The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-10-13

Mr.. Bruce nmy not know II, but wc
believe II 10 be a fact that the chief
reason his known client, Celia and hts
actual clients. CeIla's associates,
wanted the act declared unconstitu-
tional was that II made possible the
destruction Of their syndicate book.
We do not say that Mr.. Bruce
knows II, because after his statement
we fear to state that he knows even
the most widely known fact, but ac-
cording to the grand jury Of Jeffer-
son County II is a fact that a vast
number of handbools are being oper-
ated in the city OF Louisville"
We, have not heard Of any movement
by Mr. Bruce to stop these hand books
II Mr.. Bruce had succeeded in TIE
suit to declare unconstitutional the
act creating the State Racing Com.
mission there would be books on the
race tracks as well us handbooks In
the city. The law now prohibits hand
books in the city. But they exist in
the city of Louisville, Yet Mr.. Bruce
starts a campaign against 1egalized
betting" and so far as we know takes
no action against the Illegal betting
that is, In our. opinion, infinitely the
greater evil, which is rampant In his
own home town.
In the communication published this
morning, Mr.. Bruce says:
IT have never pretended to make
any accurate statement of what are
the total profits of the Jockey Club,
because l do not know them"
In statement by him sent through
the Associated Press from Louisville
September IL, he says:
"a legalized giant monopoly enjoy
ing the gambling privileges realizes a
profit of two or three million Of dol.
lars year out of this demoralizins
vice"
Again we apologize for having stat
ed in a previous editorial that MI.
Bruce knows this statement is ;naccu'
rate. But we avow that 1t is inaccit
rate and utterly misleading and
known to be inaccurate by every man
and woman who has even cursory iii
f, formation in regard to the purses and
stakes given by the Jockey Club, the
expenses incident to the conduct OF
racing and the taxes paid by the
Jockey Club.
Mr. Rruce closes his communication
with this statement:
"Pan-mutuel betting on the race
tracks may be safer form of bettins
than bookmaking-safer for the gam
bler-but l am not interested In pro
tecting the gambler"
Who Is It Mr.. Bruce ia interested
in protecting? As a lawyer he wal
interested in forwarding the interests
of Celia, TITLES and Adler, who, theugt
Of course he never knew II, conducted
bucket-shops and syndicate books
The present movement fathered b.
him will inure to the benefit Of TIN
bookmaker and handbook men, thougi
equally Of course he does not know
this. As proven by the result in New
York. the success Of the movement h
advocates will lead to form o
gambling that Is most pernicious an!
as rule crooked.
As revealed by the report Of thu
grand jury in Louisville, the hand
books flourish even in the rarified at
nosphere that surrounds Mr.. Bruce.
| Not interested In protecting TN
gambler7 OF course not Not inter
ested in the personnel Of his CLIENT
who employed his services to destro!
the State Racing Commission so tina
they might run race tracks in Ken
lucky as they ran them In Missouri
solely for the benefit of the syndicate
book? Not interested in protectin,
the breeding irterestsf What is MI
Bruce's real interest?
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| His letter reveals, according to hi
own statements, that Mr.. Bruce hal
never been interested enough to as
certain even the most widely known
facts In regard to racing and tina
he knows no more about it now thar
he knew when he was the attorne,
for Douglas Park and the bucket-shop
bookmaking aggregation that owned IT
Why is Mr.. Bruce giving his time
and his high ability and great repu
tailor and his money to this fight Il
have repealed the provision in thu
Kentucky statutes that was passet
April 9Th, 1893. years before he ap
peared as the attorney for the Douglas
Park Jockey Clubf He did not theI
attempt to have that section Of thu
statutes repealed The act creating
the State Racing Commission wal
passed In 1906 The provision unde'
which pari-mutueis are permitted was
passed In 1898, thirteen years befor'
that. During those years the book
makers operated as unmolested on tn
race tracks as they now operate Ia
Louisvfne and win again operate o.
the race tracks II Mr.. Bruce succeed
in his present efforts.
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