The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29

be sent promptly to the editor. The lapse OF
several days between the occurrence of an
event and the sending in of report makes it
impossible to printit. News matter of all kinds
intended ior the SUNDAY EDITION should,
when possible, be in the hands OF me eoitor
Lei later than Friday at noon.
AHideous Old Ghost to Stalk Abroad.
Private advices from Trenton tell
us that George M. Robson contem-
plates an effort to struggle out of the
obscurity to which his public crimes
relegated him some eight years ago.
1t is said that under the patronage of
General Grubb and the other anti
Sewell Republicans, he is to become
candidate for Congress and is to con-
test the Republican nomination with
Senator John J. Gardner, the Penn
sylvania Railway Senator. for whom
the powers that be desire to rig the
Second district.
Z. George NJ. Robson was Secretary
OF the Navy during General Grants
second Presidential term. and he was
subsequently Chairman of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs in the
Congress made infamous by Mr..
Keifer's Speakership. There is no
man in the United States whose
name is more shibboleth of shame
than George NJ. Robeson. lie is in
extricably involved in that disgrace
full chapter of our National history,
the destruction of the Navy. During
his adm inistration millions were
spent on ships, and when he was re-
tired from the department there was
hardly a ship in the Navy fit to go to
sea- ~ trtat ae
II this shocking old man is dragged
forth by the alleged reform" faction
OF General Grubb, it will be conclu-
sive proof that there is no good in Re-
publicanism, and that no matter what
its precise stripe may be. it is still
welded to the same old idols. Politi-
cal corruption is the breath of its life,
and its ideal statesmen are the high
priests OF plumber
Our Soldier Boys and Their Libellers.
A few months ago the Republican
press Of the State printed numerous
articles villifying the National Guard,
for the purpose Of making a point
against Governor Albeit and the
no,, ,,a,ot;a =. J,,,; ,;,tro+;o,, The g a.
Girt encampment was spoken of as a
huge junket; it was alleged that no
work was done; that the men were
more or less intoxicated great part
of their time, and the only purpose
of the whole affair was to enable Dem
ocratic leaders to spend the States
money on their heelers.
In all serious earnest. this was the
way the Republican papers talked.
The Camden Courier. the Fyedomian,
and, to the best of our recollection,
the Paterson Press were among the
worst offenders. We protested against
the gross libellousness of such attacks
at tiiO tAiiiCs ttid We dlO SAdti w soy
Colonel Wanser and other good Re-
publicans agreed with us in condemn
ing such scandalous partisanship.
Today we print in our news col
umns a judgment which settles the
whole matter We give the official
report of an impartial and expert OBJ
server to the Federal War Depart
ment on the organization and deport-
ment of the New Jersey National
Guard, as exhibited in this years en-
campment. First Lieutenant London
of the Fifth Cavalry, U. 8. A., was
detailed to observe the encampment.
His report is one which the State may
be proud to have go out among her
sister States. He has not word to
say about junketting or intoxication
or other abuse. He found our soldier
boys orderly and soldierly-well
equipped, we'll drilled and full of the
right spirit.
Let us hope the Republican slam
derers will have the grace to make
ample apology.