Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-16
LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
BILL RETUnNED WITHOUT THE
GOVERNORS SIGNATURE.

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Gov. Nichols bas sstusnsd 70 ~ house
vitAcut approval ~ now lanous lotssgy
bill. u hts veto msssaes, which y Il
srsst lsngth. - refers 70 Ais nsssags =
ths opening Of IL session, anttcipeting
Tits legisletien, and urging IL instant 70.
lection, Tor various Isasons then ~ forth.
In his pfssent meeea8o 10 says:
NY visws, hsrsto9ore exprsesed, -
only renain unchsegsd, bet my eoav3e.
tons havs dsspensd and stssaethAasd.
The persistent efforts which havs bssn
made 10 rsprsssnt LouisiauA q . peupes,
unable By and through her own lseitiaats
resources 70 sustain and carry ont
the duties Of her statehood. ~
without Foundation. The sta&s md
the different parishes Of this staAs
we're never since the late va In . better
condition than they ars to-day, and they
ars moving forward TO % era Of assured
prosperity. 6uddsnly Tie dark shadow
Of . deep Disgrace 10 thrown across their
path and the honor Of Louisiana, main.
tainsd IN The past On The Asld and In conn.
oil By The patriotism and valor and sacri.
Aoes Of her sons, living and dead, 10 70 b
tarnishsd FOREVER; her position among Der
sister statss 70 ~ attssted mot By what sAs
hes bssn but - . degenerate partner In .
gambling corporation, dssignsd or managed
70 b. carried out NOS for her good or her
advancement, but, - I have before said.
for the personal and selfish interests OF .
handful Of men, many Of them coonsctsd
with the darkest days OF the reconstruction
period. I repeat, It 10 for thsm and 70
them ~ are selling out out birthright for
. mess Of pottage.
"Who are the six unnamod men Who aro
70 join with . seventh aud known one to
constitute . now lottery company? How
does Il coms that ve are not informed -
70 their identity and enabled to know their
antscedents and az their recorda3 There
IL . world Of meaning In that silence. In
the most trifing Affairs Of life men seek to
know With whom they deal. How comes it
that in . matter Of this importance the gem
eral assembly has been willing up to nov
to close ito eyes and move blindIy in the
dark. I call upon il to pause before II
takes finally that step and plunges the
saate into untold trouble. ls there moth.
Ing significant in the face Of the two.thirds
vote by which this bill passed.
Il say to this general assembly In oil
sarnestness that should this measure Be
passed We will enter npon Q period Of
strife, such - never has been seen before
In Louisiana, and, should this contem-
plated corporation ever be formed, upon
IN era Of corruption and degradation, be-
side which the era Of reconstruction will
appear % one Of honor and happiness.
And let me say to You that should this
measure 10 adopted and carried out, in my
opinion nc good will ever ZONE Of the
money which We will receive - the price
Of our honor and our liberty. Extrava-
gance, prodigacy and corruption will % %.
suredly follow the receipt % night follows
day. I believe that ct the end Of twenty.
i've years w will not only ind CON-
stitutional bonds outstanding to the
utmost limit OF the funding lsw, but l be-
lievs thsre will be IN additional immense
interest. bearing debt which BY that tire
will b BY cot acknowledged and provided
for - to interest, bat not % to principal;
and that in those twenty-five years . vast
amount Of interest, will be paid out I'M
necessarily, u~nprontably and illegally.
And in whose bands will those interest
bonds b found time will develop. At the
end OF twenty years there will b. Tie same
claim Of the poverty Of Louisiana and the
sams claim on its behalf for tho continued
existence Of the lottery"
Gov. Nichols concludes with . most NJ
gent protest against this assumed condition
Of the poverty Of the state and says the
measure will continue to have his most de.
tsrminsd opposition.