The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
The veee orthe Lottery MN

resentatives. Gentlemen--I have
lad under consideration a bill which
originated in the House of Repre-
.sentatiVes, entitled IAN act providing
for the submission 10 the electors Of
the State for adoption or rejection
an amendment to the constitution OF
the State by inserting therein an
article On levees. schools, charities,
pensions, drainage, lotteries amp
general fund.-" which I return to
your honorable bedy without my
approval and signatare, and with
following as my objections there to-:
DO the message which submitted
to the General Assembly att the
opening Of the present session, I
Geferred at some length and by an
ticipation to measure which / felt
satisfied woald be placed before il
for consideration. An attempt on.
the part OF the lottery company to.
extend or renew its charter. /
assigned various reasons why o.
proposition looking 10 the realizl
tion in any shape of lottery should
be instantly rejected, and why a
legalization at the time and in the
manner and form in which it would
undoubtedly be sought to be broughtf
before it would be lraught with dan
ger and disaster. / warned the
General Assembly as to what iu my
on;nion would be the ineEitab e
result of such legalizution, not only
upon the material welfare and pros
perity Of our people but upon their
social and political condition, and
hot only upon the honor and good
name but upon the peace Of the
State.
was not in error as to the bring
ing forward Of a proposition for
lottery privileges. The bill which
has been submitted 10 me fer execu |
i've approval, aud which now
return, evidences that fact and the |
conclusions reached upon il up to
the present time by the General !
Assembly.
1t becomes now my duty to urge
by way Of executive objection what
/ have heretofore urged nnder ar
ticIe No. II of the constitution by
way of executive counsel. Taxing
up that portion of my message
alluded to which had reference TOD
the lottery question generally |
make it part of this my present
message, aud tho reasons thereinI
brought forward against favorable
consideration of any ltoterg propo-
sition are now presented as direct
objections made By me to the bill
presented to me.
My 4iews as heretofore expressed
not oaly remain unchanged but my
conviction he's deepeped and
strengthened during the session of
the General Assembly. Il in theI
discussion Of this lottery question
ID nv ftst message I failed to do
so in connection with the financial
coBdition of the State, it is because
in my ofauion, in point Of fact, there
was no occasion for so doing.
The persistent efforts which have
been nude to present Louisiana as
pauper unscnrces to sustain and
carry out the duties of her statehood |
are utterly without foundation!
The reports of the treasurer and
auditor Of the State show :his.
The reports Of the Board of State
engineers show this. The reports
of the board of administrators of the |
various charitable and educational,
or other public institutions, and
those Of The various committees Of
this very General Assembly sent tol
examine into the situation and con.
dition of these iinstitntions all show
this. The State and the different
parishes of this State we're never
since the late war in better cOndi.
Ftion than they are today. Moving
forward to an era of assured pros
ferity.
Suddenly the dark shadow Of q
deep disgrace il tArown across their
path and tho honor of Louisiana,
maintained in the past on the field |
and in the council by the pbrtriotisn
living and dead, is TO be tarnished