The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-12
Republican REORGANIZATION.


The interviews with leading poll
ticians which we print in our leading
columns today show pretty clearly
that the Republican party is not a
happy family. Discord and distrnst
prevail, and everything is ready for
an open rupture between the present
State leaders and the most respectable
and influential men in the party ranks.
Only few voices are raised in favor
Of the present State Committee and
it is not hard to size up the
motives behind their utterances
A few more of those inter
viewed are non-committal, and
their silence is generally more forcible
than any words would be. One can
clearly see the struggle between in
terest and conscience that prevents
them from speaking either way.
The Republicans who are not afraid
Of Federal frowns, the men who are
not looking for pap, are plain spoken
enough. There is Judge Blair. He
says better organization is desirable;
the State Committee does not contain
the best possible elements; Blaine is
the man the Republicans of New Jer-
sey want; but General SeweIl is a
greater force than any other Repub-
lican in the State. Then there is
Dave Lawrence. who says that
those members OF the State Commit
tee whom he knows could we'll be
spared. This is very unkind. We
should like very much TO know the
members whom he knows. We should
also like to know whether he had
Colonel John ]. Toffey in mind when
he used these hard, cold words.
We are interested to observe that
while reorganization of the State
machine is matter of gossip. reor-
ganization of the Hudson County
system has become prospective fact.
The Executive Committee of the
party is making definite arrangements
for a convention to do the rejuvena-
ton act, and it is to eventuate in the
autumn. This will be real amiable
OCCASIONS sort of love feast, we
imagine When Major Pangborn and
Colonel Toffey. for instance, try con-
illusions, brotheriy affection will fairly
bulge the walls of the building Ben
son and Max Salinger weeping on each
others necks will also be a touching
spectacle.
In our judgment there are just two
ways OF holding peaceful reorganiz-
ing convention OF the Republican
party in this county. One is to freeze
ali the kicIxers out, and the other is to
ga@ them the moment they get inside
the hall. The effect of either course
on the subsequent prosperity of the
party may be calculated by each per
son interested, to suit himself
We view with serene satisfaction
these efforts of our dear Republican
friends to patch up their squabbles.
We like to sit back in our chair and
see Them wrestle with the impossible.
RcpubIicanism and National Pros
pcrity.
The figures issued by the CONNER
cial agencies show beautiful result
of the two years struggle of the Bill
lion Congress to make the country
rich and prosperous. They show the
business failures in the United States
from January / to July 1, 1891, to
have been GOA, as against 1886 for
the corresponding period Of 1890, an
increase in number OF $50. The LA
bilities involved in this period Of 1901
are placed at S02, 4l6, 900, as against
$50, 319. 600 for the correspondingp period
Of last year, a pecuniary increase of
liabilities amounting to $27.097, 900.
III New Jersey the liabilities involv-
ed la the failures for the first six
months OF 1891 are set down as
So, 1913, 537, as against $685., 1874 for 1890,
and $54f, 1870 for $780,
This is the result of the Mckinley
law rndely upsetting all business, and
OF the extravagancs which threatens
the government with bankruptcy.
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