The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-11-25

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people for them to decide for them
selves, as to whether or not they
would accept the license offered, and
grant the lottery the privilege asked
AN extension of its charter. There
is surely nothing in this proposition to
distrust the harmony of the Democra-
tic party no sensible reason why it
should.
1t was not placed as Democratic,
Republican, third party, or any
other party proposition; in fact it
was not submitted as any party ques-
ton at all.
1t was simply this-we wish to run
a lottery; we expected, of course, to
make money out of it; we prefer to
work it under the license of the State
rather than run wild cat and sub
rosa scheme. For your State license,
for the privilege of carrying on our
business openly and above board, and
under the law and license Of the State
that we may have the exclusive privi-
lege and shut out all fraudulent COM
panies, shut out all other companies
unless they offer the same license and
are accepted by vote of the people
to whom we submit our proposition,
we offer the amount of s3I, 100000
for twenty-five years license
We do more; we specify in our Pc
tition to the people of the State how
this amount shall be expended. 1t
shall not be left to the discretion Of
any political party, provided you &C.
cept it, to say how it shall be spent.
1t can not lie paid out for any politi.
cal purposes, because we have no in
terest in politics. In our application
to the people of Louisiana we specify
how this amount of license shall be
distributed. 1t shall be apportioned
between your educational, your chart
table institutions, your levee protec
ton, the drainage of your metropolis
SO preventing a dread silence, aut
your general fund, therefore all in all
saving an decrease of taxation for tho
better advantage of tie prosperity o
your State, in which all residents ar,
interested, and in which the only
measures the people advocate should
be for the relief of themselves.
Now, in this proposition, and w
believe we have stated it correctly
what is the answer of the antis-thos,
who oppose the revenue amendment
You are gambling institution.
You are monopoly.
You are radical combine.
You will control the politics of tn,
) State, ergo we repudiate you, and cal
upon all to vote against your propo
sitios.
/ Let US review it seriatim.
You are a gambling institution
True, the lottery is unquestionably
gambling institution, but does it com
pei any one to buy its tickets? Doe
it offer any allurements to any to in
dulge in its schemes? Does it hav
music, wine and other alluremcnts t.
J induce men to gamble.
You are monopoly.
In what respect? Read the ques
ton submitted to the poodle, and un
der the following provisions Of the &C
as promulgated and published, an
say, if you can truthfully, that Their
is any monopoly in the provisions 0
the same.
You are radical combine.
Upon what grounds is this assertion
made7 Because some of the stock
holders are Republicans Or, is
because the lottery company itself, a
, a body, contributed money to help til
State free itself from Radical rule, an
later. alas, alack-a-day, contribute
E $4,000 toward the election of th
glorious Nichols, and the immaculat
Senator White
You win control the politics of th
State.
In what lespect' Has not the in
fiuence, moneyed if you will, Away
been thrown or used in the interest
of Democracy, and white supremacy
Deny it who can.
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