The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-20

That nomination. WAS neither sought
nor desired by me. Its acceptance
was urged npon me- as a duty which |
could nut refuse to perform. In signi-
wig my readiness to resign the high
and arduOls trust which the Democra-
tic party coniided to my hands, / shall
hut state that | have Ommitted no
effort to further the great cause in
which we have been engaged for the
last two years, and it affords me no
little satisfaction to say that wherever
| have gone since the nomination and
and since the publication OF Mr..
Morris recent letter, IhaYe seen the
utmost confidence and enthusiasm in
that cause Enthusiastically manifested
and a fixed determination to finally
and forever settle the issue involved in
this contest.
The cause, which for all these years
has commanded my every thought and
and effort, requires me to speak ever
if l be misconstrWed, Men and the
ambitions of men are are nanght in
this contest, which is an heroic effort
to preserve the principles and tenets
of the Democratic party; to establish
good government i'll Louisiana and to
defeat the recharter of the lottery
company. No man can or should be
allowed to stand in the way OF the
achievement of this end. The unity
and integrity OF the Democratic party
and the preservation of its principles
should be the lOftiest ambitionOt every
Democrat, and good and honest gov
ernment the aim Of every citizen. In
my opinion tue Louisiana Lottery, MS
long as there is a vestige of its inhu-
ence left in the politics of the State, Is
a standing menace to that party and
to good government.
Therefore, l say that q grave res
possibility rests upon your committee
and upon it's action will depend much
of veal or of woe to this State. To
youI committee isconfded this jealous
outstanding of whatever good this
struggle may have won for the State,
aud tIom it such action is expected as
of Louisiana in Admitted party and will
destroy forever the lottery andits bales
full influence in her politics..
express the fervent hope that no
action of your committee will allow
the executive and legislative branches
of our government to be controlled by
the lottery, or the lottery's friends.
This l deem absolutely necessary. l
also trust that the farmers, who stood
so nobly by our cause in its darkest
hours, and who came to the rescue of
the Democratic party when threatened
with danger, will be the object of your
sDpcial solicitude and care.
With feelings of the utmost conf
dence IN the pure and patriotic motives
Of your committee and in its ability
to deal wisely with the situation, | am
very faithfully yours,
MURPHY j. FOSTER.
LETTER FROM HON. CHARLES PARLANGE.
At Home.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. I6, 1892. {
Hon. Theodore S. Wilkinson, Chairman Demo.
cratic State Central Committee, New Or
leans, La
Dear Sir-I now place my nOmina-
ton as lieutenant governor in the hands
of the Democratic State central com
mittee-through you its chairman for
such action as the committee may wish
to take.
regret exceedingly that my condi-
tion of health is such that j. is impOssi'
BILE for me to be out, tonight, and ]
am thus deprived Of the pleasure of at.
tending on the committee.
Bespec fully yours,
CHARLES PARLANGE,
A,letter from Hon. NJ. J. Cunningham
dated NatchiGoches, was read in which
he placed his nomination at the dispOs.
al of the committee.