Daily Republican., 1879-03-26
A wholesale Lottery Frund.

A wholesale Lottery Fra"d
Scarcely ha! III" peopie OF New Cas-
to ceunty ceased rejoicing over the ono
msritorious and good action which tho
Legislature has lertorlncd in passing
q bill allowing tn. new court house to
b. erected in Wilmington, than they
are overwhelmed with shame and dis
gust at the introduction Of bill 10 TT
establish lot.eii,s, that handntsiden of
gambling, only tolerated amongst pro-
ple not far above semi civilization. We
are iniormel in private note from
Dover that the bill is very unpopular
there, but It did not state whether the
uEpopularity was amongst the members
Of the Legislature or amongst the citi
xsns, and those who make light Of this
matter may find themselves mistaken
when it is too late. 1t has been intro
duced late in the session in order that
an outraged people may have no op-
portunity to pro.t st against the whole
sale fraud. II i. an open attempt to pur-
chase our legislators like sheep in the
shambles to vote for measure which
must bring inefahls disgrace and
shame upon the people OF State who
have bssn held up before the world as
models OF morality and honesty. The
re snt Of lotteries would be
ttep towards debauching the mcrsls Of
the young. School chill lrsn now eonl
-paratively free from the wees OF the
times vould become vendors and pur.
chassrs Ct gambling checks with what
little spare cash they could get, and our
CITY and State would bscome the legal
lied home of gamblers. Evsn now,
with but few small roots OF the &C.
cursed lottery system amongst US We
sre the evils of it. In dark alleys
and in old dingy rookeries in our
city, there may be fonnd the place
vher. some Of our fastiiious young
and old men may be found in what are
called Offices. 1t has often been Won
dersd how such men made living, and
how they could dress SO we'll. The Be-
crst of it is that they are the heads OF
some vile en-, the agencies Of some
Kentucky or Louisiana lottery firms.
Around them are found motley
crowd of black and white clothed in
rags and so covered with dirt that the
white is scarcely distinsuishalle from
tho black, hanging around and wait
ing for the turning CT the mysterious
wheel which they vainly hope may
bring TO them by chance 'mething
with which they msy feed the burning
fires Of an urquenchable thirst caused
BY drinking the ioulest Of liquors. We
ssy that even now these places are car
ried on IN our city, ani it is sail with
the full knowledge Of our police au-
thorities. They are near n-ighbor OF
the lowest and vilest gin shops in the
city and are kept alive by the same
class Of wrstchsd degraded beings who
visit the lowest haunts Of degradation
and wick.dness. THIS is ths kind O.
wickedness that this Toise than wick
I'D bill attempts to legalszs, and lrinf
from its forced retirement into thu
broad daylight, where lobed in th'
majesty Of law it may deceive the I'm
wary.
But surely such bill as this Won
pass, says our honest, trusting, ant
unsuspecting citizen. We relterat'
that there is danger. The men WHIT
have the boldness to make such pro
position to the Legislature understood
human nature. They have beel
watching every member ever since th'
commencement of the session, and pro
badly they knew some of their men be
fore they were elected. They know
with whom they are dealing. The.
Rave watched every action OF ever.
mom5sr since they have been Al Dove
f.om the noted Legislative " drunk,
al down through the great mass OF dl
vorce bills that have been passed. The.
have seen With what readiness ever
reform measure introduced was thrus
aside. They have beheld the ligh'
ness with which every appeal for pre-
faction for the unlice,s d cram shop
.f III. Stat. La; been met, and the
conclude that a Legislature with sue
record would take no offence at tn
introduction of lottery bill, whlci
if passed wouli lie fl c'mpany f'
th. loos license laws of the state. In
Delaware Legislature has been measu
ed, and it is tor the members to sho
by their action upon this lottery b'
whether they have been measure
Alright. We have but to mention a fe
of the proposed means by which II
money is 10 be applied, to show the
tempt to purchase the whole LsgIsl
ture. The Infamous projectors OF tt
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