El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-26

EVIL influence and ertectS IN biblical
times. Christ himself drove the
money changers from the temple.
They were gamblers. who desecrated
the holy OF holes for gain Judas.
the gambler. surrendered Christ for
money and used the proceeds TO buy
a graveyard-and the ground bought
by 4 was called Syria, ''the field Of
bloods." And over every place where
wagers are staked. whether for char
ity, religion or country would in
scribe the word. incarnadined with
the life Of innumerable victims-Acel-
dana
It is the desire to get something
for nothing that eutices the gambler
on TO his undoing- He wants the
property Of others without giving its
equivalent in return. This desire to
get something for nothing. 20 obtain
what belongs to another without
right or Justice. has been the besetting
vice Of this country. The gambling
evil, like a horrible octupus. has
stretched forth its tentacles and laid
hold OF every corner OF our land.
clasping men and women, boys and
girls Of all conditions, in its relent-
less grip. From the highest TO the
lowest. from the richest to the poor
est. the monster OF gambling exacts
tribute.
The evil has invaded every nook
and corner and no place is too sacred
to deter it from entering. II goes
into the office OF the professional
man, the room OF the banker. the
home of the artisan. the shop OF the
merchant. the store Of the trader, the
cottage Of the laborer, all come under
its evil influence. It is as common
to the palace as to the hut, the bane
Of the rich as well as the curse Of
the poor. 1t is the national calamity.
My lord plays on his yacht and at his
club; my lady must have the bridge
parties and her gambling drawing
rooms; the servants stake their wages
on a throw OF the dice. the boys play
craps in the back yard and on the
streets; the girls. instead of playing
round the ring rosie, penny throw
and there you go" and so gamble
away their pennies. initiating their
elders and gradually progressing until
in later years their feet walk the
paths Of perdition sooner or later ar
irving at its blackened gate where
hope for time and eternity bids them
farewell
Gamble for War Savings Stamps.
In its brazenness it doesn't stop
even at the sacred
calling. II has gone still further in
Of patriotism to cover its Nervousness
and dares to strut around levying
tribute under this disguise. In the
name OF patriotism. war savings
stamps have been thrown on the
blackened table Of chance as pawns
and gambled for by the mob who
was deceived into the belief that it
was helping out the country and max
ing good. When did good ever come
out OF evil? When did sin ever beget
virtue?
The men who gamble for war saw
ings stamps are prostituting their
country, dishonoring II. defaming it.
In New York and other cities. special
prizes were offered to holders Of
lucky number. Boys and girls went
up and down the streets with the
crying. Take a chance" not
Buy a stamp" Whole communities
went wild on this gambling craze.
The same roulette wheels that were
used at the corner OF z2d street and
Fifth avenue. New York. were used
in this war gambling as in ordinary
gambling. Are such scenes enacted in
your city? II so. make your protest
Surely. gambling goes the limit
when it is allowed to pose as an agent
for patriotism Away with gambling
down with Il as the corrupter Of
youth. but let It be doubly damned
when it takes on the garb OF patriot
ism and poses as a benefactor in
crusade for mankind