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St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
Mere Balderdash.

Foster aud bis suite arc making
special point in all their speeches OF the
much Wanted surplus in the STATE
| treasury and for while cOntenteC
themselves with the modest sum OF
! 5000, 600, more or less, but lately tue
| figures are given at Il million. Mr.. q
! b. Steele, Auditor of Public Accounts
has this to say upon the subject, and he
is in position to speak authorltatlvely
"The statement that there is any sur
plus is ridiculously absurd. January II
always big month at the State treas,
ury as more money for taxes is ,palc
during that month than any other"
That there is large cash balance III
| the treasury is uDquestloned, but tol
| every dollar therein, there is voucher
| outstanding so that no surplus actually
exists. That the bookkeeping and de,
| ductions from statements rendered
| from the system in vogue are susceptl-
BILE of being manipulated is we'll known
but we shall show some figures which
will not be questioned.
Banks obtain a discount on notes
which is equivalent to about II 10 In
interest. Depositors ordinarily get nc
interest.
Now, how easy it is for Nichols to GO
to the Whitney Bank and say: LII
you will carry the interest coupons
which mature in July and January, we
will deposit the money to pay them
with YOU, and while you have the State
funds you will also have vouchers
against these same funds. My treasurer
can then make fiscal statements show
ing what a grand Governor am ana
can refer to my administrator as the
best managed on record and point with
pride to the great surplus OF cash nave
accumulated, and you can loan out the
money to the dear people at per cent
q minute, if yon can get it, The
scheme is a good one-for the banks of
course, and to prove it We will show
from the published statement of the
Whitney National Bank of New Or
leans, one of Nichols pets, as it is q
beneficiary of Nichols to the tune OF
S50,000 per annum.
In the statement of this Bank, pub
lished on Dec. 31st, 1891, we find the
significant statement in connection with
the surplus fund. Increase $50, 900
past six months" The surplus fund OF
this bank has been increasing at the
rate of $4,000 per year, but since the
Nichols scheme has been at work, it
has doubled the rate, for from the State
funds deposited with it it has increased
its loans very greatly. The Comrade,
published at Winfield, in commenting
thereon says the farmers have had to
pay the greater part of this extra profit
TO this Bank, which it calls the Foster
Bank, from its large contributions to
the campaign fund of that gentleman.
What tricky sharps these chaps are,
in spite of their professed saintllness!
Not content with Eeing a party to
robbing the people, they have the au-
dacity to go before their victims and
set up before them their oppressors as
idols for them to fall down and worship,
There is no surplus, aud to keep a cash
balance of size to suit these fellows for
campaign purposes, the people are pay
ing one bank $50,00O per year. Is the
game orth the candle?
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

We have few more "straws" to Of
fer for the contemplation of the adIier-
ents of the falling fortunes of Mr.. Fos-
ter in this parish. First, the formal an
nouncement of one of our leading fell
low citizens. Capt. j. j. Thompson-a
consistent opponent OF the lottery re-
charter aud an influential mem Der of the
Farmers Alliance-who declares that
he is now actively supporting the can
didacy of that statesman and patriot
Gov. McEnery. (And in late inter-
view with reporter of the N. 0. Times
Democrat, an account of which we re-
publish elsewhere, he gives the most CO.
gent reasons for his course.) Second,
the Mirror, an anti-lottery paper pu-
lished at jackson, East Feliciana par
isb, takes down the name of Foster and
runs up the name of our next Governor !;
and third, the Louisiana Mentor, Of Bos-
sier parish, another anti-lottery paper,
comes out squarely for the regular tick
ct and pure Democracy and predicts u
majority of 10000 for McEnery. The
fact is the bottom has dropped out of
the boilers piratical craft, and like Nc
Ginty it is going at railroad speed to
the very bottom of the sea.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
Come Out Next Tuesday.

