New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
THE LOTTERY IND THE NEW SoCIH'

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THE LOTTERY IND THE NEW SoOIH'
The lottery gang in Ncw-Orleans is repre-
sonted as being in jubilant frame Oh MINT
No wonder. The bill which provides fof inc
continuation of its Infamous business mas pccn
fayoraby regarded by the committee To when
II was referred, the latest information pe'ns
that if will be reported to the Legislature D!
vote Of 4 10 3. The fact that the enormous
s,,r If 81 600 900 or more year for long
,o,m If wears has been offered by the lottery
sh,rns for n renewal of the charter under when
thcv have SO long swindlcd the weak ana
foolish and debauched local public sentiment
soo,os 10 be the dominant one. The reform
element in the State apparently is unable 10
make much Roadway against this colossal brioe.
"Thc New-Orleans Times-Democrat' asserts
not in New-Orloans four TO one of the white
voters are in favor OF the lottery, ana 1t COM
nl,ccntly adds that " even the Anti-Lottefynes
arc compelled to confess that the pubic Sch'i-
mcnt here is overwhelmingly III favor Oh inc
Iottery Company, and that Anti-Lottery mo-
roIitv turks in the woods" The lottery sharps
arc plaving a slilful game. " The lines
D.mocratv in an article favorng the Dill
,o,nts ont that the white Democratic voters OF
o,isi,na want better schools and better IN
stitutions. better drainage for Ncw-Oleahs
,,d bottnr lcyccs for the State. Before the
EOS IF these voters the brazen, cold-blOoded
harms swing their money bags. containing the
nricc of better schools, better institutions pet
FOR drainage better lcvccs And Louisiana Is
,nparenty so lost To all sense OF pubic de-
concv so blind To her own best interests,
~ to he ready to yield to the temptation to
localizc = Migrant abomination in order that
.bc NAV gain the gold which will give her the
modcrn improvements for which she longs
This subject has frequently been treated OF
in these columns from the general poinV VI
,;o,v Of morality We have denounced the
nronosition to extend the lotery's charter as
menace Of the common veal. AT TINS time we
desire simply to inquire What does the New
south propose to do about 1t? We believe
that if the leading citizens OF that section
yould combine to defeat the bill, ana would
make a vigorous fight. they would succeed.
And we beg 10 assure them that If they want
70 give the New South a lift, big one
workable BOOM they cannot do better lhah
conduct campaign which shall result IN dry
ING the lottery sharps out OF LoulSlaha-Which
i practically their last ditch The man or
the community that upholdS a lottery to-day
is con,picuouSly behind the times. ChnSten-
dom /, anti-lottcry by an overwhelming ma
ioritv. and it is sheer folly to attempt 20 turn
hack the hand on the moral dial. TO fly in
,bc face of this crystazed sentiment Is 10
place a serious stumbling block IN the pain
of southern progress \ levcl-hcadcd but
fL.
house few years ago party friends and party
foes Joining in the applause, when he declared
that If the South was 10 get on ana reallze
her own expectations she must raise less he'll
and more hominy. TO pass the pcnding bill
would be 10 raise hcll--ve say II in all serious
nc,>-to give the powers of evil 4 fresh lease
If that power whose end j. destruction. Can
the New south afford 10 have it done? VIII
she not Use all the means al her disposal 10
prcycnt this stigma from being placed upon
her?
Morality i, the best policy. The cmigran;
who is searching for "A place where he may
make himself home, the capitalist VINO i
looking about for an opportunity for invest
mcnt the merchant and manufacturer who are
out prospecting with m eye for fresh business
pastures, all these classes are certain 10 iaN"i
the state or the section which. other things
being equal. is the most reputable, which pays
the greatest respect 10 the moral law. Norm
West and last are substantially unit IN
their opposition to lotteries. These three sec
tions of our country have their differences
touching politics and religion. But with one
accord they dcnouncc lotteries regarding them
Is they are regarded by public-Nprlted per-
son, everywhere rs among the most powerful
of the agcnce, of decentralization. Why should
the south alone of all the sections give aid
and comfort 10 the unspcakablc nuisance?