The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-24

aapersed, would recognize the parties 10
whom censure was intended, ~ will By see'
from the following extracts, viz:
We can readily understand how individual
engaged In plotting the. perpetrRtinn 81 som
hideons wrong. men who have, stilled thsi
over society itseli 10 moral pest iencc. shoui,
tremble and grow pale Ct the thnaders Of,
riRhteeus. ,indignation. or from fear OF NJ
public opinion. But we a. nos beleve thst mem
sire to DO their. sworn duty, and II 81 q thei
moss and md vsiisrs q lie peepls viii a. other
wise than treat such manifestations with ths
and mi They mest h. snsra
from the iniuence Qf their money. and car
nSrd to an.h - a. tner thrssIs Tney \. XII
We think that the following recital will eel
at rest any question ~ to the class of indi
viduals denounced by the DEMocnAr.
Mr.. Falkenstein, enormously called Frank.
enatein In our columns, called at the Dem.
ocRAT sanctum last evening and handed the
editor the following communication:
New ORLEANS, March ~. 1850.
TO tho Editor Of the Democrat:
Some time since called on you. Ha State
Treasurer. and offered to pay YOU $40, 900 cash
s wse o or on esnsa easss1 on he xroan m 5
legislature. answered that Il would cost me
meant 3 ~ fhat ts ,hs s esoenses Would
be nut tc--euch M legal aid. preparation Of net.
printing time and trouble. ete..-I had no idea
bribed and never uontem plated attempting AMI
is Falkenstein and not Fran kenstein." and
0ess YoSrs ns srs r, 'e.' 'fpxEskEssrErs ps
A member of the Legislature and several
other gentlemen were sitting In the room.
Mr.. Falkenstein admitted that he had said
nothing to the Treasurer about legitimate
expenses. legal aid. etc. and when reminded
that the cost Of drawing UP bill would not
exceed fifty or one hundred dollars, said that
he meant II would cost him that amount to
run the Legislature and other expenses" Ii
reply to the direct question. "Are you not
acting In combination with the lottery men
from different sections to secure the passage
of general bill2" Mr.. Falkenste!n hesitated,
and then answered: "That Ia true" After
which he vouchsafed the information that he
was acting for the German Lottery, or Ham
burg, Baxonia and Brunswick, and that his
plan Of operations would be to send the money
to Germany TO pay for certain number Of
tickets to be sold here.
Here is m Individual who alleges that II
will cost him $4,000 10 secure lottery privi-
leges, and admits In the presence Of Ave re-
putable gentlemen that he IL In combina-
ton of persons seeking to secure the passage
Of q general lottery law.
Is there any other inference to be drawn
from his own statements than that there ex-
lists corrupt combination engaged In an un-
lawful attempt to accomplish their purposes2
No statement has been made by Mr.. Falk-
enstein that any member Of the Legislature
will be influenced by any improper means,
and we say now. as We have indicated hereto
fore, that we think any attempt In that direc-
tion will be treated with the scorn aud con-
tempt Il deserves by body Of men who rep
resent the best interests OF our State.
and who we believe will vote upon
the lottery question according to their
regardless Of outside influence,
Whatever may be the course or members we
shall do them this justice; but we are not to
be deferred from expressing our condemna-
ton Of the combination, which would In our
opinion resort to any means OF securing their
object, the result Of which would take from
our people one hundred fold more money
than would be derived by the gov ernment,
and would open primary gambllng sch ools
In every nook and corner Of our State.