Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-28
THE LOTTERY EVIL
Denounced by Repre-
sentative BostOnians
TEMPTATION TO GAMBLING
Making Headway Throughout New
England and Leading to Idleness.

BOSTON, Jan. 2s--In response to call
signed by prominent clergy and others of
Boston, mass meeting was held in Ire
mont Temple last evening for the purpose
Of giving expression TO the moral and
Christian sentiment Of this community in
aid of the anti-lottery citizens of Louisiana
who are now carrying on an active cam
paign against the lottery system Of that
state.
In opening the meeting ex-Goye nor
Long drew graphic picture Of the great
evil under consideration. 1t was a most
insidious evil. 1T cultivated" lac said,
"a tendency to speculation, that tempta-
uon &c gambling--for IL Is gambling, pure
and simple-which makes the community
aprey TO all schemes like those which have
infested IL for the past few years; schemes
for making money out Of nothing; schemes
which appeal, not TO those who have
money to invest and can take the risks, but
Offering temptation to those who desire
to be better off, but have no capital to in
vest, who have nothing but their small
earnings, and pledge those in the hope of
these large and glittering returns which
never come"
Mr.. Long presented Rev Edward A.
Horton. Mr. Horton declared that the
lottery evil aimed
A Blow at New England Thrift.
This taking of chances, OF risks, invited
the destruction of the very fundamental
principles of life that had given character
and strength TO the teeming villages and
cities of New England "If you fail to
settle this matter decisively," said Mr..
Horton, "you will have great many
moro cases to settle, for this monster will
become hydra-hedded. Let us in Boston
hold fast to the traditions of the past"
Rev. DR.. Miner said 1--WE are eaten up
with a desire to be rich, and this lottery
business is thread In this closely woven
bed. It's shame is not the shame Of Louis
lana alone. The greatest evil is the
loosening of individual purpose, the pro-
motion Of idleness, waste the wrecking of
families and the pouring of poisoned
element into the body polite"
Rev. Geo. n. Gordon said; 1--WE want
the men who are engaged in this business
TO understand that 1t is a fools errand, for
many reasons. 1t is bad business. When
man lets a dollar go it ought to mean the
production of a dollars worth, or honora-
BILE exchange for the value Of dollar, and
II there is any other kind of exchange than
this, it is
A Menace and Threat
against the legitimate manly, beautiful
enterprise of the world. 1t is also morally
bad. No man has right to dollar that
he has not earned" Mr. Gordon closed
by present resolutions denouncng the
Louisiana lottery, and calling upon con-
gress and the people TO assist in stamping
out the vice. The resolutions were
adopted.
General Johnston was then presented
amid great applause. I'm u beautiful
southern city, containing population
noted for its chivalry and refinement"
said he, "there exists a counterpart of
Mcntc Carlo, and, in all that makes
Monte Carlo hideous, much more than its
counterpart. One has to go TO Monte
Carlo to gamble, but the Louisiana lot
tery reaches out and seeks its victims
everywhere. The Incorporation Of NonteCarlo
seeks only money reward, hut there is
hardly sphere where the Louisiana Lot
tery company does not seek to dominate.
It's receipts from it's monthly and semi-an-
nual drawings, Independent Of those from
It's daily drawings, amount 10 $4,000, ,00O
per annum.
1T is the most thoroughly equipped or
ganization in the country. While the
people have been asleep, the company has
been awake, until to-day it dominates the
financial interests of New Orleans and
Seeks to Control n Sovereign state.
In influencing legislation the company
spend their money freely but wisely and
never buy ono man more than they need.
There never has existed monopoly so
influential for evil rs this one That com
pany is now trying TO secure an ex-
tension of it's franchise for twenty
Eve years II it succeeds, Louisiana
will become practically rotten bor-
ough of the Louisiana lottery. II this
extension Of the franchise is granted, the
electoral vote OF Louisiana will hereafter
be Cor sale. What will be the bids Lcgis-
lation by congress to relieve the lottery of
those restrictions which have been placed
upon 1t by congressional legislation, or
seat In the cabinet"
Rev. Joseph Cook said 1--WE must deal
with facts, not fancies. Let us remember
what the Germans call
The Eleventh Commando cnt.
Thou shalt not suffer thyself to be hood
winked.' This is the fight of nation
against devil fish. 1t has three claws at
the end of each of its CHASTITY tentacles-
economical mischief, social mischief and
political mischief The heart OF that fish
is greed, ard it is a very fat heart"
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott was tho last
speaker He said: What are wo to do
with this matteri The lottery company is
saying to the state OF Louisiana we will
give you t3l, 100000 IL you will go into
partnership with US to rob the rest Of the
people of the United States think the
people Of the United States ought to have
something TO say on that proposition.
1t is
National, Not n State Issue.
The gambling mania is as great a curse as
the drink fiend, and the Louisiana Lottery
company In the great feeder Of tho gam
bling mania.
"Wo can give some money TO the men
who are fighting this battle In Louisiana.
We can give cordial and strong support to
the postmaster general and the President
Of the United States in their determina-
tion that the mails shall not be used fer
carrying funds from the people Of other
states into Louisiana. See that your voice
is heard in Washington. Use your inhu-
ence TO secure the passage of bill making
IL q criminal offense for any one engaged
In interstate commerce to carry packages
addressed to the Louisiana Lottery COM
pany."
Letters expressing hearty sympathy
with the movement and regret at being
unable to attend the meeting were read
from Governor Russell, Oliver Wendell