Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-15

every action and every word of his has
been reported since he entered the lists,
and that he is being carefully watched in
the interests of the opposition. He was not
there to defend the race track, but he
hoped the people would understand that
the laws of the state as they now stand
lesaiize racing. An outlaw track is not
outlawed by the laws of the state, but
merely by the jockey club or the racing as
Soclation All the doings at the Alexander
Island and St Asaph's tracks are by the
authority of the law and the government
OF the state. He had no pride in the fact
but rather was ashamed of such state of
evil must be handled by the legislature
alone. The governor has no authority to-
day to suppress these tracks If he should
desire to do so. He says that the bills
authorizing their existence We're presented
TO him in the eleventh hour in the guise of
agricultural bills, and he signed them I'M
Ger misrepresentation That was no ex-
cuse. A governor ought not to sign meas
ures In such a haphazard way in the elev-
enth hour
Nj. Douglass called attention to the fact
that though the local elections are held in
the spring the legislature will not be elected
until next fall, and he feared that much of
the effect Of these meetings and agitat!o
might b" lost before the polls are opened
for the choice of legislators who will be
called upon to repeal the obnoxious laws
Meanwhile. he hoped the people of the Dis
trict would keep stirring up the question,
Az .hano " Spoii .nei oe,hs kePt n signt.
than ~ 20 = 81 Co ueai more 10 De u0ne
county, said Mr. Douglass, reeks with
crime and vice. The amount of moral cor
arpa1y; ~ r si,e snla,i area OF the county ID
shy in TO in SJnnp,aa win ~ tne race tracks
.. II, - ,ehiiee. SrLiie anu vice are
openly in the daylight. They range in all
Camhlars oin7 dna III al, classes on apooes.
In. nron a. IN iIoii the Hesroes snoot-
noRer in nsi.ca rn l"rs e'esaht ones Playing
40 p'.aSe ioo"'
Under the Ban of Law.
.~rbose OWLS ora ,,,aar A..
'ueI 'ie oah Vi inc law
tooay IL IL should ne enforced" he declared.
THE trouble is that the county has not q
prosecuting officer who will take I'm the
cases have onon,v oha,-, IT., ,,,;th 80.
oo,o.. - ~, 49, mn VIZ" "is
nesiect IN the most scathlnS language, and
L regret that he is not here tonight, that
might address my remarks to him person.
aIIv Scores unon soora, ~ ,n.;otv,a,., O..
n;,ad ~ g. 49, 80. .s .,.,- a.e
49, W III nc Souil "ouse' waiting LUZ ac-
tion. he VIII not try one of these cases.
The good people of the county are crystal
lized to a man on this subject, but 1t Is a
question whether they can stand the tide Of
corruption that the track men and gam
blers are preparing to pour in upon us
next week. We stand ready to fight the
giant octopus that is stretching its tenta-
tt .es osei ,ne Sity OF "asnlngton as wen as
to carry on the campaign for legitimate ex-
penses, and hope the people of Washing
III III VIZ mane " see TINS e'H apaleo VIII
ONCE hut T want the chance 70 sbow the
people of Alexandria county that an honest
prosecuting officer can bring about a differ
en- s.a.e Oh ahairs.
care fpr the amoInrants ~ ~ ne o o.u nu'
Mr.. Douglass related an incident of the
recent joint discussion between him and
Mr.. johnson down in the county. Il had
charged Mr.. Johnson he said, with ope-
rating string of horses at the track for
gain, and he practically admitted this to
be true. He retorted by asking IL my
running for office was not practically gam
cling for the salary of that post 1 an
swered that 1 was not in search Of the
salary and that was willing to turn over
the compensation attached to the office to
Rim If he would turn over the power of the
office to me. He accepted the proposition
verbally, and L Immediately said to himi
Ccme forward then to this desk and / will
sign pono mere and now in the sum OF
S3,Ooo TO deliver to you every penny OF the
salary attached to the office Of common
wealth attorney II you VIII agree to give
me possession OF its functions and allow me
10 90 the business He sat silent In his
seat, ana L then and there charged him
with eating his words" This anecdote
evoked great applause from the citizens
present.
Resolutions AdOuted.
The committee on resolutions then brought
in their report, consisting Of the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adontad w,tbort onv r,r,bar d,.cus.,on,
". a.,
Resolved oy the BOARD OF traoe OF WASH.
ington and the citizens Of the District, In
mass meeting assembled That the president
of tbe bosr,j he reouestad IN anno;nt a con,.
,,,,tt,a - 80 ,,hase -, :. Iii =. .. -
dress on earnest nrotest 70 b,s oxoa,,orcv
the governor of Virginia, as to the gross
eNnis aTeaoy new eAis.ihs IN AIeHan ,
civ ana Rossiwn IN aaeran+ y;n,stion ~
public morality and public decency; that
said committee shall respectfully represent
TO mis- exceliency That the existing authors
o .ies Vi AeAahiia Comfy are aPpa,enSy
dience to the laws of the state and that
the peace and welfare of the national CAPT.
tai are seriously and injuriously affected BY
the near proximity of the places before re-
ferred to in their present condition of law
lessness and disorder: and therefore said
committee, representing the Washington
board of trade and the citizens of the Dis
trict. shall make representa- tions to his ex.
celIency the governor of Virginia as here.