The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13

their unhoiy traffic fully legalized and
made a contributor TO the State. Then
The people arose in their might. There
Legislature was frightened into an adj
journment. The next year stringent laws
were passed and the protest of society,
made against ell kinds of bookmaking,
pool selliT~ and gambling, wiped out
these evils from our State. Every year
rumors of some new attempt to legalize
these lnlquities appeared. A recent Deg
~isiature decided to submit to the people
an amendment to the Constitution, max
jng these prohibitions part Of our organic
filled Trenton with the best people Of
the State in the interests OF purity, there
can be. no doubt of the issue. Our only
dread is that those who are Interested
in these nefarious- schemes may be active
and while the people slumber sleep
the adversary may seize the crown.
Eternal vigilance is the price not only of
liberty but of every reform.
Il think we are all agreed as to the
enormous evil and terrible Decentralization
Of public gambling In every form The
to the wealth of the community. The
man who gets fish out of the sea or game
the soil and gives food to his n~elghbor-
the manufacturer, the seller and the car
rier add to value. Finances are necessary
to carry on transactions. But money
wealth. Every bargain ought to be. TO
mutual advantage. II not dishonest, the
men may become wealthy by the proper
may become wealthy in an hour, but it
Is no addition to the wealth-the money
has only changed hands. Money i taken
A man canno get something for nothing.
When he gets it small profit comes to
him.. Into his family a curse has en-
1.-THE element of hazard denoralizes all
who engage in it. Useful toll becomes
too slow for them and they give up BUSH
zAs1A IT. 1,-atxr aron .1oTyn han1 rrfin cd
by the provider being led to dishonesty
by the hope of being rich. Families
have been beggered; souls have been lost.
How far society can prevent these
practices by legislation is a a ques-
ton.
I'VE do not expect to make people vir-
tuouS by an act of Congress. The life
of each individual must be renewed into
Righteousness. A law to be of any value
must reflect the will of the people. At
the same time legislation may be an
The wise man plans for the masses and
the masses see the value of his schemes.
protect its weak and u%nsuspecting victims
from the rapacity of their covetous and
greedy ~neighbors. BY experience we learn
to u sorrow that in every community
there are men willing to make money
by INSCRIPTIONS methods, and at the
same time many ready for the Elusive
possibility of gain, to stake their monies,
running of a horse. The horse is a noble
animal, for speed, for strength, for eau
ton in the mountain pass. To use him
for fraudulent schemes on the race track
is a crime. 1t is the duty of the Govern
ment to prevent crime and protect soci-
ETY. from the criminal.
Whatever may be our opinion of the
policy of putting all these details of vir-
tue in the Constitution there is no doubt
of our duty now. To defeat these amend
ments will be a triunph for vice, to make
the laws of no effect and open the race
tracks of our State, from Gloucester to
Clifton. 1t is well to put 50 important
a matter beyond the lance of an un-
~scrupulous Legislature, to have a liked
policy of our State on so important a
matter. I therefore urge you, fellow citi-
zens. first, to cast your own vote on
second, to agitate; third. to go to the
polls and meet you friends. The women
who do not vote, I would urge them to
use their influence. A vote in favor of
the amendment is a vote for home-a
victory for Cod"