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


rev~y and interesting letter from
I.nrkport rs iii esteemed c~orre>pon-
WHO suI,sclihcs himself Long
After relating *rme items of interest
concerning the tuinns IT the drIizrnS
~ "nr .~nfcrtli~jne little burg. III wri-
ftr hlarrlc~ uf on ttr Revenue
Amcnt'n tnf. a"i afte" irmi>iug Il N
..tlr Lottery nd t"rates ~" dcpl"ring
tlc fra"cia' c"mlit"n Of Louisiana
aud favor tie All crdmtrt hccanS" the
material Interests Of our State demand
il greater %Ipvenue and htcanSp tie
fcnplr ate unable to bear additional
taxation" asks 'lfeqne~tion: "Would
net TIL people he mre npir II pay i
n quarter dollars for absolute need.
lam ~ pay John 4. Norris & Co.
over three millions for dec .ptinn 2"
This i somewhat ornndil"q tn
when analysed and lrdrccd Ia it
simplest farms. there is not much in
for om anti friends.
Bv rayirg john 4. Nonis & Co.
lover three millions for lccrrtioa,"o ON
"Steemea correspondent. ~ doubt. has
reference To the urclase money paid
the lottery for tickets. emitting thu.
owner tc 4 chance III the monthly
drawings. Ut this amount il is pro
no.cf, under til. contemplated amend
mtnt to tie Constellation. that one Ill
lion ard il q~narter shall came bark +.
tie people in the shape ~ license to
The lottery. Tor the irivilr4etfrontinu
ing it. Operatives among rs. THIS
.ocs into tile Stat. Treasury, an 1851
00O thereof will te applied 10 the pn,-
lic schools. 1850 0Jo totRr l-ver.. and
divers. ether sums t" other objects
Of charity and h~enevoloIr.. and tiull-
~ T2o COO" the genera funds. There
Is ~ decertiun about this part of the
three millions. corcctlinr for the M
poses oftle ease, that to he the anon t
gathered annually from the nea,,lc
from the sale Of lottery tickets. The
people know where that million AMI Il
quarter will 60 The uses and pnrrn-
>es To which it.witl u applied !; anl
Wien the amendment i adopted b,
the people, aS the:ei~ 10 dpll,t it vii,
be aloptesl. it viii not he l,ng before
tie beneficial effects firm the ar,,lir,-
tion "t this fund to TIE uses Of uui
schools, Of our ~leveeS, aud Of our pm,
lie charitable institutions will DE felt
In the land. II any 81 "ur ga3l people
are now deceived III thismatrci. not bv
the lottery, hut ~ the clan-t,ap atgu-
metits of the managers Of the Anti
ietteiy cause, they vii, soon be uf.-
deceived when the aMentlmrnt il
adopted. and nnr schools and ~leyees
IRE i%mprove'. aniang u-. and our puh-
liz char ties rec i've their just dues.
OF The rpnlalN,lrr ~ tlta three mil
lions 'trnr ttrcertinn" is or CORES
l,oHtlent would have if. 4 portion viii
come back 10 ilf pe,pl.. il the shape
Of prizes another pnr ion III he i i =
nt salaries and commissions paid 10 the
EMPLOYEES Of the com pany 81 that,
ultimately, the whole gift may tinl is
way back 10 the people.
Thus We see. WHEN tEs latter part cf
the proposition = snalysctl aud re-
dured - is simplest terms, We fail to
find any deception 1T ~ i'll it. II the
aeoIlc pay over trIee MILL si~ into The.
treasury Of the iottrr> conpsny in
purchase money tn tickets, 5'ry ID 20
freely and Voluntarily. There i 10
cnmpulsion /: .:tay. if W. my iulge
o'ller ). cti rs by oars, there il har.l-
~ he said % liz an. solicitation. Ttlry
who wish I" riS@ thrir dollars Tor 1 !.
chance Of NiHnin-, may r. 50 and
hose wit" are cpto~tt !" take S,,rl,
'isk are likewise HI \. III .-f | bert.y t,
1li>tain. Itefr IL 80 tv + Il, COM
ri any one IT, if.s rtHntll .%tiIt.l
: eitiieiT fee; wsieF.r ttsr- H.,
nance, does - With 4 Ill knowledge