New-York tribune., 1891-05-04
MR.. ScUDDER GOES TO TIE RACES,
HE TELLS WHAT HE SAW AT GUTTENBURG TO
SICKEN HIM.

The Rev. John L. scudder of the Tabernacle Of Jer
sey City, last night preached the following sermon
" What Know About Guttenburg Races The church
crowded with people anxious 70 learn what the
clergyman had observed when he visited the notorious
track Mr.. Scudder said in part
minister is supposed sto know much about horse
racing but the honest conviction is that more ministers
shameflly the conducted at Gutten
turg and then ventilated their information before the
people, the moral character OF Hudson county would De
improved interest OF the Law and Order
League and in company with brother minister recently
visited the track Gutenburg and was astounded by the
defiant attitude OF the gamblers and the Wholesale manner
which they swindled the public After paying 81 at the
gate for the privilege OF seeing my feow.men heeced
entered the unhaowed precincts and found myself in
crowd at least thousand people AT 81 head the
racing therefore took in its initial
the OF about $4,000 And when we remember that
place every day in the week, except sun
day, realize in the stupenduous income Of
pr0pretors the uttenburg track and their ready
Willingness and ability to spend money like water to
nuy the law in its practical operation, and retain the
nefarious and poosellng But this source
only OF minor importance The real mnts
are the gambling booths. ascertaned that the
majority Of the crowd came there to bet rather than to
look the There was little interest and abb
solutely no enthusiasm upon the grand stand,
where expected people wild over the horses as
they used years when each horse did his best ana
TO win
such swearing and scowling and vtlifcation Of ndi
viduas who had pretended give valuable tips it Is not
the misfortune average clergyman TO encounter very
Such sinister expressions Of the countennnee
never saw before One visit to Guttenburg will last me
for lifetime.
Now want you notice what grip these bookmakers
have on their nearious business If you think you can
rap them on and say drop it, and expect them
to do your bidding without opposition and the severes
kind of struggle you little know their temper and the
power they WELD this county. Their grip upon their
victims is tremendous.
1t is said that many Of public officials stock
in this gambling enterprise and unwilling 70 proceed
against awbreakers because quieness at Guenburg
would mean cessation Of dividends. 1t IS said
that the Grand Jury will not indict these enemies Of
pub morals because large proportion Of the jurors are
interested in the continuance Of this pestfeous nuisance
II these facts are true then all have TO Is God pity
Hudson County and give the people patriotism enough TO
90 to the polls and elect decent set Of men to Office II
handful Of gamblers wantony and persistenty defy
an entire community, reaching UP into the hundreds OF
thousands then indeed must the people have backbone
like unto jelly fishes.
One of these arch. gamblers is reported to have said
that all the ministers out hell could not put stop to
the business at Gutenburg Now let me say thnt this
is no special concern the ministers, they are not
personally affected by the raceracks, be they open OF
shut But it ought nightly to concern the people whose
sons and brothers and fathers made than worth
less and transformed by this Satanic influence into vaea
bonds. eInbezzlers and thieves
1t is time the people showed the corrupt ring that Is
ruling and running county that their diabocal dam
nation can be endured longer that saoonkeecrs and
gamblers are not to legislation and administer the
government and Gutenburg shall not outrya Sodom
nd Coma