The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-20
NO LONGER MASKED.

proposition, clinched by the Demo
ratio Executive Committee de.
that the lottery was longer
IN issue and providing for a formal
7ote against it by the Democratic
party in April, followed blythe ac-
lion Of Gov. McEnery proposing
that both the tickets nominated
the excitement and division
Of the lottery be withdrawn, has
again forced the State House Com
bine to unmask. The State House
RingpOliticians launched their con:
spiracy against the Democratic
with a manifesto declaring
that they were forced to the step
by their anti lottery convictions
and insisting that they were still
Democrats, fighting against party
it is true, but fighting for a higher
principle-anti- lotteryism.
The men selected as candidates
of,,theC Combine, all and Individually,
insisted chat they did not want of
fee and accepted their nominations
solely to save the State from the
lottery, affecting to believe that
they alone could perform that pa
triotic task successfully. Even
such chronic place hunters as Par
lange, Pickett and Lafargue, with
smiles on theirl lips, have persistent
ly told the people that they were
not after office but spending their
time, their talents and their money
in defense of a principle. These de-
clarations have been taken with
several grains Of salt, but that salt
could not save their rOtteness from
becoming apparent under the
searching light that has been turn
ed upon them by the events of the
campaign
When the Morris letter withdraw.
ing the lottery proposition appear.
ed, the defenders of a principle,
fearing that their ignis fat9as prin.
ciple would escape them, affected
to believe the withdrawal a trick,
This bubble was effectuaIly settled
by the Democratic Committee in an
official address the gist of which is
as follows :
"Resolved Thattlis executive com
mittee hereby notifies the voters of the
Democratic party throughout the Stale
OF Louisiana that this executive COM
mittee win cause all the Democratic
| tickets to be voted at the general elec,
ton of April 10, against the levees,
schools, charities, pensions, drainage,
lotteries and gen ral fund amendment
and that the said ticket shall not bear
uponthem fireworks, "FOrthe levees
schools, charities, pensions, drainage.
lotteries and gen fund amendment
Be 1t further resolved. That we sug-
gest to and urge upon the respective
parish and senatorial nominating cor
ventiOns Of the regular Democratic
party to especially instruct and direct
their nominees for the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana to vote
| against any call whatever for a consti-
tutional convention"
The lottery agitation being taken
out of their reach the professional
politicians suddenly discovered
that their opposition to Democracy
extended further than opposition
to the lottery and they began tC
clamor for the head of Democracy's
candidate for Governor. This false
pretext for keeping up politica,
agitation was as promptly met as
Che other tricks ofthe conspirators
had been.
Al soon as Gov. McEnery re
allied that he was being made the
pretext for keeping up the division
in the Democratic ranks he wrote a
letter published in u last issue,
to his Executive Committee propos
ing to surrender the advantage he
had gained and suggesting a new
convention. Acting upon this sug
gestion the Democratic Executive
Committee addressed a communica
ton to the Chairman of the Foste.
Committee, proposing the with
drawal of both tickets and tn,
holding of new primaries and an
other convention and asking for
conference. This communication
was returned unanswered.
Fortunately, later on, wise AM
patriotic men-men who are DO
after ofices-decided that ther
must be steps taken to promote
harmony in the Democratic ranks
and quite number of conference
have been held in New Orleans thi
week with a view of harmonizinl
matters.
LETTER FROM HON. n. J. T
Nnum nnrn. Eoh 1R 1909