The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13


public institution prosperity and
success.
The Republican Paper Project
One OF the most important political
events that have transpired recently
is the determination of the Repub-
liean party to start bona fde daily
Republican paper in this city, On
party grounds we are exceedingly
sorry to note it, because it indicates a
purpose in the Republican leaders to
make trouble for the Democracy. We
do not indeed believe that they. can
accomplish anything. The Democ-
racy OF New Jersey and especially OF
this end OF the State is too intelligent
a principle, too staunch conviction
to leave much room for fear. Still
active Republican fighting calls for
energetic Democratic work, and IL
the enemy is going to get up and
wage war, why we will all have to
get up and do some lively hustling
likewise.
From journalistic point of view,
we cannot but be glad that another
honest newspaper is to be established
in the community. Whatever their
politics, newspapers, run honestly and
eonseientiously on fixed principles, are
the best preservatives of public NOR
ais. the best guardians of public inter-
ests that can be devised. 1t is a good
thing that in every community there
should be an honest paper belonging
to each party just to keep the other
fellows under curb as it were.
Jersey City has never yet enjoyed
this advantage. Until the advent of
TIE NEws there was no honest Dem
ocratic paper There has never vet
been half honest Republican one.
Now il one is established, as we be-
lieve will be the case, there will be a
clearing OF the political atmosphere
which will make the public Offices
seem beautiful. The first effect OF the
new publication will be to cleanse the
Republican party ITSELF Corruption
lists, traitors traders and dickerers
will have to go under, and the two
parties win have to join issue openly
and fairly on the field of political
pitched battle.
Those who are backing the enter
prise. We observe, appear to know ex-
aetly what they are about. They are
not going in for speedy dividends.
They are enterprisingly putting up
their money TO build great paper
The profits will come in good time;
meanwhile the return will be found
in faithful party service, a thing
which all must respect, no matter to
what party it is rendered.
The sum Of money spoken Of in our
news report yesterday Is ample for
the enterprise. We should think the
Republican party in this State could
easily raise it.
The Hudson River Bridge Prospect
The situation in respect to the two
Hudson River bridge companies is not
promising. Each has what the other
lacks and lacks what the other has in
respect to legal rights and franchises.
Both deny that there is any chance OF
consolidation and both set up
equally confident claims to being the
only bona .J7de Simon pure concern
in the field
The North River Bridge Company
has the authority of Congress for its
project, but has no franchise from the
States either OF New York or New
Jersey. The New York and New Jer-
sey Bridge companies have charters
from both States. but no authority
from the Federal Government to span
the river. 1t is not easy TO see how
the legal status OF either company is
to be completed Presumably each
will oppose the efforts OF the other to
get further legislation This would
not be easy under any circumstances,
and, with a cutthroat game in opera
ton. it will probably be all bat inn
possible. As the matter stands now,
each company asseverates that it
would not, on any consideration, sell
to its rival the privileges it possesses.
and so they stand and glare at each
other and make no progress.
Where the solution OF the tangle is
to come from, We do not know. Per-
haps some third party may come in
and get the best OF both the present
rivals. Perhaps they may pool their
issues when they are tired OF the old
puzzle of the Irresistible force meeting
the iminovable object. Or, maybe,
either one or the other is not so i'm
movable as II pretends, and may sell
out when the price is nice and ripe
and juicy. Who knows2
But, however the problem Is to be