The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-19

We have before referred to the desper.
ate attempts OF the Democratic organs 10
iasten upon the Republican party the
responsibility for the Louisiana Lottery,
and their ridiculous claim that the com.
pauy is Republican machine. These
organs have charged that the National
Republican organization is in league
with the lottery; tina. it is indebted 10
the company for 100000 OF campaign
money, &c. The most amusing charge
OF all is that the lottery men rely upon
fourteen negroes in the House aud Ser-
ate to give them the two.thirds vote
necessary for the renewal OF their char
Ter. ..-,. 81
The Chicago Tribune, commenting on
this ridiculous phase OF the contest rag
ing in Louisiana, gives n few hard facts
which serve TO explode the whole
charge. From these facts We deduct the
logical conclusion that il tho Louisiana
Lottery Company should contribute its
entire earnings to the Renublicans, it
would not enable them to carry the State
or single district in it. 1t is not sup.
posed that the lottery people would
throw away their money, knowing that
they could derive no benefit from it.
There are IS Democrats and . Repub.
licans in the Senate, and Sc Democrats
and L. Republicans in the House, which
is Democratic majority on joint ballot
OF ITO. And yet the Democratic organs
have the "ncrve" to tell us that these
ii Republicans are more powerful than
the l24 Democrats and the Democratic
State administration
But, says our Chicago contemporary,
there ia further and more direct test.
mony than this. "The Chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Committee,
which, MS Il sub. committee OF the Demo.
cratic State. Central Committee, carried
the election by its peculiar methods in
lSSS, has made the public proposition
in behalf OF the lottery that the question
Of the rechartering OF the institution DO
submitted to white primary election,
the negroes to be barred out from yot.
ing. The negroes arc nearly solidly Re-
publican. II they are responsible for
tho lottery why bar them out? WHY
should this Democratic Chairman. net.
ing for the lottery, iavo,ing the disfran.
chising OF those who would vote for tina
amendment, il the statements Of the
Democratic organs be true? Again, the
special committee on the lottery ques.
ton has decided by vote Of 9 to 3 10
report the bill favorably to-day. The
majority OF the committee is Democratic
II any further evidence as 10 the polit.
ical complexion Of this question be nee.
essu-y, it may be found in the following
extract from tho New Orleana Times.
Dtmocrct, the leading Democratic organ
in the State: t,=yG.
Those d!.ectly interested In tho extension OF
the !haEer arc not merely the stockholders Of
The Lottery company but 6y far the Ortuier part OF
ne trh!te popItalIohW Louisiana. &C.
These art the people, us much az tho stoct. |
holders o. the lottery company, who will Keen
The question Of the rtchAI,cr OF the comrAnv n
l|e question, ald question that shall stay alive
IUt .,,I
people OF this state Hacked thus bp arJe mGiori,y
" trhie ihmocrofs " The state. Is II RATIONAL Ia
supposs that the Lottery company would be- ais.
hShriencd by y mere refusal d u Legislature to
thinks thus. deeply misconcc!vys tic diff and
volume OF tho public sentiment iu tho Siate.
and ny courage mud resources Of the Lottery
company. -'