The record-union., 1893-08-28
LICBNSING GAMING.
Examples of What the Country Press
is saying.


Oakland Enquirer: If Sacramento
wishes to continue to be the State Cap
ltal she should not license faro games.
There are from 10000 to 10000 voters in
this part of California who, if the choice
OF capitals go to the people, will refuse to
vote in favor of any city so lost to the
sense OF shame as to openly, wantonly
and tiagitiously defy the State laws and
sell for price the privilege to do that
which the laws make a crime. Will the
Sacramento RECORD UNION, Bee and
AeWS make note of this, and thereby re-
strain Mayor b. U. Steinman from COM
mitting capitalcide?
San Jose Herald: The authorities of
Sacramento seem determined to legaliZe
gambling in some way before the OPEN
ing of the State Fair. They have been
told by the highest legal authority i'll the
State that gambling cannot be legally
licensed, but by passing an ordinance
licensing gambling they seem to hope to
give the gamblers full swing during the
fair, whatever may become of the ordi-
nance afterwards. Sacramento is a very
singular city in many respects. The
people there seem to have no conscience
i'll matters of public morality. 1t may be
that they have been demoraliZed by sue
cesSiye sessions of the Legislature, and,
If so, the Stockton Mat is right in warn
ing the people of San j. ose against chang
ing the Capital.
Los Angeles Herald: The City Trus-
tees of Sacramento, having had an opin-
ion from the Attorney Generals office
that the Act making il felony for any
municipal body to pass an ordinance
licensing gambling is unconstitutional,
have passed an ordinance licensing gam
| bling in that city. But as the ordinance
itself is repugnant to the State law pro-
hibitng gambling, it will, Of course, fall
TO the ground. They seem to want le-
galized gambling in Sacramento very
bad on occasion of the meeting of the
State Fair, and if the Legislature licensed
gambling it would prove bonanza for
the State Capital. Hero is San Jose's
chance to make point in favor of re-
moval.
Selma Enterprise: The city of Sacra-
mento will license gambling. This has
long been favorite scheme of the Cap
that gamblers will hereafter have the
protection of the city at 500 per quarter
for each game.
| Santa Cruz Sentinel: While Sacramento
is inviting gamblers to the State Fair,
Nevada City is warning them off from the
District Fair. This State Fair is paid for
by the people, Santa Cruzans included,
and the gamblers fatten on the State
suckers the Santa Cruz suckers included.
for State Fair purposes. Perhaps a Ii
cense law would be no worse than the
! license without law which has been al
lowed gamblers during the State Falr.
! lone Echo: The city of Sacramento
proposes to license gambling and thereby
| accomplish two things-regulate the evil
and at the same time derive big revenue
| from it.
| Stockton Mdit: First San Jose Mani
should think the people up there would
be afraid of corrupting the morals of citi-
zens by licensing gambling. Second San
/ Jose Man-You forget that they live in
| Sacramento.
| Wheatland -Four Corners: Sacramento
presents nice how-do-You-do attitude in
| trying to inakea new city ordinance good
to license gambling bells in the face of a
State law that prohibits it. 1t is Capital
mistake.
| San Jose Record: A town whose munic-
| ipal authorities are about to license gam
bling and invite thither depraved para
sites of both sexes from the whole State,
would naturally be expected to stand by
beer and river water.