Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-08
TETOES THE LOTTERY.
lOuiSiana'S Governor Was Not
Bribed.
THE GREAT LOTTERY STEAL.
Governor Nichols Reads n Scath-
ing Rehuke to the LegiS-
lative Assembly.
THE GREAT LOTTERY STEAL

/ BATON RoUGE, La, July s.
| Governor Nichols yesterday returned
to the house without his approval
the now famous lottery bill. In his
veto message which is of great
length hc refers to his message at
the opening of the session anticipa-
ting this legislation and urging its
instant rejection for various reasons
set forth. In the present message
he says:
His views heretofore expressed not
only remain unchanged, but his
convictions have deepened and
strengthened. The persistent efforts
which have been made to present
Louisiana as pauper unable by
and through her own legitimate re-
sources to sustain and carry out the
duties Of her statehood are utterly
without foundation. The state and
the different parishes of this state
were never siUce the late war in a
better condition than they are to-day.
Moving forward to an era of as
sured prosperity, suddenly the dark
shadow of deep disgrace is thrown
across their path. and the honor of
louisiana maintained in the past on
the field and in council by patriot
ism and Valor, and the sacrifices of
her sons, living and dead, is TO be
tarnished forever; her position
among her sister states to be tested
not by what she has been, but in the
dust rs degenerate partner in
gambling corporation designed, or
ganiZed and carried out, not for her
good or her adVanccmenl, but rs
have befur" said, for the personal
ard selfish interests Of a handful of
men, many of jhcm connected
with darker days of the recOnstYuc-
tion period. repeat, it is for them
and TO them we are selling our birth
right for II mess of pottagc Who
are the six unnamed who are to ioiu
with seventh and known one to
the new lottery company?
How comes il wCHre not Informed
as to their id mtity aud enabled to
knew theirantecedCnts aud fix their
records!
Thele is Il world Of meaning in
that silence. In the most triiling
affairs Of life men seek to know with
whom they deal How comes it
that I'm the matter Of things of I'M
portance the general assembly has
been willing, up to now, TO close its
eyes and move bliudly in the dark?
say to this general assembly, in all .
that should this meas |
ure be passed, we will enter upon IA .
period of strife such as never has J
been seen before in Louisiana, and |
should this contemplated corpora
ton be formed, upon al era of cor |
ruption and degradation, beside .
which the era Of reconstruction will .
appear as one of honor aud happi- .
ness. Let me say toyou that should .
this measure he adopted and carried .
out, in my opinion no good will ever
come of the money which we will .
receive as the price of our honor and .
our liberty. Extravaganza profli-
gacy and corruption will assuredly .
follow its receipt,as night follows day.
| believe at the end Of twenty-five .
years we will not only find consu-
-utional bonds outstanding to tn" .
utmost limit Of our funding law,
but | believe there will be AN addi-
.ional immense interest bearing debt
which by that time will have been
acknowledged and provided for rs
to interest, but not as TO capital,
aud that in those twenty-five years
4 vast amount of interest viii have
been paid unnecessarily, improperly
and illegally. In whose hands
those interest-bearing bonds will be
found time will develop. At the
end Of twenty-five years there will
be the same claim Of the poverty Of
and "a claim on its behalf
for a continued extension OF the lot
terry.
Governor Nichols concluded with
a most urgent protest against This
assumed condition OF poverty iu tie
state, and says the bill viii continue
to meet with his most determined
The bill was made a
special order for this afternoon.