The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
FATHER DUCHY ABSENT
Unable to Attend the Meet
ing of the Moral Re-
form League.
LITTLE MOTT SQUELCHED.
Resolutions Adopted Denouncing
Race Track Legilation-
Speeches Very Tame.

Every seat was occupied and many
were obliged to stand during the meeting
or the Reform League at Kessler's Hall
last evening. Nearly one-halr OF the au-
dience were church women. and the
utterauces of the various speeches against
racetrsck gambling and the liquor traffic
were much spplsuded. The audience
was disappointed in the non-appearanee
OF the Rev. Father Ducey. of st. Lso's
Roman Catholic Church, New York.
Father Ducey. however, sent the follow
ing letter of regret e
FATHER DBcEY,s LETTER.
No. Is E. Twenty ninth street, {
james c. Eg6ert:
DEAR SIR y deeply regret 1 shall not have
the pleasure to be in Jersey City Heights Fri
day evening to assist your convention in its
great and good WORK. .Ihave bean called from
home on most important business and shall not
and perhaps not until Saturday. The President
of Columbia College said a few nights ago at
Oooper's Institute that public example to the
youth gong forth from our schools aud col
leges each year inf fenced their future welfare
and usefulness in society. This is a fact that
cannot be contradicsed If the public life of
all political walks, the race track, the Tam
many Halls, the balls OF legislation
at Albany. and Trenton, what is to
and Catholic, lawyer and the judiciary, have a
frightful responsibility if they remain silent. l
have been protesting for twsnty five years. but
an individual protest against orgauizet corrup-
lion cannot accomplish much. It's only reward
is the "still, small voice. of conscience. that
honors recognition-in other words. the preser-
walton of ones self. .%'fG :e-
Iregret 1 cannot pa with you Fridav evening.
I pray you may be victorious. Very truly
yours, THOMAS j. DUCEY,
Pastor to st. Leo's Church.
A letter from President Seth Low of
Columbia College. regtettfng his inability
to be present was also received.
THE SPEAKERS.
Mr.. George Taylor presided at the
meeting. James w. Lsveridge was Sec
rotary. Addresses were made by William
H. Beach, the Rev. E. A. Meury, j. c..
Rev. DIR. j.. w. Hathaway. The Rev.
Mr.. White of the Central Avenue Re-
formed Church and DR.. Allen of the
Board of Education also occupied seats
upon the platform.
All the speakers joined 10 the general
assault made by the League against the
alleged Democratic rim 9, aud held the
Democratic party responsible for the
legslizstion of betting nd gambling gu
horse races and many forms OF immoral-
ity in the State. The Raw. DR.. Hathaway
declared the Stats of New jersey was
rlulplN a CcoSpOOk .lOE III aI6EcQGlOu U L
New York aud Philadelphia's immoral
lily.
Tit following resolutions were ado2 Ut
ed
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas. as citizens Of the Eighth Assem- bly,
District of Hudson County, New Jersey, in
mass meeting assembled at q former meeting
held in this place on the 9th day Of March last,
we adopted resolu lions Of solemn and earnest
protest against the disgraceful eHactments
then recently passed by the State Legislature.
which foster, encourage and legalizs betting
and gambling on horse races and all their at
votaIies and victilA. degrading and immoral
practces which hav. been curtaiied or prohi-
bited by law in other States, aud
Whereas, copies OF the said resolutions were
delivered 10 both Houses Of the State Legisla-
ture where our protest .(togeth er with many
Others of like import from all parts Of the
State) was utterly ignored and dlsregarded,
ard
Whereas. Our legal representative in thu
State Assembly deliberately voted for such
gambling laws, and ia now a candidate, upon
his record, for the same office; therefore,
Resolved, That We, voters of the Eighth Az
sembly district Of Hudson County, do utterly
repudiate and resent sucl action, aud we hero-
by mutually agree to vote for no candidate for
the Assembly who has not publicly pledged
himself to work and vote, IL elected. for the
repeal of all laws which foster the race track
as associated with gambling in any OF its forms;
and be it further
Resolved, That we will vote for no candidate
for the office Of Sheriff of Hudson County who
will not pledge himself, IL elected, to exsrt the
full powers OF said Office for the abolition and
prevention Of race track gambling aud the
selection Of Grand and petit Jurors who will,
upon sufficient evidence, indict and convict the
guilty.
MOTT SAT on.
NJ. j. Mott arose ia the audience and
asked leave to present q resolution with
drawing the endorsement of Colonel
Toffey for Sheriff. in ord er that the League
might not be NOW as a partisan orgaui-
zstion. He was promptly ruled d of
order. and a motion to adjourn was
quietly put, seconded and carrie /.