The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-28
A NEW JERSEY ARIsrocnAT.

Considerable opposition has sprung up in
the Sixth District Of New Jersey against the
proposition to renOminate its present Rep
resentatiye in Congress, Mr.. McAdoo, one
of the most distinguished Of the younger
Democratic members Of the House. This
opposition seems TO be wholly groundless.
and appears TO have originated in the dis
content of the local bosses Of one county in
the district, these bosses being so numerous
that it was impossible for Representative
McAdoo to secure positions for them all
under the national government rs long rs
the Democratic party were in power in
national affairs, or 10 find a sufficient
number Of Offices for them under the
democratic administration in New Jersey,
now that the Democratic party is 40 longer
in national control. For some time, the en-
emies ofMr. McAdoo were husily engaged in
spreading in every direction, reports to the
effect that he intended to remove tONirginia.
partly because, so these reports ran, the
business outlook was brighter in that Com
monwealth, and partly because his political
prospects would be more assured. These
reports were soon very eflectually disposed
of by Mr.. McAdoo himself, who contradlc-
ted them openly, and in the most emphatic
language that he could command.
Defeated upon this line, his enemies have
adopted another tack, and its character
does credit to their ingenuity. They are
now charging him with being an aristocrat.
On what ground is this serious accusation
so confidently advanced. founded? Be
cause he makes a liberal and ostentatious
display of wealth in the form Of fine houses,
extensive parks, handsome equipages: No.
for Congressman McAdOo is a man of mod
crate means and simple tastes. Is he, then,
a frequent bOaster of the soundness Of his
claim to the distinction Of a long line Of
ancestry of the highest personal aud socia,
considerations No, he does not pride him.
self upon the glOries OF his genealogical
tree or the blueness Of his blood. Is he
then naughty in his air, distant in his bear
ing and exclusive in his associations? On
the contrary, he is very unassuming in his
manners and perfectly approachable to all,
however humble. The charge OF his enc
mics is not based upon any of the things
which have been named. They are all ac-
knowledged to be iDapplicabe 70 him. He
is accused of being an aristocrat for an en-.
tirely different reason, that reason being
he married Virginia girl.
Now, il has been generally admitted from
time immemoTial that TO marry a Virginia
girl is about the highest form Of fell ,ity to
which man could possibly attain. IL is
sufficient in itself to satisfy the ambition of
the most aspiring, not only because cur
Virginia girls are among the loyeliest of
their sex. but il is an achievement in itself
TO win them, so many are the obstacles
which they throw in the path Of their
wooers. 1t is not surprising. therefore, that
Mr.. McAdoo should have had his head
somewhat turned by his success, or at
least that his enemies should have thought
that he had accomplished enough in win
ming Virginia girl to turn his head. This
is new badge Of aristocracy which has
been left 10 citizens Of New Jersey to dis
cover first, but which none will more can
didly and freely acknowledge 70 be just
and sound, than the citizens Of Virginia.