The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-04-20

hateful. He is deliberately deal
ing with human facts on an in
human basis for the qualification
of that human passion, the love
of uncertainty for its own sake.
II asserts that property is a
something which can be owned
by chance, which can pass from
man to man on a principle whose
working demands the very mega
ton of intelligence and good
will, the suppression of man.
hood.
1t is an enemy of sound bus
mess. Business is a social fact
the cooperation of men to over
come nature for the shelter,
clothing and feeding of the race,
| the adornment of life and the
| enrichment of experience. But
the gambling spirit is in it's very
essence the opposite of all that.
1t is the enemy of work, hating
! peace and patient persistence.
1T grudges every penny that is
spent on its own wild, nervous
self" 1t is now widely conceded
that a man who CANDLES is I'M
| worthy of confidence from his
business associates-suggeSts a
feverish wish to be rich without
honest work. st would toss cor
porations in the air and see how
they fall"
g Gambling is a subversion
of the bases of morality"
Usage of the expression "debts
of honor" in gambling is a mus
use of honor. But, gamblers have
to put their gambling debts first,
for the system would fail if such
were not paid. This strangling
lie has been introduced because
| all other normal, healthy debts
| can be, in default of due pay
ment, collected by a legal pro-
| cess, while the gamblers debt
can not be collected by an ap-
peal to the courts. Thus the gen.
eral standard of honor is low
cred.
(d) Gambling leads to suicide,
particularly if one loses.
The process: gambler loses
| whole possessions-this awakens
him-SeeS result of career, obi
cations ignored, relatives
wronged, riches lost, calls sell
FOOL, fools others to do so,
drawn into insanity and suicide,
By resolving to repress the
use of reason, will, conscience,
and affections, the gambler
leaves only one part of his ma
ture free to play - emotions,
Thus, when a crisis comes, he
has destroyed the parts of his
nature intended to control and
rationalize his feelings. Thus
suicide is the logical conclusions
for many gamblers.
(4)-Gambling endangers oul
national life lit is elusive and
hard to control).
(a) That which harms any in
dividual harms our national life,
(b) The habit is very often APP
piled with, and is even an incen-
tive to, the practice of other
, vices, whose darkness is beyond
dispute drunkenness, lieen,
tiousnesS. ~
(c) Betting is interfering with
and destroying many of our
noblest forms of recreation.
I'D Gambling is producing
many odiouS and indirect ills OF
the country's commercial life
embezzlement, thieVery.
! (e) Gambling destroys intellec-
tual interests and diminishes at
tention which ought to be given
by large sections of the COM
munity to social and political
problems.
Retaliation of Gamblers State
ments
, % - The majority of the
people who gamble can afford it,
All can't financially, none can
morally.
Half the money spent is spent
for petty, small things. He who
can afford it is more likely to go
into something larger. Eighty
four percent of the racing bets
made through the New Hamp-
shire Breeders Association were
made at a minimum of $500,
showing that those who can af-
ford it least "go craziest about
it." Money is needed much more
and could fill a much better
place if used for innumerable
other things.
(2)-Gambling adds color and
excitement to a drab life. This
is true. But a Saturday night de-
bauche also adds color and ex-
element. These are obviously
opiates for the people. Young