Next Tuesday will be a great day for
our people, if they have any desire to
hear good speaking in a good cause.
This we cannot doubt.
We have had third and fourth hand
reports of the doings of the Convention
at Baton Rouge and of the boilers at the
State House. They have come to US
warped and distorted by the boilers,
who sought to make bolting respected ;
but on Tuesday we can hear the story
in an authentic, reliable form, from
gentlemen we know, and knowing must
respect them. Hon. 6. Montegut, candi-
date for State Treasurer Hon. j. Y. Cal
houD, nominee for Superintendent of
Public Education Hon. Felix P. Pocbe.
late Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court; Hon. Thomas H. Thorpe, late of
Avoyelles, but since of New Orleans !;
Hon. E. O'Sullivan, of Lafourche Hor-
ace L. Dnfour, Esq, Of Orleans, and
Hon. r. N. Ogden, he of the " Silver
Tongue" will deliver speeches in French
as well as English. The ladies are spe-
cially invited to attend.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
A Monster Evergreen Nursery

The annual catalogue Of the Ever
green Nurseries,, of Evergreen, Wis,
has been issued. and this office has been
favored with copy. They now list
fully three hundred varieties OF conf
erous evergreens. Some of them are
very strange and unique in form and
habit of growth. They have been to
great pains and expense to secure seeds
and plants of evergreens found native
in all parts of the earth. If a man
wants evergreens cheap but good, for
screens, groves, wind breaks, or hedges,
there is no better place to go in Amer
lea. If man is fond of the marvellous,
strange, and curious forms in nature,
there is no other place in this country
where his fancy can be satisfied with
rare and beautiful evergreens.
These nurseries are growing the
plants in immense numbers, planting
the seeds by the ton. They imported
from one seed house in Germany last
season 2300 pounds, besides all they
gathered in this country, getting large
quantities from Colorado, California,
Washington, and all the western states
and territories. 1t is we'll worth any
mans while to send for their lists.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
FOR yI'ENERY NOW,
Nr. ThOmpspn, Of St. Landry, Returns
30 the F0ld-Hae Sees Through tl.c
Prcfensi0ns of fBr. Foster.


Times Dem Ocrat, NJ arch g.
Mr.. J. J. Thompson, a prominent Democrat
of St. Landry, who was Il delegate to the Baton
Rouge convention, and there joined the Foster
ties, has been spending the past week in the
city, and will leave for home this morning.
In conversation upon the political situation
last evening, Mr.. thompson said: g! am 90
ing home to do all that can to help carry the
primary election for GOV. McIneTy. | was a
Foster man as long as Foster stood out for prir-
clple and against the lottery | was an Anti,
but now that the lottery is dead | have gone
back into the ranks of the regular Democracy.
Mr.. Fosters course has, by no means, been
in keeping with his utterances. All along he
had said he wanted no office, but developments
since the Baton Rouge convention have proved
the contrary Judge McErery has gained many
friends in st. Landry by his manly action in
Offering to step aside and let the people select
some one other than Mr.. Foster, or himself.
The action of Messrs. Foster, Rogers, Stubbs
and krnttschnitt in Offering to dicker off pa
tronage has also done considerable harm to the
Foster party. 1t would not have amounted
to anything had those gentlemen not placed
themselves on the pinnacle of virtue and posed
as saints
my friend, John Clegg, of Lafayette, has al
ways been an AntiLottery McEnery man, and
| am with him now
At one time Mr.. Thompson was spoken of in
connection with the State Treasurership on the
Anti ticket. He is very influential i'll st. Lam
dry, and his support of the McEncry ticket will
carry with it large numbers OF voters.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
Twice n Week for One Dollar n Wear.

The "Twicea Week Edition" of the st. Louis
Republic is unquestiOnaby the best and cheap
est National News Journal published in the
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indispensable during the great political cam
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St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

A vote for Foster is premium put
upon bad faith and party treachery. Ii
the impossible could happen aud Foster
be tue choice of majority of Demo-
Gratis ON the 22d of March, then We might
bid farewell to party discipline and to
the fundamental dogma that the will of
the majority must rule i'll the councils
OF The party for ut each recurring cleo
sior the minority would bolt and try it
All over again, as Foster did and is do
ing. Let Democrats who value the SUI
\ Dreue Importance of party discipline,
which In Louisiana involves the very
existence of their party, bury these NAL
contents under such an avalanche OF
votes that none will ever he tempted to
golloW their criminal example,
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
FOR SALE.

