The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-25
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY rs. 1885
New Jersey Sold to Gamblers.

Tho people OF Now Jersey are expe-
rieneing tho evils Of an unprinclpled
Legislature, that is disgrace to mod
ern civilization. II Is ruled by Billy
Thompson, the Duke OF Gloucester"
and member OF the Assembly from
Camden County It will be remem-N
bered that when the people thought
they had Thompson routed out OF
Gloucester. he came down into Della
ware to look mt the localities OF Port
Penn and Augustine, ~ "a convenient
point TO establish his horse races. and
from which to debauch the morals OF
Delaware. Tie Duke" found that
public sentiment in Delaware was not
30 easIly controlled as it was In New
Jersey, and 50 he went back to Cam
den, and.being good Democrat, got
himself elected to the New Jersey
Legislature, which he now halds in his
Immoral grasp.
For some time after the election Of
the Duke it was thought that he
t11 iOSt Ills EtAp dpoi stAO A''Uto uh1
that he would not be able to carry out
his nefarious intentions. But 1t now
looks as If he held the State, body and
brooches, aud was in a fair way to
5arnish its reputation and disgrace its
history. lie, by his political influence,
has been enabled to have three several
bills railroaded through the Legisla-
ture, legalizing not only morse racing
at all State and county fairs but legal
lzing the very worst kind OF gambling
and citing at those races. Strange
to say, he coralled tog sther tho full
Democratic vote In both Houses fol
his bills. and with 1t n sprinkiing OF
Republicans whose morals and char
Reter were of'the free aud easy going
nature.
The bills were sent to Governor
Werts for his approval or rejection.
but the Governor Icing a Democrat
different from the BILLY" Thompson
stripe, promptly vetoed the bills
showing In his veto message the grea1
injury they would work to the moral:
OF the people. This the corrupt Log
stature was prepared for, and it Il
expected That to day they will be abb
to pass the bill over the Goyeruori
veto.
Il lie remarkable to see what hold
horse race gambling las upon th'
State Of New Jersey Instead OF tn
people becoming disgusted with rae
track gambling, they seem to DO fas
falling in with it. Many farmers an,
others who reside in the vicinity o
thase race tracks and club stable,
iiud them source OF profit, and thel
cupldity and desire to make none
get ahead OF the 4esire to adyanc
the moral Interests OF the State.
There Is not state in the union tina
Affves as much encouragement t,
horse racing as New Jersey, and theI
Is not state In the union that has
Legislature. that would volunta"ll
disgrace itself, as the Legislature {
New Jersey has. These horse racin
fairs are nothing but dlsreputable
gambling concerns from first TO las
They are not Into nded to improve u
speed of horses. OF show the superi
0rity OF ono over the other. ''Doctore
norses' arc often used to gain the raj
ard there Is not semblauce OF no
city exercised by the Jockeys WI
drive them.
The people of Delaware may be We
glad that Thompson did not get hir
self established i'll their State. Glouee
ter is quite near enough to WiImin
ton to mako us feel the baneful efloc
OF this Wholesale Generalization. II
people OF New Jersey seem TO ha
been trying for long time to give Ii
gamblers more udway and II bett
hold upon their State. They onG
now to be satisfied with the resut n
we sincerely hope the resultant eS
of horse racing aud gambling, will
themselves create sentiment in {
State that Will at length put it upon
moral fooilnE.