The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-09-11
PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
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On HOrseracing and Profanity.
GEO. FRANCIS TRAINS
Exposure Of the Derby Day.
T RAJ

low, was delivered IN response 10 4 pressing cal
made upon him to speak at Arnold Place Hall
Dock Head, and in reply to several speakers who
had preceded him, and e~ulogized q recent speech
of Lord Brougham's, and that household god
Of Englistmen, the Derby Day.-BOa. Bulletin.
| never refuse a challenge from any source,
much more when so personal as this has been
tonight. L am not in speaking mood. l came
in to late. L confess myself better in defence
than in attack, bnt as | see a breach in the ram
part Will give you u taste OF the latter. (Hear
and applause.)
All the speeches tonight were eloquent on the
Derby day-(cheers)-and the last debater said
il was a sight that would make even Mr.. Train
delighted with our Institutions. Stimulated by
your cheers, he went on to say that there |
could read the Constitution Of England. There,
said he, you see this great empire, and concluded
by representing the Derby day as a picture Of
England's Civil Rights and Religious Liberties.
(Cheers) 1t may seem unkind for me to disturb
the scene. You may think it ungenerous for
me to destroy the picture but 1 may do good
by telling the truth (hear) although it may
meet with strong opposition. III come out as
taught as {. Reformer, you must not censure
me. (llear.) If | speak as a moralist, you.
must listen with respect. (Hear.) You assent?
(Yes.)
Then let me tell you that the DerBy dqy IS tie
grem ohDHei house Of crime, I0here the nObIe and
The SeJ meet on equality fe gambler, the oOurfe-
=Gn, and he horse thief. (Cries OF - LIBEL
a. Insult to England, , - Bosh,' and derisive
cheers.) As Hamlet remarks to Laertes, a pal
pable hit. C1ear.) You seem offended. You
forgot that L am on the opposition benches.
That you repeatedly called upon me before L
rose to speak. CHear, and "That's so.') You
like the truth-you do not wish to be Barnum-
ized-you cannot say that | flatter or fawn upon
you for my own benefit and an this age of
toddyiSm and snO6asm yOu ought 10 appreciate a
man trhO GdreS Ia speak the truth (cheers,)
although ut the risk of losing all his popularity.
(Cheers.)
L say that the Derby is a disgrace to England,
n blot upon che moral character of the English
people (ob,) and if that day represents civil
liberty and religious freedom, 1 thank God that
America has not arrived at that pitch Of Chris
tian civilization. ooh, and interruption, one or
two gentleman leaving the hall, saying they
were u lot of snobs to listen to such abuse.) Order
being restored, Mr.. Train said, 1 see l must
prove my case, point by point. (Hear.) l have
made a bold assertion, and you call upon me to
prove 1t: L will do it to your entire satisfaction.
CHEERS and laughter.) To commence. The
Derby as the delight of the T10H-SeHer, the beer
shop, and the gin-paaee. Intemperance that day
holds his Bacchanalian cOurt-Champagne on
the grand stand for the nobie-rum and sherry,
and gin, in the court below for the Traviatas,
and beer and porter and foul mixtures for the
great unwashed. ILaughter.) The costermon-
ger gets drunk for a shilling, and the noble for a
pound. Drunkenness is the great feature of the
Derby day SOberneSs would be sneered at
drink deep, drink long, drink all the time. Ask
Fortnum and Mason what they put in the ham
pers to take away mems senses. Look at the
merchant, the broker, and the banker, the day
after the Derby. Those heavy eyeballs, with red
borders, that dark ridge under the eyelash, that
yellow-tinged complexion and ~listless gait, all
betoken n day of dissipation at the Derby, and a
night of debauchery at Cremorne. con, and
laughter.) The Dcrby as the grand annual mus
ter of the Bdckhg, the Gambler, and the Burglar!
There they meet the Lords of England and the
Members of the House of Commons Equality
Fra~ternity-Liberty. Betting is contagious. The
General sets the example to those in the ranks.
The priest bets his bottle Of wine, and the ladies
bet gloves. Every body CANDLES at the Derby.
The passions are excited. The mind is disorder
ed. Impure thoughts enter the brain. Vice is
a terrible contagion. Free Trade in gambling
undermines morality, and schools industry TO be
the first victim for the Penitentiary. | do not
think that assembling with blacklegs, pimps,
and scamps, tends to elevate the mind or improve
the moEals of man. clear, and applause.)
: The Derby is not a day of prayer and fasting
of me hour. Profanity is on the increase, vul-
garity gains new disciples on the Derby. L was
taught that prOfane swearing was the resort of
the vulgar. (Hear, and OH The gentleman
may dissent, but the man who cannot endorse
his opinion without the obscene introduction of
some loud oath deserves the pity of all good men.
%(Iear.) Ii is a vile habit, coarse and plebian.
There are tICo distinct marks Of The true gentleman.
He nerer tells a lac or takes the name of God IR
rain. Qlear, hear.)
It chnls my heart to hear tire biest Supreme
RudeIy appealed to upon every trhiiug theme,
Maintain your rank, vulgErity despise-
You would Tot swear upon a bed % death.
Repent Your Maker now may stop your breath.
The Derby Day as The Baden Baden Of the
Rogue ct NOir. Gambling is the rule all classes
bet, the servant copies the master, men lose who
can little afford 1T. Gaming is 4 terrible vice
it ruins the winner rs we'll rs the loser. What
excitement is the most intense? asked the Regent.
Winning at cards, replied Fox. What next-
Losing. The Derby is covered with gamblers.
Thimble- rigging, ~cock-fighting, card betting,
horse racing, fortune telling, penny tossing.
Each sharper bent on his prey. The gamester is
/. lost man, and the Derby is his lar. Another
thought. The Derby rs a day Of uaJridIed license.
The Christian preacher has no voice at the Derby.
Slang phrases are the fashion. The chaff of the
Derby is an nstitution-(hear and cheers)-but
il is a vulgar, low, disgusting institution. ooh,
and hisses.) The ride home is a scene of danger
coats torn, hats lost, carriages broken, and
life risked-stones, mud, dirt, and bonbons fly
around your head. Your eyes are liable to be
put out at any moment. The ladies in your
carriage may be your sisters, your wives, your
Never mind it they must listen and
blush not, for 1t is the Derby day. The young
man with the fourth hand throw dolls and
wooden babies into their laps-Qaughter)-the
very idea conveys an immoral thought-the con-
is obscene. Who introduced this doll
throwing custom? OF course, it was the liber-
tine, the seducer. The act is often accompanied
with loud jests.
ImmoIest words admit, Of no defence,
For w.7t Of decency is want Of sense
The Derby is the benefit dag of the Shoulder