The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-28

with rage, then there is little hope of saw
| ing the State from the clutches of thes
vultures. II Elizabeth Journal
Every intelligent voter in New Jerse,
knew last fall that if Democratic legisla
ture should be elected race track gamb
ling would be made lawful Such bill
have now been passed, and are character
| lied by the opponents of the race track
as measures to 'slegalize hell IN New Jer
sew" The people are now to have wha
they voted for, and it is not worth Will
for them to make much fuss oyer it,
Hackensack Republican.
The senate of New Jersey completes
the disgraceful record of the Legislator
of that State by hurriedly passing tn
race track bills over the veto of Governo
Werts Ex-Governor Albeit is to b
congratulated that he was not sent to tn
United States Senate by this Legislature
Public Ledger.
We learn from our adyices at Trenton
that both Houses of the Legislature hav'
passed the bill legalizing the race cours
and gambling in this State. This prove
the truth of the charges made last fal
that the gamblers of New York and Phil
adelphia were freely using their money t.
send men to the Legislature pledged to d.
their bidding. This they have accom-
plished, and law has been passed which
does violence to the moral sentiments o
the people, and which will be fruitful o
evil wherever it operates. The bill has
however, been vetoed by Governor Werts
and at special session of both Houses
yesterday the bills were passed over the
Governors veto. 1t may well be asked
| - = 1fN No To-
to do about 1t There were doubtless
many led by blind craftsmanship to VOTE
| for these men, without realizing what wal
in view by the gamblers, and many will
be greatly astonished to see the names O.
their representatives in the list of those
who voted for the law. There is no doub
that the great majority of the citizens o.
this State are unalterably opposed to pool
selling and gambling, and they have only
to unite on til is issue to send to Trenton
body of men who would put an end tc
the nefarious business. Let these repre-
sentatives be marked and retired to shades
| from which they can never emerge. We
are sorry to see that two Republicans
voted for and advocated the law-Lake
loood Times.
Now-what? The courts have declared
pool selling to be lotteries, and lotteries
are forbidden by the Constitution of the
State. What does New Jersey propose te
do about it? Is she to bow humbly Il
this new Democratic boss, Thompson, OF
is she to make 1t apparent that the fgh
against the depravitv of Gloucester hal
but Just begun? 1t is long lane that hal
no turning. Mr.. Thompson has beer
travelling in this lane for a considerable
time. The turn must inevitably b.
reached Philadelphia Inquirer.
The State of New Jersey is disgraced by
the indecent haste with which its Legisla
ture, under the lash of the Democratic
bosses, rushed through these scandalouI
and demoralizing bills over the Executiv,
veto. But the fight is not over yet. On
of these three bills has been declared by
good lawyers to be unconstitutional
Meanwhile the decent citizenship of New
Jersey should be preparing to square &C
counts next fall with the ring unde
whose instructions these three bills hav'
been enacted into law for the benefit o
the gdmblers.-New York Recorder.
The bills are the most damnable tina
have ever disgraced the fair name of tn,
Commonwealth. The men who hav,
voted for them should be marked, anC
should be debarred for all time from an,
participancy in any public office; for mel
who are capable of delivering the State t.
the blacklegs of New Jersey are SO def
cient in their moral instincts, and 80 veal
in their appreciation of the moral founda
ton necessary TO staple government, tina
they are utterly unfit to serve in any rep
resentative capacity.-Neacark Nea0s.
The race-track gamblers own New Jer
sey. They have bought and paid for it
and she is theirs. For a year, at least
horse-racing and race track gambling may
be carried on in New Jersey every secu
lar day in the year, winter and summer
in every county. town, township anC
borough in the State. There is no limit.
What are you going to do about it
That is the question Boss Tweed, in the
insolence of power, asked the moral PEG
pie of New York, in reply to their right
eous protests against his high-handed and
wholesale plunderings.
The people of New Jersey, fouted, de-
| fed, refused a hearing, outraged and
trampled into the dust by BILLY" Thomp
sons purchased herd, are asked the same
insulting question.
Never before was the iron of triumphant
and eloating vice driven SO deep into the
soul of qulvering righteousness. The en-
venomed dart is driven home with smiles
of derision by the worst embodiment OF
all that is vile and repulsive in the as
saIlants of morality, by the Satanic boss
of the race-track gamblers. He planned
the campaign he devised with devilish
skill the final coup; be issued orders that
deaf ears be turned to the appeals of the
people for hearing; he marshalled the
ignoble herd of members like dumb
driven CATTLE" he timed the adjournments
with the accuracy of clockwork, to the We
toes.
The State of New Jersey is PROSTATE al
the feet of the millionaire gambler, q
bound and helpless and shamed thing
her brow branded with the strumpet's
mark
"What are you going to do about it,"
There is only one thing that can be
done. There is only one thing possible
There is only single duty before the
people of New Jersey. and that is COM
handing and imperative. They must
rise against this inlquity in their majesty
next fall and make an example of the
party and its representatives guilty OF
this wrong that shall ring around the
world. 1t must be demonstrated in les
buu tudt bHdil 10 tcTTiOlc anu ldStluk Ludt
such crimes against the people are visited
with swift and fearful punishment.
Every pulpit in New Jersey should be
turned into hastings, and every preach
er of every denomination should take the
sacred stump. Nothing less than a moral
tidal wave, majestic with power and In
stinct with righteous wrath, will serve to
cleanse New Jersey of this foul pollution.
State Gazette.
A great shame was put upon the State
of New Jersey by the act of its Legisla-
ture-made conclusive by the action of
the Senate yesterday-in overriding the
veto of the Racing bills by Governor
Werts. The bills passed over the head of
the Governor are intended to condone
and cover practices which cannot be de-
fended.-The Record.
Governor Werts is dealing with as des-
perate gang of scoundrals as ever had
control of State Legislature. Boss
Thompson, the chief conspirator against
the honor of the State, has grown rich in
gambling and other illicit enterprises. and
there is abundant evidence that his dirty
money is being used in the most lavish
way to further corrupt and disgrace the
already corrupt Legislature.-NeD York
Commercial Advertiser.
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