Y WILL sell for cash easy terms tie fol
u lowing described property. VIZ:
i. A plantation i'll Bellevue containing two
hundred atrenta, all thoroughly fenced ana
daIncd, with three double tenan. houses and
UHtbudnGE. ''''>'
;. plantation situated on the Cnurtableali.
containing four hundred and forty-two and
i2tlO0 arpcIts, about sixty arpents under uIriix
ana "lIc renee ana ~ cultivation. with two
good tenant house- and 0uthuildings. TIE rrar
Of THIS tract consists Of cypress swamp.
). Several tracts of WuoH Iund on inc l,ayu,,
i"ele: SITUATED between Coulym's bridge ami
Barry Landing.
The 1T a''d II tracts are rented a,ly;,i..
1dIc"5;Hil i"E the year la@2. and II sold + VIII
transfer rent notes ~ PURCHASERS
tdl5ii W, g. PEHRALLT
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Mr.. A. H. Leonard, Republican candi-
date for Governor, addressed small
meeting on the Court House square here
last Thursday. He confined himself al
most entirely to the discussion of ma
tional issues and was quite conservative
in his utterauces. In fact, there was
quite a contrast between the tone and
temper of his speech and of his audi
ence and the tone and temper of the
speeches and audiences of Republican
orators OF fifteen or twenty years ago.
He elected but little applause and
aroused no enthusiasm.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

We have on our table superbiy H.
lustrated pamphlet entitled Utah, A
Peep into IA Mountain Walled Treasury
of the Gods" The grandeur and love
illness of Utah scenery are fully depicted
in this little volume, which is filled with
interesting Information concerning this
terra Mcognita to many American tour
lists who have "done up the Old World
before becoming acquainted with their
own wonderful country. Ia the wild
and woolly West ill Colorado, Utah,
&c. - there are mines, lakes, rugged
mountain scenery and many other fea-
lures of interest and beauty which make
it tourists paradise-a truly enchanted
land for sight-seers aud lovers of nature
ir her sublimest moods. The delightful
little book, written 10 graphic, racy aud
breezy style, will be mailed postpaid up
on receipt of % cents, by J. II. Bennett,
General Passenger Agent Rio Grande
Western Railway, Salt Lake City.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

A mission " or series of revival meet
ings began at the Catholic church last
Sunday aud will continue until the end
of next week. Services are held at S:3C
%. M. and at 7:30 p. m. every day except
Sunday, when the day service begins al
$50 o'clock. Next week Rev. Father
Noise, Of Washington, win preach in
English on Monday and Thursday
nights, and ON all other occasions the
eloquent French missionary who has
attracted large crowds almost every
night this week will deliver sermons in
French. 1t is hoped that the communi-
ty will be greatly benefited by this mis-
zion.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Senator Gibson is kicking because we
have had but two Governors since 1874,
and thinks it high time some one else
was made Governor. How about Sen
ator, Mr.. Gibson You have been I'D
Congress in one or the other branch for
more than twenty years, and do you not
think You should let go OF that some
time or other
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

j. j. Burke will occupy the room that
was filed so worthily by Mr.. Schrenk
last fall, aud will make cabinet photos
at three dollars per dozen, until the 1st
OF April. Give him call, and be pleas
cd with yourself ever after.
Remember, he cannot stay longer than
April lat; and don't wait until that day
ii you want pictures. No work carried
away to finish.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
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NOTICE..
LAND OFFICE AT NEW OELEA,

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, Ll.
March 9th, ls14.
Notice IS hereby given that the follow ing
10 make final proof in support Of his claim and
that said proof will he made before The CLERK
OF the District Court at OpelUussl,. on Monday
April 18TH, 1852, viz: WILLIAM d. FARE.
W no ntadc Homestead Entry NJ. 4lGJ for the
Sc section -. III. ;, ; ". La. Meridian.
lie names The following witnesses Ia prove
ms continuous TesldeHtG upUu, aIat guilty alton
OF, said iaud. viz.
Pierre Gull0ry, Native Reed. UzGiue Itcnte-
not aud Portaluce Guillury, all OF st. Lamtiry
parish, La CHAS. {. PALFELY.
- MARIN IL, 4es3..s,' 1t Hessser.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

The Alexandria Town Talk issued a
splendid twelve-page paper last week,
which was in every respect highly Gre
ditable, both to the publisher and to the
people of that growing railroad center,
Alexandria. We congratulate Bro. Nc
Cormick upon his enterprise and upon
the completely successful manner in
which he has performed Lis SHARE of a
well-directed effort. towards calling at
tention to the opportunities and advan-
tages offered investors aud immigrants
by Alexandria and Rapides parish.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

The Democratic meeting announced
to take place here on Mo2day, the l4th
inst, will be held on Tuesday, the loth,
instead. Come out and listen TO SOUND
Democratic doctrines expounded by true
and tried leaders of the Democracy.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

