Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-26
TELLS WHY HE VETOED
 RAGE BILL
Public Sentiment As Expressed in Petitions Indicated Measure Was not Desirable Because Ci Its Gambling Features.

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 PHOENIX, March %. - Governor Hunts message of veto of the bill | creating state racing commission and regulating and controlling horse race meetings and authorizing the use of the Pari-Mutuel system of betting, in part reads as follows "This mea- sure as is suggested by its title is designed to create a state racing com. mission of five members thre of whom 1 shall be appointed by the governor and all of whom acting in behalf of the state shall annually issue Icen- ges for race meetings and conduct un- der certain restrictions and regula- tions a system of betting on horse races known as the Par-Mutuel
 Tt cannot be gansaid that both the adherents and opponents of the plan set forth in the bin are able Go adduce some plausible reasons in sup port of their beliefs. Those who ia vor the measure argue for example that the Pari-Mutuel system would abolish frauds in horse racing and would stimulate a clean form of sportsmanship and rebound greatly tc the business interests of the state and prevent abuses of the practice of betting Those who opposed the bill are on the other hand equally em phatic in their denial of the adyan taEes that might result from the Pari Mutuel system and in their protes tations against a law which as
 pointed out might have a deliteriour effect upon public morals It is sucr opponents who contend briefly by way of illustration that a .aN whicl expressly prohibits gambling in qnI it's forms should not become a par ner to the practice and that any dCv iation from such an expressed dis approval of games of chance migh' have a subtitle and ms'dious aTec upon the general morality of the peo- pie especially the growing generatior
 They equally convincingly point out that the whole tendency of the state in recent years has been to wards the discouragement and pro hibiting of gambling and other form of vice while the proposed enactment constitutes a step in retrOgra tion
 'As an indication of the widespread interest which has been manifested in this bill 1t may be stated tha on file in the governors office are 326 sig natures of petitioners in favor of the race bill as compared with 1927 sign CTS of protest against the bin becom- ing a law These figures while they are not of course at all conclusive as barometer of public sentiment strongly indicate that the prepondar- ance of opinion throughout Arizona - adverse to the measure under con siderauon
 While disclaimiug the rem0test dn | sire to thrust my personal opinions into the controversy that has arisen over the bill, I am, nevertheless. mo7t earnestly uesirous of having my ac- | tion on this measure reflect as far as possible the true feeling Of the great | majority of the citizens Of Arizona | whose executive servant l am and | whose actual wishes must necessarily ! give direction to my official acts.
 Viewing the situation broadly l moreover, I am firmly convinced that l the ultimate adoption or rejection of the proposed betting system in this | state is as a matter of fact very slight | ly contingent upon the course which | shall pursue affecting The measure | under discussion Should l for rea-l sons however plausible afix my sig nature 10 this bill or file it without | my endorsement in the office of sec | retary of state, it is a certainty as | evidenced by the adverse petitions al- | ready submitted that the referendum | would be speedily invoked In the ! event moreover that disapprove Of | the measure through the exercise of ! the veto power the proponents and . defenders of the Pari-Mutuel system | would not be deprived of their oppor | tunity to present a similar bin to the . electorate of the state at the next . general election under the provisions | of the initiative The latter course, if pursued, would undoubtedly be at- tended by Justice and fairness to Ssl | those people who either command or | condemn the purposes of the enaci- ment, since the citizenship of the . state would thus as a whole become the arbtar Of an important question, having a direct and possibly vital bear ing upon the material and civic inter ests of Arizona
 For the raasons above stated | therefore and animated by an earnest desire to faithfully discharge the rec sponsiblity placed upon me without visiting any injustice however slight upon very considerable minority 1. having this issue at interest | am With holding my signature from Senate Bin No. l25 and am filing Che origin al measure in your office as provided by law"
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