Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-16
RETHiBUrION.

rnipp!efed i's work If falsifying the
lbr election returns Of this State than
the Democrat denounced them as IL
gang Of forgrrs. called upon the
Grand Jury ip .o,.ict them and pub
li.hed the law IL hi, State defining
E the crime Of forgery and fixing iis
punishment. Month after month We
followed mp these men. keeping their
crime fresh III the memory "f tie pru-
pie. There was ii party in the State,
moi numerous. but active and noisy,
which advocated what they termed
the policy af cnnciiia'ion and magma
nimi,y whirh talked and wrote and
worked 10 defeat the Indictment aud
prosecutions.
The spirit e Christian forbcarance
which seems to animate the party of
charity was wonderful indrod We
never. however. inbibed any Of it.
We knew how The raScals who com
posed tie Returning Board had out
ragged our people and ruihlcsS;r TRAM
pied np"n the laws. We could call
10 mind no inslanre in which they
had ever displayed the least mercy in
their dealings with the people of Lou
isiana. We could not understand " by
the COED of society demanded that
the wretch, driven 10 desperation by
want. ought stealing. should he sen;
To III, prnircntnrv. while magnanm-
iiy required that Madison Wells and
Tom Anderson. men of intelligence,
wealth and power. and who bad com-
nnitied Il crime greater than hun
dred murders, should he permitted
I" escape he law and walk like honor
able and honorod citizcl,s 10 the free
light of heaven
We could not 10 short, understand
thepolicy Of the concilalioni-,s their
theory was too deep aud too aniagon-
istlc to our sense of right and iI:e f.
ness of things for US to grarple with
II comprehensively, and we were for
ced 10 oppose it, The crime which
we charged Wells, Anderson and their
ago. with having committed, and for
the preparation of which we called
tor their indictment. has been proved
against Anderson, and viii lie, If pos
sible, more clearly proved against
Wells and his other associates. The
law officials of the State deserve the
thanks of the people of Louisiana for
their unlirng and allie prosecution Of
these criminals and when they have
landed the four criminals in the State
prison. they will have done the cause
of civil liberty great service.
Justice has at length overraken tie
rascals of the Returning Board, and
we are determined TO see that it also
brushes under it's heel the rings and
mouopoles which cnrs. this State.
The Louisiana Lottery Company bad
best begin to put their house in order.
The flush days of that iniQu.tous in-
sti.ution are numbered. The lottery
to-day is not so great and powerful as
was the Returning i ,ard twelve
months ago. vet now one %. The mem
hers Of The latter awaits in ibe parish
Jail his sentence to the Peniien;iary,
and the others behind the iror. bars of
the same Institution are held for
iria, which must result in their con-
viciicu and sentence ~ the State
Prison.
IF The present Legislature does not
repeal the charter Of the lottery we
shall GARY the case before the people
of The S. ate, who will pronounce their
verdict through the Legislature Of
1879. rbe Lottery Company aust he
de-troved or the State become is
piey or playihing. We know some-
thing of lis secret history; # lis sup
port of Radical;sm when Radicali>m
was in power, and al lis other crook.
ed transactions. We shall. during
the coming week. expose the facts.
aud. we venture 10 say that on man
who then opposes the repeal of It's
chaSier on the ground that it possess
sess"ves,cd rights" will be. able to
corYroEl his constituency ard claim
thai he has doue an honest act.-N.
0. Democrat