The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-01-09

guard this right from all attempts at
invasion and to forbid every ATTEMPT
tn bring force to bear upon it. Its uu-
ty is to secure and maintain the free
dom OF conscience aud thought.
LOTTERIES ARR NOT MALA IN Sc.
They can exist until prohibited by
positive law under tue pelies powers
of the State. If therefore, it has come
to that point that it is necessary for
the State to exercise its police powers,
IN relation to them as "a police reguia-
ton, ii II essential for the collective
viii Of the people to be ascertained by
the exorcise of individual intelligence
and conscience. and there is no autho-
rity III the State, in the church, or In
party convention, OF here, an adj
vance of this collective will to arhitra-
rily deprive the individual OF the ex-
preston of his conscience and i~nteill-
gence in determining whether OF nnt
the moral question involved shoHld
pass into an act To be prohibited 10y
law. refer only TO those matters
which have been submitted to the vo-
ter for his consideration. and not 10
the numerous matters which are with
in legislative discretion. 1t has bcca
submitted, and it cannot be Withdrawn
from individual action. Ii l.. therefor.
not n party question, aud ought not to
b. made a,ts. o. Democratic fcaltv.
The pl".foim Of The party is silent On
this point. 1t does not undertake to
instruct the voter. The convention
also elected its own officers for its
government, aud selected its candi-
dates to be placed before the people
without reference to their opinion Oh
the question. Due defferei ce for the
action of the convention, and "a sense
of propriety would indicate that, as
the candidate of the party for Cover
nor, | should express an oplulon on no
subject which the convention treated
as not being a matter of party faith
aud discipline. But during the recent
contest for delegates to the state Con-
| vention it was frequently charged tLat
| had changed nay views as expressed
in my message to the General Assem-
bly, in 1882, which a the first official
expression OF opinion on the subject.
AS [ was not a candidate for the uffic1
| of Governor of the State, and was not
| soliciting the support ef An, one, l did
not see that there was any occasion
for the expression of my views. |
thought that | could rely upon my sol
mn declarations and public recoid to
project NE tlom misrepresentation aBu
| SANDER. What | said in my mess &c
in the early part of that campaign was
quoted a%pprovingly By those who OPP
posed the adoption of the amendnient.
Ii was copied in their newspapers and
extensively circulated. | have seen
no reason to change my views as then
expressed, as being opposed to tie
| character of all lotteries on both cen
omic and moral grounds. The ques-
ton Is entirely separate from the elec-
| ton of Governor. The voter can pas
separately upon it. 1t will pass ava,
with the ensuing election. Ii rejectoo
it will never be revived, and the Gov
ernor will only ,e charged with tile
Jealous care of seeing that the will Of
the majority be respected. If adopt
ed. he cannot i~naugurate any policy
with reference 10 it either as IA mattel
OF legislation or i'll appointments IT,
| office.
The depression in the agricultural
interests OF the United States, has tie
velOped, in order to secure relief. !.
new party commonly known as til,
alliance
have been such az to call this order liz
to existence, and from the bad l~egisla-
ton in the country leading to tile ae-
cumnlation of Vast wealth into the
hands of favored classes, the creation
of monopolies with great powers,
which in many instances have used
their ~ill-gctten wealth and corporate
power for the oppression of the farm
ing and laboring classes, there wa AN
apparent necessity for some movement
among them looking to their interests
and protection. Their organization.
however, has been made the means %
advancing the interests of dema.o.uea
who have taken advantage of IT,.
zealousness of the farmer and maniuu
lated ii TO their own advantage. Falls
hopes have been held out to him, and
a new party, exclusive in its member
ship has been organized. Many of the
demands in the platform of the ALI
ance" are inexpedient, impracticaole,
and unconstitutional. To carry then
into effect would require an entire re
volutlon IN our government. a total
and entire change in form and strt,c
ture, and the organization of ano;hel
exclusively in the interest OF one cl..,>
to which every other would have i.
cOntrihute for its enricLmenr IL-i-