Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-02-07

tickets of any kind, This mandate
will doubtless be judicially and gen-
orally enforced, the effect being The
keeping at home Of the S25 900 month
~ going out Of the State for lottery
tickets. Now ifa similar cinch could
be put upon stock dealing, poker, dice
church raffies and similar chance di-
versions, Nevada might eventually
succeed in being pure and good, and
not the pattern Of moral depravity
and rottenness she is considered in the
estimation of the prejudiced or nnen-
lightened people Of the State.
And in this connection should be
mentioned that Senator Flanagan OF
Washoe has introduced bill to re-
peal our famous Nevada prize fight
law passed four years ago To accomo-
date the great Corbett-fitzsimlnons
championship contest. The law has
operated very beneficially thus far and
should not be repealed. When one
contest brought over SlOO,OOO into the
State, railroads, hotels, business people
of all kinds, churches professions,
mechanics and the public generally
were benefited, nobody contaminated
and nobody hurt, not even the lighteis
themselves.
The very high license judiciousls
imposed, had the effect to keep out all
scrub or fake fights such rs are 50 dis-
reputably common in other States, and
the mammoth costly arena built for the
occasion has been taken down and re.
moved rs no longer required or desired.
but the high license still remains M h
scare-crow. There was much talk III
tle newspapers few weeks ago about
another big championship contest Il
come of in Carson, but ii does non
seem To inaterialize or show any pros
pect of doing 50, although Dan Stuari
the born promoter was here for Il few
days recently, but he was quietly sur
missed To be more on lottery that fight.
ing manipulation.
But speaking of that high lieens,
effect induces the reflection that al
public evils which may not be abolish
ed can he measurably controlled
like drinking, gambling and othel
domestic vices. Then why not lotler
les. Even were Nevada State lotte
~ allowed to he established could i
not be beneficially controlled by higf
license, like the prize fighting
License ii Ia the full amount of th'
State tax. say $1,000 then railroads
aud other public enterprises could no
be detained or discouraged 10y the higl
rate of State taxation, but would lool
upon Nevada rs u pattern of perfection
in that respect. Thus making loiter.
put up or shut up" would be benefic
lal one way OF the other-or both
Anyhow whatever may he the lima
solution of the problem, prize lighting
and lotteries will continue To go righi
along Just tnt same.
This Legislature proposes 10 opei
all the Indian reservations Throughout
Nevada To miners for gold, silver, cop
per, lead and coal, compensating til.
indians equitably for all damages s,ls
tanned. Gold mines are known b,
prospectors To exist within the limit
of the reservation, which being of II,
practical Use To the indians should b'
made available Ia the financial all,
commercial interests of the people AM
government whose wards they are.
The news of the death of L. {. Wall
ace is received with peculiar interest b,
the Nevada Legislature. lie Wa
the managerial bon for nnny year
past In legislation and public politics
apportioning the various offices ~ IN
saw iii for his own interest as well II
OF the great and powerful railroa'
coronation whose faithful servant h
was. Many scheming politicions AM
Others enSfous of his eommandinl
station and power among men botl
hated and feared him, yet "Blaek
Wallace, like the devil WAS mot s.
black as he was painted and posses
true and honorable traits of chnracte
that made him admired by his bitter
est enemies. The Bon Is dead. Lon
live the Bon IN the grateful menlorie
Of the many whom he kindly befriend
and made prosperous during his quiet
IL eventful life In Nevada.
ALI IofEN.