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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17

table They admit the per cent is
good and the revenue steady and
comfortable. They are human. these
gamblers. and they do not want to
give up q good thing II they can help
IL. They admit cheerfully that if it is
possible to prevent the passage of an
antl-gambling law they will prevent
il, realizing that In the state of pub
lic sentiment this is impossible, they
are willing To pass. IL they can. bill
which will appease public sentiment
and still allow the games To run
and IL this bill puts them on a little
better basis than before, and the pub
lie on little worse. it is not the fault
Of the gamblers for doing il If they
can. It is the fault of the public for
allowing il to he done. one cannot
but admire the frankness with which
the gambling house owners of this ter
ritory express their determination to
defeat prohibitory legislation If they
can do Z.
But of the men who pretend to take
a hand in handling the affairs Of the
people. and who presume in one or
two cases TO direct those affairs, and
who deliberately join with the gam
blers in a scheme to perpetuate the
vice Inv more rabid form what of these
men? IL is for the people to judge
them and there is very little doubt
hat in due time the people will do it,
There is danger, however. that the
people and the members of the legis-
iature themselves may not realize the
seriousness of the situation until too
late. Then not only the men respon-
sihle for the possibility of such leg
islation, but those members of the as
Sembly who desire honest anti-gam-
bling legislation. will suffer alike be-
fore the people. The difference is
,hat the men responsible have moth
ing to lose. They are political man
ayers" and money to be had from
protected gambling will pun them
through until the public "forgets'-
while the members who are servants
If the people will bear all the brunt
If the failure to fulfill the wishes of
the people
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
THE ANTI-GAMBIING BILL
WHICH FOSTERS GAMBLING

The bill which 1t is proposed to pass
IN this way, as now drawn, provides
that licensed gambling shall be abOl-
ished. So far SO good The licensed
privilege is withdrawn and gambling
is placed outside the pale of the law.
The much talked of revenue for the
school FUND is cut off, Then the bill
provides that gambling shall be pro-
hibiled.
And here comes In the Alladin's
lamp, with which the gamblers Will
open the way To continued and great
:, .a4eftN ai,E 3resGeJl Tor them
selves and for the politicians who pro-
pose 10 protect them and gather from
them campaign contributions with
which to continue the protection.
The bill as now drawn will provide
that for violation Of the law prohib-
iting gambling there shall be a fine of
not less than sac nor more than $400,
and that such fine shall be levied only
after Indictment and trial and convic-
tion in the district court; provided
further-and here is the wonderful
feature Of the proposed law to pro-
hibit gamblmg-that no more than
one Indictment shall be returned
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
The Morning Journal Bureau.
Santa Fe. N. NJ. Feb. LIZ.

VIII the people of New Mexico
stand for a fake anti-gamblng law?
VIII they approve of Il measure drawn
with the deliberate intention of blind
ing the people and satisfying the de-
sires OF the owners of gambling
huuSeS'
The people of New Mexico are very
likely to be treated to the spectacle
of an attempt to pass such a law dur
ing the closing days of the present
legislative assembly law which
would not only leave gambling wide
open, but which would leave it open
at an expense to the gambling house
owners of far less than they now pay
into the public treasury, and under It
system which would not only allow
but invite the corruption of public Of
ticials, of sherffs--and district attor-
neys: which would lend itself as Il
matter of course to the upbuilding Of
the most corrupt Of all political ma
ehinery, that which thrives upon the
protection Of vice
Such law has actually been drawn
and has actually been approved by
certain of the men who assume to di-
rect and control the course of legisla-
t.uil IN DTS session as thcy' hayt in
former assemblies.
The existence OF this proposed bilf
has been carefully concealed. The
time is not yet ready for it. Congress
is still in session. and there are still
many days of the legislative session
in which the people would have time
tn consider this bill and in the event
that il could be passed. to demand its
repeal. or to so to congress with a
demand for the passage of q congress
Siona act. The time is not yet ripe,
The right time for the introduction of
This measure will be after the ad-
iournment of The congress and in the
last days OF the legislative session.
when there will be no time either for
mcmbers OF the assembly or The peo-
pie to consider the bill when the
members, anxious about the passage
of their own pet measures and fearing
for their fate, will more readily lend
themselves to the influences which
viii be brought to bear to secure the
passage Of this fake law. which, while
pretending to place gambling under
the strong hand of the courts, will in
reality lead it outside the pale Of the
law and leave ii there, to do as 1t will.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
GAMBLERS FRANKLY ADMIT
THEY WANT PROPOSED LAW

