Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-30
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A ssse of norai sensaEnent has r.
eeasis sseps oser The entire country.
sna Las Vegas xith the Eess Ii undsr.
soaas . change In the condition a
public seatiment. THIS d especially
noticeable i'm the feeling against sids
opea gambling. which d, manifest u
late The only wonder Is that the
psople u this country have beea 80
siow 20 awake to the great measee
ghieh this exil Offers.
Undoubtedly Las Vegas has made
great advance in the moFai tone of
the community during the past de-.
cade. but there II still great Eoom for
improvement. We do not yet have
much 10 boast oL. We have a. vide
open gambling ne can BE- found In the
southwest. We have o generous sup
ply Of saloons which are paying a
ridiculous Internationally wery
much the lowest Of any town Of this
class In the territory. Music. wine
rooms and women are sin permitted
In our saloons. We have public pool
rooms where the boys Of immature
age are permitted 90 play and where
all the accessories Of gambling are
20 be found. and last but not least We
have the Observation-Disclosures machines
in the drug stores. which are a sort
Of gambling kindergarten.
| OF all the vices which flourish In
the community. I believe gambling ex.
acts the heaviest tribute I'm character
and dollars aud cents. II rohs a man
OF his judgment. will power and hon.
or. II levies d tribute In money upon
every resident OF the community. We
hear las Vegas spoken OF a. an ex.
pensiye place 10 live. One great rea.
son for this u the losses which every
business man suffers on account Of
gambling, Suppose n man owes the
grocer Sso.M and promises to pay
when pay day comes around. But he
owes others as well. and his check Is
not sufficient Ia cover oil. So he
goes into the saloon. takes q drink.
and he sees In the wheel a chance %
recoup his fortunes. He loses his en-.
tire check. leaves his family In want.
and the grocer, butcher. baker and
druggist hold the sack. u We could
possibly ascertain the grand total al
the losses which the business men OF
Las Vegas suffer every wear Il would
he appalling. And every citizen helps
pay the bill. II Is Uncomfortable that
We should have tolerated the business
50 long. Agitation Il nov going on
against gambling over the country.
WI read In the newspapers Of the
crusade against II at Saratoga. at
French Lick. Of the work Of Governor
Folk Of Missouri and Of Governor
Hook Of Kansas to stamp II out. In
LaE Vegas I have heard more bust.
ness men declare against II In the
past six months than In the previous
six years. We have a city council
which will without question carry out
the wishes Of the people OF Las Vegas
In this matter. We have no right to
expect them to legislate against gam.
bling unless We show them that the
business men OF the city demand It.
and when We do this they will not re.
fuse to go ahead. A good government
league TO organize aud crystallize
the sentiment which now exists can
accomplish a great deal Of good In
bringing about this and other re,
forms.
| In conclusion Mr.. McNary related
THE following incident: When the
Enforcement was begun against gam.
bling in Ei Paso. a certain prominent
man and lumber. dealer bitterly op.
posed 1t. The reason was evident.
He Uas renting a building for $25O.0O
pei month to a saloon and gambling
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