The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-01
in the veins of the sons, and, by the Grace
of God, she would yet be redeemed.

SeMoiy CnaUD6r Dy Tue LlLuo III. NchaP
shall had ceased speaking. that the meet
ing was adjourned to the Opera House Ii
was crowded from auditorium to
gallery. DIR. Kempshall continu-
lug. said that Trenton had
been captured not by the enemies, but
but the friends ofslaw andiorder. Ibeir
chairman has held the fort, the Speakers
chair, against the enemy for full nVe
minutes. The sovereignty of the peo-
pie had been asserted in their Canltol,
and they had come away with lying
colors because the chamber was Zoo
small to hold them, and they were salts
fed they were not representative or party.
but for today citizens of New Jersey ana
they meant TO prove that They were free.
He warned them against undue rhetoric
and to remember that they were there
for business They did not think that
when their boys came back from the war
In '65 and slavery was put down tha' the
crack OF the slave owners whip would
be heard in the CAPITOL of New Jersey.
The Rev. DR.. Duffield OF Princeton tnen
offered prayers.
REV. DEAN M'NULTY oUTsPoKEN.
DR.. Kempshall then introduced Dean
McNulLy of the Catholic Church OF Pater-
son, whose name was received win ap-
plause and cheers. The Dean said that ne
lad heard the eloquent Chairman say that
that was a meeting for business and not
talk and do all he could to help along the
cause. he would much rather listen to the
lawyers aad laynen, who have more ln-
fluence than the dominies. For forty
years he had been a resident OF New Jer-
sev, fighting vice and evil, and when ne re-
turned to Paterson he would continue ms
work ,BHe closed by saying that he would
10 all he could to bring about the repeal
of the race track bills. Mr.. William
Beach of Jersey City spoke and made
decided sensation by declaiming ORA
matically the first part Of Spartieus,s sd-
dress to the Gladiators. He said that
when he used to travel he registered at
hotels as w. Il. Beach, New York. ne e
was ashamed to let it be known that ne
lived in Jersey City, but since they had
sent sixty ballot box suffers
to State Prison he now wrote
in large characters William 81. Beach of
Jersey City, and when this bill was re-
pealed he would underscore the New
Jersey. Vice Chancellor John T. Bird
next denounced the bills.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The Rev. DR.. John Dixon of Trenton
started to offer a resolution, but was told
by the Chairman that resolutions would
be considered later. LAWYER K. v.
Lindabury of Elizabeth then said that
resolutions should be worded carefully.
aud moved that committee of one from
resolutions. DIR. Dixon then offered his
resolution which praised those who voted
against the bills, and earnestly ap-
healed to those who voted for
the bills TO wipe out the
disgrace which had been brought upon
the State. There was no invective or
hard language in the resolution. 1t went
te the committee, which was then organ
lied, Major Pangborn was placed on the
oomunittee for Hudson. The committee
is composed, with but one exception, OF
laymen.
CALMNEsS URGED.
President Scott, of Rutgers College
then addressed the meeting: he sals
thas he had just returned from New
Orleans, where he had looked carefully
into the great fight against lottery.
That evil had penetrated in
to every part of the State. until 1t looked
as though the vitals Of the State would
have to be torn out before it could be
eradicated. He spoke of the legislator
found $4,000. That same spirit was
abroad in our own State today.
The Constitutional Convention of fifty
years ago proposed the clause in the pres
ent Constitution, which prohibits the sale
of lotteries in this State, and the
10 override that portion of the CoDsti-
tuition. There was a firmer remedy
and stronger than The bayonet. 1t was
the calmest, the resolution of our aroused
people. and he entreated those present to
use that weapon, and not indulge In any
rash language.
REMEDY IN THE BALLOT.
The Vice Chancellor spoke of the SOW
ereigns who in the past had refused to
listen to the people. and said that the
New Jersey legislators would yet hear
the heavens rumble in fndiRna-
tion, He said he thought that
the members OF the rural districts
had been deceived in this matter. This
provoked roals of laughter and one good
citizen called out ''Greenbacks." The
Vice Chancellor asked the audience to
bear with him and asked them to be
charitable. He advocated reasoning with
those who had voted for the bills,
and if they would not vote
for law and order and the
repealers, the good citizens should resor
to the ballot, no matter what party it af-
fected. The Rev. DR.. Studditord of
Trenton, then read letter. which he had
sent to Assem- blyman Lannipg, the only
Mercer legislator who voted for the race
track bills, inviting him to address the
meeting, and give his reasons
for his vote. There were loud
cries for Lanning, but he did not appear.
Principal Lanhon of the Bordentown
Military Institute suggested that those
VINO voted for the bills should follow
the example of prominent Blbl1cal
character and give up their thirty pieces
silver and go and hang themselves. Will
lam H. Corbin of Elizabeth said he did
not believe that all those who voted for
the bill had been bought. 1t they had,
those present might just as we'll
go home. He knew six mem
bers who were wavering and
he urged each one present to go home and
labor with their member and use every
method, except money, to induced him TO
vote for the repeal of the bills. The
time to repeal the laws was next week,
not next January.
COMSTOCK'S CONTEMPTIBLE SHEER.
Anthony Comstock, the next speaker,
raised fine row. He was denouncing a
gambler named Kelly. Someone
in the audience cried out:-
"What's his nationality" "Oh. he's
Irish,.' sneeringly replied Comstock. An
Irishman in the audience sprang to his
feet and protest against the insult to his
race. He denounced Comstock and said
ii ne as gentleman he never
would have made such statement.
Several others tried to protest against
the contemplate imputaJion of Com
stock, but the Chairman restored order
and Comstock went oD.
The Rev. Dr. McAllster of Union said he
wanted it understood that the gather
ing was not opposed TO horse racing
or the breeding of fine horse, but they
were there TO protest against gambling.
Tho Pev T)r StoriS of East Orange