Compared with the men who pose
as bosses of legislation--and there are
but few of them--the position of the
gamblers on this proposed bill is en-
viable. The gamblers Of New Mexico
for the most part are men who pay
their debts, love their friends. hate
their enemies and impartially skin the
public as part Of the business of
everyday life. They are generous
and can well afford to be- They are
honest as the business they are in
will allow In their private lives and
disassociated from their business, they
are as good men as the rest living
much like the rest. preying on human
weakness It Is true, but only because
human weakness IS waiting around to
be preyed upon. They admit frankly
and cheerrully that gambling Is prof
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
THE EVER PRESENT THREAT
OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

And So anti-gambling legislation is
delayed. The fake law is ready. and
If the nerve of the men behind it does
not fail or their combination is not
broken, they will Introduce 1t. as they
confidingly intimate to the public, lin
duo time" Due time will he after the
first of March. or the fourth when
1t is too late for congress to act on
the Lituefield bill or bill like it.
Then members who want honest legs-
lation will kick, and kick hard but
the session will be almost zone. The
combination hopes to still hold enough
strength to threaten all legislation,
and all legislation viii be threatened.
Then Will come forward the SpeCious
argument, 1T will go out to the people
If New Mexico, and out to Washing
ton and the nation that We have
passed an anti-gambling law. that is
ali the nation wants That Is all the
people want shut up and pass this
bin and Wen vote for your bill and
everything will be lovely and-the
people will forget"
1t is not IA bad schcmc-from the
standpoint of the gamblers, who are
honest enough and square enough and
manly enough to say they want to he
let alone.
There has been talk in Santa Fe of
BIg gind lst sed hv tho gfiabers 10
carry through this scheme This may
be true, but there is no evidence here
that the money is being used or is be-
ing attempted to be used among mem-
bers of the assembly-at least not yet.
If there is such a fuud it is being
used for the influencing of the men
Nho direct legislation" some Of them
and on whom the gamblers depend
for success,
Will the people of New Mexico
stand for the massage of fake gam
bling law such as is proposed?
Unless the nerve of the men be-
hind the gamblers fails the people of
New Mexico are likely to have an Op-
portunity to find out whether or not
they will submit,
Fairness demands the statement
that very few members of the legisla
tive assembly are acquainted with all
the ramifica tons of this scheme to
protect the gamblers. Thus far they
merely know that for some reason the
anti-gambling legislation is being held
back, and that there is something go-
ing on behind the scenes into which
they have not been "let in" Fair
ness also demands that it be said that
the gamblers are fighting for their
own, or what they believe to be their
own and that human nature is be-
hind their fight.
VIII the people stand for the leg
islative management" which will pro-
due and foster and attempt to carry
through this kind of legislation?
The session is half gone. congress
will soon have adjourned, and then
either the people or the gamblers and
their legislative hackers will win.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
Two. Cent Fare Law Dcrcatcd.

Pierre, s. D., FeD. i5.-The bill es-
tablishing a two-cent passenger rate
on South Dakota railroads was de-
fcated for the second time in the
house TODAY.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
PROPOSED TO HOLD UP BILL
UNTIL CONGRESS ADJ0URNS
Then With Danger of LtIefeId Bill Out of the Way Machine
Managers Propose to Railroad Through the Fake Meas
He in Last Days Of Session Hoping to Blind the People
and Insure Safety to the Gamblers.

The members have fretted under the
restraint They are responsible to the
the people and they know what the
people want. But although bills have
been introduced which, If passed.
would end gambling in New Mexico,
the bills continue to rest peacefully in
committee, where, unless the plans Of
the machine managers are disturbed.
they will continue to rest. giving way
In the hurry and confusion Of the
closing weeks of the session to the bill
which will leave gambling freer than
ever and far more dangerous to the
community
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17

