The Washington times., 1895-05-15


the rise and progress of gambling at race
tracks, their personnel, and their results,
especially in New Jersey. He also gave
in detail the manner in which the people
had risen and voted them out ofcxistence.
Speaking OF the local issues, he said:
'If Virginia will not, or cannot, drive then
from our immediate borders, let us beg
of her TO re-cede to the United States a
part of the territory that was once and
perhaps, now IS, legally part Oh Tie Dis-
trict of Columbia: for instance, commencing
at a point on the Potomac river about
one half way to Alexandria and then
westerly in line parallel with the old line
of the District, leaving Alexandria and i'll
vicinity, formerly part of the District, in
The state or Virginia, tine part TO he re-ceded
embracing the cemetery, in which repose sc
many of our nations defenders and the
government reservation and buildings, and
the river side with all the bridges that cross
the Potomac, built and kept in repair by the
general governments and the District OF Co.
lumbia. Alexandria can and will theI
protect by its police force, aided by the
virtue of its people, all the territory as far
north as the then new District line."
HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT.
A. a. Phillips, of Georgetown, addressed
himself to discussion of the history of
the District and the various acts OF legis-
lation by which the present limits were
fixed. He held that Congress had no right
to send the contested part back To the
State or Virginia. He thought tIIat
through the courts the matter might be
settled III favor of the District. He said
that the good people of Alexandria county
depiored the state of affairs as much as
the people of the District.
Jere B. Wilson said that Mr.. Sheliahar-
ger some years ago gave bis legal opinion
that the ground having once been returned
to Virginia. there was no power that
could get 1t back. There was, however,
one plan to get it back, by Congress pur-
chasing it from the State of Virginia.
Judge KimbaIl said that remedy would
do. IF we bought Alexandria county the
gamblers would only keep falling back,
and possibly might go as far as to North
Carolina"
The remedy was TO arouse public
sentiment in Virginia ard he had faith in
the good people wno do DOT DOW understand
the situation. Vlginians could Go what
the people OF Louisiana had done.
Rev. Dir, Hugh johnson said that it
was time for an uprising OF the law
abiding citizens of the District. He had
the honor of being one OF those who
visited St Asaph and from what he knew OF
gambling, fIom the shores. OF the Mediter-
Iduedn TO san tTuDClSCO, HOHo Oh tuo
gambling hells beat that OF st. Akaph.
He said that he was not the one re terred
to by a morning paper who had risked
little on the races. He had noted the large
attendance there-not of the riff-raff, but
OF bold and braZen women and well dressed
business men.
I'VE have a tremendous contract on
hand to stop all this
He agreed with Judge Kimball as to
public sentiment being the redeeming power.
st. Asaph and Jackson City must go, he
said with emphasis, or else all the youth
ofthe city would catch the contagion.
MAKING CRIMINALS.
The means of corrupting the youth and
making the widows lot harder and
swelling the CRIMINAL classes must be
taken away. He argued strongly that
the question OF Jurisdiction should be
settled, and by all means let us show to
the world that the rascals in office are
in league with the Offenders. We must
have a campaign of education. If we do
not destroy the enemy he VIII destroy us.
Dr. Mackay-Snlith said that he was not
the one of the committee who indulged
i'll the flyer at the races. He thought
tie Pennsylvania Railroad was
principal cuIprit which took the
crowd to the races He thought
in getting that great railroad
not to land the people just where the
gamblers wanted the m landed. The
railroad put tine committee down at st.
Asaph's all right, but they couldn't get
back as easily. Now these Officials are
good men and it might be they could be
induced to remedy the evil
He felt at the races yesterday that the
devil could sometimes be a gentleman, the
officials there were so exceedingly po-
lite. He thought that the Board OF Trade
was entitled to the thanks of the clergy
for its action He was proud to belong to
a city in which such a spirit as this was
manifested.
AROUSE MORAL SENTIMENT.
Dr. Baldwin said that the evils of the
race track were a matter of ancient his
tory. He believed in the efficacy of the
moral sentiment in Virginia. He re-,
called the fight between the Louisiana
Lottery aud the people of Louisiana, the
result of which cheered the heart of the
nation.
He suggested that the clergy of Virginia
and Alexandria county in particular talk
to their people and thence go to
the legislature. The moral power of the
grand State of Virginia would accomplish
THE end in view. He also couusaIIed inviting
fight.
Whatever good men ought to do they could
do.
Mr.. F. L. Moore here moved that com
mittee of six be appointed to report resolu-
tions.
Mr.. Whitaker moved that the Janney
resolution be laid on the table. This mo-
ton was lost.
DR.. Janney pressed his resolution He
q n a her nf f1 nf
the schools of Georgetown who had been
ruined by the race tracks within the past
few months. On division, DR.. Janney's
motion was lost, 90 to So.
Mr.. Moores motion was carried, and the
following committee appointed: MI F. L.
Moore, g. w. Baldwin, Jesse B. Wilson,
DR.. Janney, IL. ID. Walbridge and Judge
When the committee retired Rev. Dr.
of Georgetown, addressed the
meeting in an interesting manner on the
history of the legislation by which racing
was prohibited in New jersey. He also
illustrated the evils of race track gambling
by instances Of the ruin of young men; and
there might be esuchinstances, ,hesafd among
the SONS or relatives of the members of the
YOUNG MEN AFFECTED.
DR.. Muir, of the L Street Baptist Church,
spoke in the interest of the young men
affected. He thought it wise to send
committee TO the governor of Virginia to
arouse the chivalry of his nature on behalf
Of the young men from all parts of the
nation, for this has TO do with the whole
nation.
The Southern Baptists had noticed
great many of the young men from the
South going to TIE races, so it did not only
affect the boys at home He agIssd with
Judge Kimball that pushing the evil away
1uly pushed it to the door of some one else.
Mr.. Warner said that he'had Eakiced at
he track yesterday young man recently
/ government clerk who was there in
with a prostitute. He heard also
)f a Young man. q teacher in a Sunday