St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-18

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VIEWS OF TIE "FATHERs
II OF TUE 1EpUDLIC'' /,
ON LOTTERIES.
II lt has been discovered in the
last few years that there Il some.
thing particularly Objectionable and
immoral about lotteries; that IL d
criminal f0e the state to utilize
them - . means Of building our
levees and Improving our schools
aud public institutions and not on
" this, but It has been charged
that those perso0s Who favor this
mode Of raising revenues are un-
worthy citi9ens. enemies Of the
State, who would betray and de-
str0y II and are therefore unit to
hold once Of any kind.
| Who made this dioovery In In.
mosality-for It u . recent one-it
l. impossible to say. There d no
record OF Il. II We turn u the pages
OF American history, we VIII be at
once struck BY the fact that with
out . single exception, every states.
man In this country, except Of re-
cent years, not only could zee moth.
ing wrong In lotteries, but actual.
" believed them the best possible
way Of raising revenues, and inan-
tte1y better IN many cases than
placing . heavy and burdensome
tax on the people. We must no.
tice also that all the purest, uoblest,
truest and best men In our history
could zee nothing Immoral IN lot.
teries, but voted Tor them, wrote
Tor them and even managed them
and thatinstead Of coerupting our
politics, - We are told they do, pol
litics were never purer than when lot
teeies were % prevalent, and that In
stead Of impoverishing the people,
they were far better OF and tie state
and federal finances better admin
istered and IN better conditica than
In these highly moral days when he
antt-lottery spasm b strongest h
Congress.
The money for the establishment
Of the virginia colony was raised
by lottery. But for this there
would have been no settlement
there and no United States to-day.
The money needed for the Con-
tinental Army to carry On the var
against Great Britain was raised
BY the United States Lottery, re9u-
larry chartered and incorporated BY |
Congtess and managed and ii.
rected hy It: and but Tor money 80
raised the American forces would |
have gone to pieces in the earlier
days Of the Revolution. When the
war was over and the soldiers who
won freedom BY their courage. de-
votion and patriotism came home.
they were rewarded BY . grateful
people by means Of lottery. l
Fortunately, We can get the
views Of the leading statsemen OF
this country on this subject Of lot
teries - . means Of raising eevenae.
The matter frequently came before
them, and vas thoroughly discuss-
ed by them: and although the men
Who directed our affairs then were
- moral, - patriotic and - far
seeing statesmen - any We have
to-day, not one Of them saw the
slightest immortality. o. dangef to|
the State, or injury to the people
Ia obtaining needed revenue In this
Wav.
The very birth Of the republicI
Daw the establlshment BY the Con-
Congress Of . Federal or
United States Lottery. licensed to-
raise . revenue for the country. II
The colleges. the public school
systems Of the States were founded
BY lotteries. Tie University Of
Pennsylvania owes IL origion to 81 !
ottery, and was supported for
rears by one. Harvard College !
nm II own lottery for wears, and
,wes I'll tt earlier buildings to the Z
lands thus raised. William and
Nary College. 1t which Warrington I
md other presidents were educsted. I
ms supported bv . lottery. Dart !
mouth would never hare been . {
university but for lottery money. {
Randolph-Macon College in Virgin !
. and nearly every institution Of !
earning In this county, owes its .
'rigion to lotteries. In the State
Z Pennsylvania. no less ti.an !
wentv-lour academies or high /
chools were established BY lotteries u
q Virginia twenty-nine In New .
Hampshire. twelve. and Il was the Q
ame In III the States. The public c
chool system of the Uuiou WAS 4
ounded and supported by lottery .
money. 10
Our present river and barber &
vstem owes IT, origin to lotteries. .
Few York established . State los. b
erv In 1871 10 improve the Hudson q
nd make Il naviQable. Pennsylvania q
improved the Delaware. Schuyikill. 4
'ehigh and Smsqnehsnna IN this b
NV: New jersey tlie Susquehanna. .
lew Hampshire the nerrimac and
Im-skea9:: Virginia the Roanoke b
ae James. the Ohio, the Non0uga- d
Ella and 0theca. n