The midland journal., 1917-08-17
MARYLAND ANTI-RACE TRACK
ASSOCIATION.
Enroll As A Member And Help Drive
The Gamblers From The
State.
Aberdeen, Md.

State.
Aberdeen, Md.
Dear Fellow Citizen:-
When 43 states have abolished
Race Track Gambling, why is not
this good example for Maryland to
follow?
91 When the United States Congress
has driven it out of the District OF
Columbia, why should our state be
one of the two to legalize it?
Wholesale Race Track Gambling
in Maryland began with the opening
of the Havre de Grace Track. The
Hayre de Grace Track was created
under an innocent looking law pass
ed for the alleged purpose OF re-
opening the Fair Grounds at Bel Air
but in reality to open the 1oodgates
to all the gambling crowd oil the
Country which had been kicked out
of other states.
Do you know that the man who
helped to frame the law for the
Havre de Grace Track committed
suicide when he discovered what ne
had done and gave that as his dying
reason?
Do you know that even the Cover
nor of our State was deceived into
signing the bill, and that not man
interested dared to show his, hand?
Do you know that even the Race
Track men themselves admit that
$9,OOO,0OO:O0 was bet one year at
Pimlico, Laurel and Bowie, to say
nothing of Havre de Grace which is
as large or larger than any of the
others, so that it is safe to say that
the total was at least $12,000,000.OO
a year?
The President of the United States
has called for economy and sacrifice
on the part of every citizen OF the
Country. Why should this awful
waste of money be permitted when
not one dollar of it is expended for
any good purpose?
Do you realize that Maryland Win
her two trunk line railroads running
from Washington to New York, thus
reaching the most densely populated
district in the United States, offers
the most attractive location to be
found for this Race-Track gambling
game?
Do you wonder then that the
gambling crowd are making such
frantic efforts to retain their foot
hold in this good old State and 10
further gain control of the entlIe
situation by commission at nom
inal salaries and large revenue 10
the State, thus becoming entrenched
in our finances so that nothing snort
of a revolution will dislodge them
Do YOU know that the Race
Tracks at the last session OF the
Legislature were ready to pay $780,
10000 a year as license to pe al
lowed to continue to rob our people
and ruin our homes.
Do you know that now they are
willing that this license should be
made $500, 100000 as war measure
in order that they might appear as
patriots when in reality their onlY
desire is to fasten themselves as
leeches upon the finances OF our
State in order that they may wreck
our homes and ruin our fireside!
Has the State sunk so low that she
will go into partnership with gambr
ling and take revenue from source
surrounded by every kind of evil IN
its most alluring form?
Do you know that before the days
of the Hughes Law in Now YORK II
was declared on good authority thar
gambling at Saratoga in twenty-five
days was equal to Monte Carlo in ten
years?
Do you know that many respect
able men and women begin gambling
at race-tracks and wind up in dehS
and dives of the City?
For the sake then Of home OF
family, of sons, of daughters ano
even of your wives-for no one Is
immune-won't you enroll yoursel'
as a member of the MARYLAND
ANTI-RACE TRACK GAMBLING
ASSOCIATION and help to put TINS
curse and pestilence out OF Maryland
so that the name of our fair state
will no longer be trailed in the dust
as the greatest harborer OF criminals
and the greatest promoter OF gamo-
ling of any State in the Union?
Yours very truly,
MARYLAND ANTI-RACE TRACK
GAMBLING ASSOCIATION
VIM. silver.