The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-10-24

to the State Treasury for the purposes
ah,vc mentioned.
Now let u look at the other branch
Of the proposition, namely, whether
tie people are not mere ALL pay This
million al Il i quartz, dollars in Il di-
recr iaxati IN to Ire State.
We doubt neither even our esteem
td corrtsi,n, dent will have The l,aIdi-
hood 70 assert that OH proll.. are not
already sufficiently taxed. The taxes
are alieadv high enough to snit TIN.
ordinary citizen. There is con<iitia-
BE patriotism left III the country Int
there i. also ~ small amount of self
interest rrnfIsrly distributed among
the people and while VI" believe
patriotism ought to prevail in certain
instances over >.lf-iut crest. when yon
majority OF eases. you have to make ont
q very strong raSe il flvG OF pattl,t-
iEhh. A'i h'iF ttti t"St ~ 80
weak ne Already o have tapir.'
the tax-uayei'S IN -. pretty strangely
tx mills State tax. eight mills pI,ish
tax. aud t.m mill. lcvee TAX. sun M
twenty four i%siliS.- /" say nothing Of
The pinlnre and acreage taxes which
The Inhabitants Of various sections If
tie State ave IL meet. THIS looks IT,
II like being almost enough of IL good
| tning. We doubt whether patriotl>,n
would like to It md much more of this
luxury.
Aud yet if Yen waI.t to down the
amendment. and raise this million aud
4 g1alter for s..,hsnl tie need" by i
levy ut J. d rect tax. o will have to
aid inst about six mi Is more to The
burden. mai,l.g it thrt, mil :, ar il
iotnal three cents, exclusive of ,le pro-
luce and acreage fax.
Can our people stand this additional
harden? Will the an is 20 before them
md advnrale tile rejection of the rev--
me amendment. and tie atopii"h OF
another amrndmrnt to the State Ton
sfltntinn, raising the State tax to six
mills additional. making it twelve
nils
But even If we were to reject the
present amendment. AMI tax ourselves
for IN extra MI ion and Il quarter. tlli.k
! yoH that the alleged three millions
| pf" IL the nHcl,aSe of lottery tickets.
" II jt saved t" them : Are Won hin
to The extr i-rre If tie past. and our
Eyes closed to the occurrences of the
present Wee not lottery tickets sod
In this ST ite efnrt the Louisiana S ate
l. ,ttrly cane into existence 7 Have
not tickets 1T foreign lotteries brel
sold here siacr and are not lottery
tt KITS nov hiwhcd about in 4
State in tfe Union. severe %pralnhit"ra
Laws to the contrary notwithstanding
judging tlc future hv th- past and
the pre-eI.t. must not every tIorshtfu
ina admit that il the present lutEcrA
4 oppressed. tsit almost AS many
tickets Of the Mexican Lottery, The.
, Havana aud other foreign lotteries
will he sold here as ii ere are now
Louisiana iottrrr tickets sold. The
SINE class Of people who row Invest
in lottery tickets. VII continue to d.
20, un.lri the altered circumstances.
The same amount Of ,n"l+y viii be
drawn from OR people for lottery ticA-
Is without a cent of it beng returned
IN til shape nf q license.
If yau put on an additional million.
and a quarter, Won would then htv.
four millions and a qntltcr drawn from,
the people. with the return of ouls nlte
nllll' u and a quarter. whereas under
ihr proposed evenue amendment. ,oll
would iav. only three millions dra vi,
rom tie people, with II direct return
"f i million and ii quarter.
Can any sane man hesitate in making
his choice between these two plans 7
THEY DONT WANT WHITE