New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-06-11
LET THE LOCKE LAW STAND

LET THE LOCKE LAW STAND
A large number Of our citizens
met in mass meeting last Monday
evening at the City Hall to adopt
resolutions condemning the Pro
gressive Union Of New Orleans
for lending their assistance to
race track followers in trying to
influence the Legislature to
amend the Locke Law. as now on
the Statute books of Louisiana.
Innocent races with all its gamb-
ling features obliterated may be
alright to the lovers # the sport.
This law is one for the purity of
the State and if not saddlcd with
Blue laws such as a few fanatics
would have. should be let acne.
New Orleans is today asking for
fax for the Panama Exposition
to be held n the next five years
and the people of the country
have offered to assist them in
their undertaking and it is GER
tainly not an oppOrtune time for
the Progressive Union to ask for
its repeal.
The subioined reolutions were
forwarded TO Governor Sanders
by our citizens:
Resolved. That if the City of
New Orleans reinstates Race
Gambling by the repeal or amend
ment of the Locke Law and in
vites the Racing and Gambling
element and Touts to New Or
leans, to meet the innocent peo-
pie who may visit the City of
New Orleans during the exposi-
ton and at other times to be
fleeced by the unprincipal hang
ers-on of the Race Track we will
oppose the imposition of the Tax
proposed.
Resolved. That we consider this
a Statewide question and one af-
fectlng the honor and morals of
the State of Louisiana, its pros
perity and development.
Resolved, That we believe in
the greatest good to the greatest
number of people and we know
from the past that licensing of
gambling by the repeal of the
Locke Law, would mean the de-
bauching by wretched touts and
gamblers of thousands of the
youths who will visit the Exposi-
ton from all parts of the Unioh
anil who will carry the seeds of
debauchery and immoral passion
for gambling, and of obtaining
money other then by honest eff
forts to the homes from whence
they come to innoculate others.
And while we are enthusiastically
in favor of the Panama EXPOSE
tion at New Orleans as conditions
now exist, yet rather than see
this evil done and New Orleans
again made a cess pool of vice, as
will be. if racing is reinstated
there, use every endeavor to de-
feat the Tax for the Exposition
fund.
Resolved, That the representa-
tives of our Parish IN the Legisla-
ture are hereby requested to vote
against any repeal or amendment
of the Locke Law and the Cover
nor is requested to veto any Legis-
lation to that end.
Resolved, That we respectfully
request the Parishes throughout
the State to make this an issue
and condition which they will sup
port the Exposition Tax"
Mrs. Sarah Barnard, John Bus
sey, John d. Valet, Adrien Con
soulin, DR.. J. w. X. Shaw, w. G.
Weeks, Gen. Dudley Avery. VIM.
Bauman. F. J. Ribbeck, Joseph
WE'LL, DR.. Warren G. Young, G.
C. Laughlin, E. E. Delhommer, r.
s. Bell, H. N, Pharr, John r.
Davis, Sidney Patout, R. Miguel,
DIR. A. G. Emmer, Ed. Bouligny,
A. Rosensweig. C. E. Morse, j.
We'll, M. We'll, Homer Norres,
Fred Decuir, F. M. Welch,sT. R.
Morse, A. j. Schrout, f. j. Car
stems, H. L. Smith, Albert F.
forge, f. l.. Estorge. j. r. Perry,
Alfred Renoudet, w. B. Segura,
A. Daigre. M. Scharff, Schwing &
Carstens. Eckart Jewelry & Mfg.
Co., j. w. Eckart, Prop, W. j.
Laperouse, G. II. Lee, A. B.
Romero, A. B. Murray, E. F.
Willard. Robert Brown, Geo. w.
Dallas, Mrs. Emily L. Grant, Mrs.
Mary Pomeroy, Mrs. Ann Grant
Miller, Mrs. j. C. M. Robertson,
Mrs. P. Hanley. Mrs. j. D. DeVal-
court. Miss Mary Trainor, A. F.
VOORHEES,, j. H. Valet, UoNeau-
vile; j. B. Hull, Henry II. King,
j. C. Jacob, S. Nj. We'll, w. r.
Archer. Gus S. We'll, John R. Tay-
lor. Ed. Boyle, John A. French,
Guy A. Shaw, M. d., NJ. b. Le-
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