The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-13
Senator Adrain Voices Pub
lie Sentiment on the
Gardner Outrage.
Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Only Democratic Member Of
the Committee Has Been
Unfairly and Discour-
teously Treated.
speeiat 70 he Sunday Morning nslss.

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New BRUNSWICK, April u, 1890. Rob
ert Adrafn, the Democratic member Of
the Senate committee which is investI-
eating the election held in this county
last fall, is Disguised with the turn the
investigation has taken. There has been
tendency in certain circles to criticize
his absence from the meetings Of the
committee as an apparent lack of interest
in his duty as one of its members. But
there is no necessity for his presence.
The partisan majority practically ignore
him. He is not consulted upon any of
the details Of the proceedings and his pro-
tests against the interruptions PARTISAN
ship and unfairness displayed by this
highly moral fraud producing machine
fall upon deaf eals.
1T OUGHT TO STOP.
In my opinion" the Middiesex Sena-
tor said at his home in this city last even
ing, this whole affair ought to stop
right where it is. The people are tired
OF IT, The investigation has become a
tread mill and keeps continually going
over and over the same thing. The So
called frauds which Mr.. Corbin is pro-
ducing amount TO nothing He must
show an attempt to defraud. Fraud
must be proved, not presumed. The mere
fact that these men are on the registry
lists is not conclusive evidence that they
voted Illegally. Every one knows how IN
the desire to bring out every vote the
registry lists are copied from year to
year by both parties In all parts of the
is for the purpose of committing fraud?
ALTOGETHER ONE SIDED.
81 am not pleased with the manner In
which the investigation is carried on.
have not seen Mr.. Corbin draw one con-
clusion against the Republican party.
every grimace and every Jest of his is OBJ
posed to the Democrats and meant to con-
vey the idea of Democratic frauds. Never
since the affair began have l been able to
obtain from the Republican members OF
the committee their plan of action. l
was not consulted in any Of the steps
they have taken. A partisan counsel was
engaged and large force Of clerks en-
ployed to copy the books, all without any
consultation with me.
1T seems to me that they are going
ahead like bull IN a china shop bound
to smash things, and viii continue stead
fast in their purpose to unseat Mr.. Nc
Donald right or wrong. IT they will seat
Stuhr they will eat anything.
Look at their consistency In spite of
all these frauds they pretend to be find
ing, they attempted TO kill one of the best
ballot reform measures ever devised, by
surreptitiously Introducing substitute
into the Senate when the leaders of the OPP
position were absent from the chamber.
A coSUNDRUM.
''But to return to the investigation.
How are they going to decide that all
the false registration and Illegal voting
which they say they are discovering was
committed in the interests of the Demo
cratic partya II that committee was a
legal tribunal and undertook TO try case
on the same lines that the Republican
members are now trying to convict the
Democratic party of gross frauds, it
would be hooted out of the land by all
good citizens.
However, think the whole affair has
about reached the end The Senate will
probably adjourn in two weeks and the
leaders of the Republican party will cry
halt to this farce of an investigation.
In fact have not spoken to a leading
man in the Republican party upon the
subject who has not told me that the
affair has gone far enough. The pro-
ceedings on the line the Republican mem
bers of the committee are now conduct
ing them will cost the State every bit of
$4,000 If the farmers and taxpayers
Of the State think they have had SIS, 900
worth of profit out or it / am satisfied"
A MINORITY REPORT
"Will you make a report, Senators" |
asked.
MY report will depend upon what the
Republicans do, replied Mr.. Adrain. IF
they are honorable and will report the
facts in a non-partisan spirit / will say
nothing. But, on the contrary, If their
report is in keeping with the methods
they are now pursuing l shall certainly
have something to say in the premises