New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY MUST GO.

In 4 vigorous message TO the Legislature OF
Louisiana Governor Nichols warmly denounceS
the Louisiana State Lottery. declaring his plr-
nose 10 do everything in his power 10 defeat
if, efforts 10 secure new lease OF HE. fub-
lie sentiment in LouiSi1n1 is organizing ell
fcrtivcy in opposition 10 this infamous aNSo-
citation and there seems 10 be a good chance
or terminating lis d.>grlccful career Governor
Nicholl, uses the right sort of words in de-
scrjbinc the lottery and It's transactions and
Influences, He fully appreciates the shame
which nj, state ha, incurred by harbonnG such
4 yjciou, institution. and he says plainly that
if il succeed, in ii@ present conspiracy, no part
of the responsibility shall rest upon him.
The lottery company~ demand Is partic-
ularlv audaciouS The company was chartered
in lsGS for twenty-five years. The Legs
la,urc of 1879 repealed is charter. This same
LEGISLATURE called Constitutional Conyonuon'
and the lottery people, who had already grown
enormously rich. took their case 10 the Con-
yontion. and by methods which were great
nublic scandal succeeded in having clause
inserted in the proposed Constitutional Amend
mont, rcyiyinc their charter and fixing Dcccm-
bor 81. 1898. a, the dlte of is expiration.
This date approaches, and they have given out
their intention OF asking the present Legs
latnre 10 submit, another amendment extending
tho charter Governor NchollN'> protest comes
IN with a timely object. If he succeeds in de
fca.ing the company this time he Will have
Gained an advantage which they viii have
.,m. difficulty 20 overcome He j. in posi-
,i,, ~ control the situation. no mlttcr how
l,rco a corruption fund the gamblers put in
circulation. if he will meet IL i'm the uncOmpro-
missing ,piri, which j. 50 crodi'ahly conSpc-
non, i'm hi, message. Governor Miller saved
tho dav against these bride ciycrS and >NlndlerN
i'm North Dakota. and We have no doubt that
Governor Ncholl, can save it in Louisiana.
We have lately received Il circular letter
from the Anu-Lottcry League of Louisiana,
which. composed Of the best and most nilu-
cn,nl citizen, Of the state. has been organized
.Nprc,>ly 10 Kill the lottery. The League ;
statement informs Us that according 10 the
lottery companyS own representations less
-han , per cent Of H. enormous revenue comes
from the State under whose favor n thnveS.
This j. said there of course, To show the LoulNi-
an, pcoplo that il j., not they who pay The
fiddler. but. aS the League forciby suggests 1t
invites the people of the Nation 20 take what
measures they can for the suppression OF
pambling-d den which has all the proportions oi
a National evil. II j. no secret that the lot
tory people do the bulk of their " business
through the United states mails. They send
ont their propositions, their tickets and their
list, Of drawings through the Ncw-OrleanS
po,tonice in serene and impudcnt defiance of
,hc law. Nor. though thi, is all forbidden, is
there any effective remedy rs the law now
stands. II can be made effective, however,
and il ought to be. This set Of >windlcr> IN
Now Orcan, is doing an injury in every state
in the Union which local sentiment. no matter
how pure. and local law, no matter how severe,
are powcrlcSS to prevent or countoract. And
the Nation shares L0uisana'S disgrace by 50
much rs il allows It's ordinances To be diSrc-
cardcd and its services employed in aid OF the
Gamblers. There are bills noW pending in
Congress strong enough to meet the require
mcnt, of the case. and proper one should be
passed There i, no doubt that IT. effect "oud
he 10 destroy the lottery, and it would act
quickly and effectively in strengthening the
hands of Governor Nichols and the moral por-
tion of l.oui,anas people in the struggle upon
which they have entered with such laudable
zcal