| Show i I I I I I I EVil Of RAGE GAMBLING Gov Hughes Sends Special Mes Message Message Message sage to Ask Asking Asking ing for Legislation FLOURISHES BECAUSE OF LAW LAWS Not Asked to Accomplish the Im lm Impossible possible but hut to Rid Law of Vicious Discrimination AlMi Recommends of mt flanking Hanking M Direct ii Primary nat II anti and Investigations I Albany N Y At 0 Following the failure of tho senate lost last In t night to lows time the track gambling bills bils Gov Goi GO Hughes today pont Bent to the legislature a n I message mesge renewing his lila roe rec recommendation I for tho time enactment of ot oti thus this legislation and end asked for tor the tile en enactment enI of or eight ol ht other propositions now pending before time the legislature Gov Goi Go Hughes has Imas decided to Issue a I call cal for or a a special election for tor May In 12 1 for tor the choice of ot a I successor to Ic Senator I o otho of time the Niagara district who died recent recently ly I RECOMMENDATIONS In his Ills message today Gov Hughes recommendations Include The Tho he passage of appropriate legisla legislation 1 thou tion lon to prevent time the present discrimination of ot tho the law iota 1 which practically legalized gambling on race tracks Legislation to reform banking moth meth methods cd Direct primary nominating elections j Legislation which will wi place piece tele telo ij anti telegraph companies under tho jurisdiction of or tho time public service commission l Time Tho passage of hails which will wi fa facilitate a 1 time the construction of ot subways In New York City CI It t Tho Timo ho governor also urges urge Investigation tion tol by commission lon 1 First Wall Tal street speculation sec second r ond tho the question of ot Immigration third time the question of or in this state slate and amid ald fourth the relation of ot t i tho time Inferior courts courtR to certain crim I inal procedure RACK HACK HACE GAMBLING to the th tA bills bils time the fla governor In his imis message says 1 I r again agall urge you 01 to Clat appropriate legislation to abolish time the exist existing elst elstInS lug InS discriminations In favor of ot race hack tuck gambling I The Time failure of ot tile the upper Iper branch il of your our body hod bod to pass tho time measures to effect this pur purpose Jur Ii R pose IIO after their passage In lit the lower branch cannot be regarded ns mis Il disposing ing lag of ot time the matter The constitution r stands I 11 Its 11 peremptory mandate still sll 1 Time The evil evi of ot race track gambling I nourishes not In spite of ot law lasi but bo be because cause of if tho tue law Legislation pretend liiK Ing to 10 carry out out time the constitutional provision in 1 effect nullities It I You are 1 not asked to accomplish h the tho or to write upon time tho statue books h a visionary scheme of moral amoral mirol i reform You are asked to rid our 1 law la of a tm I vicious discrimination where whereby het by iii h offenses equally condemned by the tIme I constitution are Ire punished as I crimes crime If It committed In one ono and amid Ind are aro ar en encouraged by time the absence of ot suItable penalty If I committed In another A MIRE PRETENSE SE Chapter of ot tho time laws of ot 1895 known on as UI time the th law aw pre lire I tends In Its IB provisions with regard to tu authorized raco maCu tracks to 10 prohibit gambling This Thil runs through 1 the hue act ace But Hut it cheats time the prohibition tion by providing that tho only pen pan n nal I ally al If It no 10 memorandum lu or token J of tho the wagers bo ho delivered shall bo be lia ha liable Iu I Ihie ble imie to a I m civil cult ault sui for tho the money lono lost I If H ever It was that this was wu an nn n appropriate law Il to 10 prevent the of ot mentioned in tho tile constitution no imo 10 ono 01 now cherishes tho the Illusion I ulio I It i Is a I mm of prohibition pool 1001 I tolling soiling and amud book making at atthe i time the race ruco tracks track as IS a though they thoy tho worn were VOl legally logal authorized e Not only is L this thu th result but ut the tile enforcement of time tha law elsewhere Is U embarrassed ol by lW I these UIe undemocratic discriminations it In Ii 1 not a it I question for tur tho tito legislator whether this vleo should bo lie permitted or 01 regulated Under tho time constitution time tho legislature liLa has 11 no mum 0 right to permit It or to hI regulate It I Tho people havi SlaCken upon that You TOLl II asked to 10 make existing prohibitions ct eto Instead of virtually protocoL protect lair ing pool wiling and 1111 upon UI i tho time race truck Instead of ot favoring them anti and subjecting them to an arm ads ade adequate e quate luitte penalty pO LItho tho law can and aint should 1 effectively prohibit thorn by Imposing similar to 10 which f fI nr Cr where upon identical offenses ole else elsewhere Tho and limo tho to tho time welfare of Ir tho time state which aro uro Involved In imm II thai tho continuance of it this hats evil arc aro Iro obvious Still Sti more Important Is thu tho noc s of ot vindicating Inc ing tim tu 11 lit law of oJ the land mOuth III of I it that th t this thin In is u a I II Into 1110 law JIW hu and 1111 and no 10 Internal U is II enough to keep hash on 01 tho limo deceit fill ful provisions prohibition bo be Ikel and u mm u favored everett class cW of ot h rs me I lire are il afforded emil aub suI si Immunity lilt l ot for 11 law luw li fm I th tl thu f ct t r tour our government RII tho thu guarantees of it them the n l ut lIberty and Ild v 11 ill not notI lot I lUl in ip avail Ival It If th the people urn armi nf taught to tl imil hue thu Ih with contempt I J ur url uru u you 01 to I II a I duty and to 10 end 1111 limo tho mile 11 In hum favor of Dl nun mILt track t ck gamut lii hug cupidity emm I ty am aim U Itol to 10 maintain Goi o H recommend l tho tite crea creation tion I ot of o u ii 1 e time tho rl of ot which hull hal give r their tush 1 pay 1 to 10 Inquire Into II lImb to time th facts rt Jat InS to II In III securities and amid nOI with the th jow to l on ti 1111 mu a g time lh St In him it ii lilt o may h thud and It le |
