The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-30
BRANCH OFFICES.
THURSDAY. APRIL, 80, 1891.
THIS paper IS democratic . principle
and Is Independent IN Its vtei0s O" az
local questions
McPherson and Abbett.

bett have been opponents in many a
struggle. They are at last in accord,
however, and, in particular, upon the
very issue that has so long divided
them. They both agree that Leon
Albeit should be the next United
States Senator chosen by the Legis-
lature of this State. Senator Nc
pherson his adhesion to
this view in an interview in this
mornings World, which we reprint
elsewhere, and gives the best of
reasons for it. The people of New
Jersey agree with him, not Democrats
alone but those Republicans who
think that eminent services should
be rewarded with high honors and
trusts.
Leon Albeit is probably the most
representative citizen of the State
living today. Certainly Senator Nc
Pherson is his only rival. Governor
Albeit has a remarkable record for
services rendered the public-new
ideas contributed to the conduct of
the State government, and scrupulous
exactitude in the performance of all
duties. He has combined in his ca
reer the rarely allied qualities OF bril-
liancy and minute attention to de-
tail. His standing before the
people Is such that q failure
to send him to the United States
Senate, the next time there is a
vacancy. would be a public scandal, a
lasting reproach to the State.
Senator McPherson's open advocacy
OF Governor Albeit is what might be
expected in a man of large abilities
and public spirit. 1t will be powerful
in bringing small kickers and petty
indictments to a sense of decency il
not Of duty.
The Free Silver Heresy in n New
Shape.
is Mr.. Edward Atkinson sarcastic in
the article which he contributes to
the May number Of the Forum on the
subject of free coinage Of silver? With
a gravity, which we must believe to
be ironical, he says that such coinage
would be harmless If the Legal Ten
der law were SO amended that any
man who has promised to pay simple
dollars for anything except gold or
silver bullion, without any other
word describing the kind. shall be
under the obligation to pay dollars OF
gold. But every n should, he
thinks, be permitted to make his bar
gains for any kind of goods in silver
dollars, provided he says or names sill
yer; then the free coinage Of
either kind of dollars will BIZ
perfectly safe. All can then
have all the dollars they want,
We confess we cannot help regard.
ing this plan as most perillous. L
seems to involve every vice of tn,
paper money era. 1t takes for granted
afluctuation in relative value Of ths
two forms OF coinage, and how specu
lation, gambling in coin and in ever,
commodity paid for with silver, is t.
be avoided, we confess we cannot see
Mr.. Atkinson's plan prevents b.
general statute a form of dishonest,
which, in q short time, every on
would protect himself against b,
special contract-that is, payment 0
debts with debased coin. But that /
the least of the evils Of the free coin
age scheme. because it is easily obvi
ated by every business man for him
sell. All the serious objections ar
left untouched by this strange propo
sition, strange indeed, ~emanatinI
from so generally sound a thinker a
Mr.. Atkinson.
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