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Show ( BY Published Every Saturday G00DWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING r CO., INC. FRANK E. SCHEFSKI, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: In the United 8tates, Canada and Mexico, 12.50 per year,' Including postage $1.50 for six months. . Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the. Postal i Union, $4.50 per year. - . , .'t fHWtfMKi Payments should.be made by Cheek, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Addrese all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Phone WaSatch 5409 ; ,r.1 ;' S11-12- 13 v- - Salt Lake City, Utah Ness Bldg. - RADICALISM Commissioners Herman H. Green, Harry L. Finch and P. J. Moran refused to vote for a new radical ordinance which would make a man a criminal if he bet on a horse race, and these three commissioners are to be commended for their broad views in the ; matter. Utah passed a racing bill two years ago under which horse racing could be promoted in this state and people are allowed to bet on the races. There is a meeting going on at Lagoon at the present time. Some of the best people of this state attend these races and many of them bet their money. However, none of them believe they are committing a crime by laying a wager on a race. They are all murt twenty-on- e years of age, earn their own Folland or any one else tell them money, and why should Bill liow they should spend it. The races have produced good results in Davis county. The city of Farmington is getting. a big revenue; its police force is being paid by the track management, all the hay and grain has been bought up in the county, every available barn has been rented, the hotels, rooming houses and as many dwellings as care to accommodate guests are tilled with horse owners, trainers, jockeys and officials. The people never made so much money in such short time in all their lives and Davis county is for the races. Some of our tax paying citizens who were arrested for betting on the races a few days ago were dismissed in court Thursday for lack of criminal evidence. "Why were these taxpayers arrested if the evidence was of such a flimsy nature that the judge could not make a case against them! It is a grievous matter to charge citizens with breaking the Another inconsistency is to allow racing and betting at the Lagoon race track under sanction and protection of the state of Utah, and endeavor to make it a crime in this city. A short time ago two men were arrested for inspecting a race fpim sheet.. The Salt Lake Telegram issues a special racing edition every noon, printed on the front page. Here we find the race entries, and the selection of the choice horses upon which to lay your money, the selections being made by experts. The information may be good and it may be bad ; at best it is only a guess on the form of the horses entered for the day. Why not put the paper in jail for coming- out so boldly? Is this not paving the way for betting? We do not believe The Telegram is doing any wrong in giving the people this information because most of the readers want it. It costs a lot of extra money to secure and print such 'news, and a progressive paper must furnish the news or quit. Anyhow, who cares if Jones bets Brown that something, is going to happen. It is not our money that is being bet, then why all the fuss? ; - FANATICAL SENATORS DEFEATED It is not very hard to guess the fate of radical senators who In Pennsylvania this come up for election in the primaries. week, William S. Vare, who was not afraid to come out and declare himself for the protection of personal rights, completely snowed under. present Senator Pepper who was running to succeed himself and who had the backing of President Coolidge and Treasurer Mellon. Vares victory was a surprise for the standpatters, but the people were not surprised. The people have tired of autocratic government and senators who wish to go back to Washington had hotter consider state rights, perthem into court and then have the judge turn them loose not sonal rights and the lowering of taxation. When the election was held in Illinois, the wise ones preguilty. But they are guilty in the eyes of all those who heard and read of their arrest, and the impression of arrest can never dicted, as Illinois goes, so goes the nation, being confident Dry McKinley would be nominated,- but they fell far short be erased. The brand continues through life. A crook does not care, but an honest man does. Let us have justice and not malice and Senator McKinley was retired because he was one of those drv world court fellows. in the' conduct of our municipal affairs. The city lias been licensing card tables in soft drink parlors. McKinley and Pepper are two prominent Republican senThe limit is $400 per year. The first table is charged for at the ators, of high standing, but in an unguarded moment they forgot rate of $150, the second table $50, and the remaining tables $25, the people had any rights and the ballot box has called a halt. It is a warning that President Coolidge and the other senuntil the limit is reached. The license is paid and honest men go to these places to play cards. They generally play for trade ators may well heed before it is too late. The country is reeking with crime as it never lias before. checks, just to amuse themselves. The officers come and arrest them. People are poking fun a enut proceedings and in many cases O Is not the city an accessory to the crime, if it can be called the criminals are the real heroes, while those that are robbed or a crime. The city issues the license for the card tables, yet when killed are forgotten. Police officers are arresting people upon criminals are given the field. they are used the players are arrested. It is such inconsistancy slight provocation, while the real Most of our crime is laid to the door of bootleggers who have that drives people to distraction. created a great disrespect for law. It is hard to take away a The rich mans clubs do not have to pay any license. law and branding them as criminals in the eyes of the world, hail . - -- |
