The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-28

ICLHUEN. AS tHdl ID " htEAotH . Poh
ish, the Pros never calculated upon
carrying it.
Franklin san; 1t looks as though the
Lafayette combine, so far as the gov
eruor is concerned, won't combine
worth a cent.
Hammond Sun: The revenue amend
ment was not intended for the benefit
of the tax collectors, but of the tax
payers. The rapacious hands of the
tax collectors will be powerless to skim
the cream from the money the amend
ment provides for the school fund.
The thunderers of the anti lottery
brigade, Farrar, Caffery and Foster,
made the ''welkin ring" at the opera
house in this place, last Thursday night,
in the presence of an audience of 300
pros, ladies children and antis. Did
any one hear mention of the name of
Adams? "It bolt de phuiLe, ceIui-ld. y
New Iberia Enterprise.
NO. States The "honest yeomenry'
of the country parishes are beginning
to be heard, and their battle cry is for
McEnery, Democratic and white su-
premacy. The returns of the primary
elections in the parishes show that "the
honor and the manhood Of the State
are not on the side of the bogus Saints
who boasted so loudly of these quail
ties short time ago.
LAFAYETTE Advertiser: The Watkins
Banking Company, of Lake Charles,
last week commenced the erection OF
sugar refinery on the Huron planta-
ton (the old Lastrapes place., near
ATnaudyille, ST. Landry parish. We
understand that tap road is needed
and will be built, either from Grand
Coteau or Lafayette. AS Lafayette is
the most convenient, if not the nearest
point, it will probably be built from
| here.
A company of Chicago capitalists
have been investigating the develop
ment of the rice and cane interests Of
Calcasien parish, and the facilities foi
securing water for irrigation. They
will utilize the waters of Calcasieu
river, Bayou Blue and Bayou Ne2
Pique by laying mains on the ridges o.
the different prairies, with laterals tt
all farms on which the owners desire
water. One of the mains will run tt
the city of Jennings TO supply the
citizens with water in case of fire.-N
| O. Times-Democrat.
The Farmers Alliance. in .nationa
convention assem- bled, committed itsel
to the support of the Third party, con
sequently it is now in order for Capt
Thos. Scott Adams to say how b.
stands. He is the President of th'
Alliance of this State, and as the Thirt
party has swallowed the Alliance, O
the Alliance has swallowed the Thirf
party, he cannot claim to be a Demo
crat aud at the same time be an office
of the Alliance. He is bound to b
either one thing or the other as al
middle ground has been wiped ava,
by the action of the Indianapolis con
Vention N. @. States.
Guardian -Journai.-No policy Q
prescription and intolerance can eve
win any great victories in this fre
country, and any cause which resort
to their use will be weaker in the EN-
than it would otherwise have been
Discussion and argument is the ordea
which all measures that are brougil
forward for popular approval mus
undergo, aud no policy or measur
which cannot hold its own in the aren
of debate can, by any possibility, b
forced upon the people by the intolei
ence and prescription of its advocates
These are weapons that belong to
Il by gone age, and those who now r.
sort to their use are behind the spifi
of the age.
Baton Rouge Advocate The Nj
Emery tickets geaeraiy throughout til
State pledged the delegates voted fd
to submit the revenue amendment t
white primaries. Capt. Adams, in HI
late interview at New Orleans,
quoted as saying Il am confident "
will be able to settle the lottery ques
tion inside the democratic party
Here is aconeurrenee ofopinion that wi
be pointer to the State convention
Let the matter be submitted to th
decision of the white people, and Il
us all abide by the result. Ii the issu
goes over to the general election, it wi
be less favorable to the anti lottery sid
and they will finally have to submit
whatever the vote of the people ma
be. Why not take a practical view I
the situation, as Capt. Adams doe
and accept the safer alternative at ono
on fair and equal terms
], Crowley Signal: The sainted ant
1iemagogues. while constantly averrin
that 'stEe Lottery is in politics. al
unwilling to put it out of politics b
submitting it to separate white prims
ries. Were they to surrender this hol
by they would have nothing to rid
into office upon, nothing to raise Il
hue and cry of corruption upon, notl
ing to feed the sacred (q) fires Of the
fanaticism or to fan the flames of viii
peration and slander against the
opponents. The people, however, al
tsick of these stale deuuneiations az
i pllarisaical utterances they are tire
! fof deception and misrepresentation
With full and free discussion of Il
benefits of the revenue amendmel
they now see the propFiety and Il
j necessity of voting for It and increa
e ing the much needed revenue for Il
relief of the State The people cannl
stand any more taxes for the suppo
4 of tile government. Lottery ticke
6 will be sold by foreign lotteries an
way, then why not, IN moral point
view accanf a LESSER evil and license