Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-30
WHAT is THE ANswERs
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Graphic Editor:
IL is always a pleasure to give ones
views on a matter that IL great i'm
portance TO the welfare OF town. and
the question that Is mp to the voters
Of Deming In the coming election for |
trustees for Deming as TO whether the |
people here want this town run wide |
open" as far as gambling is concerned |
is one OF great importance.
Have you heard any one OF Dem |
ing's large number Of boosters tell
an outsider that we had a wide open
town as far as gambling goes and try
to use that as an inducement for a per-
son TO come and make a home and In
vest money with us? believe / am
safe In saying that you have not Mr..
Editor, and that you win not. be-
lieve that every citizen of Deming
bushes with shame when he thinks
that the young men OF the town who In
n few years are TO take the place Of
those who are now holding public Of
fices, are daily subjected TO the tempta-
ton OF the gambling tables. Is that
the influence the fathers and mothers
want their sons to be raised under?
The question will be answered ut the
polls ON April o.
As to what II means TO Deming, let
us cotsider a little: We all are con-
fidently expecting that at most any
day now, we win hear the glad news
that work will begin In the near fu-
ture ON the railroad shops here. Do
you believe that the railroad officials
are interested In this question? Do
you think that they have given this
matter any serious considerations /
think so. l know that It was rumored
last year that prominent railroad
man made the statement that the rail.
road company wanted to get away
from the gambling element In Lords
burg. l know that last year an official
OF the Southwestern Railway Company
sent word 10 me to please do some
thing to prevent gambling in Hachita
for the reason that at each pay day
the gamblers there got all the money
Of their employees. Has IL occurred to
you, Mr.. Editor, that number Of
biologists who have examined the well
that Is being put down for the Florida
Oil Company have given most encour-
aging reports as to the prospects Of
this being a fine oil field? Suppose
that oil Is found, what kind Of town
will this be with no law against gam
bling and no way 10 control the gam
bling element? Won't we be proud OF
our town IL such should happen? An
swer this at the polls with your vote.
The people of Deming know that We
had good ordinance TO prevent gam
bling and that the present board Of
trustees repealed IL. Why did they re-
peal It? Have you heard of any other
town or city In New Mexico doing that
thing? Was II repealed for the best
interest OF Deming and Its young peo-
plei Was II done as an advertising
proposition? Did the chamber OF
commerce send that news out to people
who are seeking good location In
this great western country2 Let the
present village board Of trustees an
swer this IL they can. have heard
that someone has said that the reason
1t was repealed was because the state
law passed in 1917 repealed the state
statute on gambling. Fine! Why
didn't silver City and the other cities
and towns Of New Mexico repeal their
gambling ordinances? Have also heard
IL said that an ordinance to prevent
gambling could not be enforced now
that the state had no law preventing
gambling except where there was n
"take-off." The answer to that can be
shown IL you care TO visit our neigh
boring town OF Lordsburg, Just 61 miles
west. The trustees OF Lordsburg passed
n gambling ordinance and it went into
effect ON January Of this year. There
is no wide open gambling in Lordsburg
since that time. II those who believe
that an ordinance Of this kind won't
stand up now, can tell them that
they can collect a nice large fee from
those in LOrdsburg who want to see
that ordinance broken by guaranteeing
that the ordinance viii be declared
void In the proper court. They can
probably get fee from those who
would like TO see Columbus wide open
for gambling, as the village board
there has passed an ordinance making
IL unlawful to gamble.
The progressive citizens ticket Is
composed of men who are In favor OF
a gambling ordinance for Deming. The
old board OF trustees are on record as
. having repealed the gambling ordi
, nance that they found ON the ordinance
book. The voters Of Deming will ex
press the will OF the majority ON thi'
, question on election day. Let's mak'
the majority in favor Of running thu
, gamblers out OF town large that th'
: gamblers friends will be ashamed t
look anyone in the face and say the!
, lare In favor of gambling.
The question is sqnarely up to Dem
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