New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-10
AFFAIRS IN NEW-JERSEY.
MATTERS no COME BEFORE THE DEMO
CRATIC LEGISLATURE

r.srmDcrroN REF1.EcrloNs-rHE STATE TAX
-NEwARK's WAIVER supPLY-THE
LICENSE LAW.
ar,.nton n J.. Nov. 9.-Philosophy has come "
N. Aid Of the New-Jcrsey Republicans ana ~ was
needed. Tho defeat last Tuesday was too comp'e'c "
.ronse anger, and there are few recfimnanohs Inc
marty goes into decisive mnort~ ior inc presenV
1870 .ense Of relief the absence of any lingering
--ns,,,tv Aster~ the new State Government Is
s.ssusn., next January there will be no Repubncan
Cs.,. A. rrokec4 and the minority can devote nsen
a. ot a,sasreeablc task of crtcising and exposing
A., methods Of the majority and reorganzing ior mo0
s1ecsve work in the future. There Is consdersoi.
tat In this latter direction, and IT Is causing s
49, AZ sober reflection 1t should when such counties
~ (,,suoestsr and Salem and such Congressional dis
t,sots a the With cut loose from their moorihes anu
Am into Democratic waters. There Is no use dehs
Ing that there hes been much unrest ana oscohe"o -
the state Republican organization Tor some ti"'' gu"
thai Il found voice In the election There uas pe."
complaint that seine leaders had too many Interests
serve, and that nearly all were recognized ra.ier a.
candidates for high position than workers TOT
Mean mcoo.a. II is scarcely suhicient answer tha'
IA pemocrsts are no better. 1t has never hueo.'
hoeu sufacont for Republicans, in NewJersey q. "s~
"a sro&s democratic precedents in justncauoh. oons
new - II the discipline Of some years IN 'no nl"o
mie4t BE- ahead and the spirit and devot'on VIM" 49,
herutnuss been shown in counties OF the S'''
Of Hudson where tho Republicans have ons peen wiz
ONT majority may soon animate the wnoie poay, anu
r,t An and to the factional differences which nave
1900 a. uuch trx,uble In such case return 10
power is only matter OF time.
rhs pemocraas have got more than they bargained
FIR. Thsy expected to have small but saie major
ty in the Assembly, and they hoped for enough Votes
40 control the Senate. They find themselves with
In tha
snoueh TO Last them through at least one unfortunate
camuaim. They will elect q State Controller and
STATE Treasurer next winter and with them VIII dis
,vpesr tho last Republican officials In the state House.
Hut there Is such peril as too much OF gcod thng
There viii be demands which it will not be safe to
rrant. and pressure which it will be dangerous to
ress The Governor is supposed TO be able to regu-
late these matters but he is the candidate for United
ss.tns Senator in 1892 and cannot afford to give
o1rnce unnecessarily. The leaders now say that
thsy viii be able to regulate tho matter and TO keep
down the mob of the hungry and the thirsty but IL
Is easier said than done. There are Members OF AS
rmbly elected with no other object than to repeal
the Werts Liquor License law, or at least to nduce
the license fee. The leaders say it would never be
safe to attempt such thing, and there VIII ne q
struggle over that ISSUE So, too, with schemes 10
make Republican cities Democratic and 10 aiter es-
tabished boundaries for partisan ends In short the
claims and demands Of the local politicians will have
met BY o plea OF the necessity VI a
State policy and then there will be war;
The Democrats will not have many oihces OF much
Importance to fill after Controller and Treasurer
have boon elected and they hope to get along quietly
n tl,ero Is no caucus difficulty these offices.
There will DE some investigations started ana other
partisan measures taken, and the Hudson County Sen
atorship win get early attention. The Democrats
will undoubtedly unseat Stuhr, the Independent
Democrat who seated in McDonald's place last
winter The seat will be restored to Mcdonald, who
will occupy 1t until March, when he Will resign 10
take his seat IN Congress. The election OF new
senator for Hudson will follow, next fall There Will
be 10 great Republican sorrow in parting with Mr..
stuhr and the feeling that 1t would have been bet
ter TO have declared the Office vacant has long been
prevalent and especially since the ambitions which
led to the seating Of Stuhr have been disappointed
this feeling has been stronger.
There is added curiosity as to what Is TO be done
BY the state Tax Commission and still more as 10
what the legislature will do with the Commissions
report The Democratic legislators will probably be
guided by Governor Albeit on this subject. as thcS
have been in the past The Governor will unques-
tonably favor IN increased tax railroad end other
corporations The state tax will be retained 1t is
believed but the proportion Of local taxes VIII %
the system of raising State revenue by taxing cor
porsons directly instead Of taxing them ior tne Deaent
q ZIP II, line .Ssrs Of revenue from the cor
Solations within their limits will be met by the IN
s sa his win q lead ID 70 lively Legislative struggle The
municipal tax and assessment question VIII need even
nd SqT q the matter The
object OF the commission Is far as mas been
Character Of the officials charged with the duty Of
sssessment fhe trouble constantly experienced I'M
doubleday lies in that direction no disturbed by the
next Legislature to any great extent ,o Tine o ss
certainly NO pei ss II no great re-
form. 1t Is pleasanter now to visit the polls be-.
es than has
been next to success in the attempt to stop cor
pon and s place Of sppSnSs Of de
Tho general registration good feature and 50 hare are
The provisions 70 obey wfn The SHSer
better every The TO se eu snd
Ths WON On tie w,ter supply Of Newark has
made rapid progress Of ia and tine ' heer e De
stcsa Ct much more energetic rate t ca a a
and this part Of the work Is apparently well done.
l ISs s ssss nSser and testing the
s aRssr q. Win the Construction Of the pipeline There
5 no reeSen 70 doubt that the work VIII be opleted
ely s.sa: new srss which xi
e eoss s provide = e ' 'S
1ss S g ss 'G
use Of eb 60o60o gallons Of wstsr from the Newark
q supply and this they will sell to Jersey CITY,
u The Assembly and Congressional reapport!onment
snS g so w rS Re SS%Ses Of
limited TO sixty and redistribution Is to De made ni
%smS ZEE instead d sn and q
win probably v sst G oss U%s snd g ma
warren Is w haS'G Essex gains SdasssS win lSss
The problem is one Of mingled arithmetic and politics
ana %hets one begins a oef struggle viii be get
snot,er member for Essex The redstrictlng will Of