the attempt So an honest effort to-
ward an Improvement in The election
and registration system may be eN-
pectcd.
County salary legislation Is I'm dam
ger. Nso much in danger that the peo-
Pile iu the first class counties who
desire and need this legislation. can
we'll afford to give attention 10 Il now.
The bin introduced In the house of
representatives and drawn by the
travelling auditor which would cut the
big salaries i'm the first class counties in
half, VIII not pass unless the people
In these counties show uumistakably
that they desire 1t. This Is not because
of lack of sympathy i'm the assembly.
II is because of the So-Called managers
of legislation, who being i'm sympathy
with the county bosses who enjoy the
benefits of the fat salaries. are work
ing with might and main To sidotrack
such legislation and keen it either out
of the assembly or in that safest of all
spots reliable" committeeman's
pocket. The people who want county
salaries cut to decent basis would
do Wen To come To Santa Fe and say
50.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
MINERS FLOCK TO
NEW FIELDS IN
n { Y A OA
RICH GOLD STRIKE
NEAR CALIFORNIA LINE
Agents Of Charles NJ, Schwab
Reported Buying Up Claims
in the New DiStrict-RivaI
Towns Spring Up,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlre.I

10y WuEhHhb pOutuh opoNAh hseuhCu NFosi
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 16.-The
Times SAYS that a big new gold strike
has been made on the California; Ne
vada line, twenty-five miles south Of
Rhyolte New, and southeast of the
Creep Water district. Prospectors are
rushing In by the score, many rich
claims having been staked out and
already two rival towns have sprung
up. on each side of the state line. on
the California side. the agents Of
Charles NJ. Schwab have bought up a
majority Of the claims and the town
on this side of the line has been
named Schwab. The town on the Ne
vada side Is named Lee. The district
is named the Lee Echo. and Is about
twenty miles long and two miles wide.
The station of Rosses Wells. on the
Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad. is
eight miles from the district.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17

For the same causes the educational
legislation SO earnestly advocated by
the entire CORPS of school men in the
territory is in danger. 10 the county
bosses the office of school superinteud-
ent IS a useful one The late Frank 4
Hubbeli taught them how useful 1t
can be madc under sllil!ful manage
mcnt. They do not want IL taken out
of the elective class even il county
superintgndenrs do not know enough
grammar 10 rcCoCniZe the covers Of
the books. The county bosses are up
in arms against the proposal to take
this office out of the elective class.
They and their newspaper organs are
talking as they never talked before
and never viii again, about the rights
of the sovereign people. If the office
Is left In the elective class the soVor-
eign people can get off the man and
the schools run themselves so far as
they are' concerned. provided they
have the Job to pass out or to iii with
some useful hnchman. Thus far not
single argument has been proposed
against placing this office under the
direction of the territorial! board of
education. except that cry. which from
these men sounds weird and uncanny
I've must stand up for the rights OF
the sovereign people to elect their own
officers The people would. be glad
enough to elect their own officers,
would have been clad for 10. these
many wears. But not having been al
lowed the privilege, they are nov out
to "et the best officers the best WAY
they can and the result is sudden
mad solicitation on the part OF the
bosses for the welfare of the popular
right to vote.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17

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,h.r, ~ hit,.,' ,i,i i'an' W i', ,,i,''.
every project Nnd there Won are II
Is "A prcttv Gpbt I'm which tbn machine
has 10 a large extent lost rnntIoI or
tho helm watrhinp tbe eitnation
meanwhile with uneasy mind for
there is no telling when The whole
works may GO mn in sn,ctaculnr
smoke rings For be If know, mai thn
machine hound uscIf M ana gained
The greatest part of its strnngth with
pri.t4lS,a, go sycveat cmiui, division
nroiects and 10 help county seat reno. i.
Val schemes II won with pronfsas of
this opposition. votes for lis district At
torncv bill and all the rest of its cam
paign of retaliation ana protection.
county seat OF Torrance county from
Esiancia to Willard-and it came very
near to doing It, But somehow the
cogs slipped and the machine. or part
of 1t ran away \ desperate effort is
being made to check 1t. but it does
not look hopeful
The san Miguel county situation is
another which appears to have got
somewhat muddled. 1t promised that
Eddy county should not be divided.
There has never been much danger of
the latter and it was Il chedp promise
on the part of the machine.
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ig di,Torant rn,. ~ ,,o,,, a,,,,o,,' No.
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
HUSBAND AND WIFE
SEEK DEATH TOGETHER

Tampa, Fla, Feb. l6.-George NJ
Morton and wife. registering from
New York. were found dead IN their
room al the Tampa Bay hotel today
having committed suicide a note
was found In the room saying they
had killed themselves by mutual on
sent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-17
Half of the AssembIy'S Time
Gone With But Two Unim-
pOrtant Laws on the Statute
Books,
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WASTED TIME RESTS
Plenty of Work in Committee
Which legislators and the.
People Desire Disposed off,.
The Legislative Prospect,
The Morning journal Bureau
Santa Fe. Y. NJ. Eeh. l6.


