The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
THE LOTTERY.
The Country Insists that the Lottery Conn
Pany be Abolished.

Tie OuBtry Insists that the Lottery Conn
Pany be Abolished.
tAttakapas Register1
bill has been introduced in The House to
abolish Charley Towards Lottery. 1t can't
be done, and simply because there are too
many Representatives who are drawing
The lottery should be abolished, and that
p. d. q.
rat Tammany Farmerl
The Now Orleans DEMOCRAT, with q hero
ism worthy the better days OF the republic
the Louisiana Lottery in the strongest terms,
and protests that Ii this Legislature does not
repeal the charter Of such barefaced swim
ding institution, the appeal will stralghtway
be made to the honest people, Of the State, SO
that crushing verdict Of death and exter
mination will come like q peal OF thunder
through the ballot-box, and thence through
the Legislature Of 1879, wiping out the most
far-reaching, daredevil system of swindling
ever practiced since Jacob defrauded Esau
out Of his birthrght.
tst. Mary's Enterprse]
Louisiana is in the hands of relentless mo-
nbpoles to-day. They hold her to the ground
with IN iron grip, and it is not hard to see
that they are degrading her more than was
possible In the vllainous purposes Of d car
pet-bagger. Ii a measure suits Howard, the
lottery man, 1t will pass our Legislature: II
not It will be buried beneath the corruption
which he buys for price. We are not free
yet We have whipped the scallawag. We
have the greater fight before us now of de-
stroying the creatures Of the scallawag, which
are more moDstrous In wrong-doing than
their creators.
[Colfax Chronicle.l
And now comes the honorable Mr.. Lea, of
ST. Helena and from his seat In the House OF
Representatives demands of the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT the name Of the tool and hetlch-
~ af In Sfnf n fx,t
1t had referred in an editorial, and that paper
puts lp at the head Of Its editorial page, In o
line Of small capitals, all to itself, the name ole
Richard Henry Wilde, Representative from
What! our Harry This is too bad. oSuch a
nice young man, tool But, come to think Of
1t, we've heard Of this before, and are per-
suaded, II the DEMOCRAT will only half try,
that the young gentleman can be shown up
In no very enyiable light.
Lake Charles Echo.I .-.s
The Louisiana Lottery Company is having
q fierce fight with our Legislature The com
pany Is in favor of submitting to tho people
certain constitutional amendments recently
by q Legislative committee none
OF which affect the company, and Is bitterly
for themselves, In convention for fear new
constitution will wipe out monopolies On
test vote on q proposed constitutional
nm, I'm abo OLE monopolies. we
s ad Zion tq s " R tSs eon .S evsy
Democratic member Of the House, but one
voted for the amendment. Itreceived a little
more than the necessary two-thirds vote, but
before 1t could be announced Representative
Wilde, of New. Orleans, who acknowledged
himself an employee of the Lottery Company,
rushed around among the Republican mem
bers aud gotsiS of them to change their votes
TO the negative, thereby defeating theamend-
ment Thereupon an amendment was pro-
III,
lally, and when this comes to q vote 1t will be
seen whether the company can prevent Il
Iwo-thirds vote IN favor Of the amendment.
aTerrebonne ProRress.l
In the Legislature Mr.. Bowden offered a
concurrent resolution authorizing the Attor-
ney General to commence proceedings to de-
clare the charter Of the Louisiana Lottery
1t Is believed by many people that some Of
the members Of the Legislature are bought
up by that outrageous monopoly, whose
vested rights infringe upon the inalienable
rights OF every free-born citizen of Louisiana.
Let each member of the Legislature show
where he stands in regard to the lottery. 1t has
violated It's charter. The profits, which were
designed to remain In our own State, go to
New Jersey to Ill the pockets of absentee
owners. Down with the, swlndlng concern.
cratic government. IT the State wishes to
pay $4,000 to any charitable institution, all
well and good. But the idea Of our State
allowing 2 company TO rob her Of from
Of the spoil, with the understanding that no
one else Is to rob, is what the people of Lou
isiana cannot bear. sH H , tHr
(. tOpelousas Courier.) ~
The absolute necessity for the summary
eradication OF the corrupt rings and monopo-
lies that still cling to tho body polite fur
nishes q sufficient reason for u constitutional
out Of, question. The present Legislature
lacks the ability or courage to abolish them,
and the people must apply other instrument
alities The Democrats Of the House tried to
accomplish 1t, but the Republicans, with the
aid Of a few subsidized Democrats and the
two-thirds rule, defeated the attempt The
Senate seemed to be unanimously against dis
turbing any existing monopoly
The Slaughter-House Company, Levee
Company and Lottery Company are relics Of
a democratic administration. These corpora
tions, and especially the Lottery Company,
are a perpetual menace to the State. Mr..
Charles Howard seems TO have an unlimited
supply fmoney, which, tits publicly charged,
he freely. uses to bride right and left, when
ever his interests are touched. He has sue
ceeded IN preventing the Legislature from
attacking his valuable franchises, but he
breads convention, and well he may. But
it is not only the Legislature that he APP
bi't1ii0S. lHN JuatlSlil otlltI htlDttl
ments Of the government are constantly in
danger of his communicating touch, and the
most vital public questions seem to hang
upon the ipse dirt of Howard and his agents.
Louisiana will not be free so long as she is
chained to these Sinking bodies of corrup-
ton.
The successful maintenance Of the lottery
ring In defiance of the repeated protests of
the best peopeo of the State, and to the immi-
nent peril Of the best interests Of society, IS
shame and a reproach upon the government of
the State. We rejoice, however, that Howard
has at length overstepped himself. Cajolery
and open bribery of public officers may be tot
Grated by the lax morality left us as a bad leg
acy by the outgoing Radicals; but the bully
ing and ruffianism which broke up the public
meeting on Canal street last Saturday night
will arouse a storm Of indignation through
out the State which neither fiattery, bribery
nor bullying will allay. We believe the be-
ginning of the end is at hand. State pride,
self preservation and the requirements Of pub
lie order and decency all demand the sum
mary and thorough eradication of this Inn
pudent wicked and dangerous corporation.
Down with it, say we; down with it. say the
people.