You would rebuke bad faith, party
treason and boiling, and maintain in
dispensable organization and discipline
in your party, vote against Foster and
the selfish and .nsincere leaders who
ara hacking him.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Foster processes that be considers
Nichols the best governor this State
ever had, and points out to his admins
tration as his beau-ideal. This is suffi-
.@ient: We don't want any more like 1t.
n-a know when we have enough.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
Morrow, La, 9th Ward, March ), 1892

10 tue St. lIauufy DEMOCRAT;
Please allow to the true and independent Re
publicans of this ward a small space III your
paper. We have organized two clubs, one at
Rosa, the other at Morrow, under the name Of
True Republican clubs. ID. b. Gibson, the pres
ident of the old club of four years ago. called
the club together three times for reorganiZa-
ton but failed, so we called meeting and or
ganiZed ourselves. Now we see by the Clarion
that club organized at Rosa, with A. 9. Baker
as president, endorses the actIon OF Moses
ton of Mr.. Jules Gou.eau i'll rcsignng III e. W.
Wards favor, &c. We, the cotortd Republicans
At Morrow, are not II favor OF the endorsement
o. Moses Green. aud do not know Of any club
that a. 6. Baker has at Rosa,
Respectfully, Jos. POLLOCK.
\ good second hand bicycle can be
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

A bridge has been built across bayou
lesson on Cherry street, thus facilitating
communications between Spanishtown
and Bridgevile. Mr.. Geo. NanHorn,
with commendabe enterprise and pub
lie spirit, had the work of putting up
the bridge done at his own expense, the
town only furnishing the materials.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT EXECC
TIVE COMMITTEE.

For ST. Landry T. A. Cook, Sam Haas, Charles
M, Thompson, John NJ. Ware, Mentor An
drus, william Dejean, DIR. ]. A. Haas, Alexis
MOI eau, Ernest Morrow.
For Acadia: Dr. K. C. Webb, j. b. Richard, Sid
ney Arceneaux, L. o. Bruner, #. G. Cha
chcre, II. w. Carver.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

The c,aim that Gov. McEnery wants
b;ahsr to ,-stion is i'll founded. He ad-
uncated sight increase in 1888, but
N;cholls has RIO taxes and licenses up
40 high that M,'Enery is considering
methods Of reductiCO, now.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Read the circular giving the reasons
why Democrats should vote for Mem
cry and against Foster. Tue reasons
given are incontroyertible, for they are
based upon solemn, cold, hard facts
aud facts are stubborn things"
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Some of our subscribers are still ow-
ing for last years subscription, and a
number of them have not yet, settled
for 1899. Subscriptions payable in ad-
vance, and we hope that all who have
not yet paid will promptly come and
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

If you want a good picture of yourself
or the baby, call on Mr.. Burke before
April 1st, at the stand lately occupied
by Mr.. ScIirenk, on Main street.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Don Quixote Foster is still charging
with couched lance upon the lottery
windmill. He reminds us OF Ingalls, OF
Kansas, who began fighting ten years
after the war was over.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Harrison with his bible, Wanamaker
with his bymnal, Nichols with his gull
lotine, and Foster with his early morn
ing ballot box are modern examples OF
noIitical saiDtiiness.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she elung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gavethem Castoris.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

The Foster campaign orators will
speak here next Saturday. Messrs. {.
Debaillon, ID. Catfery, Jr, and other
lesser lights will be the speakers. lhe
"big guns will not be here.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
DEMOCRATHC PARISH ExECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE.

1st Ward-H. Z. Estorge, D. Durio.
I'd Ward-Garland Peck, Armand Richard.
9i Ward-Louis Lalonde, Michel Robin.
4th Ward-R NJ. Heath, Joseph Dubourdieu.
5th Ward-W. "A. Flynn. B. Cushman.
9TH Ward-Sa1n. Haas, J. j. Barnige.
Tth Wsrd-Adrien Fontcnot, J. II. Parker.
sth Ward-M G. wilkins, Gustave Fuseller.,
At Large-J. W. Gardiner, G. G. Duson, Ozemc
FOntenot, Jno. T. Mcmillan, Edmund T.
Quirk.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

