The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-23
Big Talk. Little sense--General Sew.

Big Talk, Little SenSe--Gcnerai sew
ell Interviewed.
General Sewell has been talking.
He has been very weak and foolish to
give way to the temptation. Talking
is a very dangerous amusement for a
politician. He is apt to say things
which make him look ridiculous, even
II they are not intrinsically harmful,
and politician can stand anything
but ridicule.
It Is an opinion long entertained
by me. says the General, that with
an honest count all over the State, New
Jersey is Republican state, This
Is every remarkable statement. Here
tofore we had an idea that General
Sewell knew something about politics
Are we to believe that he doesn't, on
is he only toying with the truth. II
fhere were an honest count all over
the State, democratic candidates
would always come TO Hudson County
already elected, and the alleged Hud
son machine would be sort of sixth
wheel to coach. Tt is only because
Republican frauds are SO gross ia
counties where Sewell, Gardner.
Griggs and other white robed saints
hold sway, that the Republican party
has any power or Influence in the
State at all. Fraud is its backbone
and conspiracy is the flesh that clothes
It's hideousness.
But, says the General, II have said
before that General Grub made a
most gallant fight for Governor, and
but for the certainty OF the fraudulent
character Of the voting in Hudson,
General Grubb could readily have
secured such majority outside Of
Hudson that the honest vote OF that
county could not prevail against
the Republican voters elsewhere in
the State
Now what nonsense this is. Does
the General really propose that We
take it seriously. The fact is General
Grubb was beaten, without Hudson
county. There were a couple OF thou.
sand votes against him when he
reached the Passaic. He ran infinitely
worse through the State than almost
any Republican candidate had ever
done before. The causes were several.
First OF all, General Sewesl deserted
him, and he, finding himself aban
doned, threw up his hands at the
critical moment and went sulking to
his home But, indeed, that cause
is not first OF all, 2 for first of all were
the preposterous uniitness Of General
Grubb for the Governorship and the
dishonest stiffness of the platform he
ran on. General Sewell's retreat sim
ply completed the disaster.
Two other utterances are remark
able. 70 bring out the full humor Of
them they must be taken together
Hore Is one
When the very pulpits Of Jersey City cry out
with practical unannlty, against the plostttu-
fion OF the ballot box III Hudson county. there is
need OF immediate and instant action by oar
Legislature and the prompt passage Of soiie
law which VIII give every man the right to know
that when his ballot is east it viii come OUT Of
the box as he east it.
Here is the other.
have long regarded Senator Gardner as one
OF the biggest and brainiest statesmen in Tie
state. He il satisfactory to the class Mr.
Lincoln called the plain people. and If we eaa
be assured Of fair piay for the Republican vetsr
from Atlantic City 70 Bergen | see no reason
ahy Gardner could not be elected for Governor
q New Jersey three years from now.
General Sewell simply descends 70
the level of twaddle when in the same
half hour he condemns the frauds Of
Hudson and praises one Of the
most notorious railroad tools In
the Legislature, q man whose own
election In i Republican county IL lln-
der serious cloud. The idea Of Ssna1
tor (1l Gardner being elected Governor
tlree years from NOW, On at any other.
tinie. i ralcuiated - make every polis