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of the necessaries of life�察�in the den of iniquity at dice�察�in the drinking
saloon at the slot´machine�察�in the people's fair at the wheel of fortune��
in the gambling den itself at every conceivable form of swindling trick
and game。 Gambling has come to be almost an omnipresent evil。 In
treating this subject�察�it is our purpose to point out something of the
nature of its evil�察�not only that we may be kept from it but that we may
save others whom it threatens to destroy。
Gambling grows out of a misuse of the natural tendency to take risks。
A social vice is some social right misused。 Men have the social right
to congregate to talk over measures of social and economic welfare。
But if they discuss measures which oppose the principles of free
Government�察�their meeting together becomes a crime against the
State。 A personal vice is some personal right misused。 As some one
has put it�察 �Vice is virtue gone mad。; It is a personal right and a
personal virtue to be charitable�察�even beneficent。 But since justice
comes before mercy�察�if one uses for charity that which should be
used in payment of debt�察�his virtue of beneficence becomes a vice
of theft。 So it is with gambling。 It is giving the natural tendency
to chance�察�to risk an illegitimate play。 The person who is afraid to
risk anything accomplishes but little in any way�察�is seldom a
speculator�察�and never a gambler。 Usually the gambler is the man
who is naturally full of hazard�察�who loves to run risks�察�to take chances。
Nor will one find a more practical and useful tendency in one's make´
up than this。 See the discoverer of America and his brave crew for
days and days sailing across an unknown sea toward an unknown
land。 But that was the price of a New World。 Note the hazard and
risk of our Pilgrim Fathers。 But they gave to the world a new
colonization。 See the Second greatest American on his knees before
Almighty God�察�promising him that he would free four million of
slaves�察�providing General Lee should be driven back out of Maryland。
General Lee was driven back�察�and that immortal though most
hazardous of all documents�察�from man's point of view�察�was read to
his Cabinet and signed by Abraham Lincoln。 All great men have
taken great risks。 Not a section of the United States has been settled
without some risk。 No business enterprise is launched without some
risk。 To secure an education�察�to learn a trade�察�to marry a wife�察�all
involve some risk�察�much risk。 The tendency to risk�察�to hazard�察�to
chance it is a practical and useful tendency。 Only let this tendency
be governed always by wisdom and justice。 No person ever became
a gambler until consciously or unconsciously he forfeited wisdom
and justice in his chances and risks。
Gambling takes a variety of forms。 First of all is the professional
gambler。 He has no other business。 His investment is a ;pack of
cards; and a box of ;dice。 See him with his long�察�slender fingers��
with his shaggy�察�unkempt hair�察�with keen eyes�察�and a sordid
countenance。 He is prepared to ;rake in; a thousand dollars a night��
and would not hesitate to strip any man of his fortune。 The professional
is found at county fairs�察�on railway trains�察�in gilded dens�察�and at public
resorts。 Being a professional outlaw�察�and subject at any time to arrest
and imprisonment�察�usually he has an accomplice。 Sometimes a gang
work together�察�so that it is with perfect ease they may relieve any
unwary novice of his money。 They know human nature on its low��
mercenary side�察�and soon can find their man in a crowd。 But few
persons have started out in life having it for their aim to get something
for nothing who�察�sooner or later�察�have not been ;taken in; by this gang
of swindlers。 They know their kind。 The end of the professional
gambler is final loss and ruin。 He will make 100�察�he will make 500��
he will make 1��000�察�he will make 2��000�察�then he will lose all。 Then
he will borrow some money and start anew。 And again he will make
200�察�he will make 600�察�he will make 1��200�察�and he will lose all。
Like the winebibber and the professional murderer�察�the professional
gambler has his den。 Not a large city in the world is without these
haunts of vice。 Who is it that feeds and supports them�拭 �The novice
at cards and dice�察�husbands and sons of respectable families�察�just as
the occasional dram´taker supports the saloon。 As one has asked��
;Could fools to keep their own contrive��
On whom�察�on what could gamesters thrive�拭�
GAY。
The penny novice seeks the penny gambling den。 The aristocratic
speculator seeks the gilded gambling den。 The expert trickster of
large luck and large fortune makes his way to Monte Carlo�察�the
gambling Mecca of the world。 Monte Carlo is a famous resort
situated in the northwest part of Italy。 It is notorious for its gambling
saloon。 This city of nearly four thousand inhabitants is located in
