New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-02
MASS-MEETING IN TRENTON.
LEGISLATION FOR GAMBLERS AND HORSE.
OWNERS DENOUNCED.
A GREAT GATHERING OF LEADING LAWYERS
AND RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL TEACH.
ERS OF NEwJERSEY - RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED AND COMMITTEES AP.
POINTED TO SECURE THE
REPEAL OF TIE OBJ
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIErNE.1
NOXIOCS LAW


impressive GATHERINGS ever seen in New-Jersey.
1t was great assemblage, and fairly represented
the mority, brain, conscience and intelligence
of the State College presidents and professors,
judges, chancellors. lawyers. merchants, physicians
and clergymen conmingled and they made both
the State House and Taylor Opera House ring
with their cloaucnce in denunciation of the action
Cf the Legislature in passing the racing bills.
Speaker Flynn heard much of the impars sloned
oratory. He listened 10 torrents of invective. IN
which the racing men were described "a " black
les" and "bhck.uards and their friends in
the legislature meIocnaries Of the n,cancst
stripe, but if he was moved, he gave no sign in
evidence Of the fact. Only fcw Of the men
who supported the race bills were present, and
they must have been sratifcd by the speech of
William II. Corhin. of Elizabeth and Jersey City.
He was member Of the Assembly few years
ago, and hr said that he did not believe that
al the men who voted in the Affirmative
on the notorious Parker bills had been
paid 10 do ~. Other and far different
considerations often moved men 10 vote for bad
bills There the consideration of personal
friendship. which probably responsible for
many of those votes. This thing might not he
understood outside the Legislative walls but
within them it is readily appreciated. Mr..
voted for the bills and were now wavcrng on the
question whether they should vote for the re-
pcalors or not IIe made the only apology, if
it Gan b" called that, that was made during the
day for the men who passed the ObnONOns meas
uros, and li=, as well. was the only practical
suggestion g. r"mcly tho evil wrought, for he
advised everybody 10 90 home and individually
and in pairs and regiments work upon their rep
rescn,ativcs in the Legislature until they shall
10 persuaded 10 support the rcp"alng bills. Tn"
changing of 4 few votes would accomplish the
greatly d.eir.d result.
There was much speaking before Mr.. Corbin's
address was delivered, but nothing li" excite
mcnt until Anthony Comstock was introduced
He delivered th" speech that ho has often de-
l,crcd here and IN otlcr placs arl was describing
James J. Kelly A. the boss gambler of New
York" when some one in The gallery shouted
"Ci what nationality Is Kelly"
WHY. Irish. don't YOU know? ." was Comstock'S
answer. There wer, a fcw his>"~. but like a
fash Coms,oci added: And Kelly is a disgrace
to the Irish rac".T
Any Ir.hman is better than You are" said
:. voice in the gallery. You are no gentleman ;
there are Irish priests here and Irish laymcn
They are respectable and you are not.
Mr. Com,tock Insisted thrt he hal been mis-
understood. and after landing the Irihb went on
with his facts and figures about gambling and
the grand iurcs of Ncw-Nork
The first par, Of the meeting was held at the
STAT" House the last part in the Taylor Opera
House The local clergy had engaged 'h" theatre
l,r the occasion. but ia" members Of th" New
Jersey Citizens League had a strong dcsr" To
test the m"tilr of SpcaScr Flynn and the others
who had declared that they coul not use the
Assembly, chamber. and soon as they arrived
N the city they went directly 10 the Capitol
There they found that the Speaker had surrendered
for the door, of tho Assembly chamber were
wide oprn II then hccam" a question whether
tine meeting should br held there AZ the theatre,
and A discussion lasting half an hour cnsucl.
The uu-hnt was n drr,iun to h" lin tho meeting
in the Assembly chamber and continu" and end
+, at th. theatre They would thus ENJOY th"
.lory Of having beaten III" racctra"li"r' IN on"
matter ANYHOW The appearance ot H." R"v Dr
Eycrard Kcmpshall. President of the CtlzchS
LEAGUE was the signal for great
burs, Of applause. In his wake
were fully a thousand men, who had come from
Elizabeth. Plainiied Bound Brook and "th'r
stations on the Jersey Central Kai'road' Ii'N
comprised leading citizens of those places hA
,,.,,. of tbc PENNSYLVANIA Railroad had come hug"
d.cgatIYns from Camden and Burlington. fr"S-
iIcut Austin Scott of Rutgers College ana scN-
cral members Of the Rutgers faculty came nom
Nnw-Rrun-wick. and the same train stopped al
Princeton 10 fetch the professors of that lnstltu-
tion along. The Rev. DR.. kcmpHhal was the
head and front Of the demonstration. II" was
made Chairman ard in that capacity delivered
two speeches, both Characteristic IN their deep
narncstnrSS and true cloqu'n'". iilS ihtrodu'-
tory sentence was: Frllow-ci'i2ens Of, aS yet,
free and sovereign state OF N"w-J'rN"N.
>pokcn in the Assembly Chamber, under the
remarkable circumstances of the OCCASION the
words were pregnant with meaning and the ap-
plauer greeting them was d"airninT.
DIR. Kcmp,hall said his was the pulpit from
which preached James Caldwell the ightne
narson. His church had sent forty officers 70
fine Revolution. and ore Of fS members was
sinner of the Declaration of In'rp"ndrn '"; that
h., vas himself a FIGHTER Of evil WAS dur largely
~ the influence Of environment upon hlm~'lf
n. woun have been rccrrnnt 10 hs duty had
bo mot been found somewhere in the front hght-
inc this Great evil as his forcfitlcrs had fought
H.. rcdcoats and the IIrs~ans over century
ago tApplauSc) The tyranny of to-day ~
tyranny of vice over virtue tyranny OF those
who would tramplr all law under foot. Although
fer the moment apparently dcfcatc1 In" mon
vonld conuu"r in Whose veins ian blood Of the
kind that cour,ed in t1c veins Of the early
patriotS TIL, hag Of the Union was not foating
over the State House to-day, but in Its place
was waving the emblem of the horS" and JOCKEY.
Bnt that emblem woull not long float in defiance
Of the will e the people. Applause Tie eyes
# all the Nation were upon Nrw-Jcrscy. lIuml-
atcl and discraccl shr WIS now. but with the
lclp of God the dark stain Of her dishonor would
soon be wiped ont. ApplauscJ
Dr. Kcmpshall alluded TO TIE courageous
methods Of Assemblyman Lane in antagonizing
the race bills. and the snccring remark OF Speaker
FLYNN concerning the women of w-Terscy
Cries Of :hame.r "Shamc." filed tie chamber
VERY fitting said Dr. Kcmp,hall. was Lanes
reminder TO tho con. mp: iD:s SPEAKER that the
hand that rock, the cradle i the haal rat guides
the Nation applause Shall we defend the