The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
CORRUPT POLITICS.
Moral Cowardice 10 Ignore the
Situation, Says the Rev.
MIR. Daily.

Rev. Joseph W. Daily. of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church. discoursed
last night on political Corruption in
New jersey" His text was from ii Peter
2, 10. while they promise them liberty
they themselves are the servants of cor
%ruption."
The preacher declared tina t he did not
believe in political preaching; but t hat
when politics becam Q SO corrupt as in
New Jersey. 1t was simply moral
cowardice to ignore the situation. lie
spoke Of the unprecedented lack of
patriotism as exhibited last year in the
Legislature, and denounced the curious
apathy with which the infamy at Trenton
is treated by some of the SO called
respectable voters. He demanded that
the decent elements in the community
should combine agalnst the ~disgracetul
race track people.
by what sleight of hand is 1t that the
right minded people of the State are sad
died with offensive laws in the interest of
law breakersi Petition after petition
was semi up to Trenton asking that
gambling might not be sanctioned bv the
honorable gentlemen who are supposed
to represent as; but these prayers Of the
PO0pAS "SA 4S5PAoC0. IL AOUAdlu w W
seen whether these bold sinners will be
vindicated in their course.
Is GIN AND SIN.
TN this city the evil minded all vote
one way. but the respectable never do.
Gin mills always grind out votes for gin
aud sin; and good people let them go in
and win. Good people are too good to
agree. For once. let there be a unani-
nous vote against every candidate who
is unsteady on the gambling question.
1t is time Jerseymen retrieved the proud
position she once held as an enemy to
immortality, That Jersey City is capable
of doiug her part in this great fight is
evident when we consider how Mayor
Wanser WAS eleetsd-in direct opposi5ion
to ring rule. Let every Office, from
Sheriff down, feel the eff .ct OF your in-
diguation against The sin of last winter.
II have nothing to say against demo.
Gratis as such. | believe the party to be
patriotic. But it is unfortunate that It
has had TO carry the weight of the mis-
cradle wretches who uffed the ballot
boxes and who are foremo st in briug-
ing the State iuto contempt.
These race track m1ngreis have no
politics except greed. Not one of
our great patriotic national parties ought
to be held responsible for their doings.
They have sneaked In, like some hypo-
critics sneak into u church. for what they
could make out of IL. The honorable
Speaker who detied the people last winter
calls himself a democrat, he will never
deserve such distinction. ALI animals
are admirable. but animal who eau
smell so bad and live, is entitled to a
degree of consideration that a shorter
name would more fully explain. A
Judgment day Is coming tor all those un
godlv meu who have abused their trust.
I'VE have lost ali sympathy with that
drirel which expects the preacher TO keep
on praying while the gambler keeps on
stealing; that compliments the minister
for preaching the Cos el while the Gun
ming Devil talks politics all day Sunday.
A pretty state OF things that we cannot
rebuke rotten politicians because they
think we ought to stick to the Gospel.
We shall certainly stick them il they do
not respect the dignity of the State. IL
to Lift up his VOICE against the corruption
that nullifes his vote and encourages
anarc by.
YOUNG PEOPLES FALSE NOTIONS.
Our young people are getting alto
gether false notious Of political honor.
Their object lesson presents them with a
considerable number of BILE gen.
tlemen who swear and spit aud bet. II
Is pftiable. The State house ought to b.
ventilated ii not Its occupants. 1t was u
gully crew that overturned every
principle of sound republican govern
n.ent last winter. Let ever We ter object.
Let him object emphatically at the polls.
These invader OF Am erican liberty
should be chastised. Vote without
regard to party for the meu who
Will oppose the race track legisla-
lion. 1t is your sacred aud solemn
duty to clean out the State House OF all
save the gallant few who braved the
brutal thieves aud gamblers. An awful
future awaits US If crime has any more
ellc0n rA Up matf in fhfa ~ % i,
All that we hold dear is imperilled by