The San Francisco call., 1901-11-27
wITFMAN's GOOD WORK.

his career in his new office by taking ener-
~ getic steps toward the suppression of pool
selling In doing he has naturally aroused the an
tagonisn Of those who profit by gambling and also OF
the yellow journal He therefore merits and should
have the cordial support Of all good citizens.
Concerning the attacks of the yellow journal little
need be said That paper began by charging the
Chief with neglect to suppress gambling, and now
that he is engaged in an effort to suppress it the
paper assais him more vigorously than ever Fortu-
naely as the CHEF has nothing to expect from the
favor of that paper neither has he anything to fear.
Good men understand the situation, and bad men
would be opposed to any officer who sought to put
an end to their vicious practices.
1t is well known that good deal of pool-seling
is carried on secretly under the mask of cigarselng
To discover these secret offenders and to prevent
them from violating the law it has been found neces
sary to exercise police supervision over the cigar
trade generally The supervision is of course
less annoying to legitimate dealers, but they well
afford to bear the slight annoyance for time for the
sake OF benefits which will from it. For long
time the legitimate trade has suffered from the
petition Of men who maintain cigar stands and shops
only as mask for selling pools AS their profits
were derived from pool-se1ling they were able to
draw away much Of the trade that should have gone
to honest and bona-fde dealers. The suppression of
tend to promote the welfare of the honest business.
While the supporters of gambling and pool-selng
are in many respects contemplate, II must not be
overlooked that they constitute considerable force
in the community. Many poor dupe who wastes in
pool-buyng the earnings of his labor will still side
with the rascals who rob him rather than with the
law that seeks to save him. In order that the per-
ncious influence of the sharpers and their dupes may
be counteracted the resolute strength of righul pub
lie opinion should be exerted Chief Whitman should
not be left to make this fight alone. Every man who
respects law and morality, who knows anything of
the evils that flow from pool-sellng, should stand
with the Chief and earnestly support him in his ef
forts to suppress the sources of the evil.
There IS hardly any vice that is destructive to
the morals of community than gambling. 1t cor
rupts every faculty OF heart and brain 1t leads to
Fraud, to drunkenness, to crime and to suicide Its
entcements appeal most strongly to the young and
many OF Its unfortunate victims have hardly arrived
at the age of manhood The profits gained from the
nearious trade by those who carry it on are enor-
nous, and not infrequently they are gained from
money which the victim has stolen from his employer
Over and over again San Francisco has had to
make fight in the interests of morality against this
evil Now we have at the head of the police force
Chief who has gone about the work of suppression
in the right way. Let him have the public support
which he deserves and he will win, despite all the
booksellers may do their yellow ally may publish