New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-04
lBBFTTS ACCEPTANCE.


be, Governor of New-Jersey. 1t would be
fitting for one who has held and again aspireS
to such an honor to deal with public questions
in fair and honest manner that it might be
possible for opponents to treat him with re-
spect. Mr.. Albeit has not chosen to do so.
His letter of acceptance is SO full Of unblushing
partiSanship and impudent untruthfulneSS that
it cannot be fifty discussed at all in language
wholly respectful to its author.
Ex-Governor Albeit is himself perfectly
aware that he maligns the Republican Senate
of 1886, in saying that it refused to assent to
equal taxation of property. The question
was, what is equal taxation, and what taxation
does the Constitution of this State permit.
Whether the Senate of 1886 was right or not
in its Judgment as to its constitutional power
is not now the question; it is not the truth to
say that it opposed orprevented equal taxation
1t is not equal taxation Of two corporations to
impose upon both tax nOminally the same
which one by reason of peculiarities of It's
franchise, can wholly escape, while the other
cannot. 1t is not equal taxation to tax all the
property of a company twice; once upon the
entire value Of securities representing it, and
again upon the real and personal property
which the securities represent. The appica-
ton of these principles to the issues in 1886
Mr. Albeit perfectly understands, but he hopes
some ignorant person may not understand It,
The naked truth is that there would not have
been any equal taxation of NeW-JerSey cor
poate property. but for Senator Griggs and
the other Republicans of the Senate in 1886.
1t is not possible for man to offend against
IN hos in
noncing the corrupt use of money in cleo
tons, and pretending that he and his party
favor strong positive and practical laws
which will eradicate evils and secure the speedy
and condign punishment of all who seek to
debase and destroy the elective franchise"
There has never been in any Northern State
more fragrant triumph of corruption over
honesty, of crime over the rights of the people,
than in the election of the last Democratic
Legislature in New-JerSey. That was not the
first time the people of the State had been
robbed of their rights by the friends of Gov
ernor Albeit, who has taken very active part
in the leadership of party which has in fact
obtained all it's power in that State for years
only by fraud and crime. No other man has
been more constantly seeker for h1nOls and
benefits through what he knew peri ely well
were the corrupt dishonest and criminal meth
DDS of his party.
For instance, there is even now an uprising
of respectable citizens Of Hudson County
against the infamous ring by which that county
has been plundered so long. The active and
well-knOwn Democrats engaged therein know,
and openly declare, that an honest election has
been impossible in that county for years and
that one man, Leon Albeit himself, by simple
expression of his will, could secure the seec-
ton of honest and faithful election officers
and give the people of Hudson County an hon
est election, if he pleased. He has not pleased.
The entire plurality by which the electoral
vote of the State was obtained for Cleveland
last year was due to the fraudulent Democratic
plurality in Hudson County alone. That cOun-
ty gave to Cleveland pretended 5000 plu-
rality, and with it the whole State gave him
only 900. The one man who could stop the
wholesale robbery of the people whenever he
chooses is the man who prateS about his zeal
for purity of elections.
When such man pretends to desire a secret
ballot law and registration law for the en-
tire State, everybody knows that the sort of
law he would favor would make fraud more
easy and not more difficult for his party. So
in all discussion of the Australian plan. Mr.
Albeit has had the reputation throughout the
State of powerfully resisting every effective
measure Of that nature. He is so we'll aware
of this unenviable reputation that he takes
occasion to say, with obvious heat. "All asser
tons, by whomSoever made, that | have ever
in any way interfered with or attempted to in
iiuence legislation adversely to ballot reform.
or that was ever in any conference with any
body upon the subject for the purpose of de-
featng legislation in the interests Of ballot
reform, are false" The ex-GOvernors party
friends know to whom he refers as the author
of these statements and also know whether
they are true. When the Democratic party
votes for Leon Albeit il tries to lift to post
which ought to be the highest in the State
nan who has great faith in the potency of
bald and impudent untruth