Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-27
The LAST DITCH

Assembly bill ~, the anti-gambfing
bill, owing to the absence of some CT its
friends when it reached the Senate, was
referred to the Judiciary Committee 1t
is supposed that u majority of this com
mittee are hostile to the measure.
But even Il majority of that commit
tee does not dare make an adverse re-
port on the bill. They know the public
sentiment Of the State demands Il law
prohibiting gambling. The gentlemen
who are playing II game tIGpolitics i'll the
upper house of the Legislature and who
ut the same time, to the best of their
ability are playing the cards according
to the dictates of the representatives of
the gaming interests will try to dodge
the ISSUE and befuddle the people, by.
reporting the bill fslvOrably with the
proviso that certain amendments he
tackled on to it, The chief of these
amendments, perhaps the only one, will
be an amendment deferring the date
when the law will become effective
until some date after the general election
of November, 1910. >
The purpose of the amendment is to
give the gamblers another year in which
to reap the financial gains which will
come to them through others mems
weakness and folly and postpone the
operation Of tho law unti1 after the
next election SO that neutrality-suspicious.
may attempt to shift the responsibility
back to the people. -. ,s@
On this amendment the hired at.
tornoy of the gamblers, Assemblyman
Dodge and his followers in the, Assem-.
bly,, in whose ears the voice of the
gamblers and wildcatters of Reno, Ely,
Tonopah and Goldheld sounded louder
than the demands of the decent citizens
of the State, made their last and most
determined stand and on this the read;
representatives of the people won the
victory which made pttgSible an effective
ti-gambling law.
Now the bill is in the Senate and
again the enemies Of the bill come for
ward with their specious proposal of
amendment. The gamblers are fight
ing in their last ditch. Their only hope
is tRat some corrupt and cowait11y Sen
ator will deaden his ears to the demands
OF his constituency and do thebidding
of the enemies of the people. The
gamblersF%are in the last ditch. For
they know that if routed in the Senate
they 90 down to utter defeat. They
cannot for one monument suppose that
the Governor will veto the bill if the
Senate passes it. Goverson Dickerson's
shrewd mind and active conscience will
both tell him where the path of duty
lies and that the path of duty is the
path of wisdom. 4
The people will watch the course of
the bill through the Senate with I'm.
ccaSing vigilance, The votes of every
Senator will be recorded To amend
Assembly bill No "a is to play the
game as the gamblers desire. a vote in
favor of any amendment is vote
against the wishes of the enlightened
conscience Of the people
Let no Senator think he can Cvale
responsibility and fool the people by
voting to amend the bill as the gamb-
lcrs want it amended and then pass the
hill as thus amended. Duty, honor,
fidelity to the people all demand that
the bill be passed as it came from the
Assembly and without amendment.
While we will keep our eyes on the
action of the SeuntOrs from Ellxo Cnnnt :,
fortunately we need not fear that they