The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-08
SHAME ON LOUISIANA.
Governor Nichols Pretends to
Denounce the Lottery.
HE SENDS A VETO MESSAGE.
The Bill VIII Be Passed, and Generals
Beauregard and Early VIII Con-
tinue Their Square Drawings.

BATON ROUGE, La, July 7.-Covernor.
Nichols returned this afternoon to the
house without approval the now fa-
nous lottery bill. In his veto mes
sage, which is of great length. he
refers to his message at the opening of the
session, anticipating this legislation, and
urging its instant rejection for various rea-
sons then set forth. In the present mes
sage he says his views heretofore expressed
not only remain unchanged, but his con-
victions have deerened and strengthened.
The persistent effor which have been made
to present Louisiana a pauper unable by and
through her own Legitimate resources 10 sus-
tain and carry out the duties of her statehood,
are truly without foundation. The state and
the different parishes of this state W. re never
since the late war in better condition than they
are today. Looking forward to an era of as
sured prosperity, suddenly the dark SD adow
deep disgrace IS thrown across their path. and
the honor OF Louisiana, maintained In the past
on the field and in couacii by the pa riotism and
valor and sacnfces OF her sons, living and dead.
is to be furnished forever. Her position among
her sister s. ates is To be ties ed, not by what she
has teen. but unjustly sss degenerate partner
in gam bling corporation designed, organized
and TO be carried out, not for her good or
her advancement, but as have before said, for
the personal and selfish interests of handful
of men. many of them cenaected with the
darker days of the reconstruction period. / re-
pest it as for them and 10 them that we are
selling our birthrgnt for mess OF pottage.
Who are to constitute the new lottery COM
pany? How comes it that we are not informed
as t, their identity and enabled to know their
antecedents and fix their records? There is a
world of meaning in that silence. In the ost
trifing affairs of life men seek to know with
whom they deal. How comes it that in the
matter OF things important the general assem-
bly, has been willing up to now TO close its eyes
and move blindly in the dark?
! say to this generai as emily in all earnest
ness that shou d this measure be passed we will
enter upon period of strife such as has never
been seen before IN Lonisina, and shonld this
contemplated corporation ever be formei
upon an era of corruption and
d. graduation beside which the era OF reconstruct
ion will appear as one OF honor and happiness.
Let me say to you that should this measure be
adopted and carried out, in my opiuion no
good will ever come of the money which
we will receive as the price of our honor aud
orr liberty. Extravsgance, profiigacy and COR
rurt on will assuredy follow its receipt, as
night follows day. / believe that at the end of
twenty-five years we Will not only find constitu-
tional bord. outstanding to the utmost limit of
additional immense interest bearing debt,
which by that time will have been
acknowledged and provided for as TO interest,
but not as to capital, and that in those twenty
FIVE years vast amount OF interest will be paid
unnecessarily, improperly and illegally. In
whose hands those interest-besring bonds will
be found time will develop. at the end of
twenty-five years them will be the same claim
of the poysriy of Louisiana and claim on its
behalf for continued extension Of the lottery.
Governor Nichols concludes with a most
urgent protest against this assumed condition OF
poverty in the state, and says the bill will con-
tinue TO meet with his most determined OPPOSE
ton. The bill was made special order for to-
morrow afternoon.