St. Landry democrat., 1890-09-06
AMti-LOttery Lights.
The Big Three---Nicholls, White,
Parker.

The following beautiful and sensible
language, uttered by son of Southwest
Louisiana, whose purity of character,
honesty of purpose and sense Of NOR
alty stands unimpeached. He, however,
contains DO fanatical humbugsery in
his composition, no ghost of dishonor to
trouble him in his dreams, nor walls of
immortality to rise and dazzle his vision.
He is a christian gentleman, but speaks
from that standpoint of necessity, neces-
sary to the wellbeing of mau. His Ian
guage is practical and is brim full of
logic. Read it and pause for Il contra
dictiOn:
If there ever was Il spectacle be-
meath the broad canopy of Louisiana
sky, which causes the angels of purity
and consistency aud honor to hide their
faces with shame, it was that presented
by the picture which these gentlemen
have sketchcd of themselves over their
own signs manual, in the columns of the
only immaculate paper under date Of
July 27!li, 1890i
These three are the head and front OF
The spotless Anti-lottery League.
They are the Moses and Aaron and
Joshua who are to lead the dear people
from the land of Lottery bondage,
where there is money to build school
houses and levees, insane asylums aud
soldiers home, etc, to a land Of liberty
\ land of milk and honey land of
corn and wine where the poor farmer
can spend as much as he chooses to
nuild school houses and pay teachers;
where the floods can flow at their own
sweet will,' where the insane can sleep
iu a felon's cell and the old soldier nurse
his wooden leg and live on the mem-
ories Of the past.
These Three. who have proclaimed
their holy adherence of tho Louisiana
Lottery Co., from every house-top
These Three. who have pronounced
it to be Il "bahd of robbers,n worse than
lega!ized company of pick pockets
These Three who denounce.it as an
infamy compared to which all other
crimes and misdemeauors are as pigmies
iu the presence of great giant.
These Three !. who have christened
it a Republican Bastard which no
White (O man could touch without be-
ing betiled !,
These Three! in their oWn hundurit-
inn in fhn cOIufDDs Of tLo;, ,u-r on,JIo,,
paper have acknowledged that in order
70 elevate themselves to the offices of
trust and honor which they now so dis
honorably occupy, did accept and use
part of the plunder of the robber aud
pichpocket and did thereby commit social
equality or something rorse with this Re-
publican by bird.
But, say their friends, they have given
reason which is good and sufficient
excuse for having received this money.
Let us not proceed too hastily Let
US not condemn any man without hav-
ing heard his testimony. What is the
good and sufficient excuse? The only
sem blaDce of reason given to Justify
the reception Of funds from tho Luuisi-
ana State Lottery Co., au institution
which they have declared to be the
embodiment Of all villainy-s tho sim
pie statement that Mr.. Morris promised
not to ask renewal of the Lottery
charter.
This excuse might pass if it came
from an ignorant boy who had received
ID portion of a basket of stolen apples,
but coming from this Holy Triumvirate,
composed of an editor, lawyer, and
judge it is certainly the most remarka-
ble excuse on record. Boiled down to
Il t1uld extract it means simply this II
a robber or pickpocket will promise
never to follow his calling again, you
are at liberty to receive a portion Of hls |
illgotten pIunder, and his promise will
exonerate you from the charge of hav-
Ing received stolen goods This is plain |
language, but we wish, like Sam Jones,
to hang our fodder on the ground, SO
that it can be reached by the tallest in
tellectual giraffe and the most insigniti-
cant billy goat of an ignorant laborer.
Pondering the matter over carefully, |
this dilemma presents itself. Either !
these gentlemen do not believe the lot
terry company to be the infamous thing |
which they have described it to be, or
they have made themselves no better
than the man who receives stolen goods.
Let them choose which horn they may.
In any event, the thinking people of the
country will thank the Times Democrat
for the fearless course it has taken. The
bold charges which it preferred were
like the handwriting on the walls of +
palace.
The Big Three are weighed in the
balances aud are found wanting.
j. j. LYONS.