The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-27

who voted for these bills wera afraid TO
let the people be heard on the quesilou,
and dared knot let Sabbath intervene
between their dastardly deliberations
The Senate had the colossal effrontery
to enact this viiiainous legislation on
Washington's birthday, aud, contrary 10
ali custom, held a session on Saturday IN
order to override the Governors veto.
Here was deep laid conspiracy to defeat
the will of the people and uphold the crlm-
inal class. In the eyes of these conspira-
tors II horse race was more fmportanG
than the human race. and as the result oI
their action, q gigantic gambling hell can
be started in every county in the State.
Now rs the great majority OF the people
are opposed to the legalization OF gam
bling, let their wrath fall like an avalanche
upon these forty-hve creatures VINO
voted for the gambling bills, and snow
them under so deep that in the political
future they will never be heard OF again.
Copy their names into your memoran-
doms; put them on The black lisG ana
swearsby all that is hoy never to vote for
them, and 10 do all in your power to de-
else. The proper way to treat viper IS
10 put your heel upon IL,
and while you are melting out
your righteous indignation, do not fail
TO pour the viols of your wrath upon the
head of that overloaded hero Governor
vetces, nullified their moral effect ana
played into the hands of the race track
gamblers by returning them il unwar-
rantable haste. and thus enabled the
Legislature to complete their dirty work
on schedule time. These bills have been
railroaded through. So have the vetoes.
Governor Werts falflled the prophecy of
the gamblers, who said "we propose TO
put the bills through this week, and the
Governor will lose no time IN vetoing
them" In vetoing the bills. the Governor
did well. What man making pretensions
to decency would not? But familiar with
the eXigeucies of the situation, the Gov
ernor did not aDelL in being in such y
hurry, when by delay he could have en-
barrassed the emeny and given the peo-
pie time to acr. The gamblers did not
want another public demonstration this
year, neither did they want the Legisla-
tors to hear from their constituents.
They were successful and consciously or
uncons ciously Governor Werts was their
tool. l will not say that the Governor
was party to the conspiracy, but he
certainly made an egregious biunGer
which is calling forth harsh criticism all
over the State. He had a magnificent
opportunity to foil the gamblers and he
failed to use it.
'One parting word. citizens of New
jersey. your rulers today are gamblers
and the friends OF gamblers. Now, how
long do you propose to endure such
tyranny? Last year we had the coal COM
bine; this year gambling hells all over
the State. In the name of patriotism and
common sense, what do you want next?
You can have just what you want"
GILBERT COLLINS WORDS.
Ex-Mayor Collins was next introdu ced
by Mr.. Scudder, and he said, in part
"When Mr. Scudder called on me and
,fz y, ,io E<,
protest against the passage of the race
track bills over the Governors veto, I re-
marked that I was afraid that it was too
late,' and a meeting would be of no avail.
Then he said we could show our lndgna-
tion and ask for the repeal of the bill l
did not agree with him thai the bills
could be repealed. Why, this legislation
was settled long ago when the Assembly
elected Flynn. the starter at th g Glouces-
ter track, Speaker, and the people had
sent as principal man In the Assembly,
Thompson, the owner of the Gloucester
race track, a man who only last week had
to plead legislative duties to avoid trial
on an indictment for keeping disorderly
house. When glanced over the names
which you all have observed on this cat
vas at the back of the platform / saw
that of Perkins of Burlington county
His name should be stricken off, for, al
though he voted for the bill, he
also voted to sustain the Veto
He did this because when he
went home his constituents demanded
that he should do so. The bills had
close call in the Senate, being passed
over the veto by majority of two. Had
the race track people possessed one vote
less the bills could not have become Il
law. Last year great ssemblage went
to Trenton and protested against the
race track bills and met with success. It
is possible that the same action might
influence this Legislature, although l
have but little hope that it will. We
came here tonight to show that we don't
by silence counsenance these bills, and |
have peen informed that similar meet
ings are being held all over the State.
"Personally don't share the opinion
of Governor Werts, Mr.. Scudder ex-
pressed. He would not do a two-faced
action. In nv judgment the Governor
acted in this matter the same as he has In
all other matters that have come before
him since he became Governor. He
looked at the bills in business way and
as soon as be made up his mind that the
bills should be vetoed. he acted. under
stand that the Governor was assured by
the Assembly that there would be a pub
lie meeting granted before action on mis-
veto was taken and that he was deceived.
SIT is in the memory of some here TO-
night when lotteries were permitted, and
InaG 6fSu d CJiicSo was DAilb OJ Ouc. <ao
time progressed people saw the evil of
the lottery, and finally even the
Louisiana Lottery could not procure a
license for 81. 100000"
'sIf they had come to this state they
would have a license" interpolated
Major Pangborn (applause)
NO" said Mr.. Collins, 81 don't think
so. There 15 no use in painting things
blacker than they are" The speaker con
cluded his remarks by entreating those
present to see that next fall no man
should be nominated for member of the
Assembly unless he pledged himself to
vote for the repeal of the race track laws.
He said the opportunity would be good
one for there would not be United States
Senator to elect and great party measures
to come before the next Legislature.
OTTO GROUSE.
Otto Grouse followed ex,Mayor Collins,
and said:-''It is your duty TO stand by
the Governor, for his acts are such as
commend them to all men. We are here
to put ourselves on record as protesting
against an atrocious piece of legislation.
Introducing repeater will do no good.
Something stronger than mere persuasion
was used on these bills, and now the legis-
lators are not open TO conviction --"
s.They are all open to conviction for
bribery" chined in Major PangborD,
and the audience applauded.
Continuing. the speaker said: To-day
loud hosannas come from the gamblers of
Gutenberg and Gloucester. The spec
tacie is calculated to bring shame 10 the
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