The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-01
ron SELLING.
How Albany Statesmen settle Questions OF
Norniit, Elections and Horse Races.

To TIM EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sr. The
-o-rs.l He'd Pool bin having passed the Senate
hy q vote ~ 81 g. o, now awaits the Govcrnpr's
signature o. l'nom" a law of the State. The
original bin applied to elections only. but 10y
various amendments 1t now embraces every
variety of pool selling. In it. present shape it
has h.en forced through both Houses in the in
forests Of morality, or n senator Starhuck puts
il, because pool selling on horse races Is Just as
drmoralizng as on elections.
OF course. in point of morals. all betting or
specializing. whether on horse races. stocks.
merchandise. election or anything else. Is the
Whatever may hc tho theories Of some as to
tn" practice. tn" actions pi Ill" majority of poo
pie certainly Indicate that they are not fully
pnr-undrd of it, -infulne-s Whether IL Is
wrong or not in the niStra0 {. our Legislators
ought not 90 permit their excessive Individual
pirtv 10 blind them 20 the fact tilat their legisln-
tive nun -tlons do not extend - the domain oil
morals.
our statesmen in Albany ought to know nj
thus lat' day and after 50 many nhortive expert
nrni~. that laW- enacted merely IN the interests
af morality arc generally dead letters and often
ni-clieNnn-. Tho morals Of u community
somehow depend upon circumstances and
forces "a" very slightest 81 whi'h som I" be-
acts 20 LEGISLATURES Laws SO enacted haV" no
vitality except when in accord with the average
moral sense Of the people II community d,
NOT in sympathy with the advanced moral
notions ot Legislators the hitter ought not to
WASTE thor INN" m preparing laws WIN view
rre'cnt ana example th"-" truly good men
should rndouyur t. educate people up To- their
moral standards. When thcy have done that.
such moral rna"fmrnis would IT, unnecessary.
ur ii statesmen should nevertheless he pleased
To- nnn.t them. they would de- no HARM
The original Pool hill was u proper and nee
os-ary measure to preserve the purity of cleo
tou-. Ii lad ~ justification IN public policy.
mot ~ morality The system Of elections under
Legislators Az. warranted in imposing almost
any severity of penalty upon persons engaged
i'm practices calculated Ia corrupt their purity.
Such prngicc- must i,c put down. whether they
are moral or immoral
So the hll IN lis infancy promised wcll. 1t
had no morals. but 1t seemed Ia have sufficient
mere muscular force and -inglcn"~S Of PURPOSE
To- assure rs ability TO handle one patent evil
ana finish II.
Maturing into moral measure. it amhi-
iiou-ly PROPOSES T." purity the people, Instead Of
Simply PURIFYING elections
Thus II goes too lar. and attempts too much.
There ~ "a Mnil-icNnrd distinction between the
mischlriS Of pool selling On elections and ON
hor- rac's, base ball matches. a.. Public pol
ley demands tn" suppression of the one u
morality demands ia" suppression Of all, n
should 10y moral lor"s create the conditions
| Wnl'h max ilelr shpnl ssl"n possible
Gov. RohluSon would do well IL, 10y Ntulng
the present hlll. he could secure the pa sax" of
IN" original one. TRUE BLUE.
The May-Juno number Of The Worm .ineri-
RfieA shows plainly the new hloo infused into tli-
nnrcnf ciNiicnl hy 49, Young nnd enthusiastic editor.
The opening artch j. contributed 10y senator q T. Nor
ton Its title - "lnc American Constitution and
It's purpose appears To- be hostile 20 our pre-,
cut system oi chno.ius the President of the United
hy OF electoral colegH, ami in favor
olirott o ton o., Oboe people The senator writes like
Mc .rrrcnood poll ucian that hr H. maintaining the nt
uc., of the mas. o nur ,ui M -mled tN an,e rrc>., IL
| govern Themselves. Kari Blinds Revelations of Euro
! pecan uplnWrcv gives nm nrr0unt ui some diplomatic
documents published last year NJ Niouna amt throw
| hsht ur0n M" mfucurs and u'sounuons Winch
have resulted the present RUS, rurhi'h war
! w. WiuamC Hrnnt contribute t-rac,ully written ar
uDc upon tauuu COW les, tnu ,i Witl co4uu., quota
Som. nom that l"'ts works ".rioan EApl"lets ia