Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-25
PHGNIx. OCTOBER IS. 1899.

The Holier than Thou Individual who
supplies the "All Along the Line col
urnn in the Los Angeles
THAT Times contributes the
WISER following:
HEAD" 1.-The Phoenix Repub-
lican, with evident
gusto, says: The nicEel-in-the-slot
machines are coming in Three
of them have paid the county license
and the proprietors of two more have
announced that they will do so. If no
more pay, this will furnish the county
an unexpected income of $3.50 a
month"; This is the sequel of the ruin
of boy in that city from playing the
cursed things, the story of which ap-
peared in this paper. Phoenix is well
come to the unexpected income of $3.50
per month, but a kindlier heart, and
maybe, wiser head. asks the Repub-
1ican man if the mothers of Phoenix
are prepared to welcome the unexpect-
ed but certain, hell on earth" which
must come to their blameless lives
through the debauching of their bows
by playing at this robbing device?
1t is true that on the lower level of
dollars and cents the county is ahead
some, but on the higher level of good
citizenship, even the Republican can
not claim anything for this terror of
loving womankind. Evidently the
wild and woolly' nor the fools, are
ali departed from Arizona
1t remained for this moralist to dis
cover evident gusto'' in a local para
graph in this newspaper giving the
news concerning the employment of
these machines and the effect on the
county's revenues. For the informa-
ton Of this agitated individual we beg
to say that the story of the ruin of
a Phoenix boy above referred to APP
peared in The Republican days before
the Times told it. The Republican
condemned the nickel-in- the-slot ma
chimes in the following paragraphs:
The Republican concurs in the Ga
zette's crusade on the street slot ma
chimes. If these Internal eontrivances
are a necessity in a sporty COM
munity like this, let them be kept be-
yond the reach of children. 1t is the
duty of the city and county authori-
ties to see that this is done.
Licensing the slot machines is not
neatly 81 LIldLtGF as put
ting them beyond the reach of chill
dren. What licensed iniquity does not
flourish? Abolish the public slot ma
chine and the problem is solved Lii |
cense them and their owners are pay
ing for protection.
In addition this newspaper printed |
communication from a local pastor on |
the subject of these machines which |
began as follows: 1.-The press of Phoe- |
nix deserves the commentator and aid |
Of every good citizen in its endeavor
to rid our city of the Observation-Disclosures |
CURSE
1t will be seen that the criticism of |
the Times is far-fetched. There is
deep seated opposition here to the
nickel-in-the-slot machines, the press
is outspoken against them, and in time
public sentiment may be crystaIIized |
to the point that their operation may
be prohibited. The Republican would |
respectfully inquire of the Times if all
the local agents of evil denounced by
that newspaper have been removed?
If not it would better not waste time
worrying about wild and woolly Ari-
iona" but tackle its home field. Also,
"AlI Along the Line might read The
Republican with more care.