The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
This paper is Democratic in principles
nd Is Independent in its Uteios upon all
cal questions.
A Issue.


What is the matter with making
Federal interference in the affairs of
the State the issue of the coming cam
paign? The Republicans themselves
have invited it, and they will find
themselves hard set to hold their
ground If the Democracy lays the sub
ject clearly before the people.
In the memorial recently addressed
to President Harrison, the Republican
leaders in New Jersey describe in
some detail the course of action pur-
sued by the Democratic majority Of
the recent Legislature. They char
acterize it rs partisan and injurious to
individual republicans and to the
party. They thereupon propose that
the President shall punish the Democ-
racy for its Legislative policy by
speedily turning out all the democrats
who still hold offices in the State and
filling their places from the ranks of
General Sewell's following.
1t is hardly necessary to point out
the monstrous character of this propo-
sition. 1t is a plain direct invitation
to the Federal Administration to step
in and control the Legislature of New
Jersey, to dictate what laws shall and
what shall not be passed, to determine
who shall hold State offices-for the
a of Colonel Fuller is quoted-and
how State officials shall be selected.
Now, if conduct of this kind is to
pass unnoticed, we may as well give
up u Federal system at once, we
may as well abolish our State Gov
ernments, and turn over all our bust
ness to the powers that be at Washing
ton-nay, if the President is to dis
pense rewards and punishments for
legislation, according as it pleases or
displeases him and his party, what
is the use of any pretence of independ-
ent legislation. Let is turn over the
whole country to his charge and ac-
cept him as onr master and law
maker.
1t is marvellous how easily this
memorial of the Republicans and the
outrageous insult to the sovereignty
of the State which it conveys have
been overlooked thus far. There was
something puny and pusillanimous in
the tone and language of the docu-
ment which inclined men rather to
pass it with contempt than to take a
serious view of it. And yet we are
told President Harrison listened to it
'.:with respect"
That is where the danger and the
outrage lie. Instead of crushing with
his condemnation the men who came
became before him with so revolu-
tionary a proposal as that he should
interfere in the affairs of a State, he
heard the men who thus violated the
spirit Of the Constitution with re-
spect.n
This document affords an issue to
the Democracy, which may be used
not only to win victory this year, but
also in 1892, when it will be the duty
of the people to overthrow the Presi-
dent who is thus forgetful of their
liberties.
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS of
yesterday was, for it's size, the best
paper published within fifty miles of
the New York City Hall.
The people knew that, too, and it
sold like hot cakes.
Next weeks will be still better. Lay
for it.
The Importance of our recent inter
view with General Clinton B. Fisk
cannot be better illustrated than from
the attention it has aroused in the
press Of the State. Almost every
paper has had something to say about
it. In another column, we give some