El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04
& GHALL we allow the prostitutes and
to run FL Paso? I say NO"

6sGHALL we allow the prostitutes and blackmailers
y to run FL Paso2 I say NO"
- And every good FL Pasoan will echo an "Amen'
70 this ejaculation from A. P Coles before meeting of
Business and public officials in the chamber of com
Il Paso arouses itself from its lethargy every once
swhle-paTculary when it is challenged by vice and
Sousness-and demonstrates its real metal to the world
We going to DO It nOwf 90 about It IN the night
way and on the right grounds
Recently, tossing the demon Booze to the
bow vows where he belongs.
Some while back spurred by the tsuns of national
officials closed the ~redight districtand proceeded
forget about its inhabitants until they scattered all
ever the city with their unlawful practices
Several years ago, closed public gambling and we
have kept closed although haven't been overly par
cuar about the private games operated IN hotels and
rooming houses. For time, we were rather ngd about
AL kinds of gambling and we're better city for 1t
There is not much gambling now-Occasonaly visitor
drops few thousand across the green cloth IN some rather
respectable hotebut generally, we are pretty clean on
the gambling question.
The public officials admit that not clean in this
respect; Washington officials tell not and Incl
dentzly inform that must be If we wish to be a
The local officials put fingers upon the aent
THE REASON WHY It hes in the hearts OF the people
We are NOT READY TO BE cLEAN-or we have not been
10 the past. We at the point where the test
has come We must decide. Washington is watching US
for thing and e Paso always chesty when other
people watching our step We are much like three
Tea1-oId boy. When people looking we grow very
serious very pomPous-sometlmes ridiculous.
We are now going to make effort at cleaning up
because Washington is looking Will we stay on the Job
That is the main question viii we keep at It If
Washington turns its head? We have made spasmodic
efforts for some time now; officials have gone in
for ceanups on several occasions, and, undenaby they
have got esuts-fo- the time bengbut they have quit
zoo soon. And can you blame them? When taxes are
high, what do do? We say we want economical ad-
administrators" Of affairs and put out an opposition
Erket
Naturally what official going spend money to
eesn Up our city keep it cleaned, WHEN WE DON'T
EVIDENCE INTEREST SUFFICIENT TO PROVE TO
EIN THAT We WANT IT CLEANED AND KEPT
cLEANED2
When the sherff arrests vagrant bOotlegger or
baczraer and of leading citizens allow them
selves 10 be pulled out Of bed at midnight by some OF our
attorneys who have excellent standings at the bar and
the community sign bonds TO get these prisoners out OF
is are the officials expected to think that the people,
fhe taxpayers want them to spend their money Tor sup
pressing vice?
II We want vice suppressed in FL Psso, must indi
cafe II IN no uncertain and in such as TO show
that mean It. FL Pasoans must take steps to eliminate
not Washington IS watching US, not because
major Of the sanitary corps with legal mind finds cut
hnqs we thought nobody but ourselves but because
IS right We have talked too long the financial side