The Progress., 1893-01-28
THE PROGRESS
a WORTHY PAIE.


notorietys which is far from enyiabie.
Both voted against the passage OF
this hlIl which was intended to Kill
and crush out of existence one of the
most stupendous gambling instltu-
tions which placed its nefarious prac-
iices upon a helpless people. Their
position on this question recalls q blt
of history which is fresh in the minds
Of every man, woman and chld ot
the age of understanding in this
State. This is the lottery question,
the settlement OF which made our
commonwealth tremble from center
TO circumference, and threw the Dem
ocratic party into such q state OF dis
ruption that she will never fully re-
cover from its effects. For two long
years the lottery WAS denounced as
an octopus, which was sucking the
life blood of our Statehood, debauch-
ing our manhood, prostituting our
politics; Il gambling institution
whose vicious influences were debilIt-
ing the affairs of government. SO
great q power was this octopus ex-
ercising in Louisiana that appeals
were made through the press, on the
Stump and everywhere that an or
diranco could be secured calling on
the puIpits. the fathers, mothers and
all VINO held purity dear, to rise II
their might aud crush the head OF
the fiery dragon. Nor did she cru
saders stop here. but continued then
supplication through every channel
that human ingenuity could suggest,
nor stopped until their messengers
had crossed the portals of the Con
gressional halls and agreed to al
most surrender the rights OF
Statehood in self government If the
United States W, Id put forth It's
mighty foot and crush the head
OF this terrible SCI ent. CONSPICUOUS
NJ this fight, royal Caesars IN the bat
tlefiold, on white charges of purity
and honest convictions were Hon. j..
ID. White and Don Gallery. "A Ia
nous speech of the former was cir
cuiated through every portion OF the
State. 1t was regarded as q master
piece Of literary diction, an exponent
of the condition of affairs, a batterinS
ram Of truth. beacon light TO moral
loving people. Despite the fact that
hs was charged without successfdl'de-
NAL that $4,000 had been contribut-
ed by the lottery company to secure
the election to the Senate of this
gentleman, his sin WAS forgiven and
he was the immaculate leader of a
reform movement.
In 4 lesser radious Mr. Gallery cir
culated. We saw him at Baton
Rouge when he grew tragic in a
short speech, and declared that too
much lottery had made him mad.
He stumped the State for Foster and
was called the Shpkespea Of the hus-
tings. In the van of this moral
movement, q movement which truth
must force all of us who were en-
gagged in it to denominate it Tevolu-
tion, were these two gentlemen strik
ing FOR liberty, for morality, for bor-
or they were regarded as giants in
the cause'of right, aud an exnltRnt
people, free from the shackles of lot
terry serfdom, were glad to do them
honor. But scarce has year rolled
sround when these same immaculate,
moral leaders, God save the mark,
cast their votes for a gambling insti-
tuition in comparison to which the lot
terry was as pigmy to a giant. To
be candied those who played the lot
terry did so voluntarily, but in this
manipulation of futures, the poor
hard worked, overtaxed farmers and
laborc"s are made the victims of Its
iuiluenco a~p'nst their own wills ami
despite their earnest efforts to re-
pudia'e it. Yet these Senators, men
whom the State had learned to res
pect and admire for their culture
earning and manly support of morali-
ty, have become champions of a gam
bling iniquity which stamps them
as nen unworth of such trust. O,
Shame! whore IL tny blush' o, Con
sisteucyl where is thy candor9
But will the farmers submit to
thisi VIII they permit this act to
60 unrebuked7 Will they not rise
an tfoir manhood op1 roD,,I;at, o,.ol