The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-14
THAT OLD MAN In NEWARK.
MS LEGS TWTNED AROUND THE NECKS
or LE0ISLA TIVE SINDBIDS.
why ~ Ia that BeeIzchub breaks Loose In
Trenton Every Winter-An Octopus Nov
Ing "a TenincIe Toward Cen. Mcclellan.

Trenton Every WIuter-An Octopus Nov
lug IL TcntacIe Toward Gen. Mcclellan.
NEWARK, n. j.. Jan. 13.-Onco on twice
in n half DOZEN years somc OF the honest
old farmers or mechanics Of New Jersey strag
glo down to Trenton. They spread their coat
tails in the galleries. look down at their law
makers and puzglo their brains to make out
what the twenty odd Senators aud sixty Repre-
sentativcs are doing. II the ends and aims OF
fire and life insurance and other corporations
are Just. it seems queer that the large sums
spent in the Legislature should be needed. 1t
puzzles the samo minds to know why every
now and then. the devil seems to break loose in
our city. county. and State politics. knocking
things right and lelt. and producing results rs
unexpected ms they are apparently unoNplaina-
bic. The simple fact is. these corporations
have dclved under and honcycombed the whole
political structure Of the State. and the people
themselves know as little about 1t as they do
about tho interior OF the earth.
Year after year tho gentry who represent
these Institutions have hunted their game
They have taken delegation after delegation
| composed ~ representatives OF both parties
| down to the State Capitol for the purpose Of
cfIectng their selfish objects These fellows
| now m in previous sessions. are arguing the
sl'ecious plea that New York capitalists will not
| invest in New jersey debcnturCs % any kind so
long rs the rate az interest IL SO low and that Of
! taxation so high. The truth Il all TO the con-
/ trary. The New Yorker who puts his money
! out over here. does so with the full knowledge
| that when he wants il back. and has TO 20
| through the process 81 foreclosure to get IT, IL
! will take him from six months to n year to do
! SO. Besides. the fees. costs. Nr.. constitute an
important item. II. for Instance by means
| hcen induced 10 invest. say $4,000 in
tho Tom Cod Preserving and Exporting As
socniion. and find at the end OF the season.
! that the run " tom Gods has been light their
preservation outside Of snlt water correspond
! iugly limited. and the consequent expectation
| none vt all. you may conclude to 70 into the Ice
| business or buy yacht. Before you get back
| your money however you must pay over and
! above your loss of time and interest. 10 the
| Sheriff Of the county. n fee of two per cent on
the first 81 600. one per cent on the next ~ 600.
f2u 600: thus making the neat total Of $3.50. or
nearly ten Ter cent Of whole years interest
through. you conclude that YOU had better buy
four per ccnts md trust 10 John sherman. All
keeps New York capital ont Of Jersey is merely
the hlarc Of brass and wind instruments, and
all Jerseyncn know IT,
they confess ignorance. They are accustomed
"a boast and not without good cause, Of the pu-
rity Of their uliciary the fairness Of their jury
system. and the stone. blind character 81 Jersey
parchment and degradation ~ Judge. The
verlirts ~ most lurirs pass and are accepted
unchallengcd. But the first Jcrseymnn IL yet
to be found VINO did not stand aghast when i
was whispered Into his ear that Governor OF
the state. elected not over twenty years ago. is
credited with hAving his name nut on the pay
| roll ut one Of CUR institutions, at q salary OF
t4.OnO per annum, and that the same aspiring
statesman drew Il. religiously. for over tire,
years. IA n matter 81 course. no ono save the
Tow In interest know ANYTHING OF this high
toned transaction at the timo, or You may ba
sure that Impeachment would not have been
I long coming You may also Ice sure that NOR,
than one face viii flush and more than one pail
ot enrs hu,z h,'orc their owners have got this
FAR down IN this column Of The SUS.
/ Alter bent M ub HuFn nlE game THIS. 10 may
! look pu"rilr 10 come down and say that Jersey.
men allegct the same thing in reference to Al
than one Speaker OF the House. Yet they d,
50. and u you Wi place your index finger or
, the right side OF your nose aud 70 OH up som.
side alley out Of reach Of Broad street. thei
IL is easy tn mako assertions: lust MS easy a,
II II To ash questions; AMI your Jersey readers
some 81 them. may inquire; Why have no
the stockholders Of thoss corporations protcste,
against surh unna-emrnt as thiSf why have
not the men who are charged with doing thcs'
things. with corruptng people. all the way IA
from an impecunipus member of ia" lobby l.
tho Governor " the State. been nut out Of the,
, places. aud others substituted who could trans
, at IN" legitimate duties ot th"lr trust withou
recourse 90 fu'h questionable means Thi
has been. AMI viii continue % be. Impossible
Just rs long as Ignorant men sign IN sir uroNie
without knowing what they arc signing Just n
long NJ car '.'sS mon sign thnm AMI forget thu
Ns tNOS" ln iIwor can vote tln proxies ut dnu
men. an 4 thus mako the grave prulong the ten
uro 81 their on ',al life.
course will h'. in ease some new law in r,gar.
o. contracts. IN accordance with I'wI.s ol
hill. passcs the Legislature this winter. Wi
hr sign. or will ho veto ? That depends. l.
the recent turnings and tw. silngs Of tho Nliua
Benefit Machine, some kalnid fsrupic change
hnye occurred. Tho Hon. N"hennah Perry d
ir'l cut Of the Mutual Benefit H. also seems q
huve boon lred uut of tho American Fire ln-ur
; nnee tpmiauy Str4ugrto savtho Oh huuta
Ills pla'r.uud b. tl"' competitor for Governor Oh
al our Sand Spaniurds. again goes about hi
business. But who succeeds him I'M tue Pine
. 90 director ut the Mutual BnrntY Tier, is
legend. down ~ Ir' nton. that only On" II tw
KINDS ~ mon can reach our little friend. Tia
b Governor. one q them must boz "a military nan
the Other should he PRESBYTERIAN Elder
Father Kirk WIS cast In the latt 'r role. and hu
! for Mr. William Francis. formerly IT Coventry
MIX might have boon moro useful this wntc
than the last. Mr. William Francis is no Elder
and so the Old Man. after reelection. conclude
that military man may prove the n NJ best in
strument, and "a military man. member OF Nc
Clnll1ns military family. takes Hrrry'- place
And all this Is done that the On Man ma
seem To- have done. through moral suusiou
what cost him not twenty years ago $4,000 -
anuum Tor three years.