The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-22

sary.-Cdmdcn Courier, tRep,)
Not the Last of Leon Albeit.
The assent of Governor Albeit to the
principle of ballot reform is more import
ant. however, than any question of de-
tail. He plants himself firmly with the
foremost statesmen In his party la favor
of political methods intended TO equallze
the burdens OF government and Joslift the
elective franchise into its proper sphere
as the free and fair means OF making ef-
fective the popular will. Tit people OF
this country have not heard the last OF
Leon Albeit, -Philns Record Ind. s
without ANY IFS or Butts.
Governor Albeit, of New Jersey, is for
ballot reform without n ifs or butts. A
good1y portion of his message to the Legis-
lature yesterday was devoted to this sub
ject. He favors without qualification the
registration of every voter, secret conf
partments at the polling places, othclai
ballots only and the publication OF all
election expenses. ,&.zs.a 4y 6t..3.
This is a kind Of ballot reform that will
reform, and il the Legislature Of New
Jersey will put Governor Afhbett's RECON-
/ mendati0ns into q Efficient statute no
voter III New Jersey need be intiIniaated
and no candidate Will be able to bny votes
with any certainty that he will get what
he pays Tor. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TfmesGInd,9
This Paper cans 1t Bogus Reform.
But Governor Albeit is not giving
away the chances of Democratic success
in New Jersey SO freely as might appear.
Like Governor Hill, he favors the reform
ballot, with a big proviso.. He wants no
ballots eKceptit the Official ballots; brt he
would distribute them in adyance with. .
free hand. The heeIersf can have no oh
lection to the reform thus e~inasculated.
Their purchased tools. can still ~bedepended
on ia do their bidding If they can load
them with the ballot unmarked as they
want them to vote and then receive from
them after they leave the polls tbs un4
marked ballot given them inside the en-
closure as q voucher that they voted ac7
cording to orders and have earned their
money. This is as bogus q reform as the
one Governor Hill advocates. 1t is value
less as @ reform measure. 1t Is, no secur-
ity against either bribery or Intimidation.
1t is clear that the Republicans of the
New Jersey Legislature will not have Gov
ernor Abbett's assistances or %counten-
ances in passing q genuine reform ballot
law for the State Of New .Jersey.-Phtld-
delph1 Press (Ra1tk Rep.).
Brushing Aside the Cobwebs.
Governor Abbett's deliverance on ball
lou REFORM, IN MS a9ureS
caves no shade oIedoupI as 70 Ihe E4ecu-
tlye's pOsitionion this nlouientUus .ques-
ton. There is not an uncertain note in
the ringing call for q speedy and heroic
cure of the evils which have brought
eleeelons IN ems Stale ln6o lASrepnle-
doubts when eiondedt x-GoVerno
Greents mihd on tne eXBeulehcy o. an
abiding place in the active and positive
mind of the new incumbent of the Gov
ernor's CHAIR. NO poiftlcai oDWeos Hnd
lodgment IN the gray insurer Iha1 HIS
the plosphofeseenC Dfhin Oh Governor
Albeit. Win q polu pen ne prusiies
aside tne aoupts ahd Tears, OF ehe, CIinia
reformers, n proclaims that O change
in the laws making electiona crimes more
dangereustospe'a as necessary as 8Tevoln
ton in the secrecy OF enc paifoo.--NeWUf
Euett1g NetuS til0l. y
-. m-tlA-II q"
~. DslshAep
III his inaugural ADDRESS governor ADJ
bett devotes considerable space to the
subject of ballot reform. ss
He deals with 10 IN an and
straightforward manner. HE has SUR
prised and delighted the friends of the re-
form by his strong advocacy OF the points
they have been contending or.-1Tentofl
Times (Rep.). $50 NssA . .s61 ~
His yisws Adyanced-Even Radical
Governor Abbett's utterances ON the
subjecto of ballot reform. will attract more
attention than what heihas to say about
taxation. Tue former topic is just now u
more vital matter with our people The
j Governors views are so advanced, even
radical, that suspicious persons NAV be
tempted to accuse him of advocating ex-
IRENE measures with the expectation chat
he might in this way head off the whole
movement by the very violence of the
proposed reform Butt we are
bound to believe shat Governor ABB
bett is sincere until the contrary is made
clearly apparent He '.goes in'' for
nearly all the features 4ofa reform that
nave been urged, reserying only one loop
hole by which fraud could creep in. r =,
And, although he says he E !. i is in 3 f favor ,sra Of