New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27
NEW-JERSEY MEN AROUSED.
VIGOROUS PROTESTS AGAINST RACETRACK
LEGISLATION.
4 BIG MASSMETTING HELD IN JERSEY CITY
\ SCATWNG SPEECH BY THE REV.
JOHN l.. SCUDDER

JUN L. - bD'i'I''
In the Tabernacle at Jersey City last night
mass-meeting was held t. protest against the
action of the Ir gisaturc in passing the racctrack
bills last week The front Of the platform
decorated with flowers, and from the ceiling fell
two large pieces Of muslin on which painted
Chambers friends in the Senate and Gamblers
friends in the House" Beneath the Inscriptions
were the names Of the men in the Senate and
Assembly who hal voted TO pass the bills over
the veto OF Governor Wcrs. On the platform
were the Rev. John l.. Scuddcr pastor of the
Tabernacle, and his assistant, j. Lester Wills
cN-Nlayor Gilbert Collins, Favcl Mcticc John J.
Tofcy, DIR. L. J. Gordon. Otto Grouse, Henry
Ewald, A-scmblyman II. H. Holmes, who voted
against the bills q Republican member; Joseph
\. Dear, Dr. l. y. Quimby, cX-Judee William p
Douglas, 1ooisc L. Record. George +. Perkins
and William Dnrrcll. The Rev John L. Scud-
der said, in part:
Another niauy has been perpetrad and aqan the
STATE 4 NcwJcr-'y Stnt, di-eIa,cd and humiliatc1.
The stencil Of legislative mi1olng> the last has
extended "a all parts Of the civilized world. and T. those
of us who live IN this commonwealth or commonwoe
rather the o1or o The political ce>poo In Trenton IS
peculiarly nau>cat!ny. We here brind with
scorhiur coatempt the uck sheep who have crpt into
our legislative halls and whose stand bcfor,
You in inom.nous publicity.
conempube cowardy ani corrupt legislation have
witnessed during the last week This racing lcgis
ton with a vengeance. 1nc usdc by bills
they gaopef past Assembly. and Governor beat
the record. 40 old horse at CUT nburs Goundcrng
through forwali more vigorously
and with Flynn for starter and Jockey Thompson To ply
the whip why shouldn't this gambling legislation make
good tmel Informed that In thi, instance money
u de the The sVapcrs de lar that It took
over e2soooo this particular tn,
heard Of gait. Concerning this however / alim
week the noor II the House As.embyinan Lane.
made ouch bold tight agan, these race,rIck bills
sud that Legislature had been put upon auction
bloc. and sod the hlgAc, bidder II those rumor, Of
bnlcy correct declare that the enemy o the
cop, today the lobbyist; that serpent. wh.
an"t whisper IL more potent than the uund'rngN OF an
outraged constituency; that bla7enfaccd criminal hat
the LEGISLATURE aud turns dignined senators
,yl ino crncng ,ycophsnts and tratos 70 their high
trust
The manner in which this legislation Effected e an
insult 70 the people ot this s,a,e public hearing was
repeatedly aid s'rcnuou-y demanded. but con"mpuou~y
denied both In The Assembly and th" Scnat" The
Jo,roou, who voted for these bin, were afraid
20 ~ the people be hard on the question.
Haro wa, dor aid conspiracy defert the Will Z
Tcopc and uphold ue criminal c.as-. In the 'yr' Of
thu, con,piiaofs horse important than
the human race. and a. the r''ult OF their action a
gigantic rambling he'll he started In every county IN
r. STAT. Now a, ,hc ma 81 the pc pie are
opposed the egaiat!ol = gambling. let their wrath
fall like avalanche uIon thee foy-h'c creatures who
Notd th gambling hels and snow them und" - dcep
that 90 cc p,cll future they VIII never be- heard oi
again
And Will, y,u are noting on, your righteous lndlgna
ton g. d.. fa ., pour Wall u wrath up.n the
head ~ taat oycf!audcd hcU, "oNcrpor Wcrts. Who.
although he inor1o.,d v'to". nuiiih"d hcir moral
PLAYED nto tc hand, oi thr ncotrlck gamblers
iv returning them In unwarrntlbc haste ard thus enabling
tho I,esire complete tirif dirty work schedule
tine wlll not -ly that the Go,crnor va, party d
The cons. tracy bat be- certainly mad an 'ere'u' bund
which g., calling fort, harsh criticism al over the St"
/ tlti.n. oi Ncv-Ici,cy. Your rlIs diy are gam
hi,- aud thc friend, ~ gambler. Now ho" long 20 You
! propose 10 endure such yT'nuyl
EN-Mayor Collins said that lie did not agree
with Mr. S,u@dcr IN dcnoun,ins th" Governor he
believed he had only signed the bills promptly. ~
n va, hi, invnriablc method If doing business.
H.. thougnt thar a great demonstration al ltcn-
ton mi-h caI,o the repeal of the obn'NouH hiliN'
II thi, dd not effect the VIII Of ~" people h'
thought hat ncNt fall ali should lnSst on 'Ni.'
inp pledge, from th" candidates Of both parties
ti.,t If cl,r'cl. they would VOt" 10 repeal tr'
present racrtrach lcgisE'i'n
onto Crou~" the neat speaker talked IN me
Ncuddcr read resolutions that had been Adopted
n, the Summit kvonur HIpt>; Church AMI III"
icidrn Methodist Episcopal Church dcnouno-
in the raccirack lcgi'l3'ion. ,,,.ar,,,r
/ i1avrl Nct,cc said that "when our ''oNernor
seemed 10 b" in the path OF vrtu" ana f'iHrll
th. Ieei-laturr of the State OF N"w-l'r''N axe,
a s:cp backward fifty years and lr1allZ'~ crIW'.
H.. said he he'd been informed that II cISt u,,
r,cotracl; pcoplr $3.50. 600 10 pass IN" bills. and
Inc did not ,lonbt that statement from IN" undu'
haste that had bcn1 exhibited t'"org" J.. Record
and T. Pongborn mad% sp'rchcs ao ,.t aIn"I he bpd
ING the bill+ and Said that redress must ~ "'''
Mr. Scnddor announced at the close Of the meet
ing that the Rev Mr. K"mpshall OF tlizan'th
woulI DorhapS soon call a meeting at lronhn OF
thn Law. and Order League and he hoped All VINO
could would 90 there.