St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-08

CONVICTION LOTTERYrTES.
The St. Tammany Farmer. Civ
tag an account Of the Farmers Al
lianoe aud Anti-Lottery speaking
which took place At Covington re
Gently, says:
about 80 mon were present
mostly Pros. Dir. Noteworthy nd,
dressed the meeting He ap
peared to he prejudiced against TN
Lottery revenue amendment, and
advised his hearers tn vote agains,
l., which was about the worst id.
vice he could have given Them"
Had the above appeared in . Den.
mark paper, It would be easily rec
Ognised - emanating from the st.
Tammany Farmer Office. 1t il moi
1t Ill surprising 10 know that the
pro-Iotteryltes are In the majority
in and around CovingtOn. Drink
ing and gambling 60 hand In hand,
and every other business house In
the town is . well patronizsd saloon.
It requires no strain OF conscience
on the part Of the average whisky
sucker 70 support the lottery, and
this class are found almost to . man
favoring It, while the christian sober
thinking people are united in their
opposition to such . nefarious con-
Cern.-Franklinton New Era.
The above uncalled for and UNI
justiiable attack upon our town and
people b . very fair sample OF
what the self-elected "Saiuts, +" with
. big 49," call argument for their
side Of the question. Tie facts
and advantages in this Lottery dis
cuasion are al on the side Of the
Pros, and 20 the Ants, finding It
necessary to say something in re-
spouse, simply jump the question at
issue, and proceed to villify their
on matters entirely for
eigu TO the subject. There Is no
element Of politics, religion or tenn
peranoe In the Lottery question.
It viii be voted for or against, II
the next general election. on . sep
arate ballot, and the majority Of all
the voters wall settle the question;
and the vote Of the Covington man,
latter having first taken . drink in
! bar.roon,-if that were possible
On election day. will count for just
- much ~ the vote OF the Frank
linton man with = bottle Of whisky
in his pocket.
The New Era says SIT is not at
III surprising to know that the Pro-
Lotteries are In the majority in
md around Covington." Why
should It be "at oil surprising"
when the same thing exists in every
i've, wideawske and progressive
own and parish in the State? That
which Il the rule and not the excep-
ion Is not calculated to create q
ceiling Of surprise.
In referring to Covington, the
Sew Era also remarks: "Drinking
md gambling 60 hand In hand. and
very other business house in town
. . we'll patronized saloon" The
simplest way to dispose AZ this silly
assertion - to give the facts. which
re ~ follows:
Covington has II dealers In general |
6 Of whom also sell /
LIQUOR, J bakeries, 5 butcher shops, |
baacksmlths and wheelrights, tan
ard, cabinet maker, Is carpenters,
stage lines, ! drug store, 2 doctors, /
2 hricklayors, I lumber yard,
brickyard, billiard room, 2 fruit, Ice,
oh and vegetable stands, CONNECTION
+, : well borers, tailor, I dentist, ,
lwyers, music teacher, private
0arding houses, 8 nne hotels, I white
hurches, ! c0l0red churches, = white
~ schools, I colored pay school, 1
rintiug ONCE, handsome Town Hall.
lodge each Of Masous, Knights of
[cnor and knights Of Pythias, l insur-
nee agent, I freight and passenger de.
ot, telegraph Office, express Office.
millinery store, undertaken, several
areh0uacs and livery and feed stables,
70 schooner, steamboat, 5 saloons
"a I empty jail. We will also have
,me good public schools, kept open
no months In the year, o soon ~ the,
0ttery revenue amendment Is ado. ted.
The above Is . birdb-eye view II
ovingt0n = she l., not what her
'al0us Anti detract0rs would make
y out to be. A town with twice
} many churches - saloons (toI
y nothing Of it, numerous mer-
lntile and industrial cnterprises)
high above the reach OF the
'afrs Of villi6catioD. which Is the
vorite and threadbaro recourse Of
. Ants, for lack Of argument.
So far - gambling houses are
we have been unable to
scover any here, unless . social
lme for the drinks or cigars eau
} called gambling. which ID about
i.