The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-16
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From Santa Fe New Mexican.

rTOIu SdIIa re new MeSlcan.
1t is reported that threats are being
made by the proprierors CT two or
three gaming houses in Santa Fe that
they will boycott the business of such
members of the city courCil who fav-
orej a small Increase in saloon and
gaming licenses and that they would
withdraw their patronage from the
New Mexican Printing Company be-
cause the Santa Fe Daily New Mexi-
can has stood with Judge John r.
McFie in enforcing the Sunday law
and because it approved of the recent
action of the city council il incrCas
ing liquor and gaming licenses. The
New Mexican does not fear to meet
the issue; it has demonstrated, and
very successfully at that it's ability
to hold it's own when it comes to a
fight, for justice and decency but at
the same time it warns the gambling
fraternity not to arouse public opinion
further for the public once aroused
will not stop until every gambling de-
vice is banished from Santa Fe-
A year ago it was deemed put of
the question nat gamblicg could be
driven out of Ell Paso, out of Tucson.
out of Cheynne, out OF Denver, but
public sentiment was stirred by the
newspapers and in an incredibly short
time every gambler in those towns
had to pack up his p~arapnernalia and
clean out. Attempts to buck against
an honest and intrepid judiciary ami
against fearless newspapers have
been in every instance an act of sui
eide on part of a business that even
under the most favorable circumstan-
ces find it to it's advantage to keep
on the shady side of the street. Pub
lie sentiment, once aroused, is never
friendly to it and a fight against the
VI JuollCO anu USCSIlCJ SUCH as |
exists in every community n is very
strong in Santa Fe. is always a los
ing one.
Business men know, the public
knows, that every cent that passes owl
er the bar or is placed on the red or
the green star, is a cent taken out of
other business channels; that men
who often cannot pay for their gro
c~eries, for their clothes, many times
ave the money to spend in the place
with the red light, and thai no town
ever grew rich Or its business men
prosperous because the tiger was al
to have his own way. The west
has been the last to learn the lesson,
out from the Golden Gate to Pixies
Peak n from Wyoming sto Texas,
that formerly gathered their
,ntire revenue from the licensing of
tables are closing the gaming
ouses and prefer to levy direct tax
IS to meet heir expenses. I
This public sentiment and move +
nent is extending to New Mexico. {
town of Artesia has prohibited !.
.ambling entirely and is not suffer +
ng on that account; the city of Ros-
7ell imposes a license of $4,000 a
ear and keeps growing faster than
other town in the Territory; even
.~lbuquerque, the stronghold OF the t
unday law. breakers, has increased P
censes to $3.50 a year and gives ev- S
ry evidence Of surviving. And, gen. O
emen of the green cloth, Santa Fe p
ill follow suit unless you keep the a
ger very quiet and have him lie We s
? low. tt
Suppose the newspapers of the Ter t.
tory as leaders, or in support OF pub p
G opinion should from now ON adv Il
tie a law by the next legislative as b
.mbly making gambling a misdemea- A
,r or a jail offense. or should adyo- =
tie a provision in the statehood bill