In the Baton Rouge convention they refused
to accept the death of the lottery as the price
of democratic harmony. The Foster and
Adams men of that convention offered to them
the whole State tcket-every State otfice-if
they would adopt an antilOttery policy. This
they refused, and the rupture came.-New
Delta.
The New Delta has Munchausen memory.
An informal committee, headed by Don CAT
ferry who was not a recognized delegate, made
an informal proposal to an unauthorized person,
the platform, with proper assurances for car
rying out its provisions" A day or two pre-
vious, the Delta, as the Inouthpiece of the lead
ing spirits in the State House convention, had
defined what those proper assurances" were,
and said:
Now we arc told that the lorteryites will
agree to an anti ilottery platform. What
does a platform signify Ill betide the
day when democrats, in the State convention,
will accept an antilottery plank in the platform
and turn over the State to the friends of the
lost An antilottery platform, without
State officers to enforce it, is nothing. The un-
h-zottery democrats are not going to yieid this
l0tltt. r Give us an ant-lottery plank, bit
don't ctpect as to accept ii unless yoN Girc us
state officers to enforce it.
The negotiations never reached the point for
these proper assurances y to be defined in the
name of the boiling convention. but they were
clearly foreshadowed by the New Delta. The
conspIrators hal come to Baton Rouge with
the purpose to dominate the convention abso
lutely or set up the standard OF rcvot-they
had met to rule or ruin their party. The rec,
ord stands to their e0nfusiou.-B r. Advocate
,t..44x l,rt t1,,
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

Senator White at New Orleans said
the Fosterites should prepare their dl-
gestion for dish of crow. Correct.
Senator.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

DR.. Louis Debailon, one of our oldest
and most highly respected citizens, died
at his residence near Garrigues' bridge
last Tuesday at a ripe old age. Peace
to his ashes!
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12
Register ! Register !

Mr.. Z. S. Taylor, the registrar, will bt
at the following places OIL the dates ma
med to register call unregistered maIt
citizens of the parish of ST. Landry, q
years of age and upwards, or who vii
be 21 years old before the election il
April next" and all registered citizens
who desire to change their polling pla.
ces, viz:
Plaqueminc Point, at Brasseur's, Saturday
Marchl2; Big Cane, at Ilavard's, Monday, IA
Big Cane, at Morrow station, Tuesday, 15 Pal
metto, at Budden's, Wednesday, To- Melville
Thursday. IT; Atchafalaya, at Richards, Fri
day, 18: Waxla, at school house Monday, 21st
Opelousas, Tuesday, 22d, and TIL one week be
fore election.
If you have never registered, or if you
have changed your residence since re-
gistering, do not fail to call upon the re-
gistrar at one OF the above places.
People should not lose sight of the fact that
McEnery's criminal carelessness and neglect OF
duty Is responsible III large measure 1ol
Burke's bond steaI.-Abbeyille Meridional.
If that is fact, then Gov. Nichols
criminal carelessncss and neglect OF
duty" are responsible in ii still larger
measure for the success OK consumma-
ton of the steal, for it was under his
present administration that about the
only money that the State has so far lost
was paid out of the State Treasury, in
tire shape of interest on the stolen bonds.
But the fact is that neither Nichols nor
McFnery is responsible, and that al
though half dozen State Treasurers
have defaulted in late years, the Cover
nor of Louisiana is the only one at
whose door his opponents have sought
to put any blame for these defalca-
tions. Aud if the Fosterites were not in
such desperate straits they would pro-
badly not resort to such u transparent
attempt to impose upon the credulty of
the people, many of whom, naturally,
are not Informed upon the subject. The
same statement, together with others
equally erroneous and misleading, is
made in poster and repeated in an ad
dress issued by the Foster Campaign
Committee of this parish and, like the
traditional Falsehood, has already trav-
eled many a league while Truth was put
ting on its boots.
Since the above was written, the Nc
Emery Campaign Committee has issued
a circular giving some OF the reasons
why Democrats should vote for McEn-
cry and against Foster on March 22d.
This circular conclusively demonstrates
the falsity of all the most material state
ments made in the poster and address
referred to, and groups together III a
plain and succinct manner an array of
facts which must carry conviction to the
mind OF every intelligent reader. We
publish this circular in another column.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

A cup of good coffee and substantial
lnnch can be had at the Market House
at any hour of the day. Drop in and De
convinced.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-12

The fight is on Let no man waver
In his devotion to McEnery and the
urincinIes of true Democracy.