The Jersey City news., 1891-11-05
Election Aftermath.

Election Aftermath.
1t is amusing as we'll as instructive
to read the various things tnat various
papers and people have to say about
tile election, now that it is over.
From President Harrison, with his
theory of local influences, down to
little Mr. Fassett with his terrier yelps
about treachery and his threats to
get square the r .publicans present a
strange picture OF discontinue uncon-
soled by consciousness of rectitude.
On the other hand, the plain en-
deavor of some Democrats to get
away from the true intent and mean
ing of Tuesdays victory. is not pleas
ant to contemplate.
Perhaps the most curious of all the
comments published was that of the
1t discovered that Mr. Flowers cleo
tion was disaster to the Democratic
party, because it would make Tam
many an issue in the Presidential cam
paign. 1t looks as if the Herald forgot
John Kelly was dead. Him living, the
Herald was capable of almost any
political extravaganza, but since
vengeance ON him ceased to be its
actuating purpose, it had become
almost sane on public questions. In
the recent campaign, however, its
xyooillafianc ioti no
minded one of the good old days, and
its crowning effort of absurdity was
to raise the anti -Tammany cry in the
face of the greatly reduced Demo-
cratic majority in New York City,
and while all the other papers were
celebrating the victory as a triumph
for Grover Cleveland over all oppos-
ing Democratic influences, of which,
assuredly, Tammany is not the
feeblest.
Next to the Herald's topsy-turvy
notion OF the situation, the contradict
ory comments of the Republican press
are the most remarkable features of
the occasion. A great howl goes up
among them against the Republicans
all through New York State, who
stayed away from the polls. 1t is
either Millerite treachery or else it is
criminal apathy. The notion never
occurs to a Republican editor that it
is re5uke to the scandalous man
agement of the party. Not
at all. But when the New York
city vote is the subject of
consideration. then the low majority
polled by Mr.. Flower is trumpeted as
a rebuke to Tammany. There is no
treachery, then. Not word is said
about vile deals between Mr.. Platt
and recreant Democrats. Oh, dear,
no. That is the honest condemna-
tion of an indignant public for Demo
cratic methods. In other words,
low Republican vote means that
Chairman Murphy and Boss Croker
have been suborning rustic Repub-
licans to vote against their party, but
low Democratic vote means that the
great moral qualities of I. G. Platt
Il Co. have prevailed with an intelli-
gent public.
But there is one little feature of the
vote about which the Republican
editor has not had much to say. That
is the enormous cutting of John w.
Vroonan all through the State. Mr..
Vroo,nap 10 Worpar AT;lioris ,,,o, or1
he was put on the ticket to try
to bring the Miller element in
to line. Now what explanation has
the Tribune to make of the fact that
Mr.. Vrooman ran 10000 to 10000 be-
hind Mr.. Fassett? Can it be that the
Platt gang did not play fair. 1t looks
that way. 1t looks as if they put Mr..
Vrooman on the ticket as bait for
Miller votes, intending themselves to
slaughter him in order that Mr.. Miller
might be dead beyond resuscitation.
Mr.. Fassett's own city of Elmira
and his own county of Chemung went
heavily against him. He is we'll
known there. Writhing under the
rebuke. he made this usGerance:-
This election in the city of Elmira is the most
shameful exhibition ever known in this most
shameless part of the State
This ceases to be funny. 1t is
shocking. When Mr.. Fassett goes on
to denounce the ballot reform law as
.'three-card-monte" game, one gets
realizing sense of the escape New
York has had. and of the wickedne SIS
of party which would endeavor to
make such detestable little viper
the ruler of State. .
Mr. B. Harrison, of Washington, is