St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-03-22


looming struggle to rid ourselves
of its presence?
Again. is this city so pauperized
in purse and so debased in moral
sentiment that it will allow . gam
bling institution that is q recOg-
nized curse and shame to protect
and save vi in the present emer-
gency?
Furthermore, do you not think
that the loyalty and liberality Of the
citizens Of New Orleans should be
tested first in 3 mass meeting and
they be given an opportunity Of re-
fusing before you accept the dOna-
ton Of an institution condemned by
the moral element of popula-
ton and by the country at large:
Very respectfully,
b. CARRmrxE,
Pastor Carondelet Street Metho-
dist Church.
MAYonALrY OF New ORLEANS,
City Hall, March Is, 1890.
Rev. Ii. Carradine, Pastor Caron-
delet Street Church:
SIR:-I am in receipt of your
communication dated March IA, in
which you inform me that you have
seen in the morning papers that l
have accepted fifty thousand dol
lars (S5O,OOO) from the Lottery
Company to protect the city from
overflow.
Recognizing you as one who has
by his devotion to good works in
this community FOL the right to
speak for a large sect and question
those whom the people have charg-
ed with the administration of af-
fairs, l have the honor to reply to
your communication, and shall en-
deavOr to make myself and the
situation clear to your mind, wheth-
er or not l succeed in justifying
myself before you and the eleven
churches in whose name you speak.
First-I do not see the infinite
harm that will be done by accept
ing q gift, since it is q gift from .
gambling institution" l realize
that but for the contributions in the
world at large, and especially in
this part Of it, Of those tainted with
sin, thousands Of Gods creatures
would be even worse of than they
are, and that If every dollar stained
with wine or crime, or was i'll got
ten, was cast out, sweet charity's
treasury box would be very empty
and the ranks Of the vicious would
be greatly swollen by recruits driv-
EN- to them by dire distress and
poverty. l know that there are
sheltered and cared for now in COM
parative comfort many orphans,
aged and sick persons, who but for
the money received from lottery
companies and gamblers would be
in the streets OF their graves. /
know, and all the community knows
that there are. in the most comfort
less Jail in the United States, 1.-THE
police jail of New Orleans,) many
sick, and with that most pitiable
form of sickness-insanity-a class
of people who need the kindliest
and most constant attention, hut
who are treated Of necessity only
as criminals. Has the community
been able or willing to provide for
them? Has it not had their suffer-
ings told to it ad nauseam? Has
it not for years zen and passed by
ON the other side? Is there an asy-
lum Of any kind in the city which
is not clamorous for aid from what
it knows to be ain impoverished city
treasury! Dc they not all wrangle
for . greater share Of what is pro-
vided and demand that more shall
be given? Come to my Office any
day, question those who administer
the finances of the citv, and learn
for yourself how utterly impossible
it is to provide at all for the hum
dreds who apply for relief. Their
needs are so great and the city's
resources SO small that I am glad
to get help from any one willing TO
give it, and let me say that in al
most every case the contributor is
. member Of the classes you outlaw.
SecOnd-I do not recognize the
great advantage that this donation
will give the Lottery Company in
the sscoming struggle" l have
accepted the gift as l would have
accepted any body's gift. l have
neither made nor implied any bar
gain, sacrificed no principle, nor
was I asked to do so. The owners
of the Lottery Company are, as is
well known, men who possess great
wealth, invested in many ways here,
property and State and city
securities. These valnes would be
all very much affected by an over
flow. II these owners choose to
make a contribution to avert the
danger, / cannot and will not, with
the responsibility Of 100000 peo-
pie and their safety resting upon
me, refuse it for any Of the reasons
you give or have suggested. The
coming struggle" you speak Of is
10 be between the Company and all
who oppose it. My place in this
struggle is not likely to be ques-
TONED among our people. Surely
| have often enough given my opin-'