The Penn's Grove record., 1892-02-19


phatic their opposition to the gamblers
race track bills introduced last week
Delegations of the very best citizens
were present from all over the state
and the presence of $500 persons tC
back up the storm of Indignation ha:
doomed The bills o defeat and Mem.
bers who before thought there was q
chance of their passage are free to say
the demonstration killed all hopes oil
the bills becoming laws.
: AT noon the Assembly Committee on
Revision of Law took the Speakers
platform ia the new handsome Assem-.
bly, chamber. 4. ID. smith, Chairman
looked down upon Il compact assembly
of upturnel faces which filled every
stand place possible. Il. V. Linda.
bury, an Elizabeth lawyer, Chairman
of the Citizens League, read resolu.
tions adopted by the League represent.
ing 100, 900 people. He said the bills
were an insult to the moral element of
the state and If they became laws
would make the State il direct partici-
pant in the crime and would permit
gambling i'll every county even though
the Freeholders did not grant permits
sion.
Bishop Scarborough said such a dem
oIIstration ought not to be necessary.
He said race track gambling Vas the
worst evil of the state to day and these
bills were only wanted by the scum Of
Philadelphia and New York and the
law breakers. If these bills pass it
will arouse such AL enthusiasm rs
has not been stirred since the rebellion.
Judge Wm. M. LannIng spoke on the
legality of such bills. The U. S. SUI
preme Court has defined the power of
iegislation to protect the public NOR
ais. 1t is the power upon which the
government rests, life is protected,
private rights maintained, and the
peace aud public welfare promoted !;
the power by which this state prohibit
ed lotteries AS early as 1897 aud the
constitution adopted in 1874 declared
that mo lottery shall he authorized by
the state, y and each legislator is SOL
EMMY sworn 10 uphold the ~c0nstitu-
ton. These bills are c%unningly drawn
by a learned lawyer WHO knew the past
legislative and judicial policy of the
>tite, that the constitution as well as
the common law were barriers against
such laws. He knew that pool selling
is a lottery and where maintained a
disurdeIly house could be indicted
without statute and common law be.
cause OF their injury to the public nor
ais. And therefore, lie put at the end
of the bills that all statute and common
laws inconsistent with these lace track
bills should be repealed The legisla-
ture is asked 10 reverse tue policy of
The State for half Il century by men
who violate the law, condemn judicial
authority, DEFY public opinion and de-
bauch The public morals.
Mrs. Rev. j.. IL. Knowles, OF New
ark, made a very feeling plea for the
homes, the SOILS and daughters Of the
land who feel the corrosive touch of
that great evil in their homes.
Mrs. Emily L. Williamson, Secreta-
ry of the State Charities Aid Society,
spoke briefly OF the probable increase
of criminals under such laws.
Rev. DR.. Duryea, Prof. of Rutgers
college, held a petition signed by 80 per
cent. of the stud ntS of the College
and expressed "a desire that the State
would not take back its record at the
gamblers request. The young men
in Il horse to a carriage, a plow
and IA farmers wagon but not to a sui
Ky with "a gambler behind him.
Rev. DR.. Scudder, of Jersey City,
sure from the character of the
men who II race tracks tile ) per
cent. would not be paid AS these black
legs will SO corrupt FIeeholders that
hey Will not require it. If the bills
laws he'll will be let loose in
Craig A. Marsh said such laws would
make lawful such Il practice that no
would dare refer TO in the mails
md which no newspaper would dare to
anything about or the U. 5.
would take the state by The throat and
shake her.
Tbs Chairman good n~atuledly asked
% hear the good OF the bill which elic-
ted great laughter.
Samuel III. Gray, Camden's Nestor
II the bar, who looks like Ben Butler
)ut is 100 times h~andsomer, said he
not give one good relteming fea-
ure of the bills. 1t Will not benefit
he state morally nor politically as all
God government is founded upon good
~ Monmouth delegate stated
le heard it would bring two millions
nto that county. Mr.. Grey replied
hat lnubtIpSs Oumnu |
would and Camden and Hudson re-
.eiye moIe but it would bring also cor
upton debauched juries and prosti-
uled courts. 1t VIII not improve the
,reed of horses to run them till they
irop. These races are Il struggle over
beta roulette table Iun by horses
instead o. wheels. God forbid that
New Jersey shall sell her laws to such
purpose.
DR.. Carlo Martin, OF Newark, said
he people present represented mai.y
,olelsu OF all political parties but we've
u thus question. They would remem-
,er all who voted for them and see that
hey stayed home next year and be bur-
ed 20 deep III political graves that the
rump.t of the archangel would not
.waken them.
A member Hem Monmouth called
or Mr.. Parker, ahu introduced the
ills to tell what good was in them,
nut no response was made.
Rev. Dean MuNuity, Of Patterson
nd Col. DObbilIs, ot MOrristown,
made eff ctly3 speeches,
W. S. b. Parker, Of Long Branch,
poke but wished it To lie understood
Understood that it was not Parker who
Introduced The bill, who sold out. He
.ad not tut represented the people
galnst them.
Anthony CunslUck WIS the last
peaker, said The gamblers whom lie
Iad helpIpIusecule IN Elizabeth, Brook
YIN and els wheie were back of these
most iuiquiJOuS measures.
The III cling WAS very courteous and
nthn siaslic and after an hour and a
Ialf Of speeches against the bills
hanks were rendered the Committee
nd one of the moil notable gatherings
n the state adjourned.