The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-24
OGDEN CARRYING
LIMIT HANDICAP
Rev. EIderkin Wants Moral
Phase of Race Track Meet
Tackled.
DOESN'T OBJECT TO HORSES
SAYS THE POLICE HAVE ENOUGH
GAMBLING TO PROTECT.

At the Congregational church last even
ing Rev. Noble Strong Elderkin read q
pulpit editorial, preceding. the regular
sermon. on the subject of Locking the
Stables i'm Proverbial Fashion In the
sermon he took occasion TO comment upon
the recent meet at the intermcuntain
fair grounds, which closed last Friday
afternoon.
In part Mr.. Elderkin said.
The pToverb points out the folly OF
locking the stable after the horse mas
departed. ] wish to suggest the wisdom
of such procedure under certain condi-
tons.
THE horses have deserted the fair
grounds. That is 10 be regretted. Per-
haps. however, OF r regret should not eN-
press itself too violently, for with the
horses have gone host of undesirable
effects.
when The promoters Of the spring
inset flrst hlCW IN We COuldn understand
VIII California should discard so amiable
"a group Of good fellows. Now we under
stand. But Te didn't then. and SO we as
sursG chem of a hearty welcome. In
good time they came with a fine string
Of horses. Soon We realized that the
horses formed a minor attraction The
ring established under the grand stand
was the central feature Around That
everything reYOlved
We might rejoice in the brief period
% our infliction were il not for the fact
That they promise to inlhct MS again in
september and for twenty days Then
after thar regularly until We grow as
Disguised as California.
n have wanted To hear the merchants
say that the town has been benefited in
some particular way But their expressed
opinion runs along one mOnOtOnOus
srO0Ve. They seem unable to say any
Thing except that the influence which diff
fused itself from the fair grounds was
demoralizinS. They fear that many
point of view has been changed. that
many are beginning to feel there IS a
short cut TO wealth ana that the city
shows superior wisdom in srdcioUsly
protecting gambling houses.
In enlightened communities the racing
game Is losing prestige every day. 1t
must make new converts somewhere.
Every one made in Utah helps To support
the big trust and adds one more to thc
list OF those who protest against the ugly
tutud5 or California and New York.
we have no laws against bookmaking.
There is no relief in that quarter
We want a healthy public opinion. We
Wani a frank discussion of the good
which has accrued to MS from this Won
ture OF ours Has tile town been helped
commercially and industTiany? Perhaps
we ought not to tackle the moral phase
of the problem. and vet J venture to ask
ono question: When BaOger Red was
weighted down with l2t pounds what
happened? He lost The wise ones said
he lost because he was carrying too much
weight. My question is here How much
weight do YOU suppose Ogden can carry
and. still run decenuy2 Aren't we carry
ing the limit now Weight is handicap
Everything that weakcns 5he city's moral
fabric handicaps us
Let the horses come back. But give
the touts and csppefs and tinhorns 40.
understand that our police are at present
protecting as much gambling as they can
comfortably handle"