New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-20
ACROSS THE NORTH RIVER
WHAT VOTES FOR RACING BILLS Cool.
NO EFFORT TO BRING THE FMTHLEss LEG1sLA
TORS TO JUSTICE IN THE. COcETs-AI'
TlTUDE OF THE SUPREME COURT

no EFFORT TO BRING THE FAiIhLfSo LH''""'
TORS TO JUSTICE IN THE CouITs-AT'
TITUDE OF THE SUPREME COURT
| STREET RAILWAYS.
| Trenton. n j.. March 10 (spccIaD.-The story
| goes that n North Jersey Assembly man entertainer
| a barroom gathering n month ago with tales OF eh'
cring brides offered him BY the racctrack men, III"
produced Il profound impression by his repetition OF
| the great act OF spurning TIE coiTupter. IL was
spoiled later by the fact that the man voted Tor The
bills and his friends Of the barroOm now wonder
| whether the amount he named having been re-
| iectcd-it was S2,5OO-was increased or whether IL
simply grew larger In his eyes as the time III fna
decision drew near. This fellow and many Ike nm
have been called thieves by the public press ana they
are rcbufed by honest men in private. sometimes In
Il way to mortlfy them and their families They VIII
be opposed for denomination and defeated Tor re-
election. no doubt but they Will have the money ana
their punishment Will with the limit OF their
sensitiveness.
The curious and. TO many. the alarming feature Is
that there has been effort to bring the Offenders
TO Justice through the courts OF law. 1t seems 10 De
admitted that the courts can do nothing with such
ctIip.iIs and when finds the new Camden judge
releasing Thompson upon payment Of beggarly fine.
after the man had confessed his gu, there can be
little doubt that the courts TO be depended on
10 deal with extraordinary crimes II has been sald
that cannot expect too much OF s"oofu''n'e
Judges like the Camden creature OF accident but IL
is recalled that the Thompson case was abandoned TO
him by the supreme Court Judge OF the circuit tiat
the men who were convicted and sentenced In Passac
County year ago have cni0ycd liberty by means Of
long DELAYED ak.rcas TO the highest Courts. ard ;ht
the Justices Of the supreme Court have repeatedly
come TO the rescue OF Grand Jurors who might have
Otherwise been iced 10 act according 10 law ana
duty.
The supreme Court Is now asked 10 pass upon the
constitutionalty Of the racetrack bs ana IL Is Sng
ccsted taat the will scrntnizc them with great
severity on account Of the necessity for check
upon legislative corruption. Those who have observed
the court OF recent years viii he content II 'he JUS
tees are only logical and follow the letter Of the law.
There 10 hope for any special c"hsiaera-
ton. The sooner. indeed the citizens OF the STA"
abandon all hope OF provdcntial interference In their
behalf through Governor Werts or other phu'ai
agencies and take upon themselves the duty oil re-
storing honest government the less VIII they Suher
from wrong and from disappointment.
Ii appears To bc pretty well settled that the wit
OF ccrtIcrar which has taken TIE rncctrack piiS ~
the Supreme Court will act as stay OF proceeding
preventing the further licensing OF race'racRs uh'ii
tbe case shall have been decided The racing VIII
20 on but at the peril ~ the men VINO c"huuc' "'
They probably do not care. but it Is considered
sort Of moral victory. The court will BE- urged 10
make speedy decision and not 10 do a. 1t has done
I'm other cases Of recent years. Keep IN" Issue "'"'
cidcd until another Legislature has had Il chance I"
,,ss unnu q rcp,alrr The counsel for the CiiiLrns'
League. Mr.. LindnbcIry. l. lawyer 81 PROMINENCE
and ability and will do all that Is feasible 10 secure
Justice
The street railroad syndicate now In conuol o 'h'
roads in Jersey city. Newark, Paterson ana ''h'I
cities I'm northern NcwJ'rs"y ohhin"i ics's.h""h VI
the hroadcst possible scope OF the very rid oi 'h'
session and fh, control Of the roads by municipal
governments viii De- difficult. II not Imp"'-lH; IN"
syndicate Is making promise, ~ improvement III sF
Vice al an early date but j. slow In h"tinhinS IA.
Newark roads nave lr f'arfGly mi'mhi"s'7i ana
there has been ahcut much neglect "i IN" HnINs
of stockholders n ~ the passengers. IA" h'th"I"
of electric road planned between Ia" clrs l. Ik'iS
~ Interior. greatly with driving for pleasure. ~ well
n with cnfilng IL SON" extent.
The report nom Boston that electric n,"r'sN @!
all Kinds are t. BE- consolidate" ."cm- 10 b" born" our
Tx thc fact tina, I'm tho North jersey syndicate III"
New York and Phi dc ihla s;rr" RAILWAY SlniicAltN
and the Thorn Houston ana ''hcr"l il''H" '""
papies all have reprcs 'nta ives.