The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-30
LIBERTY AND THE LOUISIANA STATE
LOTTERY.
no the People Now See the Danger


Editor Demooat-I know well that in your
able and unceasne warfare on that infamy
called the Louisiana State Lottery you are not
a aeeaabe pb by the Highest possbs motives
come, then. not with empty praise, but
With solemn 2sa anS hem
| from the throng OF comprnmisers and pol,
icy mongers who control affairs OF state. and
like this one Of the lottery. rather strike hands
with them and, while binding q people with the
declaration OF making the evil subserylent to
own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. It is either this
or the exhibit n Of arrant cowardlce on the
/ quail before the difficulties that surrouL the
case. Sizing either horn Of the dilemma, such
rulers hold but pooi place In the hearts OF their
Go on, Mr.. Editor with your fight. You have
the right with you, and the hearts OF all good
Sta Lottery has the money. but you have un,
der your control the pr.ss-the most powerful
hst ran possibly bs eSsrsed for F1od 6s s
Louisiana State Lottery would give to-day
100000 for the annihation OF The DEMOCRAT.
On the other hand. | have not doubt that the
DEMOCRAT will kill the lottery II 1t will only pur-
sus unrelentingy the oven tenor OF It's attack.
The DEMOCRAT was born of a crying necessity
for the existence Of one honest newspaper in
The English language in New reans: all that
1t s it has become because it, and 1t alone has
befriended the people. Its future usefulness
aye, Its future exrstence-depend! upon it's
faithful adherence to the great principles which
gave it birth. and on which 1t has rested and
if there were no other objection possible to
, the Louisiana State Lottery, this one on which
you are now opposing 1t ought to cause an
indignant and patriotic people to rise and wipe
, 1t from the face Of the EARTH l. is ample cause
for If ever such cause ar vo aa ab e1
go before the Legislature and purchase the
monopoly Of, printing newspapers IN his III,
State and with the penal clause included which
could cause foe or imprsonment q invaders
OF your MONOPOLY. ,rHhoM benefit Of trial By
jrv Or Of NE great ~rn Of hogeas corpns:
be sien' Not DIT OF it, No; pocket patriot
! Ism at least would then be touched, aud they
would rave like wolves. But when the bread
and meat of others Is sacrificed, and the hoy.
9 stone Of the arch Of liberty is invaded B.;
they s sa h + They anq live en
a substance of q people for whose most sacred
rights they have not one 'cord Of defe"se: -
a But Whist OF The action Of the Board Of Police
~ commissioner In the case Of Capt: Kelly? If
1 ever man deserved utter Degradation from
. important nublic service this man Kelly de-
4 magst rate. Recorder Miltenberger. put his case
g fairly and tsrsely before the commi esion. II :.
conclusions are irrefragable. irresistible: and
yet this commission simply reduced him to the
ranks-and this in a spirit Of compromises
- thus arr the ranks made the Botany Bay for
2 criminals and incapabies Poor encourage
d 'anks. such actin is In the highest, ;, degree
,, repr, hensible. The conduct OF CHpt. Kelly fs
a TO every instinct Of 80 ial order and patriotism
| His reduction Is another illustration OF the ut
- ter want of that h Oh moral courage which i'm
y pels men to do right it the Heavens fal-aVe
u and which should tell them that when they fai
II in doing the fullest measure OF right, they arf
II dragging society down to the standard OF their
l. cOwardire.
/ predict tho reinstatement Of Capt. Kelly.
And what Of Recorder s. j. N. SMITH Alas
that the Executive should have, N weak mo
ment appointed' this nan to office so import
- ant | well remember that when tho question
" Of filling this place was on tho tau1s a host o
n names were placed before the Executive; but
N n the great rule prevail d; rings prevailed owe
- right and rsae on. and man was appointed
10 who has not. and never had, one Single tEtng t
~ recommend him: on the contrary, much t.
n 1int,nent. 1t is hard in iced, for sensible ant
y; honest men to conteppl plate an appointmsn
- like this and continue confidence where the
:, crave to place IT,
/ This recorder has now outraged the publ
ID long enough am told the city ,adlmnistrato9,
has power to remove him WIZ they do IL
or Judging from their , antecsdents say no: .,
- ing OF good from him He has within the las
day or two been hea d to say In an open stor
that the Radicals organized his court to be par
amount to all others and that he had no dout
Of his full power over the recorders courts.
Here Is another man put Into high otflca
rs position-position involving not only persona
iibarty but life itsef-and without one sinRl
ps claim on the people who were fools enough t
A. vote for him. We shall now see how far he
ST the slave Of the money powor, how lar the DC
fender of the liberty Of the people
= In this particular phase Of your light, M
" Editor | see but one hope, viz, In the mori
ST ,urage and tenacty of Judge Houston. IN
oi White League members whom ne upneld
gle before him Is even OF greater Import; II
has cast himself into the breech. VIII he Illus
trate the thorough manhood demanded?
/ The city delinquent tax list Is now bein
rs prepared for publication on June l. AZ