The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-10-14


renses his known client, Celia and his
actual clients, Ceila's associates,
wanted the act declared unconstitu-
tioRa 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 1t Is fact "that vast
number Of landlords 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 the
suit to declare unconstitutional the
act creating the State Racing Com.
mission there would be books on the
race tracks as well as 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 "iesalized
betting" and 30 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:
II have never pretended to make
any accurate statement of what are
the total profits OF the Jockey Club,
because do not know them"
IL statement by him sent through
the Associated Press from Louisville
September II, he says:
"A iegalized giant monopoly enjoy
ing the gambling privileges realizes .
profit Of two or three million OF dol
lars year out OF this demorallzins
vice.
Arain we apologize for having stat.
ed in previous editorial that Mr..
Bruce knows this statement Is .naccu.
rate. But we avow that II Is inaccti-
rate and utterly misleading AMI
known to be Inaccurate by every man
and woman who has even cursory iii-
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.. Bruce closes his communication
with this statement:
"Pari-mutuel betting on the race
tracks may be safer form of netting
than bookmaking safer for the gam
bler-but ! am moi Interested In pro-
tectlng the gambler."
Who is 1t Nr. Bruce Is Interested
in protecting? As lawyer he was
Interested In forwarding the interests
Of Celia, titles and Adler. who, though
| Of course he never knew 1t, conducted
bucket-shops and syndicate books
The present movement fathered By
him will inure to the benefit OF the
bookmaker and handbook men, though
equally Of course he does not know
this. As proven by the result In New
York. the success OF the movement he
advocates VIII lead to a form ol
gambling that Is most peFHicious AM
as rule crooked.
| AS revealed by the report OF the
grand Jury In Louisville, the hand
books flourish even in the rarified at
mosphere that surrounds Mr. Bruce
800
Not interested In protecting ths
gambler? OF course not. Not inter
ested in the personnel Of his clients
who employed his services to destroy
the State Racing Commission SO thai
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 protecting
the breeding Interests? What ID Mr.
Bruce's real INTEREST,"
go
His letter reveals according to hi!
own statements, that Mr.. Bruce hal
never been interested enough to az
certain even me 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 II
800
Why is Mr.. Bruce giving his tint
and his high ability and great repu
tatior and his money to this hight q
have repealed the provision in tn
Kentucky statutes that was passed
April 9Th, 1893, years before he ap
peared as the attorney for the Douglas
Park Jockey Club? He did not ther
attempt to have that section Of thu
statutes repealed The act creating
the State Racing Commission wa
passed in 1906 The provision undel
which pari-mutuels are permitted wal
passed In 1898. thirteen years before
that. During those years the book
makers operated us unmolested on thu
race tracks as they now operate II
louisville and will again operate OF
The race tracks II Mr.. Bruce succeed
in his present efforts.
Every man familiar with racing
knows that racing has been cleane
and on higher plane; that the stakes
and purses are four or Eve hundred
! nor cent greater since the bookmakerT