The Bossier banner., 1891-08-20

bling hell IN the State Of Louisiana,
in violation of the polity of her sis
ter States, that the National govern
ment would eventually pass such
stringent laws against the lottery
that it would be confined almost ex-
clusively to Louisiana, inside of which
they must make the one and a quarter
million annually, besides their enor-
nous profits or per centage of the
business. This proposed Amendment
has no restrictions upon the lottery
gang as to how many branch lotter-
les they should establish throughout
the State, if hemmed in by State lines
of Louisiana, they would resort to
the law of self-preservation aud es-
tablish skin game drawing in every
town, hamlet, crossroads, and in
front of every plantation in the State,
whenever their desperate condition
required it.
Mr.. Farrar, in his unanswerable
speech, dissected the character of
John A. Morris as an expert surgeon
would his subject. He showed, by
family history, that he is an unworthy
son of an unworthy sire; that he came
by his gambling propensities by in
heritance, his father before him being
gambler by profession. Also, that
Chas. T. Howard, and his other pals,
were characters of questionable hon.
esty. And after the charter of the
Louisiana State Lottery in 1868, John
A. Morris and one of his tools con-
cocted plan to defraud their other
associates, by causing the Lottery
Company to lease the franchise to
him and one or two others for peri
cd of IS years, by which they reap
SO per cent. of the net earniags.-
That the. Lottery Company, under
tie guidance of the astute John A.
Morris, would never show their books
to man or committee, and that no
one could accurately find out how
much they make annually. So averse
are they to doing this, that when they
were sued by one of their associates
for fair settlement or division, !"
before they would make an expose
of the books in Court, they bought
off their litigant associate by paying
him large sum.
Mr.. FarTar's speech was so replete
with good points and hits, that is is
impossible for your correspondent to
even outline them all in this commu-
nication, So fair, so complete, SO
exhaustive and so convincing was his
argument. that he made converts of
all the doubling Thomases," and of
many of the pros present.
After Mr.. Farrar finished, the band
gave as lively air, when dinner was
announced. The long table, stretch
ed under the outrageous oaks, was
covered with ''viands OF various kinds
to allure the taste" of the hungry
assembly. The crowd made a raid
upon the bounteous supply and each
one seemed to eat until the appetite
refused to respond, leaving upon the
table quite quantity of toothsome
edibles.
After dinner, the elements being
so threatening, the other gentlemen
to speak were invited to the Baptist
church. A large crowd assembled at
the church, the house being filed to
its utmost capacity, while some re-
manned out doors at the windows,
and others were turned away on ac-
count of the weather, &c.
Judge Gunby, of Ouachita, was
introduced by the chairman of the
Anti-Lottery Club. He made very
felicitous speech, and handled the
Lottery without gloves" He at
times grew eloquent, SO completely
was he carried away with his subject.
Judge Gunby made quite an able
speech, Notwithstanding Mr.. Farrar
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