The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-18

80 ***2 -
Hts state IN Granting : C~onssnuation ol
the Lease of the Commonwealth "a the
Lottery Gambler = some Plain and
foinses Predictions In Case the lnfsmy
A. Cons0mmstcd-
BATON RoC6E. La. July S-The Lot
terry bill. vas returned 70 the House yes
terday afternoon by Governor Nichols
with his veto. in which he bitterly up
braids he Legislature for disgraci,g
the State in making her a partner in :
private gambling enterprise.
The Governor says:
The persistent efforts which have been
maie 20 present Louisiana as 4 panpcr. un-
able by and through her own legitimate re-.
eources 20 sustain and carry out the duties
~ her Statehood are utterly without foun
dation. The reports OF the treasurer and
Auditor ~ the STATE sho~ this. The rc.
ports OF the boards OF administration OF tho
various charitable and educational and
other institutions. and those Of the vari Gus
committees OF this very General Assembly
sent Ia examine into the situation and con.
ditlons Of these Institutions tall show that
the state and the different parts Of the - sfe
were never. since the late war. IN better
condition than they are to-day, moving
fcrw ard 60 an era ~ assured prosperity.
Suddenly the dark shadow ~ a deep dis
grace y thrown across their path and the
honor Of louisiana. maintained on tue field
and Ia the council by the patriotism anu
the valor and the sAcrinccs Of her sons. iiv-
ing or dead. j. 10 b- furnished Tor ever. her
position among her sister states a. be
tested. not by what she has brcn-cxaltcd
and ~proud-butl IN the dust. as the legcner-
ate partner In a gaming corporation. de-
signed. organized and TO be carried out. not
Tor her good or her advancement. but as
have before said, FOR the personal and sell
nsh interests of a handful 81 men. many az
them connected with tile q arkcst DAYS az
the reconstruction period. l repeat. il Is
for them and 70 them We are selling out
our , irthright for a mess or poffnee.
Who are the six unnamed men who arc
90 join with 4 seventh anu known ono. 10
constitute the new lottery %companys How
comes n that we are not informed a. 70
their iientity ana enabled TO know their
antccedents and fix their records, there l. a
world Of meaning in this silence. In the
most trlding affair 81 life men seek TO
know with whom they deal. How comes il
that IN a matter ~ this Importance the
General Assembly has been willing up 10
now 90 close ~ eyes and s1cye bllndly Ia
thc dark
call upon u to pause bcrore il takes An
ally tina; step and plungcs this state into
untold rouble n there nothing slrni-
Meant n the vote BY which this bill has
pa~scds Tie exact two-thlris ia each
M ~ "",n'n. ue'pit ~lshiucaht IN
twelve votes ~ the House and four votes la
the senate BY which that exact majority
was reachedf l. not the future foreshad-
oweds To me Il most certainiyiS
say 10 this General Assembly In all earn
-.r, 49,. $500 us measure p passed
:" .AN 1870" 4 Ie,'va n S'.'ie. ~uch
MA -,as,s nv 49, -s.n o,a.le Y louisiana
eyer be formed we win enter upon an era
Of corruption and degradation. beside which
y, sns,lne'on ~ appear a. one
~n, ~. .rsi.a's y = ne S's 70
s.r M s"t4 measure ~ auopttu
NM IA. ! 4 Ms optn'on' ~ Eoou
Al 10 = ,nontS Nn'cn We Will
Ii,,..tr X 80 .'noi n our
runt,on xiii assn-.,f~ saiaw I WI
,iet, so,,n. M. "o' = ieeeips a.
Tss.i ,nn.r --s.
~ ,hc .so,.. 49, '"a' ~ enect
,n.,r 49, N. \, VI u. ~ Dc that
thcr. w,n ~ u Y 1911 ~ sept up.
.v;s,.,I,. \. i..'.nR ~ "a me
os,cr 1890 800 = charitable
4 M, 49, "n'Sn 'nis money II
I !. n'sso cen directed % De applied. and .
r,...s.~-s 'po"u'ns increase ~ the ap-
,,.n, ct,s. t -" = 'ne pay
rn.s.a~. ,,a aeve
1870. 49, Ios~,s. outstanding
,ow r.re1 = 49, q Invalid.
p's.nent os the state
n IINAI -.
4 n. NJ .nprsnae- s~.uut.y D'usht up /,
rco~, 81. ..s I ies,s'a''nn .
,..a5n, n.-. ~ 49, y e''her tnfougn .
n. ~~s NV" !. p."e.. ~ anu thtt I
/. 49, ~ ~ Z I ~ ~ tuiio"ed {
s..r M "n.us,i Dr''ese tnnt ~ q
~ NM sns 1870 ~ Ill nos /.
, ~. n,,eos, IVAN. 4 49, "u's'anuinE y
1870. .,- ~. y 'He Z unu,ns i'" Dut :
rnaser 49, "n' y ~ auuitionai IN b
|. 49,. M |" sn'eie-. bearing dept. which y
,,.d az w 49, oe.oMe acknowi- !.
=. - = interest Dut y
-a : NV. - 'nese s"enty. u
been MA 81, nnnae....rns ~ o
riy and Illegally. 3;
In whose hands those interest bearing b
Nv, ~ iouna. time VIII developc. AZ
y same cam ~ ~ ysa,s 'nsne WI ps
'c same claim on IL behalf for the consIn-
q existence Of the lottery. SO far rs a Z
casurc Is sought 20 be predicated upont tia
'snmed condition OF the poverty Of Louisi-
- ~ - so..rnor. ! pronounce = totally
her motive FOR M. mesa"r. soms b
! found than that her people arc u
nable honorably 70 carry out the duties "a
statehood; mi. measure As I s
,,;.,,ra .hss ~ uss."a'ns 70 Il
y most determined opposition. \ ~
me and under no circumstance will Iper- 4