The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-05
Democratic Reign In Louisiana.

The Vlrtu0uS old JackSonlanS cried Oul
that the State was infested with carpet.
baggers; that the halls of Legislation
were dusky with emancipated BARRIERS
and Stalwarts from the cane-brake that
every Office was for sale, and that cor
ruption left nothing undeiled by its
touch in high places or low. There
could be no hope of Louisiana-so the
,owncast Democrats sAid-uhtil the de-
praved Republicans of all colors could
ne driven from power and the good ship
of state be set sailing once more with
officers and crew of the old Democratic
stock.
The great day of deliverance came
after while, and for seven or eight
years now the happy Democrats have
had absolute control of the State and
all that pertains to its policy and man.
agement The time OF their political
millennium has been running long
enough to entitle us to look for the Wis
bile fruits of pure and unadulterated
Democratic Administration. What we
see is a rich and prosperous State, that
in 1880 gave Hancock $1,000 votes to
$1,000 for Garfield, absolutely and COM
pletely under the control Of a CONNER
cial organization. The State of Louisi-
ana-Democrats and all-is operated as
apart of the machinery of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company. The writer Of
q letter from New Orleans, which spub-
lshed in the New York Times, thus
states the situation in regard 10 the
lottery people:
Public prosecutors are afraid TO act be-
cause In great measure their tenure of office
isdependent on the ring which finds itg main
stronghold in the Golfers OF the company.
Legislative Interference Is well-nlgh an i'm
possibility, and he strong arm of the Exeou-
i've Department of the state Government has
become palsed before tho gigantic evil. Be
ore the holding of the recent Democratic
state Convention the wild hope was indulged
IN by anumber of reputable members of the
dominant political party that by organized
eiort they would be enabled TO put in
nomination some respectable man as candi-
date Tor Governor who would sec TO IL
mat the evil was manfully grapple1,
rs ridiculous pretensions exposed, aud its
continued existence rendered impossible, The
money OF the lottery was, however, too
much for these well-meanlng persons Their
candidate, General II. N. Ogden, who made
the issue on this question squarely. received
hardly the honor OF II mention after the
opening OF the convention, and his adherents,
seeing the hopelessness of their cause, were
ible TO do little more than prevent the nomi-
nation OF Governor MeEney being made
unanimous
The convention was largely made up
Of members who were understood TO
have money from the Lottery Company
n their pockets. The few members
who were really opposed to the Com
pany prepared \ resolution calling for
its entire suppression, but this docu-
ment was so transmogrifed by the faith
iul lottery Democrats as to merely make
useless demand that the coming Leg
islature should take illegal measures in
the matter"
In each Of the last two Legislatures
some attempt has been made to cripple
the mischievous power Of this company,
which is largely dependent upon the
fact that 1t has n monopoly OF the lottery
business. One plan was 10 weaken i by
competition. This was halfway
measure, but many thought it would be
better than nothing In 1880 it failed
in the Senate through the influence of
McEnery, who had Just been renomi-
mated for Governor through the aid OF
the Company, and in the House through
the help Of the Speaker. A move to-
ward extinguishing The Company wholly
shared the same fate, and the concern
came out victorious over everything.
In 1882 similar experience was had.
Senator Marston introduced a resolution
in opposition 10 all lotteries and calling
upon the Federal Government TO stop
the use Of the mails by lottery com
panies. The managers killed it by
Democratic votes. In the House CON
stitutional amendment was proposed for
abolishing all lotteries, and the
managers proceeded also to kill that
through the same agency. Theucefor-
ward the lottery men held full control
Of both branches of the Legislature dur
ing the remainder Of the session.
The Lottery Company accomplishes
its ends by bribery. 1t handles the
Democrats precisely as they declared
the carpet-baggers and negroes were
being handled in the years following
the war. For consideration they not
only sell their votes and official services
10 q monopoly, but TO monopoly that
is a corrupter Of the public morals.
They serve an organized gang Of plum
derers, and do it for so much cash in
payment for a given service.
The next Legislature meets in May
and will be overwhelmingly Democratic
and overwhelmingly in favor Of the
Lottery Company. The State Admins
tration is and will continue TO be out
and out Democratic and unreservedly
at the service of the Lottery Company.
On the whole the Democratic party
Of Louisiana presents an edifying spec
tacle. The only approach to Il there
has ever been In this country was the
Democratic party of New Jersey when
he State was controlled by the Cam
len & Amboy Railroad, and even that
lid not make parallel case, for the
railroad conducted a respectable and
proper business. Not even the history
II the party itself shows anything quite
50 bad OF its kind as its absolute and
shameless subserviency TO lottery
company in Louisiana. Post
md Tribune.
The other night, at Hampstead, L.:
l.. at a social party wealthy widower,
Richard Valentine. was notified by n
pretty young lady, Miss Annie Jackson,
that 1t was leap year, and that II a lady
asked him TO marry her, he would have
10 do it or buy her dress. He sensed
the situation, told her to put on her