St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26
THE LOTTERY REVENUE
MEASURE.

MEASURE.
Having passed the Legislature
BY the necessary two-thirds vote IN
both Houses, thsre = no possibility
q . doubt that the Lottery revenue
measure win be submitted to the
people for ratification q rejection.
The Ants fought hard against this,
even denying that TIE people had
any right 10 . voice IN the matter,
and claimed that Tie people could
not be trusted. Instead oe submit
ting to the win q tvo-thirds Of The
peoples Representatives, they now
propose to organise, and ask these
same people, who could not Be
trusted, to come forward and vote
- they dictate. Finding themselves
on the unpopular side Of the ques-
ton, they see their future political
career fading into nothingness, and
they realize that something must be
done to secure their Setentiou in Of
fee. Acting On the hypothesis that
they were, to . Considerable extent,
higher, more virtuous, and inal ~
spects . great deal nicer than their
fellow-msn, they assumed the role Of
guardians Of the morals Of the peo-
pie, from their own standpoint. The
people, on the other hand, happen
to hold independent views Of their
own, on questions Of morality, and
zee things in a different light, hence
the uneasiness of the Ants. These
would-be guardians Of the peoples
liberties object to the Lottery reve-
nue. measure. and denounce the
buyers Of Lottery tickets as robbers,
gamblers, etc. Yet one Of
.hese intensely moral Ants win
invest his hundreds, and even thou
lands, in various kinds Of stocks
md bonds, with the hope Of gain.
Z his venture proves . lucky one,
'e wins ; but IL it proves otherwise,
,e loses. The only difference Is
hat be stakes Thousands, and wins
Y loses thousands, where the lot
cry player risks one dollar.
The high license Lottery rove
'ue measure, yielding 1850, 900
early 70 the State, for the support
{ its public schools, charities, lev
Is, drainage, and pensions to Con- |
ederate veterans, b looked upon |
y . vast majority Of the people as
strictly business proposition, and
III b accepted - such. So Tar
, buying Lottery tickets = con-
ernsd, no oas b compelled 70 bay
lem. II not . tjcket Wece cold
nyvhere 81 IL State, ~ TtsasaEyI
ould stin b sasishsd every year
, Tie amount of31 $50, 900. nthe
tate were not in actual and press
g need q this money. the sitaa-
On might Be different But - Il =
present, We must either accept
'e proposition, OF double, OF even
eble, TIE present rate Of taxation.
BIZ TIE people ne unwilling and
,ancially unable to submit to.
These seli-styled saints and
yhteous politioo-rsligioos moral
b, who, (for political effect, } are
strenuously opposing the Lottery
venue measure, would, Il success
!. b found proclaiming against
'ncing, Sunday excursions. secala.
nsic and singing Sunday, q any
nilar innocent amusement that
lps to make lie worth living,
'cause these things conflict With
cir own narrov-minded views Of
,at = proper and what 81
l. The whole movement wasI
e emana&ion Of fanatical religious !:
tolerance.
Conceived in egotism, born in
procisy, clothed with fanaticism I
d sucked on sentiment, this lean
d hungry accident Of POLITICAL .
magoguery would drag the State I
IN to its own level, stop TIE {
'eels Of progress, and az forever
, seal Of poverty and Ignorance :
d bigotEy upon . suffering and d
Juggling people. But when ths| I
oper time comes, this little band :
fanatics (moralists for Office on- !:
} who would even disrupt the
'mocratic party to carry their ,
De, will find themselves 90 COM
'tely overwhelmed at the polls