St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-01-24
A RANTER no PUT Up.


To The editor q ths HArsvsPest TisAes:
I observe that your esteemed 90
Temporary, the Shreveport Caa-
casian,. 3 woat to charge that
Pinchhack. Hsrwig and Baldwin
are to be among the ''six other
persons" associated with John A,
Morris, - directoss, In the event
OF his securing . lottery Noeuse. I
know Mr.. Aorris personally very
well. Myself and one other young
man In this city were educated
by him, tho funds havinG been
placed 1t our disposal years ago.
when thsre could have been no po-
liticA motive involved in the matter
in any way whatever. This In.
spires me to write this communica-
ton.
Nov, K the Caucasian, or any Of
it. friends, believes that the charge
made b true, I am willing to make
the following wager With tho Cau-
casian, OF any reader of that paper,
Who believes the statements with
regard to the association Of Pinch
hack, Herwig and Baldwin with
NJ. John A. Morris, - directors,
in case the lottery license = &C.
cepted BY the people.
first|I win wager 500 each that
not one Of the names mentioned 10
associated . . director with Mr..
John A. Morris in the lottery IL
oense for which be i applying.
Second-n 800 i considered
too small . sum to engage atten-
ton, I Win wager $500 on each
name.
Third-I viii wager $500 or
5000. Il desired, that I win Ill the
bets on Ill the names.
It b, OF oourse, absurd to wager
that any specific name b not to be
among the aockAoiders. The editor
Of the Caucasian may become .
stockho)der tomorrow, il he cares
to buy the stock. Sales Of stock
are often made. He or or any
one can become . stockholder with
out trouble, BY going into the open
market and buying stock. So may
Hsrwig, Pinchback, Baldwin, VIM.
Harper, or anybody else.
I an willing to bind myself, in
case I win the bets, to donate the
sum Won to the poor Of the city Of
Shreveport, to Be distributed by
any agency or agencies the Mayor
Of the city may name. Any per.
son desiring to accept the condi-
tons Of this bet can call At your VI
dee and you can notify me, Wien
tho amount will be placed in the
hands Of any person designated by
you, or to be mutually agreed upon
by the two parties to the bet. I
have grown 90 weary Of seeing this
charge made in the public prints,
when I know it to be untrue, that I
write this, to the end that the pub
lie may either have the charge
proved or disproved.
l do not disclose my identity, -
the matter b one which does not
require other action than the placing
Of The money in the hands Of some
responsible party. Yours truely,
lax.
Thu above communication up.
peared In the Shreveport Times OF
the 10th inst.
The argument Of the Ants, that
Herwig, Baldwin and Pinchback,
because they happen to own Lot
tery stock, are to be associated with
Mr.. John A. Morris - directors, il |
too ah.urd to receive serious oon-
The same claim might |
- reasonably Be made, that Pinch.
back u . director Of the Illinois
Central Railroad, OF . member Of
President Harrison's Cabinet, II
be should choose to invest some Of
bio spare cash In I. C.. stock o.
Govorument bonds. Like many
other business men, they saw that
Lottery stock was . good invest
nent and they purchased some VI
{. - anyone else can do, who has
'hs means. Only this and nothing |
more.
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