The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12
MyPHERgON.s EKEEr.
what the state Press HAS to say About
the Controversy.

what the state Press Has to Say About
the Controversy.
The readers of the SUNDAY TATTLER may
be interested to know what the press of
the State is saying concerning the charges
made against Senators Mcpherson and
sewell, and the following clippings pub
lished in the several papers from which
they are taken only since the publication
of Mr.. McPhcrson's reply are given:
General Sewell being in Europe, his
denial of the alleged conversation at the
Continental hotel, cannot at present be OBJ
tanned, but there is no doubt that when he
returns home. he will promptly declare
that no such conversation ever took place,
and that no such agreement was made
either then or at any other time. Listeners
at key-holes are not very creditable wit
nesses. If the ISne american has no bet
ter evidence Of Mr.. McPherson's treason
to his party, it had best subside- Senator
Nichols Bridgeton Pioneer (Rep.).
As we have already pointed out, the
statement ascribed to Mr.. Watson needs
reinforcement to give it that "ponderosity
of particularly" for which Mr.. Mcpherson
yearns. Unless the document is strength
ened, the case falls to the ground. Mear-
while, the indiscreet friends of the Senator
should cease their beating of gongs and
their clamor. Noise is not vindication, and
no amount of assertion will change the fact
that the case against Mr.. Mcpherson is not
closed, and that the Senator is not yet
"out of the woods. "-Neaoarlc Advertiser
(Rep.).
The Republican press are very reticent
over this unfortunate imbrogllo, knowing
full ell that if there is truth in the charges.
U. S. Senator Gen, Sewell is as much to
blame as Mr.. Mcpherson. They prefer to
let the Democrats quarrel among them
selves. Nevertheless, Gov. Leon Albeit
would make an excellent successor to Mr.
Sewell. Pldisyield Constitutionalist Dem. }.
Senator McPhersons reply is plain and
distinct. The man who could expect a
more complete and crushing denial from an
accused person Is unreasonable For the
present the verdict of mot guilty must
be given in his favor.-Salem Sunbeam
| (Dem.).
The reply which Senator John r. Nc
Pherson makes to the charges of the Tren-
ton True american is characteristic. 1t is
direct, vigorous and satisfactory. 1t has
the ring of truth to it.-Ne,oarc NelsS Qnd. J.
| Whether these things are true or not,
enough is known of the Senatorial career
| of the gentlemen named to show that they
are not the men to represent New Jersey
| in the United States Senate Plaintield
Times, (Temp)
| 1t is certainly an unfortunate controversy
but it is well that the whole truth shall
come out, for the best interests of the
Democratic party. That there has been
too much working in with the enemy by
many leading Democrats of the State has
been evident in many elections and the
sooner it is stopped the better Rahsray
Democrat, (Dem.)
There is growing belief that the war
| fare against Senators Mcpherson and
Sewell will result in their retirement from
the Senate at the end of their present
terms. = Trenton Advertiser.
Messrs. Little and Kelsey themselves are
accused of conspiring against the Demo
cratic party on more than one occasion,
and they ought to be the last ones to make
such charges against anyone else.-Berger en-
Democrat, (Dem,)
1t looks as if Messrs. Kelsey and Little
were behind the scenes, and are jealous OF
the great and growing popularity and in
fuence of Senator MCPHERSON Borden
to,on Register, (Dem.)
The story is extremely improbable. The
whole pretty quarrel shows nothing SO
much as the desire of the Anti-McPherson
wing of the Democracy to break the SEN
ator's hold on the ear of the President and
| to divert the distribution of the spoils in
| this State into other hands.-Honae Ne,cs
Qnd.).
Unless Mr.. Mcpherson commits perjury
it would seem to be conclusive that the
man who made the statement, to use his
own language, was either crazy, an eyre
| grious liar, or grossly mistaken, the pre-
sumption being he was the latter.-M Norris
Jersey'nGn. (Rep.).
Senator McPherson's answer to the
charges made against him is full and EN-
phatic. Paterson Guardian Dem.).