Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-02-04

Where j. the Reform ?
Under the heading OF " Reform
Gambling. the .NJipri,H R,ci"r
publishes an article which is entirely
misleading as to nature Of the arti-
Gle which follows it, The general
meaning Of I'll. term reform is 20
turn away from some cOuduct that
is. in Itself bad. and become better
hy Il conversion to noblrr Objects.
This is not the object OF the article
c4utcrizing the Perkins twins for
running what the H,rir,r calls, very
properly, Skin game, which does
not possess q single element of just
ness or fairness. In common gam
bling, the player has at least a sem
b.dncc OF fairness at some stage OF
the game. and If the cards are
stacked, it is not done openly, and
the dealer would vigorously deny and
could probably prove, that the risks
OF both dealer and player were based
upon acknowledged risks of the game
plus reasonable percentage for its
maintainancc. II, as the R'rictr
asks. the common gambler, who wins
or loses as varying luck controls,
must 90 to the penitcntiary for a
term of years, what punishment
should be prescribed for a dealer who
Stacks cards, deals from the bot
tom." and changes the ANTE or
varies the stakes at any stage of
the game, deals leading hands to
favoriteS, to keep them in the
game and performs other stunts
that would cause professional
dealer to be kicked out the door, or
compelled to abstain at the point of
a pistol, should there be a forlorn at
tempt made by anybody to play out
the hand dealt him Would not such
reform gambling" merit dungeon
confinement, on bread and water?
AS the Rerie,c says 1t is an al
mighty poor business that brings to
its aid lottery, prescribed by Ma
tional, State and Municipal law, with
scverest of penalties, and brings to
its aid women and young girls, in Il
personal strife for prizes. subject 40
solutely to an award that, if made at
all. is within the absolute control OF
the management. The Rrirr says
the authors of such travesty in
gaming should hang.
But then, we will let the Rerieu
tell its own story, which appears in
another column. The wonder is not
that many, but that any, woman who
stops to reflect, may be cajoled into
the senseless strife, unless it be 10y
speciouS promises of favoritism, an(
the gifts of punches" of votes, pro
feSSedly without the knowledge o
other contestants. The Rericc has
enough information to conduct it:
present campaign, without drawing
for facts upon former contest,
that would expose just such dis
creditable methods.
The STANDARD has been hitherto
restrained from full expression o
opinion on the matter. from the fac
that its motives might have beer
misjudged from any comment upol
the ridiculous attempt of the Twin
at times to appropriate larger nest
of eggs than they can cover, and tn
fact that one of the successful candi
dates for a California trip severa
years ago, by the same management
was q relative who became contest
ant from impOrtunate solicitation O
the Recorder Oiympion management
and contrary to the wishes and ad
vice of her best friends. Som
phases of that matter may be r.
viewed. if the obligation of silence
removed by circumstances. W
! shall see.
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Too MUCH ORGANIZATION. - A
cOal-mine workers in the Unite
, States now propose to organize il