The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-06
Editor Historian:

belief Of the paper itself.
Editor Historian:
AS the United States leads the pro-
cession of nations in progress, so AS
toria in the near future will lead the
progressive procession of the United
States, and, 1t is meet that h AS
torians show their hands when they
are called, on the gambling question.
We concur with your views, in having
a select number of square dealing, gam
bling houses licensed, and have the
slide behind the curtain dives closed.
Gambling can not be prohibited.
No municipal, county, state, or Uni
ted States law can prohibit gambling,
custom makes law and the custom Is
gambling. If it were migrated in the
constitution and laws Of the United
States, or engraved on a tablet of gold
and fixed on the highest pinnacle OF
the dome of the Capitol at Washington
and thence by Edison's genius on
veyed to every domicile in the land In
letters emblazoned by electric sparks,
thaA-"No gambling I'M the United
States would not prohibit it." 1t is as
impossible to put a stop to gambling,
as It Is TO make Portland on the
Willamette, q seaport at the mouth OF
The Columbia river. Nations gamble,
Wall street in collision with other ma
tons is now in a game of draw on the
silver question against this country,
Crowned heads, princes and p~otentates
members Of parliament, lords ladies anc
commoners gamble, the beggar on the
street is a gambler, (the i~nfatuation o.
the Prince Of Wales is to back a raD
l have heard of men who have gracec
the golden chair Of the presidency, AM
retired with the greatest honors tn
world could bestow upon man. VIII
have gambled at times In their lives
for money. Cabinet officers, senators
members of congress, and their con
s~tituents, gamble, ministers of the COS
pei have peer known to gamble CAS-
torian excepted) and their religious
assistants, church members, OF al
creeds. sects, or denominations gamble
for money.
The Jew and the Gentle, the Mahom
edan. the Christian and the infidei, tn
Indians in their tee-pees and wickiups
| the miners in their. cabins on the noun
tains. the hillsides, in the canyons, tn
gulches and the Valleys, The banker
and brokers are the worst kind of stiff
necked legalized gamblers, a faro banl
may go broke by chance, a state bank
never. unless they break with a full
safe for they take their percentage ou
on the start. Yes judges, lawyers, doc
tors, bank presidents, cashiers, clerks
= customers gamble, all, except ed
an. Who never have enough to buy
itors ) " to make a bib for abe baby
blue chez. universal and as an arr
Gambling is ~SNn, should rank wit
science, or prot, surgery, law, an
theology, physics, Nrets
with the arts and sciI. ,bifnO oolleg
There should be a gam ~
for instruction in 81
and sciences of gambling, so tina a.,
lege graduates might finish their e.
cation before being turned loose
a. verdant and unsophisticated state,
prey to the sharper; yes to be brief
should be graded schools for gam
bling, make it ennobling, give the
orainy, honorable, and conscientious
gambler a position in life, a professor
ship in college, have classes in pro-
y~ressive eucher, drive whist and draw
,oker, so that all may get an education
ind not be mortified by drawing the
'ooby prize at every social gathering.
will guarantee a better attendance
Vt such schools, than can be had at any
hurches, theaters, or circusses. 1t will
re cosmopolitan and catch all of them,
he trouble would be to find teachers
nough. Give the tin horn a chance,
he sucker who bets at his game is a
amber, as well as he. Make the tin
orn a teacher for the sucker, give him
class in a school for gambling, don't
ag him as he turns the corner for that
another system of gambling. Raise
i'm up a peg, bring out his good quail
es, for he has them the same as
hurch members. Yes l am for educa-
on in gambling,I need some lessons
lyself. 4 am also for a high license for
select number of square dealing
ambling houses. And with the schools
nee established in one generation we
Iay have a nation Of experts that can !
the world, and bring the gold
ere and settle the silver problem. We
light turn loose professional men of
who would make the glory
the Prince of Wales, or Monte Carlo, l
lie beside their brilliancy. =
T. j. d. i
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