New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-06


may be decided Monday night. II is likely to
be decided quickly. Nobody wants to let the
thing drag along The gamblers are more afraid
of delay than Of anything else, and the forces
that are struggling to defend the States honor
and independence-for both are invOlved-feel
that they cannot afford in such cause to wait
for times and seasons, to spar for advantage or
to resort to any of the tricks Of politics That
might do for the defence OF material interests,
but not Of neral The battle will be joined, then.
at the first chance.
But is there going to be any chance? Not II
snartness and impudence and cast-iron nerve anu
absolute unconscientOusness can prevent IT.
Speaker tom Flynn was elected for the one
and perfectly understood purpose of putting
through this racing legislation. BY all
the rules which decide questions of primacy.
it was this year Mr.. Lanes due to be
Speaker lie would have received every vote
in the Democratic caucus but for his at
tempt to cvadc tile Gcironds OF the racing pcO-
ple lie was really modest and humble enough
r the position he assumed lie simply didn't
wish to take an oath to obey Billy" Thompson
at Ill tunes and in all things. lie wanted to
save at least faint trace Of independence and
self-respect not much, you know. blo enough
to enable him to look an honest man as least a.
far up as his chin.
FLYNN IN THE GAMBLERS SERVICE.
But the gamblers were nexorable. They
said they had been thrown three times already
and that that enough. They had elected
three Legislatures ami had spent their money
in politics and on politicians only TO see their
bills smothered. and they were not going to nave
any more nonsense. Inc contract under which
they were TO receive this legislation was ex-
plcitIy made during the campaign and their part
tbo 1ottor
had put up their money and Cleveland and
Werts had carried New-Jersey. Democratic
Legislature had been elected and Democrat
nut into the Senate The time had now como
for the other parties to the contract to stand up
and deliver and the delivery had to be made.
II Mr. Lane couldn't bring himself to give the
necessary pledges as to his action. he must forego
his ambition to be Speaker He could take
his choice.
Mr. Lane chose to sit on the floor and the
Hon. Tom" Flynn became the official head OF
the Assembly Flynn is a man for gamblers V
love. He is nobodys fool His legislative ex'
rcrence began mary years ago. Before tnat no
malfed himself for the duty of making Laws
bv seeming a saloon. When he had mixed drinks
sufficiently to feel himself fully equipped for
public affairs he served five years in the Trenton
Assembly. Then he assembled to the disnities
ard functions Of racetrack starter AS such
he endearcd himself TO all lovers OF sure
thing Two years ago he consented to return
70 thc Assembly, where his valuable services
were in especial need. the gambling bills having
failed the year before. They failed again last
vear but through no fault of Flynn He re-
turned this year with his head lowered and his
horns fixed.
"RIIIYu THOMPSON TRIES IT HIMSELF
in oir
| tbe children of light. They well understood
that they had a heavy job on hand Their two
previous experiences had taught them that pre-
election promises though induced by gifts OF
money and ratified by all sorts of verbal under
tal,incs. are fragile things to depend on in the
| presence of popular storm his time they
were going 70 take chances and their high chier
Rllv- Thompson, concluded lie would himself
| assume the guise of an Assemblyman and direct
IN. 6oht in pcrson and with all the authority OF
| n legislator IL have sent a lot of fellows up
there to Trenton he is quoted as having said in
| explanation of his appearance as canhida'e ana
| they've always made a mess OF IT, Now' guess
| I'll 60 myself.7 Not every man, of course. can
speak so confidently about an event depending
| on the free action of the sovereign people. But
piIIv- Thompson il wants to be understood, is no
vulgar two-for-a-ccnt gambler, who guesses at
results and wins or loses at the whim Of tickle
| fortune He is the Duke Of Gloucester the
nroprietor of a "snide' rlcctrack, where every.
thing happens precisely as it was intended to hap
| non. and he is the man who does the intending.
| II follows that he is rich that he makes money
| with no more risk, uncertainty or expense than
government printingpress. Other things follow.
II follows when he gets indicted, as he has been
several times that his case never comes to trial.
II follows that he can, he does. maintain, Just
over the river from the orderly city OF Philadel.
pEia. and few miles below the virtuoIJ city OF
Camden, and in Jersey, with its blue laws that
send man to States prison for trivial
where blacllegs riot. where abominable
inbumaniiies on man and beast are
practised in the name Of racing, where fortunes
are stolen in the name Of chance, and that with
a county bribcd and bulldozed into serfdom he
can stalk into the statehouse here, like modern
Shan O'Neil, and say as in effect he said during
| the racing debate: Here. you varlets! Legalise
my crimes You hesitate? Zounds! What do
you think pay you for?'
THE HISTORY OF MONMOUTH PARK.
| Before the extent OF the wrong that has beea
done by the passage of ThompsOn's bills can b
fully appreciated it is necessary to know some
thing about the condition Of the turf In New.
Jersey about the relations of the winter tracks
| TO those that pay some respect to law and de-
cency: about the connection between tine tracks
and the poolrooms in New-York City. and about
the effect of the new laws in rendering ne4
gambling merely, but sure-thing' gambling.
lawful occupation. New-Jersey has provided .
home for the sport of horse-racing for many
wears. When John Chamberlin, now bess
known as the proprietor Of hotel in Washing.
ton, was in the zenith Of his glory as a sporting
man, he established race-course at Monmouth,
| and brought the track there into honorable fame
| as the scene of brilliant and honest racing. n
the collapse of Chamberln's fortunes Monmouth
fell under the hammer and was bought by COM
pany of turfmen and gentlemen Of whom the Late
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