Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-14
Lotteries and the Mails.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS A MESSAGE 10 CON
GRESs.

TIE PRESIDENT SENDS A MESSAGE TO CON
GREss.
, WAsHINGToN, July 29.-President Harrf.
Congress
10 the Senate ami House Of Representa-.
tives
The recent attempt to secure A charter
from the State of North Dakota for lot.
terry company, the pending effort to obtain
from the State of Louisiana 4 renewal of
the charter of the Louisiana State LOTTERY.
and the establishment Of one or more lot.
terry companies at Mexican towns near our
border have served a good nurpos, Of
ealing public attention to an evil OF vas,
proportions Ii the baneful effects of the
| lotteries were confined to the States that
give the companies corporate powers and
Incense TO conduct a business. the citi-
Z'hs OF other states, being powerIess 10
Apply itgai remedies, might clear them.
selves OF responsibility by the use of such
moral agencies as were within their reach.
| But the case Is not so. The neople of ,l
| the States are debauched and defrauded.
the vast sums of money offered to the
! states Tor charters are drawn from the
| people of the United States, and the gen
/ cfal Government through its mail system
= made the effective and profitable medium
OF intercourse between the lottery comua-
ny and It's victims
Inc use Of the mails is quite a. essen
tlal io the companies AS the State hceDs,
II would te practically impossible for
tle~e companies to exist If the publit.
mails We're once eiiectually closed against
thelr advertisements and remittanc,s Tn.
u>e oi the mails by these companie, is a
prostitution of an agency only Intended TO
tsa ~
decent social intercourse 1t /, not neces
>ary' | am sure for me 10 attempt to nor
tray the robbery Of the poor. ana The w itc |
spread corruption Of public and private |
morals, which are the necessary incidents |
oil these lottery schemes.
ne National capital has become a snb. /
headquarters Of the Louisiana Lottery /
'oiilpaht, and !ts numerous agents ana At. :
lofhets are Conducting here a business in.
f"INihg probably q larger use OF thu mails
Than that of any other legitimate husinc..
enterprise IN the District OF Columbia
here seems to be good reason to b.li,y, !
That the corrupting touch Of these agent,
mas been felt by the clerks in the postal
service and BY some Of the police officers
"i the District. Severe and cifeetise lrpis.
ial"n should be promptly enacted to eta-
p't me fost-onicc Department to purge
circular. r.I.t,n, - X 80
letter OF IN. pn.tna.,ar ,.aI ,"r
transmit h.ro,,;,h el,,, ""''"
,nncv of N. .,j.,t,',a,. '"e '"a'''-
:e.t. I,gjsIa,inn ,ha, ,.",,i.i :, SUI su-
/, may al~o h. nccc,,ar, to u repuls,. II.
arriving Of letters by the express GONNA.
llc> a 20 prevent the use OF thes, ayrn
les to maintain communication between
ie lottery companies aud their agents Or
u>tomers in other cities II cannot h.. {
'o>si3le that there can he any division OF
entinent a. to the propriety Of closing
ne mails against these comraulc. AMI
therefore, venture to express the hone that
uch proper powers as are necessary To :
nat end VIII he given To the Post. once
department. BrNL,MiN H.REI-n>. q
fAecuti'e Mansion, July -, 800 |
In the accompanying letter OF the Post |
la>t"r-'rcneral. Mr.. Wanamaker saws h. !
'"i> compelled IN view Of the urgent nee =
->lties OF the case. 10 anticipate the an o
nal report IN regard 10 use OF the mails a
the Louisiana State Lottery Company. II
Ie SAYS that. notwithstanding the dcclars .
on that no letter, and circulars concern "
y lotteries shall be carried In the mails :
Id that public sentiment condemns the use a
'hc p">,-nftce for lottery purposes. every I
l'iNdl postal ear, star route, money or. u
'F and registry office is in active daily usr 4
eng Louisiana Lottery Company: That y
II ip"th"id OF ihe business seems % be- y
.iher' lts operations wider and il enter IL
'-es bolder than ever before This vast III
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