The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-20

local questions.
The Campaign Outlook I'm This State.
The Republican State Committee
held an enthusiastic meeting at Tren-
ton yesterday. There was a genuine
confidence expressed in the ability of
the party to elect a Republican Gov
ernor and perhaps to carry the lower
branch of the Legislature.
We believe these hopes are ground
less. and still there is more basis for
them than there has been in several
years. The Republican party in this
State is in excellent condition. 1t is
enthusiastic and confident. There
are no material divisions in its ranks.
Those who have money are going to
spend it; those who have brains are
going to use them.
The party is likely to have the help
of several very influential independ-
ent newspapers to supplement the
work of it's own powerful and we'll
managed press. All the New York
papers that count for anything will
be OIL its side. The Times, the 7ri-
bune, the Herald, the Press and the
Recorder have together an enormous
circulation at this end of the State.
In Hudson county it must reach at
least $4,000 a day and so, 900 on
Sunday. All these papers will
hammer the Democratic party and
especially the Hudson Democracy
with all their might. There will be
nothing to offset this. The political
influence of the World is very small in
proportion to its circulation as a news
medium. Besides, the course of that
paper is SO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it
calls itself-as to make it practically
useless to its party. The Sun will not
enter into Jersey politics. In the
McDermott campaign it never raised
a finger for the Democratic candidate.
Besides, it would be glad to see the
State go against Cleveland. In short,
the Democratic party will have no
means to reach the people except it's
own local organs. In this county,
The JERSEY City NEWS will have
the task of defending the party,
single-handed, against all the agencies
stated above.
OF course, u glorious standard
bearer, Grover Cleveland, is a tower
of strength to the Democracy. His
candidature will help the party to
carry through all it's nominees. But
everything else is against us, and
especially in this county. Those who
think that the feeling which helped
to sweep Colonel Wanser into office is
dead are altogether mistaken. 1t is
particularly virulent just now. 1t is
only NECESSARY to note how the good
ColonSRsfblunders and follies are en-
oowG9e =
thq1ssiisaysstically praised as acts of states
mahship to see how strong the feeling
remains in this county which defeated
SO recently, in SO overwhelming a
fashion, the finest Democrat the party
could put in the field, a man whose
name and reputation command honor
and admiration wherever they are
mentioned. In u Judgment. there
is a new Republican party in Hudson
or at least in Jersey City, with new
spirit, new blood, new recruits, and II
the Democracy does not do something
to win back the public confidence, the
end may be disaster. The policy of
shystering, the plan of defying public
opinion which has prevailed since the
defeat of McDermott will not do.
One of the worst signs of the times
is the disposition of all sorts of small
fry politicians to do mischief by vent
ing their spite on those who are hon