Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
GOVERNOR WOULD
STOP GAMBLING
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accomplish this, but unfortunately in
every community, new or old, there are
some men not amenable to public SEN
timent, who are ignorant of-or, if not
ignorant. then Indifferent to-their new
responsibilities. Such men require the
restraint of law.
Public sentiment in this territory
demands these restraints. l am con-
vinced that the vast majority of the
people of Arizona unequivocally favor
a stricter regulation of public morals
than has hitherto prevailed among US.
"One of the most fragrant of the evils
of which there is just cause of COM
plant, and for the abatement of which
there is an urgent demand, is public
gambling, l know of not single word
that can be said in favor of gambling.
1t is productive of no good thing. 1t is
the direct and the indirect source of so
much of unhappiness, of despair, of
ruin, of poverty, not only of it's devo-
tees, but of innocent, helpless, despair
ing and neglected wives and children,
that it can have no claim on our in
dulgence.
ITO it can be traced other vices
and crimes, and of all the temptations
of the young to evil and crime, gam
bling is the most insidious. We neglect
a plain duty, about which there can be
no honest difference of opinion, if we
do not at once remove the evils and the
temptations of public gambling.
Repeal Gambling Licenses
II therefore recommend to you that
you enact a law repeating the provis-
ions for licensing gambling and max
ing it unlawful for any person to main
tain, conduct or. permit gambling in
any public place, or in or about any
place where intoxicating liquors are
sold dispensed or permitted TO be
drank, or i'm any other place TO main
tain, conduct or permit such gambling
for the purpose of gain or hire and foI
any person to gamble in any of said
places.
II also recommend that you enact a
law making it unlawful for women OF
girls to frequent or to be employed In
any capacity in and about saloons OF
other places where intoxicating liquors
are dispensed.
And ! recommend that you enact q
law requiring all vendors of intoXicat-
ing liquors that are to be drank upor
the premises where sold, to close then
places of business and to refrain from
selling or dispensing such liquors be-
tween the hours of - O'Clock midnight
and o'clock a. m. of week days, anC
| during all of Sundays.
"Thcre is another serious evil that
would call to your attention. The il
| effects Of the use Of tobacco upon inn
mature youth must have impressed it,
| self upon even the casual observer
| The cigarette boy may be instantly
! known by his sallow complexion, by
| his stunted development and by his
unhtncss for either study or work.
"That the victim of the vice can
| not be brought to see that he is blast
I ing all his hopes for future usefulness
or influence renders his situation the
more pitiful. He should be disabuseC
Of his notion that 1t is manly to smoke
and as other efforts, If any have beer
made, to abridge or correct the vice
| have failed | recommend the enact
ment OF a law forbidding the sale OF
tobacco in any form, cigars or cigar
cites, under severe penalties, TO any
! person under p years of age and will
! like penalties upon the person under
| q years old buying the same, even not
withstanding the consent of an tndul'
gent but foolish parent"