The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-23
THE REPORTS DEBATED.
Senator 1IcDonald's Solemn Warning to
Inscriptions Partisans.

Senator McDonald's Solemn Warning to
Unscrupulous Partisans.
After he had read his address the Sena-
ter from Middlesex handed copy to the
clerk as minority report. He spoke
most eloquently, and was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
Senator Gardner attempted to reply,
but disappointed his friends, who said:--
"Gardner is not at his best today"
Senator Pfeiffer twitIed some of the
epublicanaseLators, who go about the
State with sanctimonious air. and con-
tinually praying, Il thank thee, O Lord.
/ am not as other men, and then stretch
what little conscience they have 60 vote
for such an injustice as the majority re-
port proposed
Senator Wycoff also condemned the
Republican majority and then Senator
Mcdonald took the floor. Every one bent
forward to listen to him and attentively
followed his every word
SENATOR M'DoNALD SPEAKS.
"This is a question of such grave and
vital Importance he began, that even
were not personally interested would
deem it my duty TO speak upon it.
would that could change places and be
upon the other side so that could, as O
matter OF justice, defend an innocent
man. This is a political question and not
personal one. and therefore in speaking
upon it do not refer to individuals, but
to the party.
Il thank the members Of this Senate
for the courtesies extended to me while
have been here. cannot say that my
stay here has been pleasant one. l have
been under cloud since first came. If
l could have done SO, rather than hold a
seat which is tinted with suspicion of
fraud, I would have voluntarily given it
up and releRated the matter to the people
of Hudson county.
sBut propose to show that have been
honestly elected. If the senators are not
convinced that was elected q senator of
New Jersey from Hudson County, then
they can vote for the resolution to unseat
me with clear consciences; but ii this
thing is done to perpetuate a party in
power let the senators remember there is
power higher than political accidents.
The mills Of the gods grind slow but they
grind exceedingly fine"
The Senator then turned his attention
to the report of the majority. He said he
could show that Republicans were enjoy
ing the public pap through the grace of
the same set of politicians whom the re-
port denounces. In speaking Of
that part of the report which stated
that the committee had TO take peremp-
tory measures to obtain the boxes. he
said he took it upon himself to urge the
immediate surrender of the boxes. 1t was
not for the purpose OF covering I'D fraud
that the custodian of the boxes, the City
Clerk, hesitated. He simply wanted
to make sure that he could do SO under
the law He asked where were the
proofs that the frauds committee in Hud-
son county were all in the interest of the
Democratic party, and told how prom
inent Republican official of Hudson
county had said that his party voted on
dead mans names and fraudulent regis
try lists, but the Democrats got a little
the best of them on the count. The
Democrats and Republicans are alike.
who band together to make politics a
crime, and these could not exist except
by the connivence Of Democrats and Re-
publicans alike.
There is no use to go back to the Roman
Empire or the days Of Walpole TO find
frauds, he said. Such frauds as the one
proposed by the resolution began in this
country in 1876.
This statement provoked storm Of ap-
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