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tho work already performed, aud future p's'-
coedings.


profit Of Which nro to bo applied to tho ostao-
lishtucnt OF Public Library in Louisville.
Tho third Of tieso lottorlea was closed Oil Taoa-
day last, and tho fourth is alrcndy announced
navo not these things gone far onough, and
ought thorc not to DO such m expression OF
public sentiment as will put all end to ono OF
tho moat tliaroputablo Of all tho forms Of gam-
bling Tho Legislature Of Kontucky laa juriB-
dction within that State, but 1t Inns no authority
to encourage gambling elsewhere. and ot11er
States should adopt such measures as will
break up tho practice Whenever introduced.
Tho first Of those iotterioB WAS drawn III Do
combor, 1871, tho second in Docembor, 1872, and
now tho third in July, 1878. Tie hrat two woro
comparative failures; that is to say, an immense
sum OF money was COLLECTED from the purchasers
of tickets but, after paying tho prizes, and tito
aa1nrios of tho Commissioners, and oil tile c1-
penscs, there was but little loft for the Library.
Whatoyor sum was re.lized must havo been
email in proportion to tho outlay and cost in pro-
duclng it. Tic present lottory is said to hnyo
boon d Buccess. That is, 100000 people wore
Hcduccd into betting go each on tho turn
Of tho whool; Of this s1,o00,o0o tlms
collected, one-half was restored to those
who won; that is to eay 5000 OF tho
gamblers got back their e10, and 1,1oo got
something more, aud the other 81, 300 got notti-
ing. This, perhaps, exceeds tho p1nnaor Of tho
ordinary gatnbling~tablo. Tho faro-doaler who
iii sir months could havo ono million OF dollars
played on his tablo would ehocrfnlly agrco to
remit all Of Ills profits over per cont, aud bear
his own expenses. The men who nre seduccd
lnlf drunk, to go into gambling-roo1n, prob
ably lose moro, on an average, than $40 at a
time, and gambling-tablea aro worao than tho
lottery in that respect but the lottery makes
up In tho number Of itB victims, whom it
follows into oil the Villages, aud hamlcts,
md workshops, whom It iui1ucos to draw
| their nccutnulationB from tho savingB-banks.
and fnally robs. Since December, 1879, six
months ago, tho Louisyillo lottory has
sought out and taken from $4,000 mon, women,
aud Children $500, 900 it has hired aud employed
men, at largo rates, to hunt out these people
aud got $40 from each that money has boon
acized and apportoncd among tho horde to
which this 1ottery-job has given employment
during tho last six months. How much Of this
81 100000 will 70 to tho Library ia not stated,
| nor hnyc We Acen any statement OF how mich
| WAS obtained f1om tho former 1ottorioa. We
have tho statement of one Of tho operators that
tho result of the three lotteries iB to furnish
enough money to pay for tho Library build
| ing, but low much tint is is not
made public. Putting lie thrcc lot
torios together, wo suppose that the
| whole number Of tickots sold was 10000, for
which s2, 900, 900 we're paid. OF this sum, per-
haps one-half was paid back in prizes, but tho
purchasers Of 10000 Of these tickets got noth-
ing-wore literally induced to bot their $40 on
tho turn Of card, and their money was rakol
away by tho porHon selected for that purpose.
Nino-tenths, therefore, Of the purchasers were
fleecod of their money, and this under the au-
thority of an act Of tho Legislature.
But, it will be answered, the Public Library Of
Louisville got tile 81 100000. Even supposiug
that tho 81, 600, 900 WAS applied to the Library,
that affords no justification whatever for tic
gambling operation by which it was secured.
Tho end does not justify tho means.
Gambling IL no moro honest whom carried
on for The benefit OF library, or q
church, or college, or theological
seminary, thnn it is when carried on for the ben
fit Of one or moro ordinary vulgar backlogs. II
would be just as proper for the stnte Of Ken
tucly to establish Borics of lotteries to support
the State Government as to endow q library. II
either caao, it would be the lega1ization Of low
vulgar, dishonest, and domoralizing games o
chance. Had tho Legislature, three years ago
authorized the gamblers to open their rooms fol
faro keno, monte, roHge-et-noir. aud all otllel
games, stipulatiug that to support md ondow tit
Public Library certain por cent Of all stakc
played for over their tub!es should be roserv
ed, the probabilities arc TINT the Librar.
would hive had as much money III
it now las, and that, too, withou
fcecing any person save t1oHo who follow gam
bling for living. Tho $780, 900 mon, women
and children in all parts of tho country woult
not hayo been despoilol Of their money. Hut
these licenscd gamblers sent their agents int
othor Statea to visit and importune mon to 80 tt
Louisville and stake their money at the publ
gambling-tablea Of that city, it Is probable tha
auch agents, if they escaped n coat Of tar MI
foathers, would be treated ind punished as com
mon yagranta. Yot, where is tho difference bo
twoon the gamblng-table legalized by statute
and tho lottery wheel legazed in the same way
1t is no answer to say that this lottary wns mau
aged by mon Of high political Htnnding, WHO con
Quoted it honorably there aro scores Of gam
bling-houaes in tho country whero tho manager
prohibit cheating aud enforce honoat play NJ a
times.
But what becomes Of the o,o million OF dol
lars difference between tho proceeds Of the sal
OF tho tickets and the amount refunded to th
l,100 prlze-hollers? Docs Tho Library get this
l half ne <+nro ~ Az.