The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-11-04
st. Landry Alliance Resolutions.

Sts Ldnury All1ance RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions give
evidence that some of the alliance
people begin to understand that the
union is intended for business, and
not for politics. When the farm.
ers can be made to understand that
their strength consists, not SO much
In class legislation, and the forma-
ton of a distinct political party, as
in their ability to make demands
on the parties already in existence,
they will then be in a position to
throw their strength for the party
that comedies them most. A little
reasonable thought on the part of
union men will show these resolu-
tons to be entirely susceptible of
incorporation as a plank in any of
the political party platforms. But
however just may be the demand,
when it is Haunted from the BAN
ner OF a party that proposes to act
solely in the interest of the farm
ing class, as opposed to the manu-
facturers, merchants, miners, bank
ers, lawyers, railroads, STEAMBOATS,
and others, just in proportion as it
may be inferentially or directly ar
rayed against other classes, just in
that proportion, say we, is the de-
mand weakened and the chances of
its enforcement lessened. In other
words, if the farmers, as an integer
of the Democratic party, makes as
righteous demand as this, its sue
cess would be as reasonably sure as
that of the party atself, but when
it is handicapped with the favor of
an opposing political party, its tri-
umph is endangered just in pro-
portion as opposition and debate is
over other matters:
Whereas, we have in the State of Louis
isiana, at New Orleans, an incorporated
known as the Cotton ex-
change, which promotes and fosters gam
bling in cotton futures to such an extent
that millions of bales that are never pro-
duced, consequently never delivered, are
(ictiously bought and sold annually; and
Whereas, such gambling in cotton fu-
lures so affects the cotton market as to
make it unsteady and huctuating and not
dependant at all upon the quantity actu-
ally produced; and
Whereas, such commercial gambling |
IN the main staple of our country is not |
1nly ruin0us to the material interest of |
our agricultural population, but produces |
Generalization In CONNER |
,ial circles and induces men to breaches of !
rust, embellishments and other crimes: |
therefore, the interest of all cotton pro- |
1ucers, as well as the material and moral !
welfare of the entire people of our State, |
demand that gambling in cotton futures |
20 such an extent should cease;
And while we recognize that it is impos-
'ible to abolish it entirely, yet such gam
bling as great evil may, to a great ex-
ent, be destroyed by requiring the New
orleans cotton exchange, under pain of |
orfeiture of it's charter, to abolish the |
'ystem of dealing in cotton futures car
led on in its rooms and under its patron
lge and management; therefore, be it
Resolved, That, this parish convention,
# the alliance Of st. Landry, do now use
is great influence directly upon the State
legislature to formulate and pass into
aw some proper measure to force said /
Exchange to abolish said system Of gam
ling, under pain OF FORGETTING its charter,
Be it further Resolved, That, copies of
hese resolutions be sent TO the Comrade,
Battle Fag, N. o. Issue and Alexandria |
Town Talk, with request to publish.
Papers in sympathy with the above res
buttons please copy. e. E. ORTEGo,
Secretary parish Alliance of st. Land
y. Adopted at Opelousas, Oct. 5, 1898.