Telegram-herald., 1890-12-12
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TIE follasaax resoietsoHs sere uaan-
Ialo1sly s1epted ~ tas FsEnsr's
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sFess. seiA 81 0-4is, fi4.. ca I'essmi,er
5, lsse. q regard 70 pEop0sed alaeaa-
ment @ he eoasEtatsa 81 tns Ia 80
STATES. pEohibstiak 4Dy u ne slaGss
fECA e4artsnng or maintaining iog-
tzTisss
We e4s. The Lon q "a state Lottery
Comkstny nzs grows l4lo gigsnlle pro-
po<tsonss has brcons Ast.oaal evil :
collecting aa annual tfsbots u nearly
s-s So ,sal lEom tbs people u the ~
sd States; : operating ltz nst&Ilous
b1slnxss upCa : kci sle Naicn, even
ffoAa the stknspoint u gamblers .
sfossiy unfalTs hss sgread lts sgencles
over the whole country, and has en-
dr4FoFed ~ l4y the temptation OF gam
biiug IA the nay % every man, woman
and child la the land; aud, unsatlsned
Oy the accumulation u Ine enorm0us
wealth or eaeh aaFing the last quar-
ter ot century i has spoilzted tie
people of the Called states. : Dow
striving by the uss of all rs tremendous
power and uncOunted gold, 60 obtain
from the people VI Louisiana al
eNteusOn Of life for twenty years
fron Jan. 1, 1894.
WHEREAs, The recent attempt OF the
LoulsaDa state Lottery Company 10
possess itself Of the Government OF the
state Of Dakota, and It's unparalleled
audaclty exhibited 10 the whole country
during the recent SESSION OF the Legs
lature OF lhe State,of LOUISIANA show be-
y0nd ali questlrn Is power 20 make
dangerous attacks upon any state OF
the Union.
waEREAs, It IS the duty OF the Con-
gress OF the United states 10 protect
each and every State OF the Union
against the great evils arising from the
I.ouisanA State Lottery Company aud
all other Lotteries, and especially
against the tremendous dangers OF an
onslaught by the Louisana STATE Lot
terry Company upon their governments
Tor the purpose of obtaining so-called
lottery charters, thereby fostering the
corruption OF public men and exciting
political cOmmOtiOn or the grayest
character;
Whereas, Congress has partially per-
formed Its duty 10 the Nation by the
enactment of the recent antl-lottery
law, but the same will prove Intellectual
because of the immense power and
wealth of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and especially because or It's
determination 10 violate the law aud
the subtertuges IT IS contrlvng TO eyade
the same;
Whereas. The only means by which
the Louisiana State Lottery Company
and all other lotteries can be etfectnal-
ly destroyed for all time, and the peo-
pie of the United States relieved per-
msnently from one of the greatest
evllsof the times, and the Statesmade alb
sOlutely secure from attacks upon their
governments by such corrupt corpora
tons, and the national sentiment
against ali lotteries be materlalzed and
enfOrced-ls the adoption OF an amend
ment 10 the constitution OF the United
| States fOrbldding the States from estab-
hshing or maintaining any lottery or
from granting any lottery charter;
WHEREAS, The Farmers State Union
/ of Louisiana has arrayed itself against
the Louisiana State Lottery Company
and has done noble work IN the great
| struggle being carried on IN that State
against the great gambling association;
and
WHEREAS, We sympathize cordially
/ with our brothers of Louisiana, and
we know tnat they fully deserve out
thanks for their efforts in behalf of
| their State and of the whole union, and
| that they are entitled to the fullest as
slstsnce on the part of our orderi there
| fore, be II
Resolved. That 1t is the sense of this
| body that an amendment to the consti-
/ tuition of the United States should be
submitted by the Congress of the
United States forbiddidg any state from
| granting a lottery charter OF franchise
| of any kind to carry Oh lottery
schemes, and annulling all such char
| ters and franchises II already granted
That the president of TINS body be re-
quested at an early date to memorize
! Congress in the name of this body,
praying for the passage of such an
/ amendment.
! Resolved further, That committee
/ of three be appointed by the chair,
whose duty it shall be, under the super
vision of the executive COMMITTEES, to
| correspond with all the alliances and
I unions throughout the United States,
and with all other bodies IN sympathy
with the movement, requesting the
! presentation TO Congress OF similar
memorials.