St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-07-29
RAYvILLE ECHOES.

At the Rayville meeting OF po-
litical leaders posing Is anti Foster
ties and acknowledgements,
Col. Boatner, who had journeyed
all the way from New Orleans to|
get into the anti-administratlon
band wagon, stated that he desired
it to be known that he was not
seeking to reflect upon the manner
| in which the state government had
been carried ON. He desired to
testify to his belief that the affairs
| of the commonwealth had been
honestly administered; that the in.
situations were IN excellent condi-
ton; that the taxes had been col
lected and carefully expended and
that as a whole the Foster admins
tration had been wise, economical
and successful. Does Col. Boatner
expect the people to follow In the
lead of such as autagonize an adj
ministration that has been wise,
economical and successful? -
Gazette.
That Rayville meeting was
great affair. The shigh-muck-a-
muck" of the occasion was Hon.
Don. Canery. Who is Mr.. CAT
ferry? A bolter from the Demo
cratic party. Mr.. Caffery Is .
gold bug, and was chairman Of the
indianapolis conyention that noml-
mated the Palmer-Buckner ticket.
and for no other purpose than to
defeat the greatest of all living
Democrats w. J. Bryan. MIR.
Cafery, one Of Louisiana's Demo
cratic Senator's, elected by a Demo
cratic Legislature, went off to de-
feat the Democratic party, and yet
he is held up for Us TO follow.
No, sir; no true free silver man can
follow this gold bug bolter, whose
rightful name should be Republic
can. Men who honestly believe
| in the free silver coinage ratio Of
l6 70 llcannot and will not fol-
low him. Principles not men are
what should actuate men in every
act of life. Let US urge upon every
reader of the Columbian that he be
not deceived, and before he votes
he sift every matter to the bottom,
then we believe they will not be
controlled by any machine, ring or
trickster, for We know the readers
Of the Columbian are very intelli-
gent people who will not 60 wrong
and will not be trapped or blinded
by the sophlstries of those who
would mislead them from personal
motives.-Wilson Columbian.
From all reports the Rayville
meeting. which launched the anti
administration boom, was not .
bowling saccess. From the press
notices We have read we Judge that
il is endorsed by populists, republi-
cans, .disgruntled democrats and
those democrats ~ who in former
days we're republicans. Most Of
the clean cut, solid supporters OF
the party are in favor of making
the fight for reform in the party
and through primary elections
Florida Parishes.
If we did not know the men and
motives who engineered the Ray
vile meeting as well as we do, we
might be led to imagine the whole
affair concocted by friends OF the
administration. At least around
this nelghborhood many OF those
who we're the bitterest foes of the
administration, now openly assert
they will take Foster every time IN
preference to lining up wirh Cahery
and Boatner. The Rayville meet
ing was worth thousands of votes
to the administration. Give us |
another.-Baton Rouge Truth.
Now that we have an opportunity |
for fair elections in Louisiana, let |
the Democracy, the pure, honest
Democracy. which has fought 30
long for this condition, enjoy the
fruits of the harvest. Let not the
step IN and clam the
coveted prize while we are fighting
each ther.-Shreveport Progress.
Col. Boatner sought and failed
to get the appointment at the hands
Of Gov. Foster to the State supreme
bench when the lamented II. G.
Miller died. He appealed to the
press and to the bar Of
North Louisiana to Recommend
HIM to Foster for the vacant seat on
The bench, and agreat many editors
Ind lawyers did so with earnestness
ind emphasis, believing that Col.
Boatner is thoroughly competent
"a ell that exalted Office. But