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

Hds scOFCteu Cii6 Satnbi1 wings VI tho
F~osterites and they hutter labout in a
hopeless way. However, when the
Democracy gets through with them
there won be anything left but the pin
Observation-Disclosures Revieg.
The Democratic party, which in the
South means nothing more nor less
tlant the rule of the white man, is u
bigger and more important thing than
the lottery, aud we are for the integri-
ty of the Democratic party of Louisi
ann and a white mans government
Birmingham Age-HeraM.
In declining the unanimous nomina-
ton for governor of the so called DEM
oeratic convention at Baton Rouge, Mr..
Adams gave as his reason that he did
so Tor the sake OF harmony. When n
considers the fact that there was not a
dissenting voice to his nomination in
that convention, he is ut Il loss to knew
why Mr.. Adams %declination was so es-
sential to harmony. Mr.. Adams was
never a personal candidate. TheFarm-
ers' Union of Louisiana put HIM up, aud
1t alonc bad the right to take him down
Mr.. Adams had no possible right to de-
cline, and in allowing the shear to
forced him down, he betrayed the trust
reposed in him and dishOn Ored himself.
VIM Parish ComTGde.
Politics in the State of Louisiana are
just nowin a dreadful middle, and the
success of the Democratic patty is
menaced to that extent that unlesst the
true Democracy of the State come to-
gether and work tremendously for sue
cess, there is danger of the State being
relegated back to the control of those
POLITICAL free-footers, scalawags and
renegades who dominated it during
the dark days of of the Reconstruction
period. Should such an unfortunate
fate befall us there is no question as to
where the blame will be laid, nor as to
motives that prompted It. The Foster
ties will have brought about the dis
astrous result, and the motive that
prompted it an inordInate ambition
and greed for Ofice.-COncOr dia Senti-
mel.
In AN editorialtw0 columnsin length,
the Farmerville Gazette, a staunch
antI-lottery paper, after carefully con-
sidering the events as they transpired
at Baton Rouge, very sensibly let's the
people know where it stands in the
following +:
Being heart and soul against the lot
terry, we are naturally in sympathy
with the Foster ticket. which is known
to he unquestiOnably anti lottery to
the core, on account of the cause it es-
pouses. At the same time we must adj
NIT that we honestly believe tho Nc
Emery ticket is the regular Democrat
ic ticket. We believe it had a MAORI
ty Of the honestly elected uncontested
delegates sent to Baton Rouge and
this opinion is also maintained by some
of the most pronounced anti lottery
workers of the State. The McEntry
convention met at Pixies Hall, the
place selected by the State Central
Committee tor holding the convention.
Let the record speak, clark from
the tomb a doleful sound, mine ears
attend the cry.n 1t is the voice of
Murphy j. Foster, speak ing from his
!, place in the General Assembly Of
louisiana as a Senator from ST. Mary,
E in behalf Of lotteries. In the Senate
journal of the session of 1880, page 2I3,
We find the following:
"Mr. Foster obtaine unanimous cOn-
sent to introduced at this time, and
without previous notice
!, "Senate bill No I73,
/. IAN act to grant lottery charters or
privilege undere article 1859 of the Con-
%stitntlon, fol- the benefit of the Charity
Hospital at Shreveport and the public
schools OF the several parishes of the
State: to prescribe the terms and con-
ditions Of granting said charters and
privileges and to repeal all laws in
conflict, in 50 for as they may be in
conflict with this act"
For his country and its honor, for
his State 1and her dead and for her
living, he voted-Yes m-Baton Rouge
Adr0cate.
We deplore the split in our party,
but the record shows thatthe McEnery
, wing repre- sents the true and tried De
l mocracy. Nee merry represents those
who were 80 largely victorious at the
white primary and whose convention
had a majority of over one hundred
uncontested delegates.-Pointe Coupee
Democrat.
The truthful New Orlea ms New Del
la of January 23rd says in connection
with State Treasurer Pipes announces
ment that all outstanding warrants Of
1888 would be paid on presentation
"This clears off all outstanding float.
n ing indebtedness from 1888 to date
On January 25th State Auditor Steele
furnishes q statement which shows the
general fund account for 1888 as fol,