New-York tribune., 1885-07-04
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
rHE NEW,JERsEY QUARREL
srsAroR M'pHERsoN's ALLEGED BARGAINS WITH
REPUBLICANS

70 the Edtfor OF I"e 1|'o""
SIR: The statements which have Deen h'""o
- n.mocratic authority In The Trenton True America"
s,. . bargain bstveen Senator Mcpherson and
a.n.tor sswe are not They have been circulate"
.uone wellinformed politicians OF New Jersey ior
.everal years. and with such appearance Oh e'iuon'
suntort them that they have been DeheVeo py MANY
uoreover IL is particularly important for senator
Mcpherson to notice that HIS own CONDUCT III rePe"'"
instances these statements were hrst clrcua'c ~
,scseiv accorded with them. and thus mas seemeo W
eticiaus of his State confirm them In remarkapie
degree As tho story was nrst crcula'cu 'o"'
ago It ran that Mr.. Mcpherson ana MT. ocwci''
in a confidential interview at hotci came W q"
agreement to help each other. Mr. sewei was wi'ns '"
nromote the ambition OF Mr. Mcpherson, ana MI. NC
herson was willing to agree his party should get
d.fsatcd sufficiently to make the election Of Mr. sewci
70 the Senate easy matter
II was stated that the details OF this conversation were
taken down at tho time by who was accidentally III
position to hear what said But as the RepdDhcahs
did not appear to be any way losers by the arrange
men it not thought desirable to call puoc
to it, On the contrary ,shrewd men said; Ii MI Mclncr'
son is willing to sell out his party now ana thcn
IN state In which the Republicans have at the & psse &
The silence of Republicans whom the story came
ri the time has been broken ana the harL~uno -
to think tnat the use Of the Democratic party of New
Jersey Mr. McPhersons private milsn-cow Is ho'
There not much justice however, in the Democratic
wrath against the Senator. He claims, with unaehpe
fruth that he pulled the party out OF hole repeat
edly 1t was by his tricks that Mr. Potts was defeated
AZ candidate for Governor But for his interference
the Republicans would have carried the state more tnai man
once and particularly at the last State election iti
they then seen lit re.Outely on the lines marked
out address Of Mr. Phelps az chairman OF .o eo
yention. 1t is very probable that the Indignation
among the people at the fenhsyNana
Rsiroad and its devices would have given the state To
the Republican party 1t largely owing to tnc con
friyances Of Mr. McPherson who. like most polticans
Of his had friends in both parties that dlnere
policy in measure pursued by the kepupiicahs.
and there is no rosm to doubt that Governor Abott
owes his success Influence OF Mr.. Mcpherson III
that campaign. Hence does not see why Governor
Albeit particular, the Democrats III New-Jersey
in general should complain of Senator Mcpherson VIA,
They certainly cannot on high moral grounds HIS
money has spent avishy. 1t Is true IL was speh,
principally districts where Mr. Mcpherson wanted
support. but why mott II counted for tie party tcke
1t could not have bscn had on any other TERMS Lst
year it il alleged. Mr.. Mcpherson was engaged IN a
trick with Republicans to sell the State III anybody
can tell what McPhersons purposes really were hs is
ehre wd fellow. But what Mr. Mcpherson actuaiiy uu
was give the of the state to Mr. Cleyeand VINO
did not need it, The Republicans have no objection 10
the eSposuro whether there be much little truth In
st. The question is ono for the Democrats OF New
Jersey 1ssEA'
Nerark, July q 1885.