The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-02
THE LOTTERY COMPANY AT WASH.
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THE LOTTERY COMPANY AT WASH
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The sudden development OF MIR. Charles T.
Howard as an important factor In Louisiana
politics, whose influence ia to be conoiliated
while his hostility Is to be dreaded and
avoided, affords an admirable illustration of
tho mysterious ways in which the Lottery
Company moves Its wonders to perform.
Frightened by the threatened enforcement OF
the postal laws and the exclusion from the
mails of all matter pertaining to this fraudu-
lent and immoral scheme the chief of the
Lottery Swindle conceives the brilliant idea
Of impressing Hayes with the belief that he
runs Louisiana politics. thus seeking to cajole
or frighten the Administration out OF the hon
est and rigid enforcement Of the laws. 1t is
In the furtherance of this project of false pre-
tense that Howard Is now In Washington col
loauing with Cabinet ministers, and, it Is said,
at the summons Of the Presidents friends
A few days anterior to the decision Of the
Supreme Court In the Anderson case, Mr.
wilde, an employee Of the Lottery Company
sent dispatch to the New York Herald.
stating in substance that Gov. Nichols
would certainly pardon Anderson in The
event it became necessary, and that
fifteen Democratic Senators were pledged to
sustain the Governor and vote for the ap-
proval of the pardon. This was the first step
In what appears to have been concerted and
well considered plan for imposing Howard
upon the National Administration as person
of large and formidable political influence in
this State. The next movement was for
Howard to go TO Washington, and for the past
few days dispatches have been received from
that point showing the persistence. audacIty
and success with which he has been pressing
his personal and political importance upon
the friends of the Administration. The first
of these dispatches appeared in the Times Of
Thursday last, and reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, March a.
A new power has entered into the Collector.
ship question. Charles T. Howard arrived
this morning and has been closeted with prom
Ing member Of the Cabinet It seems he was
autographed by persons very near Hayes to
come, aud state what he wanted. The AID minis
tration thinks 1t owes him something. and wants
to settle.
If the President thinks for moment that
he can commend himself or his Administra-
ton to any respectable element in this State
through the medium Of Charles r. Howard,
he is laboring under q most pernicious delu-
sion. There is not In the State man more
distasteful to the honest sentiment Of the
masses of either political party. Outside of
a purchased following. he has no popular in
huence whatever, and any association with
him is recognized as just cause for suspicion.
Yesterday morning there appeared in the
Times yet another dispatch, which informs
us that the Administration Is SO deeply i'm
pressed with Towards Importance that 1t
proposes to put at his disposal the entire
Federal patronage in this State. This dis
patch is 80 extraordinary that we are in
duced to reproduce it in full. 1t reads as fol-
lows
WASHINGTON. March AZ. 1873.
few days ago the situation as to the cOleC-
torship was increased in interest by the advent
OF Charles T. Howard, OF New Orleans. who
proposes to have something to say about Inc
A. Morris. who has been here tor the past ten
days. has laid out q programme which he b.
lieves will work. These gentlemen have de-
ing their lottery interests was the object of their
But as the only thing touching the Louisiana
tionality Of an unfriendly law OF Congress Is to
be tested, and as thu case will certainly last two
years. and besides is defended by Hon. O. W.
chusetts. end other leading lawyers. If is bard
to underst nd just what Howard could do in
the lottery com pany's favor. :,
However, this much Is certain. Mr.. Howard
called on the President. when he was immedi-
much to the disgust xba OF the the
been cooling their he Is In an unavaillng effo t
to get into the presidential doors. Then the
Secretary Il the Treasury gave him an audi
ence. and confidential friends OF the Adminis-
Is matter has special and particular refer
ence to a new deal Ia Louisiana predicated
upon a split IN the Democratic party Of such
tna ~ cap I'm r 9e a. ed
minisiration are confident OF their ability to
max some kind OF a deal which will be tavora-
bic to Hays II Howard ana nis irnds are 81,
District Attorney and the Internal Revenue Col
lec'or. 1t is not unlikely that he will get what
he want as the President is Inst tn nov on the the
to believe from what he has seen In the papers.
that Howard has great influence In Louisiana
politics. and therefore must be- conciliated.
Making due allowance for sensational ex-
aggeration, it is apparent that Howard has
succeeded in impressing the Administration
with an extraordinary idea Of his Importance.
However he may seek to conceal it. his real
purpose Is, plainly, to secure his lottery
swindle from disturbance by representing
that he Is such an important factor In Louisi-
ana politics that it would be dangerous to en-
counter his hostility. There Is no doubt In
the world that the Lottery Company has ex-
ercised most perncious influence In the leg
islatures Of the State for several years past,
but 1t has therefore, confined itself In the at