The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-13
RULE In JERSEY.
The Rev. Dr. scudder on legislative
Wickedness-The Ballot the
Peoples Weapon.

u Tue 1e6ys JOUu IL. DCQuucE SuupLlcu ~
the situation on the race track question
in the Tabernacle last night. His theme
was, Jockey Rule in jersey" He
said:-
For two weeks past, fiery denuncia-
tions have been the order of the day.
Good people have stormed and stamped
and shaken their fists at tredcherous rep
resentatives, but what has been the re-
suit of ali this furryP We have go ne to
Trenton in dense multirudes, spent our
money on railroads and resta grants
listened TO impassioned rhetoric, ted
the State House until we feared our con-
scientious law makers. would charge us
rent, aud finally secured p hearing be-
fore a committee OF gamblers puppets.
In return for this expenditure of time
and money, what have we. the people, re-
ceived? The moral forces of the State have
been openly ridiculed. womanhood has
been insulted, our churches have been
reviled and public sentiment contemned.
Our lawmakers bave dismissed IN
treaties. with q sheer and practically said
to the people WHAT are you going to do
ABOUT it?' 1t is q fact that the respect
able people of New Jersey have been
snubbed and become the laughing stock
of the rimiDa classes throughout the
land. We are like the man whose two
year old calf was running away from
him. Selling the animal by the tail, he
tried with all his might to hold him back.
but the calf was the stronger of the
two aud dragged him along, much TO
the merrimenE of the bystanders.
At length his neighbors demonstrated and
said, Josiah, what's the use of all that?
You can't stop that calf No. re-
piled Josiah, Il know / can't stop him.
bur / thought I might slow him up a Bit.
No. 49, 49, A-s@ a - ~ -. - 49, -
lative calf for two weeks, but without
success. The beast was stronger than we
were, for 1t had been fed on greenbacks.
AcARNIvAL OF wICKEDNEss.
ut is plain TO see that before us lies a
carnival of wickedness. Gambling tracks
will become as thick as campmeetings in
July and August. This will be q bitter
pill for decent people to swallow, but. on
the whole. I believe it will do US good.
New Jersey needs a purgative.
This Ubiquitous legislation at Trenton
is the natural outcome Of our
failure to cooperate at the polls.
"We Christian people talk a great deal,
especially after great evils have been
perpetrated, but we do very little in IL
practical way to avert them. The liquor
interests organize and combine. but
Christian people are ~disorganized and
their forces are perpetually scattered.
This failure to cooperate is the essence
VI LOA4J La Lax ACdl S0aoO u u pLCOOAU
disgrace. If we did one-twenrieth as
much shouting before election as we do
after, we might accomplish something in
the interests OF righteousness. Now let
us stop castigating gamblers and their
lackeys and cnastise ourselves. We need
1t more than they do. We are in the
majority and yet we are so Indifferent to
u political duties or. separated by party
prejudice, that the WICKED minority
runs in and occupies the field. Is not
such action criminal on our part, in view
OF the evils that threaten us? Sh LIQUID
not the humiliatiug experiences of the
past three weeks hammer into our thick
but pious skulls the Importance of COM
bining our forces and voting for good
men, irrespective of party? l trust this
may be the outcome of this winters
villanous legislation. For once l believe
innocuous respectapility is angry to the
core and will remain angry until election
day. | believe such spirit of patriotism
has been DEVELOPED during the past fort
night, that it has exercised our wicked
lethargy, and will compel us to make
ourselves felt at the polls. If we combine.
we shall surely win. Victory was thus
achieved last year in Jersey City, when
Mayor Wanser was elected by the votes
of both democrats and republicans aud
what was done here can be accomplished
in every portion of the State. We nave,
talked enough. now let us get to work
and keep it up without intermission.
H BALLOT Il PROPER WEAPON.
LET us remember that the criminals
who rule us care nothing for pious gush;
the only thing they fear is the b Hot. 10
be at them we must organize, nominate
the best men and go to the polls in an
overwhelming majority. Let the
churches cooperate throughout the State
and every church member make a VOW
before God to cast his ballot and vote
only for the men whom he can trust.
There is now a Citizens League in every
county. Through this existing organiza-
ton, let all the churches in the State
league together and fight Gods battles
in the domain of practical policies. For
once let us come down from our senti-
mental soarings. Let us roll UP our
sleeves and give our enemies the sound
thrashing they deserve. The issue is
clearly drawn; it is the criminal classes
versus righteousness. Let us fight it out
on this line and God speed the day."