The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-26
DR. scorr cRlrIclzEs MAYOR
Continued fro mpage 81
he SupprsBsion Of Gambling

Speaking of the recent suppre sslol
'of gambling in Guthrie. he said. !
ave heard several reasons given as
to whaf was the cause OF tie closing
tof the gambling dens, but | know the
cause ana am going to tel you
Some have said that 1t was brought
about hv the opponents Of a certain
candidate for sheriff. who wanted te
take away from him TIE support Of
the gambling element Others hav
said IL WAS brought about hv the
friends OF this same man, VITO want
ed to show him up rs moral and
reform hero Still others ,aYe said
the ministerial alliance got together
and made demand on the maye
with the result that tie gambling
was stopped. | know that tnc minis
terial alliance has no. ad meeting
for three months and that that Wa
not the caiise OF the action, and
Am going TO tell YOU .what was.
Young man who gets good salary
went into a Guthrie store and asked
for an article. Tie merchant offered
him an article that cost four dollars
The young man said that that was
too much. The merchant thought the
young man ought to AFFORD az go34
t1ings as other young men who go
| tie same salary. and did not want Il
Insult bIni BY offering him the cheap
est that he had. so he offered him ar
article that cost $3 The young mar
said that that was too much, so ths
merchant offered him one that cos
81 and the young man bought II, And
as be went out with II, remarked tha
liz be had bought the article tsnt cos
-four. dollars be would hnye had twi
dollAts sless with which to, play III.
wheel. tf,ant set the merchant u
thinking, aud he vent to other mer
chants ard told them they were bein.
plhched III tnelr b,islness by III,
gambling dehs, And thai the, ainoiin
OF hnhey the yolinE ilen were uslli
| tn play the wheel was one OF thing'
that were. hurting business. The re
suit was that the gambling dens wer'
closed and want 10 make tth'
statement that she sanie DEMAND ,tfon
/ the same source would euable III
| mayor uf Guthrie to close every lIauo
Iolht Id this city In ten hours. I m
glad the merchants We're being pinch
cd. / hope they will be pincLed spm'
more II these things are allowed 81
20 on and that they will come 10 real
| i2n II and use the same cnoft TO stDl
the pihchlng | want TO tell then
further that II this local option bill
Ii adopted 1t will mean that thel
will be pincaed out OF from $75.oo'
/ To 100000 every year, that VIII go L
| the pabsts. the Schlit7. the Helms
TIE Anhcuscr Duschs and the rest o
them, that will never come back q
Guthrie. | haven't forgotten th'
names of them. you see. and they ar
.,ie peopls who Will get this none
lif this bill is adopted,
4 Why Prohibition is MOI Enforced
i discussing the failure, or partia
failure Of enforcement OF the pfohlbl
itson law in Okla soma. tue speake
said II was not a law that would en
force itself automatically, but mas
have tse support Of COOL citizens \
It's enforcement ue referrel 10 III
Anti-tIorsc Thief association az a
evidence that tht anti horse staaiini
lar also was not enfoeclhp Ssatn.ne
tically, bur required the united actiol
Of all honest farmers to make II e
ifeetive. He discussed In soule detail
the yarious kinds Of hos<wa allows tia
might be found. and called attention
Ito TIE fact that at best wallow j
a wailow and that there is nothing clt
CANT OF esthefic about 1t, declarln
thai the SANE rule would operate .
! to the saloon. and this regardless q
I iegnlatIve provisions in tie law. II
2 said that Oklahoma. by adopting th
!, ,lprohihition law With statehood, ha
: revealed scrsclf In most fayorabi
4 light to the country as whole. ih
governor having Seen asked by distIl
puisfed citizens OF the East VII
: thought thex. ,kpeaI sQlSet hina ~ ol
! Ilahoma. wat had be~Sfsr -uf 6ilah'
mas rough clement and that
! lynte TIE saloon back would be a Il
plorable step backward, He urged hi
j bearers 10 let tie auession Nhc y
4 going to enforce these regulatiye pr
Il yisions?' ring In their ears until ele
-ltion day. aud then nor to permit II |
= be sal lol Okiahoina 30 SOW tls
I.Iwas washed hath returned to her wa
g lowing III the lnire.'
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