Williams news., 1905-03-04
PUBLIC GAMBLING
 WILL BE THEHSUE

the legislature from COchlSe county, has introduced the anti-gambling bill. What the gamblers would do to the member who dared interfere with their business, has fallen on deaf ears in the case of MT. Bailey, and from this day hence the bill to attract the most attention will be the anti-gambling measure. The introduction of the bill has more than passing political meaning. Introduced by a Democratic mem- Der in a Democratic legislature, that body must now accept the re- sponsibility for the defeat or pass age of the bill. While each indi- vidual member of the legislature, in both houses, will vote upon the measure according to the dictates of his own conscience, the Demo- cratic majority must bear the odium of it's defeat if it fails of final pass age. Prominent gamblers over the territory have been in constant communication since the converting of the legislature. The result of the election in Tucson, where public gambling had existed for fifty years, and was wiped out of existence the first time the question was made an issue, showed only too we'll the drift of public sentiment, and an early beginning was made by the gambling interests to prevent the passage of an anti-gambling bill by the legislature. The day of public gambling is numbered in Arizona, and why prolong the agony.
 MT. Bailey, of Cochise county, has shown that he dares to do right. As the father of the bill, on his shoulders will fall the burden of contesting for the final passage of the measure against odds which a lavish expenditure of money can secure for almost any purpose. The Review is pleased to know that a Cochise county democrat has form ulated new plank for the demo- cratic party of Arizona, and that is "anti-gambling." No doubt Mir. Bailey's next mail will bring to him violent denunciation for his action. These letters will come almost entirely from people having some selfish purpose in view, and the general welfare and prosperity of the community is second con- sideration in their mind. A ma- Jorfty of the people of Bisbee will endorse the course of MT. Bailey. A majority of the people of Cochise county will endorse the action of MT. Bailey, and majority of the people of the territory will be found of the same opinion whenever the gamblers desire to submit the ques- tion to vote of the people.
 It is amazing to find honest, in- teligent and otherwise we'll in- formed men of business or the pro- fessions proclaiming their belief that gambling helps business, that it, should be licensed except for the fact that it is bad morals. As study in morality the gambling question must be settled in the con- sciences of the public.
 As problem of common sense business, the first fact that is to be recognized is that gambling has no more to do with the stable business interests of this city than cock fighting or bridge whist. We do not say that it hurts legitimate business, but there is no escape from the fact that it does not help the sound, sane. material interests which are making always for the calm, healthy and lasting prosperity of the community.
 When we hear the remark. "that business will be dull when the anti gambling bill passes," we stop to consider. What does the profes- sion of gambling add to the artery of trade? It strikes us that if the c. & A. and Copper Queen mines