More than ha!f of the time of the
thirty-seventh Legislative assembly has
expired and the actual accomplish
mentS in legislation thus far are round
in two extremely unimuortant laws;
the one the Miera amendment to the
jury law, the other law allowing the
territory to loan $4,000 to the Tor
rance county court fund To re-
lieve a temporary embarrassment. II
is not very brilliant record of ac-
complishment. It is . record under
which men of al! politicu, parties and
leaninSs are growing restless and un-
easy, for back in the committees aud
in members pockets is Il mass of very
important legislation which the peo-
pie expect this assembly to produce
and which majority of the members
want to produce, with care and con
sideration.
II is interesting to consider the re-
sponsiblity for this waste of oue-h half
Of the legislative session from which
the people have hoped SO much
There is o deadlock i'm the assembly,
This is we'll known, The causes of
this deadlock are we'll known. An Of
fort has been made to lay the blame
for it at the door of the governor Of
New Mexico: but this effort has failed
no opportunity pass to let il be known
what he desires in LEGISLATION and
sthese desires have without execution
been those OF the people W1hoW any
qualifying tone of selfish or personal
interest.
The cause of the deadlock IN the
legislature Is plain and to be under
stood by any man who cares to read
the record Al the hr%lhhlhS oI tht
session allu lops peIofg 1t opened
certain 9ollticidhS 'aid a"Nl cam
palSn OF legislation designed llfSt 70
peheIlI themselves ana second 10 'Ilp-
ple ahu elhpaIraSS lhe aulnlhlSlratlol'
oI Governor iagVrhah' ne men III
pueSloll h'eueu me 'eSlSlaIoh' SOME
OF IT, 10 protect themselves lfom the
consequences OF thrlf own ac'S. IueN
We're h!ed Wllh Keen desire 70 pun
lSh the governor OF New MeAl'" lor
daring 10 lay them llabie To- PUNISH
mont. rms campaign was instituted
WIN tne openihg hlN OF the session
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-13
/ WORKER FOR PROSPERITY.

eff the prosperity of Americas
does not increase at rapid rate
it will not be because of lack of
unceasing effort on the part of its
daily, the Times Recorder
Columbus Enquirer Sun.
The newspaper that does not
work increasingly for the upbuild
ing of its community is a news
paper that IS of little value to the
people who are supporting it. A
newspaper has peculiar position
in community. 1t is a private
property only in limited sense. 1t
is in reality public corporation,
in which every citizen is, in a
sense, stakeholder. While own
ed by an individual it must not be
run to satisfy the whims of an
individual, or to Satiate the spleens
of an individual. The proprietor
must sink his own individuality, to
q large extent, in the welfare ofthe
community as a whole. He must
work for the benefit of the
town as an entirety, putting in
effective ticks at all times for
its progress and prosperity. He
must ever keep vigilant eye for
danger that may menace 1t, for
opportunities that may offer for
it's advancement. His columns
must be open freely at all times
for the promotion of measures
whose purpose is the betterment
of local conditions. 1t is only by
compliance with some such stand
ard as this that a newspaper,
especially in small and ambitious
city, can fulfill itsitru mission
and justify its calls upon the pub
lie for support.
We naturally appreciate the
compliment paid the Times. Recor-
der by the Columbus paper. This
paper will not cease its efforts in
behalf of Americas. Tt is its
purpose to do all that lies in its
power, day after day, to awaken
people of Americas to a full
realization of their opportun-
tiles, to advertise them to
the world at large as far as is with
in its scope; to give its time, it's
abilities, its capital to the great
work of promoting the growth of
Americas along industrial and
other lines.
We believe that this policy will
commend itself to all the people of
Americas and that there will be an
adequate support for a good paper
that will be a credit to the city, an
advertisement for Americas wher-
ever it goes, and a stimulus and
aid to those who are enlisted in the
fight for a "Greater Americas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-13
Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh that
Contains Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians
and the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney d Co., To-
iedo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surface of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is
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Ohio, by F. J. Cheney IL Co. Test.
monials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 10. per bot.
tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for consu.
patton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-13
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When all other remedies utterly fail,
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