The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-14

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i5s sub,sc; Of gambling n Dkianoms
- contained 10 Section Z4Z% :nyder !
Compiled I-sEs. which IS - foLc"s:
That every Derson shO deals.
plays or carries on or opens. or
. causes 20 Je 0psu-d or FhO COD
ducts. either as owner or enploTe,
whether for 1irs or not any game
OF faro. monte. DOsr~. roulette,
craps. or suy banking or Deroen.
gage game PLAYED with dice ear1s
or anr 1svics Tor money. checks,
credit or any representation of
value s guilty Of 4 misdemesnor
and = Dunishaole BY 1He OF not
less man 4 hundred dollars nor
more .hsu 8 thousand dollars. aHd
By imprisonment IN me county
Jsi for q term Of not less man
thirty days nor more f1an siz
months
T0u can gamble on snT other sub.
ject Jou choose and violate no -aH
There should be no hair Rsy ground
taken By the legislature IN dealing
with this -ub5eot il should lea F.tl
u msufJ.y aud 70 broad way. t
Ee are going 20 permit any sort Of
gambling then permit all kinds Of
gambling u ne state Slot machines.
The shaking of dice for cigars and
drinks. racing cards aud -rarT other
Kind Of gambling wherein money or
any. hing Of Falue q bet or won should
BE- made 3 violation Of ne .aT 10 Ok
.shoma and should be punishable The
man Who conducts gambling house
should be- sent 20 the Deni-ent.arv. To
TO make this sort Of crime 4 misfe-
meanor .s -raresty upon justice.
The man who undertakes 20 live a.
~ expense ~ he good morals Of me
state. and whose place n business in-
7.tes within lrs walls each faT and
night men and BOYS whose character
.s sacrificed 70 hts lust for gold de-
serves and should receive no better
,sSe man 8 term n the pen,tenriary.
PROHIBITION
Two yaars AZ governor OF The state
In an attempt 70 enforce the prohibit
ton laws while mat enforcement IN
many Instances has been weak lax
and absolutely Intellectual hss only
convinced me- hat prohibition can be
made effective To take any other
view of the subject is 70 say that nu-
man government, especially govern
ment of The people, ia A failure The
majority of he people Of the state
on tvo separate occasions have voiced
n cir approval OF statewide prohibi-
ton and nave said thst This must be
the lsw in Oklahoma To permit this
law 10 remain upon the statute books
as the expressed will of majority OF
The people and not enforce the law
and give TO the people the benefits
they expect and ar. entitled 70. ia 10
gay that the viii ~ the minority and
not me viii of the majority must pre-
vail in Oklahoma And here again We
are brought face 70 face with the same
conditions that prevail with refer
encs 70 the prize fghtIng and gamb-
ling evils.
In many localities public sentiment
fayors the open bootlegging Joint Re
cent statements made by officials ad-
hitting their impotency 70 deal with
this subject show the need Of further
legislation upon rhls subject ! make
this statement without qualification
and after two years Of experience .-
there is not county or city in this
state where open bootlegglng joints
can be maintained II local county and
city officials, whose duty it ia 70 en-
force the law, will do their duty
understand that the bootleggsr who
sells whlskey from his pocket who
ls here today and four blocks away
| tomorrow. who has no fixed place of
| business. can't be entirely eliminated
| from Oklahoma but 10 say that the
| bOOtlegger who has a fixed place Of
| business. who makes his sales day
| after day. week after week month az
| ter month and in some cases year AZ
ter year. just as the groceryman. drug
gist and the dry goods man does. can
| continue this In open violation OF the
law and not be put out Of business. Is
10 say that law Ia farce and gov
ernment A failure Such is not true.
| and where these conditions prevail
there is but one fair explanation o'
| tine local officers whose duty lt Is
10 enforce the law are not enforcing
! IL and are not tying 10 enforce it u
Il useless for public oficials 10 under
| take TO dodge responsibility. and 10
| say hat there are 40 many other laws
| 70 be enforced that they have not the
| time 70 enforce this Law. No one ey-
poets any public official 70 spend all
oi his time enforcing any one law
but there are enough officials on the
payroll in Oklahoma 10 enforce an OF
! the criminal laws in the state. or at
least 10 arrest the vlolators Of these
/ laws
REMOVAL or OFFICERS.
The Constitution of this state.
| contains the following
The supreme executive power
shall he vested in chief maRis-
trate, who shall be- styled Tho
Governor Of the State Of Okaho-
I ma
The Governor shall cause the
laws the state 10 bn faithfully
executed
Evidently it was the intention of
the trainers OF the Constitution and
/ thp people who adopted it to clothe
the governor with larger executive
power than any other official IN the
/ state Yet In the execution OF the
laws Of this state. under the statutes
| that have been enacted under our con.
stlution. the governor has very little