Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-03-02
STATE PRESS

The closing Of gambling in Gold
field would WORK u hardship on the
community for u time. Much Of the
revenues for local purposes come
from the special taxes paid by the
gambling houses. With gambling alb
ulished It may become necessary to
incorporate the Town OF G%oldield, so
that adequate ]evenues can he bad
for town purposes. -Goldh"ld News.
Interest in the Scnatc's probable
action Is growing daily in Cadson and
the prospect mat the biI will he re-
ported out early in the week and a
night session set for those who wish
to speak for or against it. mas stimu-
lated the anxiety Of those who fought
the bill SO hard in the house.
"A canvass Of the senate has re-
vcalcd q remarkable lineup Tor ana
against the measure, with the balance
naning slightly toward he friends of
the measure. Those who say they
have the ear of the senate commit
tee say that the bill will be M for
passage by Friday. as too much leg
~islation is %crowding upon the senate
to let II remain long unsettled.'-Na
City Chronicle.
"One thing must be done-run the
town for all it is worth; get up steam
and keep it up. DO you want trade?
Bid for IL. DO you want business to
come to your town? Encourage what
YOU have. DO you want a prosperous
town? Then never permit jealousy
to rule your actions. but work to-
gcther for common prosperity and
mutual benefit. humboldt Star.
IT'S easy to catch suckers with =
line of talk. "-Rawhide Rustler.
The people OF Nyc county tender
their sincere thanks to the Honorable
Charles A. Brown. J. l.. Mcnamara,
William Merten and b. NJ. Smith. and
in fact all the ~assemblymen who had
the manhood to oppose the calamity
howler's pet bilI.'-Tonopah Bonanza.
About the only thing that can be
said in favor of the anti gambling
bin. which has received SO much at
tcntlon from the press, the pulpit ana
the politicians for some weeks past.
is that it is u step in the right d.
rcction.
1T does not prohibit gambling eX.
Ccpt on percentage games. Ali shor;
card games will be run on fun shifts
from which there will be nc licenses
collected. This will attract a o.
undesirable class of citizens To tho
state, who will ply their nefarious 70
cation without license. Tne doing
away with banking games, which are
usually run on the square, will bring
u big boom to poker, slough and all
other card games, which of recent
years have lost their popularity in
this state.
IF We are going to stop gambling
why not cut it out, root and branch?
Why prohibit one form and allow an
other? Are the banking games more
immoral. degrading, and dangerous
to the pubic welfare than poker. or
any other games played with cards:
Certainly not.
by the proposed gambling law the
state, the counties and the cities will
be deprived of a tremendous revenue
but 1t will not stop gambling. neither
was IL intended to do so. Gambling
will go on Just the same. II anyone
has been benefited by the proposed
anti.gambling bill 1t Is the gamblers
themselves. who are relieved of 4
heavy license.
IF the Legislature is acting in good
faith in the mater. why 10 include
all forms of gambling in tne bill, and
crush 1t out at nee and be done with J
the question Tor ali time.'-Ely Min
ing Record.