The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-27
Abbett and the Vice Presidency.

Friday at noon
Albeit and the Vice Presidency.
An article in the New York World
this morning throws some very inter-
esting light on.the situation in the
Democratic party in this State. 1t is
worthy of particular attention from
the transparent fact that il not the
Governor himself, certainly those
very near him have outlined its
declarations.
The first important point is the
assertion that the Governor and his
friends are not attempting to
swing the State for Hill in the Presi-
Dental struggle. It'll explicitly stated
that they are against Cleveland;
but the Governor, we are told, does
not specially favor either Cleveland
or Hid. believing that their mutua
hostility units them to lead the
Democracy to victory. He thinks
some candidate not embarrassed by
home complications should be NOM
mated, and he inclines to the idea
that a Western man would be the
party's strongest standard bearer.
Immediately after this, we are told
Governor Albeit has no aspirations
for the Vice Presidency. His ambi-
ton is to be United States Senator
from New Jersey. Here is the weak
spot in the whole article, here is the
place where logical consequence is
disregarded. II a Western candidate
is nominated for the Presidency it
will probably matter very little what
Governor Abbett's wishes or ambi-
tions may be. He will then be plainly
the man for the Vice Presidential
nomination, and the party will call
on him to take it, whether he likes
it or not. There is no man in the
country who could be put into the
contest with the same certainty OF
carrying New York as Governor Abb
bett. He is almost as well known in
that State as in New Jersey. He Is
highly popular, and his public course
&lrCbo WIN SbAOAE dPPAOfoAs A1 ~
sition on the ballot reform law and on
all matters of taxation, his W
ing advocacy of equal rights and lib
eral ideas of government are just as
familiar to the people of the sister
State as they are to our own people,
and it is on the strength of just such
policy. just such theories of states
manship, that New York has always
been carried by the Democracy.
But Governor Abbett's strength
would not end there. In every State,
his record would add great popularity
to the ticket. He would be a tower of
strength in all the States along the
Atlantic coast and a bold and dashing
raider in tine Republican strongholds
of the west. One can imagine
him crusading through the coun-
try with that indomitable
energy aud boundIess popular
magnetism of his. exposing the viii
lainies Of the Billion Congress. de-
nouncing the tu-pitudes of Raum,
Wananaker. Tanner, Porter and the
other unclean animals that wallow in
the Augean stable Of Benjamin Har-
rison's administration. One can pic
ture him spreading the gospel OF fair
taxation, OF economy and decency in
the administration of public affairs.
uttering words of doom to trusts and
monopolies, and proclaiming the res
toration of the primitive democracy
TO the ruin of all ideas of eentraliza-
ton and aristocratic rule.
We consider that Governor Albeit
is by no means out of the race for the
Presidency itself. He is certainly as
strong in his own personality as any
candidate spoken of-except, per-
haps, ex-President Cleveland-but it
is probable the party welfare may
make it desirable to give the West the
first place on the ticket. In that case
there is certainly no person in the
Eastern States so available in all re-
speets for the second place as Gov
ernor Albeit. His name will awaken
enthusiasm, and his career will con
soiidate widely diverse elements to the
support of his ticket.
Critics OF the City Budget.