The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-20
PASTORS APPEAL.
Congregations Urged to
Register in Person and
Vote for the Amend
ment.
REV. DR.. sCUpDER's PRELUDE
Law and Order League Have a
Bitter Foe Say Pastors
Chalmers and BiddIe.
REV. DR.. sCUpDER's PRELUDE

Rev. John L. Scudder, one OF the
leaders in the Law n Order League
preached last night in the First Congre-
g~atlonal Church, Bergen and Boyd ave-
nues. His prelude was as follows
Amy one who studies the signs OF the
times and is not totally blind can see at
a glance that there Is a deep-laid con-
spiracy to deliver New Jersey into the
hands of the gambling fraternity who a
few years since ruled this State with a
rod of iron. For some time past this
vicious element has been held in check.
but recently it has waxed bold and de-
FAINT. and here in Hudson County, It's
stronghold, it has a firm a hold as ever
it had in its palmy days of sim The
ebb tide of popular indignation has ap-
parentIy exhausted itself and the flood
tide of wickedness is setting in with i'm
perious power. Today it seems impos-
sible to root out this batch of gamblers
at Little Monte Carlo on the west
shore of the Hudson, and so notorious
and impudent has this coterie of black
legs become that last week Judge Lip
pincott openly denounced the Grand Jury
in open court for their failure to present
indictments against the proprietors and
patrons OF this sink of iniquity, where
swindlers thrive and innocent victims
throw away their earnings, their virtue
and their self-respect.
Now, unless this maleyolent force can
be counteracted by a more powerful force
of righteousness, unless there is a decis-
i've and overwhelming expression of pub
lie sentiment at the coming election, II ID
morally certain that the baser elements
throughout the State will take fresh eour-
afe, become arrogant and aggressive, ana
inaugural the shameless practices when
disgraced this State a few years ago and
Inundated its law-abiding citizens. II
must be remembered that the gambling
interests in New Jersey possess vast zap
ital and are not averse TO spending 1t TO
gain their ends. Millions of dollars nave
been invested in race tracks at Mon
mouth Park, Gutenberg Gloucester, Lin
den and Clifton, and the owners of these
expensive premises are growing rssiless
and rebelIious from long continued lack
of profit. They are resolved to put tnelr
establishments into operation again., anu
they are fighting this antl-gamnnhg
defeat. They are not ready to go U
of the business permanently and they can
not make anything out Of horse racing
unless they run gambling helis In ccnnee-
ton with them. Furthermore the rail-
roads are secretly favering the rehabilita-
ton of these pestiferous resorts, Tor they
are as willing to transport a gambler as
q arson-more willing, in fact, for the
parson pays only half fare. The gambling
interests have waited long and PATIENTLY,
but now they are desperate ana qeteI-
mined to win, and unless good people CO.
operate the gamblers and their friends
will gain the victory.
I'm recent years the laW-abiding people
have apparently gone to sleep. Having
once arisen heroically and vanquished
the foe, the forthwith settled dow
into a comfortable slumber and dreamed
had nothing more to do. am glad to
say. however, hat good people are
waking up ali over the State Printed
Paul Revers are chasing over New Jer-
sey in every direction, and minute men
of God are reaching for their arms
and ammunition. The old anti-race-
track spirit is again Selling the people
selves in dead earnest. The State is
being Hooded with appeals to the people
to do their duty at this supreme crisis.
sounds a note of warning, next day the
Christian Citizenship Union, embracing
our E~ndeavorers' societies, Epworth
League and Baptist Young Peoples
New Jersey Sunday School Association
throws a irebrand into every church
and nf1ames the saints to vigorous ac-
defeat in the coming conflict, but l cam
not agree with them. The people OF
New Jersey are too sensible and love
their homes too much to see them again
imperilled. believe on election day
this -anti-gambling amendment will be
passed. New Jersey will deeply lnscrtpe
its virtuous sentiments in the bedrock
of our State Constitution. We do not
want our territory invaded by hordes OF
GAMBLERS, thieves and harlots from the
lower elements of New York and Phila-
delphia, who come here to prey upon
our homes, corrupt u youth and de-
stroy our peace of mind From this
Next Tuesday we shall all register in
person, and on the following Tuesday
we shall vote like men to push the
enemy over the precipice into oblivion