Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
LOUISIANA STATE OlTERY.
Failed 20 Secure the Signature Of the
Governor
GOV. Nichols Makes an Eloquent 0ppo-
Sition Plea.
He Says 1T Bodies No Good For Lou
iSiana."

Baton RoUUE. Ia, July :. Gov
Nichols, this afternoon. returned to the
house, without approval the famous lot
terry bill In his veto message. which is
of great length, he refers 10 his message
at the opening Of the session. anticipating
tins legislation and urging its instant re-
lecuon, for various reasons then set
forth. I'M the present message be
says hs views heretofore expressed
not only remain unchanged but his con-
yctiou, have deepenei aud strengthened
The persistent efforts which have been
made Go rerent Louisiana rs panper,
unable by and through her own legiti-
mate resources 10 sustain and carry out the
duties OF her statehood are utterly without
foundation The state and
different parishes in this state wore never
since the late war IN better condition than
they are today and are moving forward TO
an era of assured prosperity
Suddenly dark shadow of
deep disgrace is thrown across
their path and the honor of Louisiana,
maintained IA the past on field and in
council 10y patriotism and yalor and saori-
ices of her sons living and dead is TO be
/ furnished forever, her position among her
sister states % be tested. not 10y what he
has been, but ina dust, as a Degenerate
I partner In gambling corporation. de-
I signed, organized and TO be carried out
not for her good or her adj
vaucement but as have be-
fore said for the personal and self.
ish interests of handful of men, many of
them connected with the darkest days of
the reconstruction period ! repeat It for
them and TO them we are selling out our
( b,rthught for mess ct pottage Who
are six unnamed men who are 20 Ioin with
a seventh and the known one to copsti-
tute the new lottery company How comes
lt that We are not informed as tO their
identity and enabled TO know their ante
cedent- and hN their records There is
world of meaning In that silence
In the most triHmg affairs OF life men
seek To know with whom they deal How
comes II that lu a matter OF this import
ance the general assembly has been willing
up TO now 10 close ITS eyes and move blind
~ in the dark ! call upon it 10 pause
before II takes finally tina step and puuges
the state into untold Trouble. Is there
nothing significant no 'he exact two
thirds vote 10y which this bill has passed z
! say % tMs gen
eral assembly in all earnestness
that should tins measure he passed we
will enter upon a period of strife, such as
never has been seen before In Louisiana
and, should this contemplated corporation
/ ever ue formed upon au era OF corruption
and degradation, beside which the era of
reconstruction will appear as one of honor
and happiness And let me say toyou
That should this measure be adopted tnC
carried out in my opinion, no good will
ever come Of the moaey which we
will receive rs the price Of
our honor and our liberty Extravaganza.
prolligacy and corruption will M assuredly
/ follow the receipt as night follows day.
believe al
the end Of twenty-five years we will not
/ only hnd the constitutional bonds ont
standing 10 the utmost limit of the fund
+ ing law but believe there
viii be an additional i'm.
mense interest bearing debt, which
/ 10y that time will bee acknowledge and
provided as to interest but not rs TO capri
| tai, aud that in those % years a vast
amount Of interest will have been paid ont
unnecessarily improperly and illegally
in whose hands these interest bear
/ ing bonds Wil! be found time will develop
At the end of p years there viii
be the same claim OF poverty Of Louisiana
and the same claim on It's behalf for a
continued existence Of the lottery.
Gov. Nichols concludes with a most mr.
gent protest against this assumed condi.
tioa 81 poverty Of the state. and says the
measure will continue to meet his most
determined opposition
The biII.was made "a special order for to-
morrow afternoon