The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-03
Traitorous Republicans.

The Republican party has through
years OF scandalous Inisgovernment
deprived the country of every
means of defence or offence in
case OF war. 1t has suffered
the Notifications of the coast to fall
into ruins and it reduced our Navy SO
low that years of labor have not
suficed to make it eve a respectable
nucleus for an armament.
Year after year, Congress after Con-
gress, the press, the commercial
bodies, the experts of the Army and
Navy urged upon the dominant party
the necessity OF preparing in time of
peace for possible foreign embroil-
ment. Congress responded by appro-
priating millions for our ships, but the
conditions Of the grants were always
dictated by the ring Of which Keifer,
Robson and Chandler were the in
famous heads, and while the money
flowed out OF the National treasury,
the oldships rotted and no new ones
were built.
Today, the legitimate sequel Of the
Republican misconduct is TO be found
in the cowardly and traitorous tone
of the Republican press in presence OF
IA possible embodiment with Italy.
Here are a couple of paragraphs, for
instance, from the State Gazette of
yesterday and today, which are caleu-
lated 10 make the cheek OF every
loyal American citizen burn with
shame:-
Brother Jonathan to Humbert:-We can't
afford the time 10 fight, We are too busy PEE
pairing to make money under the Mckinley DILL.
What we're thOse Italians worth : Name your
price.
Talk is cheap. and gunpowdsr is dearer-aud
dangerous This county might better tax with
Italy.
There is another sentence which
comes down to us from the early his
tory Of the Republic, and which we
venture to put in juxtaposition with
the State GGzette's dictum, Name
your price, 1t isl
Millions for defence, but not one cent for
tribute.
II the Gazette voices the spirit Of the
Republican party and the administra-
ton elected by it, then indeed the
browning disgrace has been brought
upon the Nation by that venal, sell
fish, and effete survival of a bygone
era.
Our credit is none too high abroad
even now. If the utterly p%usillani-
nous course advocated by the
State GQzettees is followed in this case,
if we buy peace because we are afraid
of war, then we will be at once the
laughing stock and the prey of the
powers of the earth, and we will want
Il carry a long purse to save our sea-
port cities from the guns Of Europe's
navies.
APRoPos, we may as well say that
we do not in the least expect war
nor advocate it if it can be honorably
avoided. We believe Italy will not
be so rash as TO push her demands to
the fighting point. But if we must
fight or pay, let US fight by all means.
THE brick manufacturers form
trust, and simultaneously a cut in
wages is announced. or course, the
two things have no connection.
THE decision of the Supreme
Court, given in another column, in re.
spect to the AlderInanic redistricting
certiorari, is just what we expected
Now. the matter viii eve be heard
Of again. The writ returnable next
term is Of no use TO those whose only
aim was to introduce confusion into
the election.
The Democratic ofice-holders OF New Jer sey
mainly appointed by Democratic Governors
draw over half a million dollars q year in tn
shape Of salaries and fees. Add yet they hav
the gall 70 ask the people to elect a Few NOR
Democrats to office. State Gazette.
The Republican o~ffice-holders owe
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