The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-14
A DISTINGUISHED DEFENSE OF THE
LOTTERY.

In prosecuting The war against the Louisi-
ana Lottery Company the DEMOCRAT has re-
Trained from attacking the relations Of Gem
erals Btauregard and Early with that institu-
ton. Whatever odium the public has attached
TO this gigantic and demoralizing monopoly,
none Of It has been permitted by this people
TO fall upon the names Of these distinguished
and long honored soldiers and gentlemen.
That they have thought proper to associate
their honored names with the institution and
give IL the moral support of their high char
aeter and Justly iliustrious reputation has
been certainly subject Of general regret
throughout the South. But, amongst us all,
no voice has been lifted up TO denounoe them,
and we do not believe that there Is any man
who knows anything about them who believes
that they have been influenced by other than
their honest convictions OF right and Justice
In attacking the lottery, therefore, we are
not attacking Generals Beauregard and Early
but what we believe TO be gigantic evil In
our social and political systems. They take a
radically different view of the lottery from
what we do Neither they nor we, we trust,
are insineere But certain IL Is that one or
the other party Is wrong, and without as
sailing the motives and purposes of such
honorable men, we shall continue to appeal
TO the people of Louisiana for decision of
the issue between us In the next election Of
members of the Legislature.
But jealous as we are Of the names and
regulations of these eminent soldiers, we do
not ourselves and we trust the public will
not attach particle more weight TO the de-
Tense Of the lottery monopoly made by them,
and promulgated yesterday through the
Ptcuptsfte, than their arguments are In
trinsically worth, or than IL they had been
presented by any other individuals. Great
names can give no value TO weak, sophisti-
cal or inconsistent arguments. and that such
arguments are sometimes presented under
the authority Of great names, the plea for the
lottery presented yesterday In the PieGyttse
conclusively proves.
The first position taken by Generals Beau
regard and Early In favor of the Louisiana
State Lottery is embodied In the following
paragraph:
We believe that comparison between the
schemes of the Louisiana State Lottery and
those of any other lottery will show that the
former ara as liberal az those Of any lottery
that is honestly conducted.
We shall show that this proposition Is ut
terly untenable.
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY AND OTHER LoT-
TERIEs.
comparison between the schemes OF the
Louisiana State Lottery and those OF any
other lottery will not show that the former
are as liberal az those of any other lottery
that is honestly conducted According to its
charter it was required to offer such schemes,
but IL has not complied with It's charter In this
respect. On the contrary, 1t has established
schemes so absolutely unfair and so much more
against the ticket holders than the schemes of
other lotteries that we feel we are iustl-
fed, even IL all It's drawings are fairly made,
as Generals Beauregard and Early express the
belief that they are, In denouncing it las swim
die. One of the objects OF the Lottery Com
pany enumerated In It's charter is, ito estab-
lish solvent and reliable home institution
for the sale Of lottery policy and combination
tickets, devices and certificates, or fractional
parts thereof, at terms and prices in just pro-
portion TO The prises TO be DRAM"
Now we invite the distinguished defenders
of this company TO follow us and see II 1t has
not most scandalously failed to carry out this
object of its creation.
The following schedule shows the Just pro-
portion established by this gigantic monopoly
between the prices of Its tickets and devices
and the prizes to be drawn:
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY RATES.
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