The advocate., 1891-01-07

MEMORIAL or LOTTERY COMMITTEE.
Whereas, Lotteries aremost pernioious in
their effects and are destructive OF the morals
OF the people as we'll as Of their material in
terests; and are condemned by the virtually
unanimous sentiment Of the people OF tho
United States, expressed by the highest
courts In the land and by the laws Of forty
two states OF this Union, and
Whereas, The Louisiana State Lottery
Company has grown into gigantic proper
tions;has beCOmea national evil as collecting
an annual tribute lof. nearly twenty.eight
millions OF dollars from the people OF the
United Stat9s; is operating It's nefariOus
business upon scheme which even from
the standpoint Of gamblers is grossly un-
fair; has spread its agencies over the whole
country and has endeavored TO lay the temp
tation OF gambling in the way Of every man,
woman and child in the land, and unsatis-
fed by the accumulation OF the enormous
wealth Of which, dnring the last quarter OF
century, 10 has despOi cd the people OF the
United States, is now striving by the use of
all OF its tremendous power and unCOunted
gold TO obtain from the people OF Louisiana
an extension Of life for twenty-five years
from January A, l894;and
Whereas, The recent attempts of the Louis
lana State Lottery Company TO possess TO-
self OF government Of the State OF Dakota,
and its unparalleled audacity, exhibited 10
the whole country, daring the recent session
Of the legislature of the state OF Louisiana,
show beyond all question it's power TO make
dangerous attacks upon any state of the
Union; and
Whereas, II is the duty of the Congress Of
the United States to protect each and every
state of the Union against the great evils
arising from the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and all other lotteries, and es-
peCially against the tremendous dangers OF
an onslaught by the Louisiana State Lottery
Company upon their governments for the
purpose of obtaining sO-called lottery char
ters, thereby fostering the corruption of
public men and exciting political emotion
of the gravest character; and
Whereas, Congress has partially perform
cd its duty TO the nation by the enactment
of the recent anti-lottery law, but the same
will prove Intellectual, because OF the inn
mense power and wealth Of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company, and especially be.
cause OF its determination to violate the law
and the subterfuges IL Is evincinR TO evade
the same; and
Whereas, The only means by which the
Louisiana State Lottery Company and all
other lotteries can be eifectually destroyed
for all time, and the people OF the United
States relieved permanently from one of the
greatest evils of the times, and the states
made absolutely secure from attacks upon
their governments by such corrupt corpora
tione, and the national sentiment against ali |
lotteries be materialized and enforced, is |
the adoption Of an amendment 10 the Con- |
sttution Of the United States forbidding |
the states from establishing or maintaining |
any lottery or from granting any lottery |
charter; and
Whereas, The Farmers State Union OF |
Louisiana has arrayed itself against the |
Louisiana State Lottery company, and has |
done noble work in the great struggle being |
carried on in that state against the great
gambling association, and
Whereas We sympathize cordially with
our brothers Of Louisiana, and we know |
that they fully deserve our thanks for the
efforts in behalf OF their state and of the |
whole union, and that they are entitled 10 /
the fullest assistance of the order; therefore |
be IL
Resolved, That IL sthe sense of this body /
that an amendment TO the constitution OF
the United States forbidding any state from /