The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-31
THE LOTTERY COMPANY.
WHAT is SAID ABOUT II AND HOW 1T
AFFEuTs SMALL CHANGE.

WHAT rs SAID ABOUT II AND HOW 1T
AFFEuTs SMALL CHANGE.
For some time past the Lottery Company has
pursued the even tenor of It's way, undisturbed
by even criticism from any of the daily pa
pers, and yet the i'll effects of this huge gam
bling scheme can be seen on all sides. There
are hundreds of living witnesses Of the evil
effects Of this institution walking the streets of
| this city to-day without penny In their poek-
cts. and no prospects of Observation-Disclosures.
hope, money. everything that makes life worth
| living, having gone to satisfy the Unsuitable
appetite of this huge monopoly.
Pondering thus a DEMOCRAT reporter STUN
sDme fGEHs' q he oerp and U
Guided to try and make him talk:
Reporter DO you know anything about the
recall any example of its ruinous work.
Mr., Yes. The lottery Is one Of the most
pernicii9us evils Of the age. It has done more
| harm than any institution ever organized In
this city and Is q crying disgrace to the city In
which It Is domioiled, and will always be last
| ing reproaeh to the Legislature that ineorpo-
rated It. It has caused more dishonesty among
servants, and more population among clerks
other employees In mercantile houses than any
Ii has brought about more dissensons be-
tween married people and Is more ,demoraliz-
ing than the gaming table. because It Is, consid-
cred disgracefu to a certain extent to play faro
rouge et nOir etc. but 1t Is thought al right to
buy ticket In the lottery, as Is seen by the fact
| that even mothers give their children money to
buy lottery tickets, aud d. not for one moment
| think they are instlling habits that in the flu
ture will grow stronger and. perhaps. become
| ineradicabe. have known of incidents where
YOUNG MEN
have been ruined by this pernicous habit.
knew of q case that came under my obser-
walton some years since that. while 1t was
was ed a nssrn ba bn IL m opsT
years worked al. a. porter in an office on Caron-
delet street, and bad laid up snug little sum
Of money, invested one day In one OF the TWEEN
ty- five cent tfckes. not the printed slips but
gig and saddle. believe they call It, and won
somewhere In the neighborhood of $40. He be-
came at once most
ENTHUSIASTIC DEvoTEE
of the lottery; day after day he would invest.
sometim mes winning small sum but, as gem
eral thing, waking 40 to the fact that his money
70 return but like all men who have acquitted a
love for the excitement Of gambling he did moi
take warming, but continued to send good
money after bad In the futile hope of recover
ing his losses The last time | saw him he
came to my office,
WITH TEARS STREAMING
down his face, and said. Mr. j., I've done
Is sick. and amt got anything left but my Old
mule; won't you lend me q few dollarsY" /
loaned him s5, and advised him to go to work
u But he next day tod me- bad
sold the mule. and added the money it brought
to what had loaned him and invested It in
/ learned that he had not drawn prize, and
in despair, he took 70 drink; He is now help
sppor for " Him and Herself By VITA taxing IN wash
ing and doing, scrubbinR. For, man In his
station in life. he was comfortably Off. and now
HE Is WORTHLESS,
both physically and financially,
Rep-This case is one In the lower walks
of Elifa: Epln YOU mention any cases In q
Mr., III remember one. and most certainly
the Lottery Company is responsible for 1t.
Some years since young man named K
settled in this city from one OF the cities up the
wei educated, and soon became a favOrlte In
society. He received very fair salary from a
certain house in this city, but In an evil hour
possible increase his income, To. such. an
extent did this gambling mania gain on him
that the amounts, expended by him in tickets
amounted to hundreds OF dollars
IEADAY,
OF course this state OF things could not last
long His employers soon found 1t out, and no
was discharged On account of bis family the
matter was hushed up but from that moment
former associates. He took to drinking and
became the ct,ere ami Of one OF the most noted
5s of the eS S H be
and at the same time the loss OF large amount
Of iewelry was. reported from an uptown man
was brought back to this city from. New York.
whittier he had gone. He remained In
THE PARISH PRISON
here for some months, but through some tech
nicality of the law he managed to get free, ana
has never been heard of since. Had It not been
for this Internal lottery business he might now
be- living an honorable life in this city.
These are only two out OF large NUMBER OF
cases that have come under my observation.
This mania for gambling in lottery tickets Is
not confined to the highest and lowest classes,
but the great middle class, who are supposed
by some to be the most moral. Is affected by 1t,
and there are any number of cases where men
and women have placed themselves IN posi-
tons to be made Outcasts from society, IL 1t was
not for tho forbearance OF friends.
Rep.-Do you suppose the next Legislature
| will repeal the aCt2
Mr. J.-That is hard to say. In the present
| get Legislative body together who are entirely
| above personal considerations; Those who
| would like to repeal the act are afraid OF
THE LOTTERY COMPANIES MONEY,
and strange to say, no man has yet gone to the
| House or Senate with foresight enough to see
that If he presented bill for the repeal of the
lottery charter it would be the making of him
| politically.
/ believe, sir, that If man could be found
| fearless enough to inaugurate such move
ment whether it was successfully carried out
or not, he could get almost any office he want
ed, There are a great many more things to be
said on the subject. but business engagements
prevent my talking any longer to you.
Rep.-What you have told me 1s well worth
the time taken. and will gladly publish all you
have said,
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.