The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
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porthut Statement FROM General Jubn
A. Early. e'Gf"'''1 ~ |l1
At this time, when malice and igaoranc,
are slandering The Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, those who believe IN Jus
tice and fair play will read with interest
tho following from the pen Of General
Jubal A. Early, whose veracity was never
questioned. BEAD what BIO has to say:
"Mr. NJ. A. DAuphin, the President OF
The Louisiana State Lottery Company, 70.
sldes In New Orleans, which has been bis
place OF residence for many year.; and he
10 universally esteemed q gentleman Of
high character. FIR the cor. Q ,lnets Of what
ever he publishts in regard to tue opera.
tions Of the Lottery Company ! am willing
10 vouch. The drawings Of tho Lottery,
Baml.annual and monthly, are under the
sole and exclusive control Of Gen. Deaure.
gard and myself, the officials o! tho Lot.
terry Company having nothing 10 10 with
them, except to furnish US with tho requi.
Site materials and facilities; and we take
especial care that the drawings arc pub.
lished precisely as they take place.
II may cay here that there are many
people who cannot understand how It Ia
that, when they have bought five, ton,
fifteen or twenty Tickets. they have drawn
nothing. l. Is only necessary 10 Fay tina,
Of those who do buy tickets, there must
necessarily DO very great many who draw
nothing. II 1t were not so, no one would
70 Tool enough to establish a lottery.
Where man, by spending ten dollars,
stands q chance 81 drawing Sl50,OO0, $780,.
00o, SO. 900, and various other prizes Of
smaller amounts; or by spending five dol
lars, can draw $75. 600, S25, 900, sic, 900, and
various other prlz,s down to SIS, he must
not be surprised II be iails alter taking
many chances. 1t Is matter Of chance or
luck entirely. |0 mi |
Gen. Beauregard and myself have had
ample opportunity to test the integrity Of
the Louisiana Safe Lottery Company In |
all oi liz dealings, and We are willing TO |
vouch for It, as We have done on repeated |
occasions. II anyone can satisfy rs that
the Company has acted fraudulently In any
OF its dealingr, We will dissolve our con.
neclion with It very promptly, and take
Tar more efficient measur, 8 10 expose its |
mlsdeecs than Can be taken by irresponsi.
Bile anonymous newspaper correspondents.
"fhe company, which numbers among
its stockholders come Of the most respect-
able gentlemen Of New Orleans, has sense
enough TO know that it eau make great
deal more money by conducting its opera
tiona fairly and honestly, than by resort 10
fraud. 1t has a firm financial! basis 10
stand on, and il therefore subject 10 the
hostility Of other lottery companies which
have no capital. a
u may add that it pays for the support
Of the Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
one Of the noblest charities in all the
country, $4,000 per annnm, according 10
!'s contract with the State. Besides this,
Iis principal proptietors contribute very
literally and largely to other charities aud
mn hlir 6pf.rpru,,, 70 o,,u |