The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-09

Baton Rouge and recognized the
Democratic Legislature az It's long
lost brother by the strawberry mark
on It's right arm. 1t walks into the
North Dakota capital aud weds the
Republican damsef while it eourtshiu
OF tue Democratic maiden ID Louis.
lana is still pen ding; Ii docs not
remember that.
IA Is good to be brave and wise.
Ills good to be honest and true.
10 IS gGod to be Oft with the old love
Before you are ON with the new,n
III tact IS torgets all tour oil the
Tues. as we'll as the last one. In
short IN North Dakota 1t finds a
political atmosphere congsnial to
the lottery bosses and ~benefciaries.
Morris, Baldwin, Herwie. Pinch
back aud the balance Of the gang.
and, dropping tho political mask
assumed at BatoH Rouge Or that
occasion only, appears in its tue
%coiors, and shows itself to be what
we have elaimed it to be-Repub.
llcan to the marrow.
The next lesson that is driven
home by it is that lottery's mon.
political" p~fetensions are q sham
and a fraud. The shallowuess Of
OF Its pretense that it does not
.fInterfere in politics is thoroughly
exposed. Here is a gambling con-
Ecern that solemnly asserts that it
cares nothing for politics and never
interferes in the matter of choice Of
officers or candidates for office,
which never does anything in the
political line at all save to try and
prevent adverse legislation, walking
into q State convention and absolu.
lutely debating the nominationssfor
State officers from governor down;
and even naming the congressman.
And one Of its organs in this city,
forgetting that it thereby gives tho
lie to its boss, assertion OF nom
interference, publishes it. with a
great flourish of trumpo(s. The
lottery itself has thus elfectuallv
disposed Of its plea of not guilty 10
u charge that it dominates polili-
cal affairs.
The next thing that strikes US is
that this North Dakota business is
plain and positive proof that the
lottery is aware Of its inability to
succeed in its schesne in Louisiana,
its lack OF confidence ID its assunp@
ton Of assul ed success ID its conspi.
piracy here. Coming as II does
npon the heels OF the admission
made by John A Morris that bis
bill did not pass, 1t gives The strong.
est contradiction possible to tile
claim of the lottery's papers that
the lottery. measure was submitted
by tie Legislature. If the lottery
company has conquered 10 Louisiana
why is it seeking to acquire North
Dakota also? Ifn has established
for itself q legal foothold for the
future in the State that has been its
harbor 10 the past, why does 1t seek
a new location in the far North, in
new State and in uDtried fields?
Its power and publicity were
acquired under the name Of louisa.
no Lottery Company. II it has
conquered the right to continue the
old business under the old name.
why should il now seek to build up
a new business under a new name?
That tho lottery is beaten in Lonis.
lana may nov be taken pro con.
fesso.
Though this rift in tho cloud
another cheering ray. If the
has acquired North Dakota,
through the Republican State con.
vention then it means to abandon
Louisiand. If it can rna a lottery
in the former State for one hundred
thousand Of its illgotten dollars a
rear, then it i not going to paw the
one and a quarter millions
Of them q year to run one. Morris
certainly does not intend to compete
with himself and run two lotteries;
for the entire business which would
be done by the two would be done
by any one Of them. This prosti-
Of North Dakota, ii il be true
means the d~eliverance Of Louisiana.
Though far be ii from as 10 re.
at the fall Of n sister State,
even though that fail should DO the