The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-14
WAITING FOR THE ORACLE.
County Division Not Favored
Mcdonald VIII Be Re-
Seated.
ADRIAN WILL BE- PRESIDENT
Bnt He Seems to Have No Points to
Give Oh Probable Legislation.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec 10, 1890. lit is
generally conceded that Colonel Robert
Adrain. Of this city, will be president OF
the next Senate. His Views upon matters
connected with the coming session are
therefore at this time Of more than ordi-
nary interest. In speaking Of the :organi-
zation Of the two branches Of the Legisla-
ture, he said he knew nothing beyond
what he had seen in the newspapers. He
had no idea who would be Speaker or how
the members of the Assembly from his
county stood upon the subject. He had
q good word co say for Mr.. MuI1one and
his qualifications for the position.
Ne shonld place man Of high dnan-
cial standing il the positions OF Comp
troller and Treasurer, said the Senator,
when asked him about the successors OF
Colonel Tofey and Major Anderson
General deppenheimer, whom / see
mentioned for State Comptroller. pos
sesses the required standing and is man
IN whom the entire State has confidence.
1 am q Democrat, and believe in the
good old Democratic doctrine. to the VIC
tor belong the spoils' and / believe that
when party comes into power it should
distribute the positions among those who
are It's friends and believe In and support
its principles. Coming into power, as the
Democrats do IN this State, with such a
magnificent endorsement of the people,
think the party should place in Office only
the best men OF uublemIshed regulations.
l shall vote only for such men. Senator
Blackburn, OF Trenton, and Senator Ever
lit, Of Hunterdon, who are both men such
as have In mind for the position, ! I'M
derstand are candidates Tor the Ireasur-
ershfp.
It is almost too early yet TO determine
who will secure the positions. and /
think good men will come to the front
who have not been mentioned yet.
THE BEST LAW II THE COUNTRY.
Have you seen auy defects in the
working Of the new election law, Sena-
tor. which need remedying2n asked
4 was always opposed to the Austral-
ian system. as you know as a tlresome.
casnnersenae system. which tended 70 de-
priye large number Of Dem
When we came to apply our new
eiection law ia Middlesex county I WAS
most agreeably surprised. We held our
own in the Democratic districts aud
gained in almost every Republican dis
trict. In the Fifth ward OF New Bruins
wick. which has always been RepubIi-
can stronghold, and In which large
number of employees of factories reside,
we cut down the Republican majority
one-haif. and the Republicans had their
full vote out. too The law worked like
u charm in our section. It insures
secrecy and tends TO discourage bribery
1t also does away with the intimidation
of employees.
Il dined at the Manhattan Club in New
York recently with stephen Fisk, and he
said that he considered our election law
10 be the best system of ballot reform in
the United States. Its great drawback,
to my mind, is its expense, and as have
& said before it is q shame that honest citi-
gems should be taxed SO heavily 10 keep
these dishonest ballot box stuffing rascals
from breaking the law.
There is one principal of the law which
must most heartily commend, and that
Is the clause which permits no election
eeriug within 100 feet of the polls. Too
much cannot be said In praise of that The
polls are now so quiet and orderly that
gentleman can go there without being
annoyed or having his life made miser-
able by the heelers and FOUNDERS trying
TO force tickets upon him.
Il think there ought to be another
Congressional district in this State, aud I
think it ought to be made on sound,
honest basis irrespective of any man s
private wishes or any local claims. I am
opposed to dividing the counties. and
think they should remain as they are
now. see no good reason for division.
still am willing TO change my mind ii it
can be shown that the division is desired
by the people of the county, and Is for.
their best interests.
TOO MUCH RESPECT FOR HIS ANCESTORS
As to changing the representation in
the Senate from counties TO Senatorial
districts am against it. The system we
have now works we'll, and Is founded
upon the principles of Republican govern
ment. Every year there comes lot of
cranks around wanting to change every
thing. but have too great u respect for
my ancestors to be tinkerlng with the
constitution all the time.
Yes, sir; Mr.. Stuhr must go. have
kiven the matter much attention and
Thought, and to admit that he could re-
main would be to admit his title to the
seal. The committee report very ingeni-
ously failed to give any reason why the
seat should have been given TO Stuhr.
They said it would be unwise to send the
election back to Hudson while the cleo
ton machine was in the hands OF the
same rascals Mr.. Stuhr says he Is going
to have his constitutional rights. de will
certainly gee them.
II have the utmost contempt for that
man Stuhr We all know he got bis seat
by corrupt bargain. The Republicans
knew that the vote against them at tn 9
last election would be strong, and that
they could not get along without Stuhr's
vote, but they have been defeated by one
Of the most magnificent declarations of
modern times that the people still live,
still possess political virtue and can give
expression 10 that virtue through the
medium OF the ballot box. /"
WERTS TN THE DARK.