St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-21
TRYING TO BRIBE a STATE.


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TRYING TO BIsiBE a STATE.
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Ihere Is 20 oe g otate eiectaon N Louis
lana next ApIl!,, anu Ine cnleI issue Y me 70
canvass that Will soon pe under si way y the
eonst,sn.aonai e .a Wfcn Y prps,ass
Tor q renewal " lIle ciArteI oi the LOUIS.
lana LotteTy company Ior per.ed of
twenty-five years Y Is q strange thing to
see the people o. proud commonwealth
dividing upon the quesuon whetner they
will give an INFAMOUS ana pernlclous
gamphns conceIn tne saneHon OF g con ni
IracG Win Inc otate LOT mulua pfolt
runnc 3 sfn,it L, T. \ y aaaeahy
sadiy depaucnea RI tne operations non on tne
lottery IN New oIleahs slnce. 1903, put u
the naked proposlnon were presented OF
renewing the cnarter soi the company Dy
law or py consutuuohal amenumeht tneIe
Is no doubt that u would pc deieated
Ihe company mas ACQUIRED mucn innnence
ana WouId not scIuple t9 use coI.lpt
means - q anses ~ ee 4a ae.aoh Ia ~ s
lure anu " lls Dul ~ l sWoulu !iot
nope 70 preVall put Ior ne enormous prlpe 1,1
which u oners to tne STATE ilseiI ~ tne
contract Wnacn the people are ashed 70
ratlfy.
me iottery was one oI Lne anIamous
creaIlons OF .ne 1esolsssucIiol = BIZ soseIM.
ment oI Louisiana N looo, anu Tue new
consntnslon; aaopaeo n iSas, aecreea ;at mat
ali such lnstl.uuons stio.iu CEASE 70 sadst aas,
after the expiration OF It's charter IN loss
As the time OF IFS doom drew near, me
company set 70 WORK, hOL mercy 70 get lld
OF the prohibitlon, Dnt % secure "a Ine
consntuuon an actual cohtfact :ea WIZ tHS
state 1or new tease ol NE. anu ~ oHeIeu
10 pay into tne pmpic treasury Lne me annuai
sum q SI,!oooU Iqr lLWenly-nVe years.
10 make tnls pripe HioIe tn.lIctlg,
the purposes for wInch Ihe revenue snolld
pc used are specinesa. 4, 10 tne peopie Wno t1l
1--we IN the dread oI tne oveInoWs soI tne
Mississippi, the pfospecs u lsIu LEU ons ~ Al
annual expenditure OF $5oo,vVU IOr Ievees:
Another $SooUO ls TO go 70 the support ot
public scnools, sloOnU s.oa " dor tne support oI
pubic chanaes, $ooVOo TOE pensions 70
ConIedeIate veterans SuVvVU Ior .hpfov-
ing the drainage OF the city OF New Vt
leans. ana s SloouVo y 20 pc tufngd over "
the general Iuna OF tne clate. neEe 70 an
appea! 70 soruiu scn1ment cIaitliy ue
signed 70 secure support Iron al classes a,
OF cltizens VINO aesire tne DenenL u .ne
expenditure OF Iness SUMS Is WltnOu. nas.iils
to contnoule aireelly 20 tnem Dy taxaslon, sna
ana inns Is the cnlei !e!lance oI .ne e.ar loe-
terry company for obtaining support for aus
scheme. Noboay can ueIend lne !o.Lery
itself as an lnsEInaon, or oehy lhe ,, ,lnWJuIy W
that Is done by lts opera.lol, anu al aIgu.
ments ior the consutnIional M ~. amenamehs e.
are Dasea upon tne pubic pensH1s " w
derived from lIs eorIuplion Iund;
rms puts Ine otate =! i4ollslala " l,Ia
numilIanng positlon, Wnlcn shouid MAKE a
it, II 1t yields 20 the vie enucemenI tne
scorn of al elvll!ed people. ~ mas q
late taken pTlde n Us growing pIospelli,y
a,lu l.s - e ~
able to provide from the resources q us
people, contributed by nonoraple ta1ation, !,
tor the support o. its SCHOOLS Its enaI.aT
bic institutions, lts PuDhc WORKS ana lls
general administrator, ana the ScnaracIer
and seif-respect OF Its people would PC
fostered by reliance upon tnelr pupnc
spirit and patriotism Tor the maintenance
of all public interests. AND vet the organs
OF public opinion are stooping 70 the grove
ling pretense that the state can not carry
on Its government without accepting ald
from gambling concern that draws lts
revenues from the weakness and VICIOUS
cupidity Of the people. This would pc
sufficiently degrading i the lottery were
regarded as an agency f0r drawing money
by such vile means from the people OF tne
State who were TO enjoy the supposed
benefit, but the lowest depth OF depravea1
moral sense is reached when e 1s 81 argued
that by this infamous device the state on
Louisiana will be able to draw large
share of its revenues from the people OF