The Jersey City news., 1891-09-14
AS REPUBLICANS SEE TT.
A Candid Review of the Political
Situation Throughout
the State.

The State G1zette his morning pub
fishes this remarkably frank and out
spoken article upon State politics.
The State Republican Committee is re-
ceiving much attention just now from
the newspapers, aud it is in many
cases being bitterly criticised. Some
OF the Republican papers are help
ing the Democrats poke fun at
the organization. The State Committee
came into prominence during the week
by the change in it's chairman. Garret A.
Hobart. forced the acceptance of his
resignation, and John Kean, Jr., was
mnde his successor. The Republican
State Committee has received some hard
knocks during the past two years, and to
stout hide and considerable nerve
The present committee was ap-'
pointed just after the last Gubernatoria
Convention, and fell into disrepute when
the election day returns showed that Alb.
bett had rolled up majority OF 14.000
Then followed general howl against the
committee, and nobody has since VEN
tuied to. say anything pleasant about the
organization.
The State Committee being now in the
public mind, some discussion of the cir
cumstances that control this body is
timely. There Is widespread feeling
of doubt about the present committee.
1t has been KepG alive by the quiet
thrusts OF the Republican papers,
and the salirical comments of
the opposition. This doubt in some Re-
publican minds amounts TO an open dis
trust. No one ventures 70 make any
charge. and there is no one that has any
particular charge of omission of commits
sion to make. 1t is clear case of dislik-
ing Mr.. Fell. which dislike has rhyme
but no reason.
NOT THE GHOST OIL A CHANCE.
This feeling is natural in politics, par
ticularly with the situation in which the
Republican party finds itself. The Demo-
Gratis have everything, and there is not
the ghost OF chance, for at least three
years, of capturing either eff the legis-
lative branches. 1t is an unhappy out
look. The State Committee is held
responsible for the dilemma, IL is, how
ever, unreasonable that such should be
the case, because the trouble is easily ex-
planned away-the Democrats had the
most votes.
There have been hundred and one
good things considered at times by the
State Committee that would have been
productive of good results, but there was
no available cash to carry out the plans.
Nothing is so expensive in New Jersey as
political schemes. The Republicans
have only few Federal officials
to whom they can appeal for
funds to be spent in organization, and
of the pockets or a few individuals. On
the other hand, the Democrats have the
entire admit nistration to draw from, in
Guiding the two lucrative offices of Clerk
of the Supreme Court and Clerk of Chan
Gerry. A good percentage of the earnings
Of these twosoffices goes into the hands or
the State Committee.
1t Is just as we'll TO take SenslDle view
of the situation and admit that he Demo-
cratic Committee contains good politic-
ians, men OF shrewd tactics, and more
Young men, The Democratic party in
New Jersey believes in its young men.
aud makes them comfortable. The
situation is that Allen McDermott,
Albeit and Lee have gone the
Republican Committee several better all
the time. The Republican Committee is
not "a harmonious body by any means.
neither is the party The first thing
necessary in the State is harmony. The
only thing that can be said against the
present committee is that the rank and
file of the party are not magnetized by.
the committeeman. They are openly
distrusted. They have done nothing to
merit this feeling. but it is what they
have not done that brings them into con-
tempt at the bar of public opinion.
THAT REORGANIZATION.
Garrett A. Hobart resigned because he
could no longer work enthusiastically
with such feeling existing in the minds
of the party peple. He will give his best
thoughts and time to the National Com
mittee 1t is the old story over of the
Prophet being no good In his own coun-
try. John Kean, Jr.. succeeds him. He
is young man, and some are criticising
the ex-Congressman already, without
giving him chance. The road to sue
cess is very rocky, and it will take
marvellous strides before any of the work
will tell. 1t is claimed by many that the
present State Committee should get out
Of the way. simply to satisfy the demand
of the workers, and ensure feeling OF
confidence along the line. There is not
man in the State Committee that has not
expressed a Willingness to resign, IL a
competent successor comes forward.
The State Committee are about enter
ing upon an active campaign and they ap-