The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-11-24

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Capitolian-Advocate.
Yesterday. we were handed by a
friend, campaign document mailed
him at our postottice. 1t is headed
The Louisiana Lottery Company.
The Part it Plays in This Political
Struggle"
1t is flaming and would-be soul
stirring appeal in favor Of Gen. Og-
den's nomination, if the dear people
could be made to believe that Louisi-
ana is on the verge of irretriuvablc
ruin and deep damnation; and that
unless Gen. Ogden and his totally
disin!erested UpholdeTs are robed with
the garments of Office, now worn by
the McEnery Philistines, the chariot
of State, whose wheels are unchalked,
will roll into that dread abyss where
Cimmcrian darkness will render it i'm
possible forever more to find it.
We quote from the circular
Il Il
"Will you continue to live under it ?
(Howard's Lottery or will yon de-
stroy it9 is the issue in the campaign
to-day. Money alone gives it power,
money gives 1t friends, while it is
without one redeeming feature. Men
whose principles and seIf-respect will
not permit them to bow down to this
Gesler's cap have selected for their
loader Gen. Frederick N. Ogden"
Naturally, from the above, arises
the inference that linen opposed to
Gen. Ogden have bowed down ''to
this GesIer's cap"
And again;
"1ou are to say at this election
whether you will have a Governor and
Legislature who will dcnounco it, and
warn the people against it as they
would = d deadly postils"co."
Tho Lottery's hopes of prolonging
it's pestilential existence and its oGcu-
patton of entrappiug and demoralizing
our children, hang on the success of
the present administration. It's money
is poured ont like water, we have good
reason to believe, to defeat us."
"The lines have been drawn. The
opponents of Lottery men and meas.
ures have assembled in one encamp.
ment and have placed at their head
that tried and worthy citizen, Fred.
N. Ogden, one whose record dstGs at
tack even from his worst enemies"
All this is said in entire forgetfnl-
ness of the memorial sent to the Con
stitutional Convention, June Is, 1879,
by Gen. Fred. N. Ogden and others,
wherein, in urging that the face of the
debt be not reduced, he suggested the
following as a source of revenno to
pay the debt:
""Licsases from lotteries, bar-roomS,
corporations and concert saloons, $780,
600.
"From Poll Tar, 100000 Voters,
(dt $2.60 each per aanum), $3.50, 900"
The other portions of the circular,
which has no signatures, is in keeping
with the extracts we have given. II
does seem to us that its readers will
be apt to say to themselves that this
circular should have been issued on
the 18th of June, 1879, in lieu Of
Gen. Ogden's memorial to the Con
in which he pointed to the
lotteries as a good source from which
to draw revenue TO pay the State
debt; and they will wonder why it
was kept back until the General be-
came candidate for Governor.
1t now remains to be seen whether
the Democratic party of Louisiana
will consider that the issuance Of such
in contest for nomina-
lion, is exactly in order, and is de-
signed to promote that harmony and
good feeling SO essential TO the pres
srvation of the unity of the party.
The query must arise in the mind
Of every dispassionate thinker:
Can Geu. Ogden and bis followers,
i they sanction the context Of thai
circular, consistently With their SELF.