The Washington critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-02-14

Republican Campaign Managers Said
to Have Proiited by the Otier of
the Louisiana InstitutiOn--PrOmi-
nent Men Who Are I'm 1t.
[Speciai from Washington 10 he baltimore SOa.t
Very likely some of the sensational
stories concerning the relations Of the
Louisiana Lottery Company to the Ma
iional Republican Committee are more
or less imaginary. But of one fact
there can be no reasonable doubt-the
Louisiana Lottery Company was
one of the largest contributors
to the Republican campaign fund
in the last Presidential CAMPAIGN, and
it unauestionably had the promise of
an equivalent. They have had enough
Of the lottery in Louisiana, more cs-
pocially since the principal beneflciarics
have practically abandoned their resi-
dence in New Orleans and spend their
millions of gains in New York
and vicinity. There is no prospect Of
the renewal of the lottery grant in
Louisiana. If the lottery company can
secure grant from the North Dakota
Legislature, it can well afford TO pay
the vast sums which 1t is reported to
have promised on all sides.
1t looks, however, as If the public
sentiment which has been aroused will
be too strong to be resisted. The Post
master General puts himself on record
as opposed to it, and, perhaps, the
President may follow suit, and respond
10 the appeal which has come to him
from Dakota by issuing his disap
prevail The lottery company will have
The right TO regard this as ungrateful,
however, for its liberal contributions to
the corruption fund aided materially
in the Presidents election. The
members of the National Republican
Committee, through whom the lot
iery company's contribution was OBJ
! tanned, have tried to carry out their
pant of the bargain, for all their in
! iluence has been eXerted to help the
/ Dakota scheme. One of the members
| of the committee is said to be in the pay
| Of the lottery company.
Much astonishment would be eXhib-
| tied if the names of all the prominent
men here who are in the regular pay of
! the lottery were made public The
salaried list of its retainers, retainers
for the real or supposed social and po
litical influence which they possess,
amounts up into many thousands an
nually. The enormous profits of the
concern can be imagined when it Is
stated that its owners divide millions
annually after paying expenses, for
which there seems no limit, including
also "blackmailing" dependency Of
police and other officials which is never
satisfied.
1t will he q blessed thing if this lot
terry, which for so many years has fat
tened upon the people of the United
States, can find no place to renew its
operations after it is driven out of Louis
lana. But it can be calculated upon to
make desperate struggle to get n
new foothold somewhere else If the Da
kota scheme falls through, and though
the President and the Postmaster. Gen
eral may express their dissent many
other Republicans. high in place and
power. will give their active sympathy
and aid to the cause. This both for ia
vors past and for favors to come.
The Louisiana Lottery will claim that
its money elected Harrison, aud it
would have been glad in 1884 to have
made o bargain with the Blaine man
ayers. On the day after the election
of 1884 member of the Republican
committee said in New York City in the
presence Of the writer, and to one of
the principal owners of the lottery
that if the committee had had $50
600 the day before the election
they could have pulled Blaine through.
The lottery man replied imme
diately: "Why did you not come to
me? | could have given 1t to you in a
minute" This overture was borne in
mind, and four years later the Republi-
can committee took good care to open
negotiations with so liberal giver.