The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-18
TIE GAMESTERS QUARREL.
yuE LATEST REVOLUTIONS OF THE
LOTTERY WHIRLIGIG.

On saturday, the llth inSt The Sun published
story offered BY faction engaged In the lottery
war in which IL made to appear that simmons
4 COS receipts from the business were about
AOOO 40 annually that they were seeking to
obtain a monopoly of the BUSINESS, and that they
bad expended 10000 in feeling Washin zton 10 obyist.
70 the aid o: grave and reverend Senators In
The passage VI law virtually establishing Simmons
3 Co. as tho only lottery managers in the United
States
Zaehariah T. Simmons one Of the members OF the
nrin, called at the Sun office yesterday and made
counter statement illustrating and substsntiating It
By means Of expressive diagrams and numerous
onicial documents bearing unaoubted evidences OF
senuineness.
In long and interesting conversation with Mr..
Simmons, 4 representative Of The SUN became pos
sessed OF the facts which are hero given for the ed
ecaon OF that portion Of the public interested in all
GREAT QUESTIONS OF risAscr.
The business OF the lottery has been considerably
changed within the past twenty five years, and its
limits so much contracted that wadays there are
but few States which will legaize It, and some OF
tleso have decreed through their Legislatures that
tho wheel Is detrimental to the morality OF the com
mon veal, and must be stopped. In New York, the
lot err is forbidden by law and the sale o. lottery
tickets is prohibited by the power; but as the
United states Government recognizes tho business
Of lottery dealer as legiumdte, and imposes a tax
upon him for the enjoyment OF his right, the State
law Is dead letter, and lottery tickets aud policy
clips are vended in New York with immunity. There
dishonest in this as in every other business
Hence, said Mr.. Simmons, those who wish TO risk
shelr money In the purchase Of tickets or slips
should be a. cautious In the choice of dealers Ms
they would be Ia the choice of agents in a stock
speculation, or OF lawyers In a suit, fathers o,
bioomins maidens ontmes are IN the selection OF
ghosty ADVISERS You know, ssid Mr.. Summons,
that there are many people in all PROFESSIONS and
svocations VINO value money beyond honor and
Who, " gratiy any appetite o. passion will sscrt
ANYTHING but PERSONAL SAFETY.
what about this allegation that the receipts OF
and that you pocket three iourths oI ths sum -
About tile receipts OF all the lottery managers
am aDe 10 say nothing; but IL you viii read little
1urther, you will see that the man who cs,ima ted
lottery receipts at those figures has made OF
posed TO be engineering through Congress should
pas, IL WI; add fAODOVD 70 the receipts OF
Summons r q Co. Now he has already placed the
60 into my pocket rhirs t33z50oo. Add 70 this
pretty SUN the S2oooOOO by, which amount my in
come Is to be increased, ana receive $685. Oo or
t535,0oo more than the gross receipts from the lot
tory business Of the country. Not only do l got
more than the whole but
KILL OFF ALL rHE SHALL DEALERS
from whom, In fact, more than one-haf Of the year
ly revenue Is derived. II reminds NE Of the irish
mans yill; give and beqaeath to Bridget, my
ether hall; To my brother Mikes wife All that Is
lett TO Holy Church the remainder and IL there Is
any over leave It wid the olessin' Of God to the
Wen, Mr. simmons, you are charged hero with
making an effort TO secure the remainder and the
assertion Is made by prominent lottery dealer He
ssys 700 are trl Ing to have new law passed when
ssn make ~ OBLIGATORY upon each lottery manager
eant. tax"
Really, don't sec why need to make an effort
" secure the remainder when, In the event OF the
pssaee Of the bill, I shall receive &3yj,OOO more
Nan the whole. But, joking aside, let me give ,ou
statement OF the prominent lottery dealer:
AN ENORMOUS LOTTERY BUSINESS
! manage tho State Lottery OF Kentucky and for
fe privi!ese pay $500 a Jear; and the Paducah
lave an interest in the Louisiana state Lottery
s,o, which pays the state $4,000 year, quarterly
Me Is nearly out pays into the treasury OF that
blaIe 81 ~ yeAr. Here Is sum totsu OF s56,5OO
case OF Missouri, where $4,000 OF my money has
been used In pubic improvements. / pay 10 the
United states Government t5,JUO year Tor my H.
esuss AID dive per cent. on my gross receipts oIt
oil what remains have to settle my losses, pay
phiarles and commissions, and bear all Tao tLun-
End Oder expenses vi the business.
