New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
JEESEY CITY Redeemed.


at the last election for Governor, two years ago
Now Republican has been elected Mayor pY
large majority The vote IS the largest ever
| cast in that city, and it Is obviously Victory
of law. order, honesty and good government
rather than of any party and yet the lact re-
mains that the robbcricS and crimes OF Dem
ocratic ring had become SO lntoleiable that
Democrats were forced. in defence of their own
homes and rights, to join in overthroWlnS thelf
own party. When Governor Albeit was elect
cd in 1889 he received l1,ISI votes IN jersey
City. while only 9,G46 were cast for The pop
ular Republican candidate General Grubb. NO
doubt the majority was largely fraudulent an
honest election has not been held III Jersey CH!
since the Democratic ring gained contfo!. lei
the majority for Cleveland in the presidential
election of 1SsS was 3.S04, and ii the Demo
cratic leaders had been half honest, they might
have counted upon a majority in that city about
rs large for any emergency.
Instead the Democratic ring has made itself
notorious for its plumber of the people. ii> open
alliance with lawbrcakcrS, and its crimes against
solf-roycrnmont. 1t has seemed for years past
os if the honest citizens had 10 chance To pro-
tect themselves from robbery, or to recover
control Of the city government. For the cN-
press purpose Of dcpriying such citizens oil all
voice in city affairs. the Democratic Leglsla'-
urc enacted laws which concentrated almost
dcspot power in the hands OF the Mayor whose
form i extended To five years, and who can
appoint all the subordinate city officials. L'ch
the Board of Aldermen, which remains Dem
ocratic. aS half II, members hold over was pY
this law deprived of nearly all power, 80 tha'
the party which could by repeating ana iaISc
counting elect a Mayor could Tor I'VE years
hold absolute control Of all branches OF The
city government Then the ring put up Tor
Nayor IFS shrcwdost and most audaclouN repre-
sentative. Allan l.. McDcrmott. the r"h' hand
man of Governor Albeit in all his schemes.
Had he been elected. self government III jersey
CITY would have been "A thing of ancient his
| tory.
The voters have rcyoltcd. An honest man
who is n stauch Republican has been elected
| and Colonel Wanscr will weld, though unhap-
pily not at once. the enormous powers when
| Tho ring intended To give to It's own leader
Tho taypaynrS will now have a chance 10 pun
| i.b tho scnundrclS who have robbed them 50
long The Law and Order League will now
find if possiblc 10 suppress lawbroakcr>. here
i even 4 chance that jersey City may have
something Ike an honest election IN November
next the first for long time. For i've years
AT all events the people have the power ana
! if Colonel Wanscr does his duty ably and faith
fully he will 80 CRAFTY honest voters of JcrSe!
! CITY that Democratic city government "ill not
he wanted again for many years.
This event illustrates once more the pro-
pcn.iry or the Democratic party To destroy II
| self II resorts 10 crime in order 10 get power.
Then il reward, criminals by giving them OPP
portuniy to plumber the public. They are at
! fine mercy Of their tools. 50 that the vicious ara
darpcrous classes the lawbrcakcI> and crlm-
inals Of every SORT, come t. own the govern
mcnt. Power is retained by crime eyer grow
inc more daring and high handed. Robbers
plundcr at pleasure, ever growing more greedy
ard shameless. Finally honest and long suffer
ing Democrats find the state of things lntolcr-
| able The necessity of sclf-dcicnCc forces them
to crush their party and Republican victory
follows. When the Republicans of NcW-l ok
cease Juggling and bargaining with Democratic
factions put up straight Republican ticket
COMPOSED Of men Of known integrity, and ap-
peal 10 the honest voters Of both parties Tor
support NeW-YOrl also may have IT'S day OF
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