Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-10
LOTTERY.

|
eral system OF lotteries. The
late Constitutional Convention
was entirely opposed to all mo-
and expressed it's SEN
timent most forcibly in the
work which, having since re-
ceived the sanction of popular
endorsement, has become the
Constitution of the State. But
there was graver questions III
the minds of the members
whether one of our monopOlies,
the greatest, the most grievouS
OF all, the Louisiana Lottery,
was not grounded upon Il con-
tract, and, as such, under the
protection of the United States
Courts. In this uncertainty 1t
was concluded to compromise
with the Lottery Company on
the following basis: the Com
pany was to be guaranteed i'm
munity and protection until the
year 1895, provided it should
renounce all pretensions to its
monopoly feature. This al
rangement was effected; The
remuneration on the cart Of the
Company stands on Tile in the
Secretary of States office, and
the Lottery Company's contract
stands c.>nfrmed ny the new
Constitution until the year
1895, with the express proviso
that the Legislature may i'll the
mean time authorize the for
nation of other companies OF
] the same kind.
!. This is precisely what the
e Legislature proposes to 60 in
h the bill now before it, and it is
met with the most violent and
acrimonious contest on the
part OF the Lottery or itsf tiends.
= Every newspaper of the larger
; class in the city teens with fer
e vil rhetoric on the immortality
of extending lottery facilities,
If an | loads it's columns with sub
, tie arguments against the con
!. stitutional:ty of the bill. In
the Senate tie same arguments
e are industriollsly reiterated by
n earnest orators, so that the
of bare majority required 10y tho
q. Constitution is all that can bt
Z. got for the Dlii, wnlIe III Tn:
r. House the most fragrant sys
r. tenn of tilibustering is said tt
" be practiced for the purpose o
delaying general business St
it that the Lottery question Cal
~ never be reached this session.
- All this in the face of a clea
*: understanding, Il compact O
nd final compromise, that til
'lr Louisiana Lottery Campan.
to abandoned: it's monopoly feat
FL lre.
on ." In our opinion the bill ouGh
OF to pass, and for two reasons
OF of First. the monopoly characte
N. M of the Louisiana Lottery ismor
tor evil in it's influence than eve
no the gambling mania comm
. out Of it. Ii is growing to b
n'' Il mighty colossus of monetar
power, said even now to hol
the political control of thi
st tie in it's hand. 1t is belie>
. ed to dictate the general polio
CT of the State Central Commute
or" ore of the Democratic party and
jas exercise consllmate care an
a,lroitness in placing it's agen
GU in high political positions. {
a course it is hard to prove sue
[ol' thin gs conclusively, torarranG'
int. ments OF this kind are natum
tn'1 ly private in their characte
wa but indications and presumI
ars tive evidence must be prett
j. strong when they induce s
universal verdict of corrul
tee. influence as that which in tn
IL" be case stands recorded on tt
her, open page of public opinion.
,, st Til! Lottery Influence IN;
was have miscalculated it's neces>
ties this time; it may have q
avn pended on support which h;
col failed it, thereby leave its pos
'a 'mt ton, as it is at present, one
md. peril, but let it escape the da
'a :. ger now and it may not mai
err err such close calculations anOtli
'arl time. 1t is said Oh the stree
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