Tho bill winch l am anxious to have passed by
C'ngress wac introduced in 1868. 1t passed the
House this session. anu Is now receiving the careful
Attention VI
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on FINANCE
The main points Of the bill, and those against
Shch tile Mcbrlen- Mcintyre faction nght In tneir
ke6lo way, are, as have good to thinx val.
lDle improvements upon the old lottery law and
NE blll passes, Vt ~hich event there is but little
d5Gol The revenue IRON this source will be worth
70 tue Government many times what It is ow, aud
We avenues 70 fraud on the Treasury, so often and
70 successfully trod by the dea ers, Will DO closed
nrever. Inns Is what troubles the hcbrien- McIn-
eIe people.
The bill IN the first place provides that the mana
flr Of eaen lottery shSui give bonas In the of
eOOOvo Tor the honest payment % his taxes, aud the
Epulaes that lottery dealer shall be permitted
transact business 40 such, or take certidcA.e
u am Inc Internal Resenue COheCtOr, until he has
suE. ' ''-N " 49," '''''' :" N''''" 10
Az ILLUSTRATION.
Let me mako this plain. John Smith runs lot
Ny ~ Podunk or elsewhere. lie is a manager
Brown, Jones, Robinson, Drumg gold, aud 4 score OF
others, wish " become dealers under the old law
1hey all give Smiths bond, IN which .e sM ears that
he 10 worth t2,OOJ. Under this bond they deal in al
The lotteries tle innocent public believing until
actually nceced that these dealers are b.cked by al
Tile managers. suppose you take a risk with Jones
on one oil my lotteries. You leave $40. SAY, aud take
Joness alp as memorandum receipt Your num-
beTs win. Jones owes you $2,OO1. You 20 to
him for H. and ne Is not TO be lOund. Your $40 is
gone You cannot come UPON me for do moi
Know Jones, aud have not made myself responsible
Tor lam. You cannot come uuun John Snith for
sIihough Jones acts under his bond which, under
the present system, permits Lin to deal in all lot
teries, the prlze was Won IN niue and not In the
Podunk eoAeern, for which alone John Smith is
Manager.
YoUR oRIKsBAcK HAS VANISHED
90 that delightful spot where the WOO dbine twinetl
and yol are At liberty 10 whistle until 1t back
again. But won't
here IL another point. The bond which backs
Jones, Robinson. and tue forty other dealers, de-
elares that smith, OF PO,iunk, ID worth f2,OOO Let
Al these dealers come under the penalty OF violated
law. How can smith, who is wortl only f9,OOO pay
t2VOO penalty Tor each and all OF tho ioTtys
THE LAW As 1T STANDS
tlves every opportunity to the dishonest dealer 10
eeuAuu, ana Al 10 In aided by the bogus manager,
~ hAs an EASY ume OF II. And the new law of which
able to TINS uiUe." ''N''""
% cali themi' anu WY w you
such men as McBren and McIntyre. ubo co,.
nrci bogus loiterles-loteres not recorUized hy
law or which do not CONFORM To tie liN In ~
btates In which they drawn" " '"'
For example -
THE RIcHnoSD DISTRIBUTION
n II is called. The charter OF tie Association In
whose hands II purpOrts ~ he, expressIy uruyldes
thai the distribution sLal be Conducted as a Taai.
It's Conducted MS lottery In violation OF tic terms
Of the charter and is therefore Illegal. For exam.
pie also, the OrpLan HouIe Lottery purportipg 10
he draAn at Columbus, Aississippi, anu advertised
syery day by Acbrien Mcintyre as a legalized lot
iery' Section 10 OF article IL OF the Constitution Of
IL otale VI Mississippi reads thus:
The Legs shall never authorize any lottery
nof sha The sale OF lottery tickets be AiOwed nor