New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-27
AGAINST THE GAMBLERS
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE To WAC,
WAR ON A GREAT EVIL
THE DANGERS OF RAcETRAcK BETTING Sc,
FORTH URGING PERMANENT Law
AMI 0RDEP 0pc NIz Arro..

The following appeal to the people has h..,
out by Everard Kempsha. Noah Davis. J. rs,s."
dorf' T. " Lindabury j. II. Knowles, John = ~.
ter, John l.. Scudder. La Sale A. Maynard.
1t Is evident that the time has come vh., .
Irends OF law, order and public morality throuss
out the Union should band themselves togethsr 81.
bling evil. An abundance OF facts and Figures s a
at hand to prove that this evil has been rapidly E
II has already reached magnitude hardly concs,S
able to those who have not investigated the subiect
and municipal governments. and defeated the end
OF Justice In countless ways 1t has dictated ill.,
the Judiciary 10 render decisions favorable 10 i,s
progress, and the police authorities of many cIties
istence. Backed by untold wealth and man.puatsi
by the hands Of shrewd and unscrupuloys persona persona
cial life named it's own candidates for ONCE ana
controlled the results of local municipal and State
and disgrace to many trusted men in Commercial
circles disaster to many large business interests
of honest and legitimate industry. Into the bnrnass
Of the land the same passion has brought immeas
crimes and misdeeds committed at its instigation' '
THE GAMBLER IN POLITICS.
AS evidence Of the enormous political mower a.
the gambling interest and its influence over courts
jures legislatures and municipal governments rr.
need only point to the history OF the Louisiana Lot.
terry to the passage of the Ives Pool Law in Nau
York state and to the more recent racerack legis.
lation In NewJersey 1t Is hardly necessary the
ter
with the Louisiana Lottery ending dnally IN ;,s
partial subsection by the massing against il OF tn
moral forces Of the entire Nation. In New-Jersey.
by the acts of the Legislature OF 1893 the countyy
called upon to witness the shameful and hImi
liating spectacle Of an old and once-h onored Com
monwealth literally sold into the hands OF ring
of gamblers. Surely a darker page of legislative
history was never written than that recording the
proceedings of the New-Jersey Legislature OF ia
And what made possible in New-Jersey through
the apathy and indifference OF good citizens Will be-
come possible in other States unless a strong unitsd
and persistent effort is made TO resist the encroach
ments of the gambling vice. a law was passed BY
the Illinois Legislature last winter legalizing pool.
selling racetracks but II was afterward declared
unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court An
effort to pass similar law was made in the In.
diana Legislature at its last session Laws legaliz.
ing certain forms of gambling now exist in New.
York. New-Jersey, Kentucky, Missouri, California
and other States most OF them passed in defiance
OF the expressed sentiments of the better class Of
citizens.
RACETRACK GAMBLING.
OF all forms Of gambling now prevalent, that Of
the racetracks and their adjuncts, the city pool
rooms. is undoubtedly the most formidable and
the most dangerous A volume would be needed 70
give the details in regard to the vast network Of
political, commercial, judicial and legislative ac-
development of racetrack gambling II is estimated
by writer friendly to racetrack interests In a
500 10000 embarked in racing and enterprises de.
pendent upon it," The incomes of racetrack owners
by them to Starters and other officials put 10
shame in their munifcence the salaries paid to the
The starter the Gutenberg course receives 5000
year. and the common pay Of starters and judges
conceded that the race courses receive their CHIEF
income from gambling privileges, and that they
as a rule pay the racing associations 800 per day
for the privilege of doing business on the tracks.
a day for the privilege of sending news from the
tracks to the pool rooms. IL needs no argument 10
courses and the vast incomes derived from them
could not be II the interests involved were only
race courses Of the country to-day are in very
truth only network of gambling concerns man.
aged by gamblers in the interest Of gamblers. un.
der the false pretext Of improving the breed Of
horses.
CRIME BREEDERS.
As crime breeders we unhesitatngly affirm that
the racetrack gambling dens Of the country excel
any other agency Of evil in existence. with the pos.
chile execution OF the saloons. The Louisiana Lot.
terv with all its qualifications and its vast wealth
rd mower never constituted such menace TO public
morality as the allied racetrack interests We have
n On undoubted authority that over SZ,s9s,W was
stolen in single year recently oy men VINO au loss
Inc money playing the races. Ihe New-lol,k
Times Of July a T S o. the Racetrach Civ:
ins long list Of forger,es, HE "a
other crimes recently cOihnHi''eu' All "''''
This is efe testimony of the supern'enGenSt Tor Ok
ond here AT this desk confessng thelr nrst onsnSs
ssatrst law and ascrbing their downlal 10 eneis
dor 20 estimate actual experience has
Ca iisfed mo that no form OF gambling oers srea.e,
temptations TO young men nong 10 now. it would
be well for the community 10 S.,op righf along
oether We are sending men to PRISON r ,os srs
~ .count of the race-gambiing craze hones az
being destroyed and the lves Oh so'5 Sea son
Every ,s ssy general subject OF gambling MI Charm
ey IN" DeneW president of the New-Y9rk Csn ,a.
Railroad SAYS and 90 per cent Of the defalcations
and hefts and ruin of youth amohs pvopSi rsc,v "a
employed IN places ss %. in my vast employment
so much misery from the head OF ,ns ia aarn.
@ in Ike lottery or the policy shop and prom
ing young men led astray IN a siI'i,, r. rim.
ma SSock that have come 70 believe that t VIZ
community which licenses ana tO'ei h,sise.s re.
gambling cannot have prosperity IN ou smont me-
gion in its churches, or moTah's ""'0"s 49,
people" r,o>s
The amount Of small speculation ana 'dise'
stealnes by bank clerks and others IN pos'.lon J
is much greater than is generaliy Know" NV
fact is evident from the report of guarantee
con,ranv which reports that in nineteen years
:, bal insured the honesty OF about $4,000 oihcais.
Of whom over 300 had defaulted Considering , ,ns
in taking risks this shows Sfd conniuoh ,S y,
affairs The report OF tne cofRay pas ia many
,arn,s and states that most Of the Declarations
wrre made under sudden temptation and for SINAI!
sums SUM, ar,slsfmre or municipal authorities which.
ever have the power DO not take Steps 10 sup w,
a
shops turf exchanges and other openly psrmit6e e,
~ emrloyes TO engage In gambling-not nfrequenty
with their employers money" For other Evidence
in regard to the crimes and immoralities due 70
racetrack gambling. poorooms and policy shops
we Yafar 10 the columns Of such newspapers as
"1he Herald" Tribune, Times" and Mail ana
Express" Of New-York; the daily press through.
ont New-Jersey. THE Traveller" of Boston, "The
C"mmercial'' OF Buffalo: The News Record ana
other papers of Chicago all Of which have &c.
voted a large amount OF space AT various times N
the mast two or three years to exposing the charac-
ter and methods of racecOurses and other branches
OF the gambling business.
OTHER FORMS OF GAMBLING
There are many other forms OF the gambling evn
on which we might dwell. such as policy garnoIins.
widely extended and special curse to the poor ~
many OF our large cities bucket shop samo''ns .
specially dangerous and formidable pnaSss II, ' 70
evil because carried in apparent cot.i ~ Ia go.
certain commercial usages and under con-, ~ ,,-s
gambling with cards roulette, faro a"r paecn
wheels gambling raies and other gaineS OF Cn iS,
and In of other forms, SOM ,ss
criminal and others In the glise or innocent a,,
ment Ii needs TO be said. also that e Iii -
Lottery and other concerns of its klnd are III ~
,yg doing n