The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-13
LOTTERY MORALITY.


l Uur nelghbur, The Htutes, seems - missp
prehend our reference to The views formerly
expressed by the editor of that paper, and ",
beg % remind The gtdtes that the DHMoURA7
introduced testimony on that point solely Il
order u refute the ytotes' argument or allie
gation that II was the spirit and Intention o
the constitution to encourage lotteries.
The DE MOuRAT cited recognized rules d
constr uction, which authorized reference h
"The history of the calling ef the eoDven
tien, the causes which led to II, and the dig
eusslons and issues before the people at til,
time Of the election Of the Delegates. Ih,
same authority tOooley) IN treating Of th,
power and influence of the Press. says:
Fes ~ q rs ne o so q s bs s hssss
and the lowest In the scale Of Intelligence re-
sort TO its columns for Information It Il reat
II Hss q ve he ss ssa eR a2Reph hs sss ss a a. e
munication with eath other OH the highest ant
eta n II H. spsSs 6st upSn rge % M ,soss \
Ii elvee tpne and dlrertion 10 public sentiment
s1e n rsa g eenntry Il CIV, yssaqes a e
la ita influences and withal 30 powerful.
What more legitimate argument than the
declarations Of the editor Of the States, wht
aa editor of the DEMOCRAT, ao ably led The
battle against lotteries for months and years
prior to the election Of delegates TO the Con
vention supported, as the DHMpcRAF ther
declared. by every newspaper In the country
parishes, with one or two exceptions.
To say that the powerful influence cf al
muet the entire press Of the State, aKeited
continuously III teaching the people that lot
teries were a pernicious curse, infamous, de-
nlorallzlng and antaHpnlstic to Christian
civilization, had resulted In producing eef-
timent In favor of encouraging lotteries, ap-
peaied to us AZ absurd, and we quoted our
neiehbor simply to establish our point. The
question of consistency was raised by the
States when Il voluntarily promised an ex-
planatlon On that subject. and was not mat
ter that gave liz any concern whatever.
The press was not alone In the warfare
against the morality of lotteries. Instead OF
the neral phase Of the question not provok-
Ing any enthusiasm, Ii should be borne In
mind that the contest was waaed In the halls
of the Legislature until the charter of The
lottery company was repealed by an act
which the convention determined could not
stand judicial test
The Hon. r. O. zacharie, who had given
the subject much attention, delivered an able
and exhaustive speech In the Senate In jan
uary, 1870, from which we take the following
extracts, showing how deep w,ss the feeling
at that time touching the moral phase Of the
question, and We ask our readers ID per,,sa
the bill advocated by the States and cay II it
does not open the door wide 10 all the worst
evils pictured by Mr.. zaeharis, without al
fofding the public OF stockholders any pro.
tection whatever;
come suddenly rich In the mad whlrl Of specu.
latiun, hAa already too wide field Without leg.
isatiye aid ior the % pad M rot oi.onr nreyailins
do II has
INVADED cua BUSINESS cENTHEs.
II 1ourlehee amid our.inost costly residences, |
ita agencies aud shops and spreads before the |
eyes cf the simple the ignorant, the unwarv. |
and OH elr. worse than all. befnre our young |
FHe shep boy Se GRAND boy ~ tsa drayaas ase
tbs COOK
and the servant as ther plod their way through |
the streets nause to east wfatful eyaH Ht the |
Aumbers bY nlsht 81 By DAP, % discuss among
0n9QCl0ypA
brides. pipaie numbers, their certainty oi
sudden fortune.
TWENTY FIVE CENTS ron FoRTuhEl
Who that has not penetrated. by hia intellt- |
Eenpa the mystery ci The arcana. Or applied the |
fell. tale test 81 pencil and paper With figures.
but wpuld hazard 80 little to gsin 30 much. All. |
cir there comes IA the temntatlon
10 FITCH FROM fNTRusTEp FUNDS
= nickle or two ct a time. until embodened by |
the absence Of detection, successful crime re- |
g ss,,ss v ee hers
tive school TO graduate accomplished uefault- /
ere, And bow naar of theee sad caees have |
acquaintance Of nearly every ono within the |
sound pf my voice | do not desire to tear |
away the veil OF privacy which covers 90 manY
within my own knowledge of
WIVES AND CHILDREN STARVING
At home, while their hope and stay. the hus.
band and father, with his wild mania. was
niHhtly robblnR them of support and gam
How many instances have we known s ef ,f's,i con.
vieted criminals, and others who have perhaps |
escaped conviction. whose frst step in crime |
to play, the lottery. ! recall another even more
eart-rendinE instancaA given to me- hy friend |
with tho PARTIES. II was that of An |
educated woman,
QUEEN OF SOCIETY.
a wife and mother who. Hquandering the money |
glyep to her by her hueband to support the |
family, at last continually robbed her husband |
enins details. This mania Il Que y When % under i
the eencouraEernent of law. as Mr., Justice utier |
dSyJax sSc uned As ssss ssaGa q he
Tho suppression OF nuiaancea Injurious To |
public health or morality l. amenH the most |
has h shown that Ia. common forms q % asmSiins
are comparatively innocuous when placed In |
contrast with the
WIDESPREAD rEaT1LENCE or LOTTERIES,
The former are eonilned to . few persons