard, Louis Votrot Edgar Thibbedeaux
| NJ. Bergeron.
| The meeting was then addressed by Mr.
I. H. Lewis, an eminent lawyer of the Ope-
| lousas bar; Mr.. Z. B Dubuisson of Opelou-
sas, Mr.. 7. s. Fontenot Sheriff of st. Lam
dry parish, Mr.. W. S. Frazee, all eloquent
young attorney of Opelousas and Hon. Il.
T. Lewis, the well known and popular
and Fontenot, delivered speeches i'll the
French language. The speeches were, all
eloquent, earnest and impressive, andg
new point clinched against the nefarious
lottery amendment was greeted with yocif-
ferrous applause and sturdy cheers.
At the close OF the second speech state
ment was made from the stand that, s'al-
though this was an anti-lottery meeting,
We were not at all disposed to evade full
and free discussion of this question" and
a pressing invitation was extended to any
pro-lOttery advocates present to come for
ward and address the audience-assuring
them that they would be granted res
'alo response.
Many ladies graced the meeting by their
presence, and at the conclusion Of Mr..
FOntenOt's address, that gentleman was
the recipient of beautiful floral offerings
presented by the fair daughters of st. Lam
dry and Acadia parishes.
The chairman appointed the following
Mcbride, w. D. Hargroder, G. F. Jones'
I. E. McSpadden, E. B. Dubuisson, Adel-
mar Guidry, A. Arceneau, Divide Guidry,
NJ Bergeron and r. A. Spears, who present
ed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we the Democrats of the
parishes Of St Landry and Acadia, in
mass-meeting assembled, re-affirm our de-
votion to the time-honored principles of
the grand old Democratic party, and es-
pecially to the foundation principles upon
which it rests equal rights to all and
special privileges to none."
Resolved, That as Democracy means the
rule of the people, we declare that the peo-
pie are supreme and must govern, without
the dictation ofany master save themselves
in their sovereign capacity.
Resolved, That we denOunce the LOuisi-
ana State Lottery as an institution danger
Gus to the liberties of the people, contrary
to the genius of American institutions and
violative of the teachings and traditions OF
the Democratic party. We arraign it as
the offspring of Republicanism, and the
child of bribery and corruption; as vi
cious monopoly and a debaucher of our
public men.
Resolved, That we repudiate, with in
the insinuation that Louisiana
is pauper, unable to support the dignity
of statehood unaided by 1egalized robbery
and incorporated crime; and we reject
with scorn the fruits of vice and the profits
of crime with which to maintain our State
Resolved, That we indorse and ratify
the agreement made at Lafayette between
the anti-lotteryites and the Farmers Un-
ion, and we pledge ourselves to carry the
same out in good faith.
Resolved, That we endorse Hon. Thos
Scott Adams, for nomination as governor,
before the next Democratic State ConveI-
ton.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be forwarded to the ST. Landry
CLARION and New Delta, hith request to
publish. The above resolutions were read
and unanimously adopted.
Secretary President.