The Washington herald., 1906-12-25
HEARD AT HOTELS.

I1EhRD "A L HI ELO.
Il live in a Western town OF 1000
people THAI, up 70 a late day. had always
permitted open gambling said DIR. r. n
Larkins, OF Montana, at the ShOreham.
Prom its earliest days it had been the
custom Of the town to let the sports ply
their trade without interference, and
though they acted in violation Of the law.
no prosecuting attorney ever called them
to task for their nlisdeeds. The games
were run with the utmost publicity
usually on the first floor Of saioons-and
the rattle Of the chips could be heard by
every passer-by But not long since IL
began TO dawn on the minds Of some Of
our leading citizens that open gambling.
instead Of helping a town, was draw
back and hindrance to its real welfare
Not all Of our best people took that view
at first, some Of them insisting that II
the games were broken up the result
would be to cripple business and cause
stagnation Of trade.
The agitation went on, and finally the
matter took a political turn. The advo-
Gates Of closing up the gambling houses
won, and as soon as the new officials
were installed the law was strictly
enforced More than 100 professional
gamesters migrated, and the rattle Of
poker chips was no longer heard from the
street The effect Of the closing has been
altogether benehcent, and the town Is
incomparably better OF to-day than I'm
the old wide-Open period. Men who wort,
for wages no longer are tempted 20 lose
their money at the wheel or the tiger
but carry il 10 their families. Our
merchants who thought they would be
hurt By the new regime are getting a
far better trade than before, and not one
of them would wish 70 go back 10 the
old conditions.
Yes, I am from Wyoming. the land
where men must deal square or hit the
trail said Mr. ". F. Hamilton. a prom
inent mining man and rancher OF Douglas.
Wyo., at the Riggs House. Speaking Of
the square deal which the President per
sonifes, our people will be surprised that
any one should think he does not prac-
tice what he breaches. We are sure OF
fair play from him, notwithstanding the
fact that some one who sits at his table
has been crimping the cards and giving
the West the worst of IL
Wyoming IS prosperous and developing
into great State. What we lack IN
quantity We make Up in quality. for in
stance look at our Congressional dele
gates. each the peer of any man in public
life. We continue 10 send them back every
election by increased majorities. and you
can put a thousand on it for me that all
three Of them viii continue 10 represent
our State as long as they live and viii
consent TO our sending them TO Congress.
Most OF the men and women IN Wyon-
Ing know Warren. Clark, and AIOndeU
personally. and are proud Of them. and
II VIII require more than the bowling or
few coyotes and self-confessed pre-
varicators 20 discredit them with our Dco-
pie. When a WesJerner. meets with one
OF these takers he instinctiveIy passes him
Up, because he knows the tribe and its
mode Of coming into camp with brass
band and going out with the sheriff
Mark my prediction that history VIII
repeat itself in the booming gold camps
Of Southern Nevada" said Mr.. J. T. Mob
ley, of San Francisco, at the Raleigh.
I have reference to the labor disturb
ances which nearly all the mining fields
Of the West have experienced. and which
are almost certain o. duplication in Ne
vada. The lawless and violent men who
went from the Couer d'Alene country TO
Colorado plunged that State into frightful
condition Of turmoil and anarchy at a
cost Of millions OF dollars. and the sac
rifice Of many innocent lives. Il took
courage OF the highest order to rescue
Colorado from these desperadoes. Many
Of them were depOrted from the State
and large numbers of them are now TO
be found in the camps at GoldfeId.
Tonopah, and Bullfros. That they viii
make trouble sooner or later Is certain,
for 1t is in line with their character and
past record. Their very presence Is an
element Of danger and any community
that harbOrs them is dealing with dyna-
mite"
They are making II warm for Senator
Bailey just now" said Mr.. J. r Brown,
Of Texas. at the New Willard. but the
opposition has not put up any one for
Senator. and until that is done, Bailey is
in no danger Of being defeated
THE State senator from Dallas, Z. G.
Senter, addressed an open letter TO his
constituents, calling on them TO hold a
primary To direct him how he should
vote, which was replied 70 by Bailey and
his friends, calling on Senter 10 resign
and run the race over again. Senter an
swered by saying he would run again,
if in the event OF his election Bailey
would withdraw. OF course, Bailey would
not accept such a challenge, and his
newspaper organs gave Senter a fierce
roast. The situation is somewhat nebu-
lOus. but unless some strong candidate
appears on whom the opposition can
unite, il is safe TO predict Bailey's re-
election"
The town of Fresno, in which live"
said Mr.. T. d. James. Of California, at
the New Willard, is almost in the exact
center of the State.
1T has a population Of about 1890. and
is one Of the most prosperous towns on
the Pacific Coast.
The county of Fresno, in point OF pro-
duCtiveness, Is very nearly at the top OF
the list. 1t has more vines than any of
the States OF the Union, with the excep-
ton of California and New York. Last
season its raisin crop was worth $500, coo;
its wine grapes 5000, 900; its dairy prod
ucts s2,O0O.000. So fertile and fruitful are
the lands that a family can live we'll on
a place containing not more than twenty
acres"
Overheard I'm Washington.
From the Chicago RecOTd-HeTald.
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