The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-06-09
A MOST IMPORTANT BILL.

lures, is one of the most important
introduced in the present or any
previous congress. That future
dealing is gambling of the worst
type, no one who will examine into
it will question. The courts have
said its contrary to all laws of NOR
atty, and evasions of future con.
contracts have to be made, to get a
debt 90 made to stand in the courts.
Just why so much attention should
be given to minor gambling, such
as crap shooting, dice throwing for
cash, and friendly games of cards
in public places, and let bucket
shops run wide open, is to the
thoughtful. clear case of "strain.
ing at gnat and swallowing a
camel" There is nothing so dam
aging and far reaching and has
caused the wrecking of more men,
than this high elias gambling known
as future dealing Men who stand
high in all the walks of life, social,
religious, and every other way, ease
their conscience and deal in futures
with all the earnestness they would
in a.y other legitimate business
Many of these pious gamblers would
scorn to put penny in horse
race, a game of poker, and would
be highly insulted were they in.
vited to visit a regular gambling
parlor; nor would they be seen,
perhaps, going into bucket shop,
yet they will step into telegraph
office, and wire in their bets, in
this way, the world, the church
society, no one except the opera.
tors, the fellow at the other end of
the line to whom the order is sent,
and God knows of the transaction
many of them good men, do not
dream that they are doing the great
est of wrongs. Their lights are not
not shining in the interest of good
1t Is mans righteousness which
leads him into these paths, which
are 80 dangerous to travel. These
very men will hold up their hands
in holy horror when they see man
! go into saloon to take a social
drink. Yet the men taking the
drink is playing an open free hand
hiding nothing-trying to deceive nc
one-while the other party is trying
to mislead every one. and to all
appearance, thinks he is mislead
ing God. If future dealing is pre-.
vented, stopped entirely, the lead
has to be taken by the church. So
long as it winks at it just so long
will it continue. This mania to get
rich quick must be changed, or the
greatest financial crash ever known
will sweep the entire CIVILIZED
world, Once young man contracts
the mania for future dealing he rap
idly and permanently units him
J self for any business, every thing
else becoms too slow-get rich quick
has taken possession of his soul.
and from then on his chances fol
, utter ruin stands in front of him
, he is a nervy man who can call 8
halt in time to save himself. In
addition to the fact of future deal
ings allures the old and the youn2
: on to bankruptcy and ruin,it keeps
out of legitimate enterprises
millions of dollars, which would
build up the country, give employ,
ment to thousands of men and wo
men, who are now seeking some
way to earn their daily bread. 1
the money in the South which has
been lost in future dealings haC
been put in factories, the South t.
day would be the richest country
beneath the sun. Men who are
bothered as to where their living is
to come from would now be wealth
Men who would have made frs
class citizens have become almos