Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-02-16
LOTTERY, NO!

The people Of the State OF Neeada last
Monday decided that they wanted no lottery.
They thereby declared that they would not
accept $40 900 year from men who were
willing and able to give it TO help the State
out, but they still desire to let Louisiana
and California bleed our State. The reasons
for the defeat Of the lottery amendment, as
given by the different ones, are too numer
Gus to mention. The anti men, of course,
are too jubilant for any use. and are too
highly moral now t. recognize anybody be
fore taking second look. for fear they may
be associaling with some one who is in favor
OF lottery, and il thcr find this TO be the
case they clutch their Little Louisiana ticket
tightly in their pocket and move on, evident.
ly under the impression that they were about
to be robbed. 1t has not been definitely
learned how mich it cost the Louisiana
Company to distll so much morality into
this State, but probably it took several
punches a tickets, or the price thereof.
The Carson Tribune now seems to be we'll
satisfied with the state Of things as they now
exist in regard to lotteries, and If its owners
draw prize or two from among the tickets
the get from the Louisiana Company they
will probably feel we'll paid for the work
they did against the amendment, although
it did not seem TO count much with the voters
in Otmsby, that county giving majority OF
nearly 900 for lottery.
The Reno Gasetfe, which for month or
more past has been bowling against the lot.
terry, shut its mouth about ten days before
the election for d couple OF Columns OF ad
vertising, is now rejoicing because Nevada
people have decided to keep on sending
SIS, 900 or $4,000 a month out Of the State
instead of establishing an institution that
would keep the most Of that money here
and bring twice or three times that amount
into The State from elsewhere. The moral
faro, stud and keno players Of Washoe, de
clare that the measure was beaten on moral
grounds only, but we opine that had they
ima ,ined that the Nevada Lottery Company
might have located in Keno, the result Of
the vote would have been different. The
boys in the office of Reno's moral journal
have probably been forbidden to buy any
more lottery tickets, but we would call their
attention to the fact that there is still no law
in this State that will prevent them from
s.jef6ng" their wages off for peanuts and
popcorn balls.
The papers in the eastern part of the
State had an idea that the Louisiana lottery
was good enough for Nevadans, and did all
in their power to defeat amendment ~. The
subsidized morality in the Great East is
great, but now the people can 60 to their
bag, invest in two bit pin cushions to the
extent of dollar, and stand one chance in
fifty Of drawing the sack of saw,dust, all
with clear conscience; and upon the ad
tournament Of church on Sunday evenings 60
to the club rooms and squander what money
the spirit did not move them to throw into
the contribution box, at faro, keno, rondo or
stud. Some Of these people possibly have
more money to spend in this delightful past.
time than they did before election, but un.
less they play mighty close game it is
doubtful
The people have said they do not want
gambling in the State Of Nevada. Now let
rs see if they mean it, and will call upon
their representatives in Carson to abolish all
classes Of gambling. There is law agaisst
selling lottery tickets or rattle tickets Of any
description in this State. Let us see how
strictly this law will be inforced, and let us
prohibit gambling Of any kind in our moral
little State. If it cannot all be done at once.
make start at it thus session, at least.