New Britain herald., 1924-02-28
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i. usual AdlUHS, tNE SCHtlht " olsliph ton is lottery: to III. 465. "i. It is well settled that ever' scheme for the division of propert,
 or money by chance is prohibited b,
 law: 61 Ind. 30.
 "5. Lotteries were often rescFtet
 to as means of raising money. bl
 States as well as by individuals, and
 are still authorized in many foreign
 countries but have been abolished as
 immoral in England and throughout
 this country Bouvier's Law Die
 tionary. Rawle's Edition. Vol. 2, page
 2S1.
 "6. Rallies at fairs, etc, are as :. clearly violation of the criminal law
 as the most elaborate aud carefully
 organized lotteries. Phil, 475. i ''7. Ii is a valid exercise of power
 in a state to protect the morals and
 advance the welfare sf the people by i prohibiting any scheme bearing any l resemblance to a lottery or gambling. 74 Md. 565.
 "s. The act which forbids convey irs i'll the mails newspapers contain ing anything relating to a lottery is 1 establish post offices. and does not abridge the freedom of the press: 1i3 |. S. l1o. Under this act it is an of- feuse to deliver in Illinois q prohibit ed circular mailed iB the City of New
 York, and such an offense is triable in Illinois 143 L. S, 2o7.
 a. Throughout the United States the business Of gambling is non rec ognized as illegtinlate, and ene whose contracts the courts will. in many cases, refuse 10 enforce. Within the past two years the United States su- preme court has said This court had occasion many years aso to say that the common forms of gambling were comparatively inocuous, when placed in contrast with the widespread pesti- lence of lotteries" 16s |. S., 4ss, i96, Hall, J.. in State vs. Harbourne, 70 Conn, 4si. us9SD in which telegraph company was found guilty of keeping a place for transferring money lay telegraph. on race track betting.
 TO. The statutes of Connecticut prohibit lotteries at or near agricul- tural fairs; Rev. of 1918, Sec. s1S5: Any lotters drawing; Secs. s4s7, 6iSs; the sale or disposal of property for d lottery; Sec. 6isa; the sale of tick cts for: Sec, s4S6; and charges municipalities to suppress, and pun ish all kinds of gambling and gam ing, pool selling, policy playing, lot tery dealing, etc; Sec. 4?s. So far as we discover New Britain has no ordinance relating to these offenses.
 Points for Discussion
 Il. Groups md entities who con duct lotteries do so to the pecunIary isadyantage of the rest of the pub lie.
 '2. Our local authorities permit drawings by churches, fraternal. bene. fit, social and other organizations of prizes worth thousands or dollars, but lecture in chambers small boys for playing craps and pitching pennies in our alleys. New Britain parents send children of tender age. both boys and girls. out 10 sell tickets for lottery The phrase commonly printed on thesc tickets serves only to aggraNate the offense.
 "3, In this state violation of tho law can no longer be justined, either in law or morals. by the plea that good may come of it.
 =. Whereas Of late the practise is more and more creeping into Pro. testant circles and entities, and is carried on by large groups where very large prohts result, it Is, certain that unlets something is done to stop it we shall soon be back where hs were so years ogo when such tremendous | fight was necessary against the Louis ! ians lottery. the Cuban lotteyiea, and I others, and aH the result of which this ! country went on record as orRanical. ! ly opposed to all forms of gambling | and lotteries, whether engaged in in the name of charity, benevolenre, | fraternity, sport, religion. or purely | for commercial profit. f
 a. The matter is not open to de- { bate; therefore authorities who al. | low stated gambling snd lotteries . make themselves liable to charges or of office.
 6. 1t Is incontrovertible that the moral standards of a municipality . hich allow stated lotteries and gambling, over q long period of time ii and in which Very large sums Of money are uniarfuily spent, gre very op.
 "1. How can any ef US expect to be successful in enforcing the eight. senth amt ndment and the volstesd ict while at the same lime s'e gamble. zbgage statsdly in lotteries on e large scale. and when nothine is dore by sither our authoritie or citizens 10 r prevent the offenses? i
 "t--The effect Of lotteries conJuct. sd in the name ct chari,y hensvo. ence. fraternity and religion is far more demoralizing to the eommunif., han Of those conducted for comncr. ,ial profit only. Our courts do not recognize the plan Of beaevolenes, Fraternity, charity. nor religion. az a 1sfenss of crime. Such d piea is 'pecioiLs. false, and TO piea st all.
 "a--No truly loyal American will To any form engage in or contribute .o the furthsrancs Of any kind of gambling or lottery scheme.
 "10--In New Britain the owners and proprietors of our mznufaeturinz plants discharge. out of hand. em- plovhs detected in engaging in lottery Shall cur churches. our ,ivie representatiyes, our frsternal md charitable organizations. and our lgblic suthori'ies. pursue less worthy course? .t
 There are other very Hncrcdnabfe pots on our municipal escutchson, . ,ut we retrsin We sheyld ts very -IsI of much more help from those D our city nho are eharrs5. by the |, ariogs bodies 'hss represent. e Ioek