New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27

pool selling added
will at once be put in condition for he resumption OF
racine r %s facing n can s Sass as Is a majority
OF The Union Comfy Board OF Frechod i, VII vote
licensed or not
PUBLIC OPINION DEFIED IN NEW JERSEY.
TIE COURTS TO GIVE FINAL DECISION IN THE
MATTER-PRoFITs MAY VANISH WITH
COMPETITION.
Trenton y. j.. Feb. GO C>pccial).-The determine
ton Of the raceiack TO put through their bills
was the result OF the threatened action against winter
racing. Thompson. Mclaughlin and their men
seemed 10 dread the public indignation which woId
be aroused by racing bills, and were apparently IN
cn.d take their chances with the political control
Of Grand Jlrics, prosecutors and Judges which had
served them well In the past. The agitation against.
winter racing alarmed them. They combined with
the Monmouth Park interest, and the appropriately
named Asscmbymnn Parker put In the bills, which
had long been prepared, for "lccal option gambling
Billy Thompson. Duke OF Gloucester has con
ossed profits Of 81 900 day from his raccrack and
with the money OF Guttenburg and OF Monmouth. ana
assistance from the railroad lobby as WELL the job
appears to have been done easily. The clos"ness OF
some OF the votes indicates nothing There were men
in BOTH Houses who voted against the bills ana ap-
peard indeed, rather prominently In the opposition,
rescue " there had been any real danger OF defeat
The one bit Of cowariice which showed the real opinion
of tho condition of public sentiment entertained by the
raoe,rack men was the refusal to permit an dj)Irn
ment for the week until the bills were passed over
the veto
There has been no mncng matters in the public
criticism upon the action OF the legislature II is
unqualnedy condemned, and the corruption Is con
coded on all hands. Everybody understands II, ana
there Is scarcely any talk Of investigating II, or
moving against the guilty men through the regular
course OF law. The evil lies so much deeper thah
this that It hardly seems worth WAile TO snlve over
the wounds which would only burst out again. Iho
remedies needed far more radical, ana surgery
not medicine. is required. Things have been going
from bad TO worse year after year. and the conscience
that needs arouslng Is that Of the voter at the polls
Tie men who have caused the state 10 be shaheu All
over the Union. who have made the Louisiana Lottery
government comparatively respectable ana WHO
have caused men 10 say that even Tweed had more
compunc,ons. arc In way. representative, Tor their
character sufficiently understood when they were
elected. and no one much doubted what they wouh
do under such circumstances the last weeks The
reform needed Is at the beginning OF things Inc
discussion In the House showed the barrenncss OF
qualification which exists in that body Half Dozen
really able men OF Acknowledged character couh
have changed the result by the influence Which hlch
men obtain carly In n session But they were not
there and have not been OF late. There has been
steady growth IN the public feeling over this matter
for year: but 1t has no; Yet made Itself fet ana "
Is a question Whether It Will Men seem TOO
much cngo,sed in speculation and business enterprise
TO give public affairs much consii"ratipn.
The new laws VIII b. taken into court a. soon as
possible and the constitutional question will BE- cot.
sdercd there. There ore two objections on" that
the laws permit lottery. ~ inst TIE constitution.
and the other that the local option principles can
not be. c.crtl,od for The permission Of crime II"
racclrack men say that the NcW York decisions III
favor of bocl,mahne woulr govern the :;'w Jers"y
| cases and allow q discrimination between The forms
Of chance. Il Is not at all certain hat ih" Sow
Jersey courts woud 10 governed hy any such pr"o"-
dent Lowcy.r. The cout, have taken original views
on questions Of equal inpor;anc" IN uc pat. and
they may again. The temper Of The courts VIII Ger
ainly b. adv.r-c, aud there + rot iud9' on ia"
b,mch who has no. had occasion - 2" iHio a." sab
jccr thoroughly II Las not added 10 tn"ir judicial
pride 10 sec how lcrsstcntly aud uc'"-,inlly The
racctrack men Lav, d,h,d Justice. fnlf list week
tw, wooi.r head judges IN Camden '"n'', poll
cian, and creatures Of Thompson. o1''oid T." 1u-
pr.nc court Justice in the TRIAL Of an iU'''mrn'
against the Gloucester mdsnatc, securing NJ" post
pOnemcnt h. a,h'd.
should the law, stand unropcll,d. tlcrc viii De
"A rush of ambition. poplroom mana ger - a." several
Board, Of Flcoders Of the counties Ia secure Ia"s
pil,ncg,- There NJ who b'll'vc that tn acn"h
OF the Icr laiurr las souncc The o'si lr"l ~ The
racing fever In New Jersey. Aeid" rom ~" in'' if
lion II the uni ,efl the prosperity f Gutnbnrr ana ~"
Gloucester h. been due large d"tr"" 10 iron"poN
Mclaughlin the pGllti al b">t e HH1.'n ana
TLorpson almost rs potent In Houc" ter 1h'}
nlonc could maintain the unlawful business, ana III"
pri, ilcgs to tho pOolroons >uihcrl t. rrN u'm mana
somrlv outside - other source Of profit Tia" very
NONE they spent IN politics has down hrcl Int iher
Golfers for every dcbauch'd politician has been
raccfrack gambler Us well open The business Z"
general comp tliion. ana me irdh" ceases 10 ~
,ca, largely founded upon t.is idea. Tor th" man j.
no fooi and AnoWs thai lcstmni" l'.0n"'~ DOS h"
pay cnomo. rrohiS me caus, OF rcTr.t ana amH
be made 10 commit crime III the fac" Oi irihed pup
lie sentiment .....u.o.
frugrlc over Jol bills No action has been taken
and The result Of all the discussion Is a. yet unknown
The Governor says nothing. bni II Is known thAt ~
hns been restrained nom sending In ~" name ~
threats ~ such attach upon IN" nominee ~ Wpih
mehr puzzle scandal. The story goes that Abbey
friends have requested the delay This l. probable rr
u,c mod his ana may have desired 10 get On" lsh
on, ~ The way before another struggle began Ih'
Governor may possibly END In an9hcr nam" 'o'''o"
,s,h,-nne.illy Judg. Child,, 81 MOfns0wn. 49,
'Chc Iri Stature VII not ndiourn before Nlar'h i
I'm Mi ur0nlliy The session tiis week " ~ p com
noraiivcy Iicf. nearly all th" sac oi'rIS n,u
"gs,tnrs win leave Thursday or Friday Tor WIS"
iuglon 10 attend th" inaugural c'rcinohl"'' A.. ,
Cnmdcn - D. Feb 20 -" Just rs soon as NE II''
holdrrs is.lc the license 10 The gloucester rae
,r'ck We VIII take The matter !" fore The supreme
Drt declared colonel IIufty, OF tn" Law ana oiu'i
nn, yesterday "Th"rc T. 10 doubt ihai ia" ,'t
i s,itutiorl aud think the court VIII ." a'
eide H. A. ia" Governor P"l'u 10y, i,r,,I th.
m"..,cr nm act permitting and making lhWIu w., we
,,t,r ~ nnoe on races Is clearly IN conflict WIN III"
anti lottery prOvao OF Tie o'h""'""oh '" "
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