The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-14
TWO MISSIONARIES AsTRAY
lCity Item.l

We see An ''interview" in the New
York Times, which advises "a that two
very wealthy gentlemen, who have
made q good thing of sugar raising in
Ascension parish, are now in New
York with a big roll Of dirty linen,
which they have been allowed to wash
publicly in the great Mugwump
laundry. The Mccall brothers,
Nessrs. Henry and Richard, are the
very antitheses of the kind.hearted
benevolent old Cheryble brothers,
who would not speak evil of their
neigbbors even if thereby their names
were altogether omitted from mention
in metropolitan paper.
Not so these critical gentlemen.
They found sharp-nosed reporter
with a sharpened pencil, and imposed
upon him dreadful tale of Louisiana
morals unoer the Democratic rule
since 1877. The burden of their
groans was the iniquitous Lottery
Company which has "grown rich and
corpulent" since 1868, notwithstanding
it's extraordinary expenses, some of
which the Mccall brothers, speaking
with one voice, assured the reporter
were incurred to carry ont "an immoral
contract" one of the conditions Of
which was to assist the people Of
Louisiana to resume control of their
rights. Since this exhibition Of i'm.
moral tendency in 1877, repeated 1888,
the Messrs. Mccall record themselves
to he "among the leaders Of popular
movement to defeat TIE Vaccinations
of the Lottery Company" Doubtless
the company was unaware Of these
powerful concealed foes, as their in.
flnence in political affairs in this State
has not been 80 marked aa to attract
the attention of the general pnblic.
The .traters admit that their senti-
ments estimates of the turpitude of the
people of Louisiana, represented by
the Democratic party, are at variance
with the true exponents of public
opinion-the press of New Orleans.
All the papers save one favor the
revenue amendment. Gov. Nichols,
Senator White and other beneficiaries
of the Lottery Company's bounty, op-
pnse it. So do one.third of thr mem.
hers of the Legislature, and otAer MI
norit,es here and there, including the
Messrs. Mccall. 1t may look to a
hard headed and conceited man Ike
piece OF foolhardiness for the press
of the metropolis of Louisiana, two,
thirds of the Legislature, three-6fths
Of tue Supreme Court and three-fonrths
of the people to set mp opinions OF
their own gains, Cav NichnllS an.
his personal aud political staff, an
worst of all, against the wishes Of til.
Mpssrs. Mccall.
Bnt the gentle zen proceed to argn'
with the zeal aud the total lack %
logic Of DR.. Palmer himself. The,
declare, speaking nf the fund that vii
he created by ipvenn.amendnr't
The existence If sncll f.;'" q.
would be created hv the lottery wnul.
work nothing Int dcn,nriliza,i",
among the people. 1t would hI'a
their moral sense.
This is an nnaeserved slnr, an nn
founded slanier on the people of Loui
siana. II a couple Of thousand snga
! planters can receive government
hnnntv to the time of Sl0.000.000
year without danger land no one ap
, prel,pnds the least), surely the million
; people of the whole State can appl
a million and a quarter to their publ
affairs without losing their heads o
: falling into :. condition of suspended
!, sensihility. The man who is afrai
: to trust the people is generally un
' worthy of trust himself. One, answer
!. ing for himself, may confess to liza
t hilitv to he upset by receiving nr
earned money from unexpected sources
hnt he has no sight to include stea'ie
headed people in the arraignment.
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