The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-26
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A mighty howl Of mingled indig-
nation and astonishment went up
yesterday afternoon when The Ia
coma Times appeared on the streets
with a full list of the gambling es-
adjustments operating in defiance
Of the felony law in this city.
Some OF the sports choked them
J selves black in the face before they
D recovered from the Ats Of anger
, into which they had been thrown
. by such public revelations. Visions
D OF spies from the camp Of the civic
3 reformers, of onrushing policemen
, armed with warrants, and of states
, prison cells, speedily created a
panic. and for the remainder of the
D day and far into the night close
watch was kept in the gambling
resorts for intruding strangers and
for possible raids by the police. The
games were poorly patronized by a
} fearful crowd and there was curs-
ing both loud and deep.
One sport, with three sheets fow-
ing in the wind and a heavy ground
} swell on, managed to make port in
The Times office late in the evening
and said, slowly and impressively to
the office boyi
Il want you fellows to UNDER
stand thic) that you are attacking
my friends (hic). and II You don't
let EN- alone and stop talsin' mean
things about the street car compa.
ny you'll get the worst OF It. seel"
Then this citizen with the cor
rugated brow and the embelmed
breath gazed feroely at the office
boy, and having squelched the news
paper, he drifted slowly away, with
his ballast threatening to shift at
every roll.
The fact that there was no poll
tics In the expose was patent TO
everybody with common sense, for
The Times expressly stated that
most Of the games had been run
ming for some time, even before the
Democratic city administration took
hold. A few Democratic politicians
who tried to make capital out Of
The Times article, calling ii Fan at
tack on Mayor Wright speedily
found themselves in a foolish posi-
ton.
No. The reason why The Times
made the expose at this time was
simply to let the people know the
exact conditions prevailing in this
city. IT printed news. The fact
that II did not present these facts
before Is not strange. The Times is
newcomer IN the field. II had to
get its bearings and to learn actual
conditions. so as not TO 20 of half
cooked when making statements. II
has now thoroughly investigated
conditions in Tacoma. II knows ex-
actly what is going on and il ready
always to print THE NEWS with
out fear or favor.
The Times has no bone to pick
with Mayor Wright. He may be all
right and may make model mayor
The Times hopes he will be II re
mains for him to demonstrate his
intentions.
The Times viii continue to print
the news, and all of the news, and
the mayor can make as much OF a.
little use OF the facts as he sees fit
What the people Of Tacoma, both
Democrats and Republicans. have
long wanted is newspaper that
will print the news.
Even those who oppose The
Times policy Of printing every
thing, regardless Of its political ef
feet, will read the paper, simply to
know what is going on In the COM
munity.
The Times has no apology to
make for its expose Of the gambling
establishments. Periodically it viii
keep the authorities and the people
fully posted.
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