The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-28
is NOT THIS CONCLUSIVE?
How the Plain Tale Of Plain Soldier
Puts Down Injurious ISLANDERS.
An Important Statement From General
Jubal A. Early.

At this time, when parcel OF malicious
and ignorant busybodies are slandering and
libeling the Louisiana State Lottery Company
and its President. those who believe in JUS
tice and fair play will read with interest the
following from the pen of General Jubll A.
Early, whose veracity is unquestionable.
Read what he has to say:
"Mr. NJ. A Dauphin, the President OF the
Louisiana State Lottery Company. resides in
New Orleans, which has been his place OF
residence for many years; and he is univer-
sally esteemed as a gentleman OF high char.
acter For the correctness of whatever he
publishes in regard to the operations of the
Lottery Company | am willing to vouch:
The drawings of the Lottery, semi-annual
and monthly, are under the sole and exclu-
siye control of General Beauregard and my
self the officials of the Lottery Company
having nothing to do with them. except to
furnish Us with the requisite materials and
facilities; and we take especial care that the
drawings are published precisely as they
take place In the monthly schemes all the
tickets are sold, and all of the prizes are nee
essarily drawn, so that the Company has no
possible inducement to make any false state
ment in regard thereto.
81 NAV say here that there are many peO-
pie who can not understand how il is that,
when they have bought five, ten, fifteen or
twenty tickets, they have drawn nothing II
is only necessary 10 say that of those who do
buy tickets there must necessarily be very
great many who draw nothing. If it were
not so. no one would be fool enough to estab-
lish lottery. Where a man. by spending
$40, stands chance OF drawing $500 $50
600, 10000, and various other prizes OF
smaller amounts; or, by spending $, can
draw $4,000. $25, 600 $4,000 and various
other prizes down to s25, he must not be sur
prised il he fails after taking many chances.
1t is matter of chance or luck entirely.
General Beauregard and myself have had
ample opportunity to test the integrity OF
the Louisiana State Lottery Company in all OF
its dealings. and we are willing to vouch for
il, as We have done on repeated occasions.
If any one can satisfy us that the Company
has acted fraudulently in any of its dealings
we will dissolve our connection with it very
promptly, and take far more efficient meas
ures to expose its misdeeds than can be taken
by irresponsible anonymous newspaper cor
respondents.
The Company which numbers among its
stockholders some of the most respectable
gentlemen of New Orleans, has sense enough
TO know that il can make great deal more
money by conducting its operations fairly
and honestly, than by resort to fraud. 1t
has firm financial basis TO stand on, and is
therefore subject to the hostility oil other lot
terry companies winch have no capital.
Il may add that it pays annually for the
support OF the Charity Hospital in New Or
leans one of the noblest charities in all the
country, $40, 900 per annum, according to its
contract with the State. Besides this, its
principal proprietors contribute very liber-
ally and largely to other charities and public
enterprises. J. A. EARLY"