The Opelousas courier., 1893-10-21
ST. LANDRY, La, OCTOBER Il, 1885,
RESOLUTIONS
OF she st. Landry Parish Farmers Al.
Lance adopted at Its quarterly meet"
ing held in OpelOusns, Oct. 3th, 1898.

| Resolved that thanks be nnd are hereby ten
| dered his Excellency Gov II. j. Foster for the
| kind consideration paid our petition OF the 9TH
! Of July asking to state cause for renewing
| from the Police Jury two members of the
Farmers Alliance.
Resolved, that we, the Farmers AhlancE OF
the parish of st. Landry, assembled in Opel0u-
sas this 5th day of October. 1928, do most heart
| lily donounce the actions of U. 8 Senators White
and Caffery in their opposition to Hatch ana
siVer bills and against the interest ana Weilafo
of the people of this State.
Be ii further resolved, that we earnestly re-
quest and recommend our Representatives IN
the state Senate and Legislature not TO vote FOR
the return OF said Senators.
Be it further resolved, that we do most car
nestly solicit the cooperation OF our sister par
ishes In passing like resolutions.
Whereas, we have in the state OF louisiana at
New Orleans an Incorporated institution
known as the Cotton Exchange which pro-
notes and fosters gambling in cotton futures
to such an extent that millions or bales or cot
ton that are never produced and consequently
never delivered are tictitiously bought and
sold annually; and ~ -
Whereas, such gambling Iii cotton futures SO
affects the cotton market as to make 1t un.
steady and 1uctuatlng and not dependent at
all upon the quantity actually produced; and
Whereas, such commercial gambling in the
main staple of our country is not only rulnous
to the material interest OF our agricultural
population but produces wide spread demoral'
izatlon in commercial circles and induces men
to breaches Of trust, cmbeZzlement ana other
crimes;
Therefore the interest OF all cotton producers,
as we'll as the material and moral welfare OF
the entire people Of our State demand that
gambling in cotton futures to such an extent
should cease, and while we realize that 1t Is
impossible to abolish 1t entirely, yet such gam
bling as great evil may to great extent De
destroyed by requiring the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange under pain of forfeiture OF its cnar-
ter to abolish the System of dealing IN cotton
futures carried on in its rooms aud under It's
patronage and manaxemeut; therefore,"
Be 1t resolved, that this parish convention OF
| the Alliance of St. Landry do now use its great
| influence directly upon the state Legislature
to .ormulate ana phss into law some proper
| measure to force said Exchange TO abolish said
system Of gambling under pain OF forfeiture q
! its charter.
Resolved that we most heartily endorse tue
move against the Levee tax now imposed hy
the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou BGuf
| Leyee Board We do denOunce same as oiass
| legislation, and confscatton TO portion OF our
parish;
Be it further resolved that this body elect ten
delegates 10 represent this Parish Alliance al
| an anti-Levee Board Convention to be held IL
| Cheneyville Oct. Il, 1898.
Resolved that we extend Gur sincere thank;
/ to the citizens of Opeousas for the kind hOsrl
/ tallty with which the Parish Alliance has beer
| entert aimed.
On motion the Alliance adjourned to meet IL
Platsance on the first Thursday III January
E. e. ORTEao,
| SScC6Iary.