The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
1879. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

profits; II the tickets were A so or ~ aae,,
with weekly drawings: II minors were estoppef
from this gaming by their parents being able
to recover amounts Illegally paid by them III
other safeguards were adopted which do not
now mention. am not sure. sir. but what my
vote would be cast for such bill. have lived
iong enough. sir. to know that vice OF this
description is ineradicable. and I have begun
is
l., TO CuRrAIL. CURB AND PREVENT
inc spread OF contamination ard contaQlon
y. .nis VICE OF gaming. and to make its victims
ooht.iD 70 society some compensatory relief
lor tho evils which society sustains tberebv-
sir. the great American race for wealth IN ba.s
come suddenly rich Ia the mad whirl OF spacn.
iation. mas already too wide field. without.
legislative aid for the mad riot OF our PREVAIL
leg Vice. But. sir. what does the present insti.
tuition do. II has
INVADED our BUSINESS CENTRES.
IL nourfsheS amid our most costly residences
and ALONGSIDE the novels Of the poor Il rears ~
agencies and shops and spreads before the eyee
OF the simple. the ignorant, the unwary, and oh
SIR worse than oil. before our young and grow
Ing population. It's gllttering baits. The sh on.
boy. the errand boy. the drayman,
THE cooK
and the servant az they plod their way through
tho streets pause to cast wistful eyes at tho
eosden promises. retire but to dream of lucky
numbers BY night or by day. to discuss among
tnelr associates In the argot OF saddles stations
brides. single numbers. their certainty OF a
sudden fortune
TWENTY-FIVE GENTS FOR A roRrusri
VINO. that hab not penetrated. By his intelli--
gence. the mystery OF the arcana. or applied the
teil-tale test OF pencil and paper with fIgures
Dut would hazard so little TO gain so much. All.
sir there comes in the tenn ptation
TO FrLCH FROM INTRusTED FUNDS
niekle or two at q time until embol iened by
the absence OF detection. successful crime re-
sorts to heavier defalcations. Could there be
devised better nursery Of crime. a more effec.
i've school TO graduate accomplished defaulters,
ana now many OF these sad cases have pre-
sented themselves within the scope OF the ac-
of nearly every one within the
sound Of my voice. do not desire to tear away
the veil OF privacy which covers 30 many within
my own knowledge-cases OF
WIVES AND CHILDREN STARVING
at home. while their hope and stay. the hus-
band and father. with his wild mania. was
nl9hty robbing them OF q support and gam
bling away his daily pittance In the lottery
now many Instances have we known of con-
victed criminals. and others who have perhaps
escaped conviction. whose firat step In crime
was In misappropriating money to gamble in.
70 play. the lottery. 1recaI another even more
heart-rending instance. given to me by a
friend acquainted with the parties. II was that
OF an educated woman.
QUEEN OF SOCIETY.
wife and mother who. sauandering the money
given TO her by her husband to support tha
Iamily, at last continually robbed her husband
while he slept. Bat. sir. enough OF these sick
sning details This mania is one which, under
ne announcement OF law. as Mr. Justice Grier
,aid. In delivering the opinion of the Supreme
Jourt OF the United States M. q. Howard Ics.
The suppression Of nuisances Injurious to
public health or morality Ia among the emogt
important duties OF government. Experiences
las shown that the common forms OF gambling
lre comparatively innocuous when plaeed ip
contrast with the
WIDESPREAD PEsTILETcE OF LoTTERrEs
Inc former are confined to few persons
nj the latter fnfests the whole community. II,
nters every dwelling; it reaches every class.
preys upon the hard earnings of the poor.s
plumbers the ignorant and simple. 1t ia a
rinclpie OF the common law that the king can
ot sanction a nuisance. But without assert
az that Legislative license to raise money bvs
>tteries cannot have the sanctity of a franchise
contract In It's nature irrevocabe. It cannot
denied that the Limitation OF such license,
the present is as much demanded by public
ol1cy as o.her acts Of limitation which have.
sceiyed the sanction of this court"
bir. have often thought that Chris.ianitv
eeded naught else to preserve It than tba
ords Prayer. Wipe out every page of the
ible from Genesis to Revelations. and leave ma
'at; burn the creeds. the books and the dog
as Of the schoolmen and theologians from the,
ret century until now. and leave Us the Mas
RS appeal to the Father, and we have a re-
zion perfect and complete-sublimer than
~ Oonfucius ever dreamed Of. than Mahonet
'er invented. or Brahma ever announced.
nd. sir. to my mind. the most human part
that grand production Is that humble con-
ssion OF weakness and that fearful entreaty OF
,or mortality:
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION"
Sir. from beRgared homes. from starving
ring dizzy on the edge OF crime, from our
uths and growing manhood. the future hope
tne State1comes mute appeal to the strong
'nds OF the lawmaker Lead us not into
mDfationP For one. propose to hearken to
ana 10 answer 1t by my vote on this BILL For
e. propose TO apply the excessive knife OF the
70 cut out this malignant cancer which is
ople.