The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-15
THE ssREFORM' AM TIE 'sRiNG''
DEMOCRACY.

DEMOCRACY.
The press of tho Site are contin ually
finding to the two sctions of The Dom
cracy in Louisiana, the "Kln%. ana INC
factions. his is not as it should
~ there is but ono lne of contention in
Ia marty. and nevGiias been. The Dem
era ic party of Louiana would have been
uHapny Family" ,-day, had it not been
or the "Lottery." mere rs no.hinS eiSe
n. IL is "I.ottery'Democrats and "Anti-
.ottcrv,, Democrat Eliminate the LOU
siana Lottery Com:,ny from tho politics
IF Louisiana, anShe two factions would
melt together as by magic: Every penn t,n,
ia the only spllt pre- is in The party and
IL the Lottery .tiOn will abandon this
great gambling ,rporation, who buy and
Sell Legislative ties, as they 90 !4ottefy
tickets, we wihear no more or "Rins
81 ..ReCorm ''itc! iOns.--Dc Soto Dcnt-
Ocrdt.
1t is not oft we discuss question
of this kind tn our contemporaries,
hut there something so crude and
Original, abo'the above, that we are
lured from t,shades of silence.
We are n.dmirer of lotteries, ,. nor
do we place high estimate upon the
character o3ngs, but TO tell the truth
we view tn both as being moderate
matters cc,ared with the bowling
nolitical hocricy that is being prac'
iced in tn days of political dctrac-
ton.
We areid by our esteemed con-
temporar,at if the lottery was elm
mated frqoIitics that the two fac
tons of Democratic party would
melt toger like two Jumps of butter
on warIish. If this be the case,
then why it that some Of the journ-
ais through the State make tho lot
terry graus- bear and keep hanling
the carcaf the cflete old scare-crow
into the litical arena for partisan
purposes Why don't they eliminate
it from II politics?
Again. this is the only cause of
division he Democratic ranks in
this Stately does not the New Or.
leans Picne, the champion organ OF
the antig advocates, launch its
powerful ttering rams against the
lottery coany: Perhaps the Plea
yune CAM.
We heIy agree with our Do Soto
contempy that it is all wrong for
the press the State TO keep up the
senseless VI of "ring and antirIng,"
but we cat agree that that howl
should bergcd to "lottery and anti
lottery fhe simple reason that one
is as absms the other is nOnscnsicai.
Both discovering for freezing Office
hunters, serve as catch. words for
time'se demagogues who are ever
on the lout for the main chance.
Now, iur worthy contemporary
would cribute its quota towards
HARMONIC the party in Louisiana it
will turn eaf ear to all of these catch
phrases aplant itself squarcly upon
Democra principles as they were
handed IN to us ny the fore
fathers.
In all and under all circnm-
stances tc has been an element
who delied in "kicking." In early
youth the.klckcd' against parental
disciplined when they had grown
to man's'tate they continued to
Hkick" viewer and whenever they
were rested, in their aspirations,
by their pI.
With supcople party considera-
tions and rty principles are worth
less than satisfaction of ono good
square eek" to mar its unity and
organize taoil in its councils.
When thew Constitution was be-
fore tho pee for its ratification, why
did not thnti lottery advocates OF
today raimp in their majesty and
make war'on that provision of the
lnstrumenhich recognizes rs valid
the chartd this now terrible bug.
bear? Echnswcrs that it did not
suit their pose then.
In maxi this statement of our
views we not wish to be understood
as observation-disclosures of the Lou
isiana Lofty Company, nor do we
favor charing more of them, but we
do say nowhat the boisterous lottery
lighters ha failed to say, that if the
next Legisure will submit consti-