The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-02-11
PEANUT POLITICS.

One OF the dirtiest and most outrage
Gus pieces OF partisan work ever perpe-
trated by New Jersey Legislature was
the repeal of the Borough act OF 1890, by
the Democrats on Tuesday.
The facts are as follows: The govern
ment of the township OF High Bridge, In
Hunterdon county, had fallen into the
hands of ring, that misused its power.
The village of High Bridge, that formed
part Of the township, Is growing place,
and the site OF thriving iron works. It
was hampered and misgoyerned by the
ring, and there was strong demand
among its enterprising and public.spirited
citizens for more enlightened aud pro-
gressive form Of government. II was ac-
cordingly proposed to organize borough
under the act of 1890, and the election
was 10 have been held, and was held on
Tuesday.
The hotel keeper In the village, dis
,rustful of his ability TO control the gov
erning body Of the proposed borough as
easily as he could the existing excise
authorities, decided that he didn't want
borough, and inaugurated Democratic
partisan movement to head it of. This
opposition took the shape of bill, intro
duced by Senator Everitt on Monday
evening, to repeal the Borough act Of last
year. 1t was rushed through both Houses
OF the Legislature on Tuesday, under the
merciless application OF the Democratic
party lash. The pretense was that the
new borough of High Bridge would elect
Republican Freebooter. But even II
this were true, 1t could not possibly affect
the political control OF the Hunterdon
Board, which Is overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic. No, the real inspiration of this re-
peal movement, railroaded through the
Legislature with such indecent haste. was
the fear of single hotel-keeper that he
might not secure renewal OF his license.
The entire borough system of the State ID
overturned for this absurd reason. Wa,
partisanship ever put to lower, more
ignoble use
This dirty piece Of work threatens to b.
followed by the grsvest and most disas
trous consequences. Several large auC
thriving boroughs in Cape May county
representing great vested interests ant
large populations, are thrown into poli,i
81 81, hut ant t,ntr
were originally organized under the Sea
side Borough act. Under the authorit,
thus secured borough bonds aggregatinl
hundreds of thousands OF dollars wer,
issued. But the Seaside Borough act wal
afterwards pronounced demonstrations
by the Supreme Court, and they were o.
course plunged into sea of difficulties o.
the most serious and perplexing character
Ii was TO relieve them from this dilemms
that the Borough act OF last Winter wal
passed. The law was framed with the
greatest care, to cover all the varied 10,
terests OF our seaside resorts. Since III
enactment new boroughs have been or
ganzed under this law, and the repeater
abolshes them all, aud leaves the skeleton
framework Of numerous governments Of
this character, without any foundation &c
stand upon. 1t will carry alarm, confu.
sion and disaster all along the New Jer
sey shore. 1t win leave communities
without government without means Of
maintaining the social order, helpless,
and at sea. 1t will take the basis OF value
from hundreds Of thousands OF dollars OF
bonds. 1t will send stroke Of paralysis
all along the coast. from Sandy Hook to
Cape May.
What have we come to when a single
hotel keeper can thus overturn the entire
borough system OF great State The
Democratic party OF New Jersey has GER
tainly given itself over to ignoble uscs. =
State Gazette.