The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01

~ the introduction of money into the can
Vass When men are poor and Work is
scarce voters are always purchasable,
and that may be the case in Ohio. But
it may not be sufficiently general toroffset
the present prevailing dissatisfaction with
McKinleyism, and in that event there is
no doubt of Campbell's electIon.
Il think the prevailing desire of the
Republican party to avoid discussion of
the tariff issue is pretty positive proof
that McKinleyism is not popular within
the ranks of the Republican party"
What do you think of the election in
New York;" asked.
DOODLE AND REFORM
The only thing that can defeat Flower
in New York is Doodle aud prevailing
sentiment among independent voter and
a great many good Democrats that Gov
ernor Hill and Tammany Hall have un-
necessarily opposed ballot reform The
independent voters in New York, repre-
sented by such papers as the Post, HdT
pe7's Weekly and Times and the Reform
Club, have been seeking what is known
as the blanket ballot or Australian sys-
tenn of voting, which has produced such
good results in Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land and other States and the Republican
Legislature has repeatedly supported
bills introduced for that purpose, while
Governor Hill and Tammany have in
variably set themselves against 1t and
Ooil6t6 lOudy b WASH DtnOCFdcY III NOW
York City and in the State, with the in
dependents. have arrayed themselves
against the Democratic candidates for
this reason alone.
Governor Hill recognizes the import
ance of this element in the voting
strength and recently, believe, has in
dicated desire to favor the blanket
ballot. But as the platform of the party
opposes the system it is a question
whether this recognition of the principle
by Hill at this time will do any good.
Whether the strength of this reform
element will be enough to Offset the tre-
mendous Democratic majority New York
city invariably gives have no means of
knowing. think it will make some
difference in the voting strength of
Democracy, but not enough to defeat
Flower believe and hope he will be
elected"
"How about New Jersey?"
"ln New Jersey think the Democrats
will score signal victory, and that the
election of '92 will carry into office all
| the Democrats elected this year, unless
the party should make some egregrious
blunder in the administration of affairs
| by failing to properly guage the popular
will as. In my opinion, it too often does.
| think the question of taxation in this
State has not been finally settled. and a
great deal will depend upon the report
| the present Tax Commission will make
| to the Legislature. think that in a
| great and fundamental issue Of that
kind the sentiment of the people should
| be obtained by convention OF the best
men in the party before any radical
| measure on the question of taxation
| should be adopted. / find that within
| the last five years the ideas Of the people
| generally have progressed on this sub
| ject. Very often their ideas are far In ad-
vance of those of the leaders. / think
| that the question of taxation will be the
difficult problem of Governor Abbett's
administration, and his success will be
| measured entirely by the performance he
makes on that subject. He ought to he
give legislation thoroughly in accord
with him, so that whatever reforms in
the line Of taxation he may desire to in
troduce could be made into laws. He was
elected on the taxation issue, and every
opportunity should be given him to carry
out his ideas Of taxation.
II believe that he Is the fonly Democrat
| in the State who, by reason of his service
| to the party, deserves recognition as
| United States Senator, and at this stage
| think there is no man in the State who
| can step between him and that position,
and if may be permitted to say, do not
| think we would have man in the United
States Senate more in touch with the
people and their best interests than Gov
ernor Albeit. / believe, and sincerely
hope, that he will be the next United
States Senator from New Jersey"