The sun., 1908-01-18

and protect our business interests 4 say
more, stand by the constitution Of the state.
you Sant racstraok gambling in this
state amend your constitution and say 20.
On the other hand the Constitution says
that poolselling and bOokmAkin'g shall not
be permitted and n ID the duty Of the Legis-
lature to pass laws carrying that provision
into eject, IL to-day a law were passed
iegalizing racetrack gambling t would be
unconstitutional on It's face. How does u
happen that il exists? Sbdply because the
Legislature provided a PENALTY In form but
not an effective penalty, In fact making the
only penalty In those accepted cases the re-
covery Of the money wagered to be sued for
in a civil action.
Now the idea that I present to y0u inter
ested In the preservation OF our youth and
the protection of our home. whether you
regard IL from the moral point OF view or
from the point OF view OF the legislator and
the pubhcist. You can have no hesitancy In
coming to the Legislature with the urgent
demand that the recommendation shall be
supported In defence of our Constitution In
defence OF the youth OF our State
desire also to say q word to you In regard
to the recommendations that have been made
looking toward the iberalizing OF our DO
htical machinery. Now l am quite aware
that there are many who are in grave doubt
as to the wisdom Of that. | would not de-
Drive party organization OF a single part OF
its efficiency. l am just as desirous as any
man that the party organization should be
strong and effective. | simply want means
provided so that all the enrolled voters shall
have the freest opportunity 10 express their
preference and that in parties as well as in
the country as a whole we shall have true
republican government
No one can suffer from that. What we
suffer from in the country in any party is
from the peLYersiOn OF Government. not from
organization. IL is from the wrong that
may he committed by the capture and utiliza-
ttOn OF machinery. and not from the ma
ChiuSrv. that we are In danger. We talk
OF political machines. You have got to have
machinery TO do work. You talk OF political
organization. Nothing can be accomplished
without IT, Rut let us do all that We can TO
make every member OF the party feel that
he IL n welcome participant In all OF the Nctivi-
ties OF the party. that bis voice will be equal
10 the voice Of every other member: that all
the means that are provided shall be such
~ TO welcome interest and participation. and
that the voice Of party counsels shall be the
voice OF the enrolled voters.
ThOss Of his hearers who had expected
to hear something about the Presidential
candidacy or woman suffrage or equal
ray were a wee bit disappointed, hut they
joined in the strain OF The Star SpangIed
Bsnner." which was sung Immediately
at the conclusion OF the speech. and cheered
as loudly as the rest Of them.
Mrs. Brown introduced Timothy L.
Woodruff who rose and waited silently
for the applause which was a bit slow in
coming. Il sounded all right when il did
come. Mr.. Woodruff expressed bis mind
pretty freely about the discomforts Of a
dinner whereat water was the sole beverage.
There were subdued murmurs Of surprise
all over the room.
Mr.. Woodruff went right on. however.
telling funny stories Of other men who had
been thirsty at other dinners until no one
present could possibly fail to understand
the horrors OF the situation.
For the rest OF his speech he praised
Roosevelt.
His panegyFic on the PreAident called
forth the loudest demonstration Of the
evening.
Those who sat at the table with the Gov
ernor and the x-LeutenAnt-oo Governor were
Mrs. c. W. Fisk. Mrs. Rsbecca Fnedlander.
Mrs. Stanley L. Otis. Mrs. william Cum
ming Story. Miss Helen Vanok Boswell.
Mrs. William Grant Brown, Mrs. Timothy
L. Woodruff. the Hon. Walter NJ. Chandler,
Mrs. James q. Wentz. Mrs. I. Ella Rood and
Mrs. Arthur Starkey Wilson.
Others present were William CusSzsnW
Story. Mr.. and Mrs. John Crosby. Miss Mary
@. Hay. Mrs. Charlotte Wilbour and Mrs.
Clarence Burns,