St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-05-30

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not mention the lottery, but declaimed
in denunciatory style of what he
called an attempt "to destroy the free.
dom of the press" ," and spoke of '.the
rights of a sovereign State to the free
and untramelled use of the United
States mails" etc.
R. S. Day, OF Progressive League no
toriety, followed him, and League
was formed, which of course was "nu-
merously signed"
Mr.. Montegut denounced bitterly
any attempt to foAn independent
ticket in Terrebonne pah That is
all well enough in that paff where
the lottery people probably have con-
troll of the party machinery, but what
will the lotteryites do in those parish
es where the ants control the party
machinery? VIII they denounce in
dependent movements SO fercely? We
doubt it. They will preach party dis
cipline where they control the ma
chine, but in other places they will
plan and execute bolts. Mark this pre-
diction. We already. see evidences of
it in some quarters. Note this edito-
rial utterance from the Baton Rouge
Advocate
President Adams has called for the
formation of parish, district and State
councils, all operating in the usualOe
cret way, by and through self-constitu-
ted leaders, and these of course are in
the end to control the political direc-
tion and policy of the order. If the
Democratic party submits to such in
trusion, it will be the first time in its
long and eventful career that it has SO
prostituted itself Shall the
Louisiana Democracy tamely surren-
der its prestige and power into the
hands of Adams, Guice, Tets ct ais,
thout protest? God forbid.
Does not this language from a lead
ing lottery journal look like it was in
.ended to prepare the way for a bolt,
+ the anti-lottery farmers should con-
,rol the next State convention? Did
he Advocate denounce the Progressive
League, a secret organization, when its
to control that convention
vas exposed in its secretary's letter to
Dr.. Kelly? According to lottery logic
t is treason for the farmers, the bone
nd sinew of the country and OF the
Democracy, to try to control the State
but it is all right for the
eeneta aaottery league to lay plans to the
anne end.
Numerous organizations are in the
eld fighting the lottery the church
S, the Farmers Alliance, the anti-lot-
cry league and, in most OF the parish
s, the Democratic party organization.
sesides all these, the State administra-
ion, the most powerful organization
t all, is leading the fight. Upon the
ther hand, what organization has the
ottery on its side? Early in the cam
aign the lottery company saw the ne
essity Of an Organization on its side,
nd it started the Progressive League
ut the attempt to organize in the
ountry has proved a flat failure. It's
lentity with the lottery, which it at {
empted to conceal, was soon exposed
nd it was ridiculed out of existence,
) it deserved to be. AS the progress I
We league is failure, what will be {
le next move Of the lottery ties? They
lust have an organization. A disor-
anized mass can accomplish nothing. !,
S to St. Landry, the progressive league
i'll not grow on her soil. 1t has been
led but the parish is full of organi- !.
ltions ready to strike the lottery .
hereyer it shows itself What expe- ,
ient will be tried next here? The |
ntis are we'll prepared, whatever it I
lay be.
Last Saturday evening Dimp Whit !
ngton stabbed r. p. Wood at Black :
AXE in this parish. Sheriff Fontenot /.
as notified, and with posse surroun-
ID the small house in the swamp, after
uch trouble in finding it, where Whit
ngton was supposed to be. He was 7
lptured and brought here and lodged v
jail. Wood may recover. Fl
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Tashington, on Wednesday and Thurs /
", June Sd and 4th next. Doors open /
ON 8 a. m. to II at night. Admis-
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cam, fruits, cakes, ETC., and refresh \
ents of all kinds, including gombo =
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