Monaco�察�the smallest independent country in the world。 Monaco is
about eight miles square�察�and lies on a ;barren�察�rocky ridge between
the sea and lofty�察�almost inaccessible rocks。; The soil is barren��
except in small tracts which are used for fruit´gardens。 For centuries
the inhabitants�察�the Monagasques�察�lived by marauding expeditions��
both by sea and land�察�and by slight commerce with Genoa�察�Marseilles��
and Nice。 But in the last century the people have converted their
country and city into a world´wide resort。 In 1860�察�M。 Blanc�察�a famous
gambler and saloon proprietor of two German cities�察�went to Monaco��
and for an immense sum of money received sole privilege to convert
their province into a gambler's paradise。 Soon immense marble
buildings arose in the midst of such beauty as to make it a modern
rival of the gardens of ancient Babylon。 Costly statues�察�gorgeous vases��
graceful fountains�察�elegant basins�察�and beautiful terraces�察�all of which
are made alluring by blooming plants�察�by light illuminations�察�and by
free concerts of music day and night��these are the attractions in this
gambler's paradise。 Here fortunes are won and lost in a night。 For�察�as
has been sung��
;Dice will run the contrary way��
As well is known to all who play��
And cards will conspire as in treason。;
HOOD。
Then we have the speculator in commerce。 He is the denizen of
the Board of Trade hall。 He speculates on the prices of next week's��
of next month's meat and breadstuffs。 And still this sort of gambler
may be a book´keeper in a bank�察�a farm hand�察�or a clerk in a
grocery store。 It ha become so simple and so common a practice
for persons to speculate on the markets that any person with ten
dollars�察�or twenty´five dollars�察�or a hundred dollars may take his
chances。 Tens of thousands of dollars to´day are being swept into
this silent whirlpool�察�the gambler's commerce。
Also we have the pool gambler。 He is actuated by love of excitement。
He is found at the race course�察�at the baseball diamond�察�and at all
sorts of contests�察�where he may find opportunity to be on the outcome。
It is a common thing for young men to steal their employers' money��
for young girls to take their hard´earned wages to stake on games and
races。 Recently 175��000 were paid for the exclusive gambling right
for one year at the Washington Park races in Chicago。
Last of all�察�we have the society gambler。 He is growing numerous
to´day。 He is the same person�察�whether clad in full dress in the drawing´
room of the worldling�察�or in common dress around the fireside of the
unchristian Church member。 Like the professional gambler his
instrument is ;cards�察─�and he can shake the ;dice。; His games are
whist�察�progressive euchre�察�and sometimes poker。 The stakes now are
not money�察�but the gratification of excitement and the indulgence of
passion。 One�察�two�察�four hours go by almost unnoticed。 Prizes are
offered for the best player。 As a Catholic priest told me after he had
won a small sum with cards。 Said he�此 �We just put up a few dollars��
you know�察�to lend devotions to the game。; So prizes are offered in
the social gambling ;to lend devotions to the game。; It is under such
circumstances as these that young men and young women receive their
first lessons in card´playing。 A passion for card´playing is called forth��
developed�察�and must be satisfied�察�even though it takes one in low places
among vile associates。 ;A Christian gentleman came from England to
this country。 He brought with him 70��000 in money。 He proposed to
invest the money。 Part of it was his own�察�part of it was his mother's。
He went into a Christian Church�察�was coldly received�察�and said to
himself�此 �'Well�察�if that is the kind of Christian people they have in
America�察�I don't want to associate with them much。' So he joined a
card´playing party。 He went with them from time to time。 He went a
little further on�察�and after a while he was in games of chance�察�and lost
all of the 70��000。 Worse than that�察�he lost all of his good morals�察�and
on the night that he blew his brains out he wrote to the lady to whom he
was affianced an apology for the crime he was about to commit�察�and
saying in so many words�察�'My first step to ruin was the joining of that
card party。';
In all of its forms gambling is loaded down with evil。 In the first place
it destroys the incentive to honest work。 Let the average young man
win a hundred dollars at the races�察�it will so turn his head against slow
and honorable ways of getting money that he will watch for every
opportunity to get it easily and abundantly。 The young girl who risks
fifty cents and gets back fifty dollars will no longer be of service as a
quiet�察�contented worker。 The spirit of speculation�察�the passion to get
something for nothing�察�is calculated to destroy the incentive to honest
toil and to honorable methods of gain。 As one values his character�察�as
he values h
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