The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20
Prospects of the National Campaign

Toe AZ questions.
Prospects of III National Campaign.
The State Democratic Committee
will meet on Saturday. April 80, to
arrange for holding the primaries for
the election of delegates to the State
Convention; the Republicans will
hold their primaries for the same pur-
pose tomorrow night.
With these two events the National
campaign in New Jersey may be on
sidered fairly open. 1t is worth con-
sidering whether there is anything
peculiar in the auspices under which
this important battle begins. Last
week the Democrats of New Jersey,
affected by the result of the charter
election in this city, were in a reaction
airy state-not so much because of the
importance of that election elsewhere
as because the Republicans, with the
desperation of a drowning man, grasp
ed at it as a straw by which
to save themselves. The straits of the
party are sufficiently revealed by the
fact. Now that they have learned
that the election for Freeholders in
Camden, that alleged Gibraltar Of
Republicanism, resulted quite as dis
a~strously for them, they do not seem
to put quite SO much confidence in
local issues as an index to possible
future results in a State anvas
Now that the smoke has cleared
away it is fairly seen that MI. McDer-
motifs defeat was a very Insignificant
factor in either local or State futures
because he was not beaten so much on
individual account as because he was
made the scapegoat for the sins of
others-a thing that unfortunately
happens only too often in New Jersey
politics, and in the Republican as well
as in the Democratic party. 1t seems
to be a fixed idea in the heads of New
Jersey politicians generally, that if
they a not hit the nan they aim at,
the next best thing is to hit
anybody who has a remote connec-
ton with him, and who happens to
be a convenient target.
But no matter how, when or where
Allan L. McDermott is hit, or beaten
and he isn't beaten often-he
loses heart, but valiantly buckles on
his armor and makes ready for the
next fray. He is a born fighter, and
has been from his youth up. What
ever success he has achieved-and the
world esteems him a particularly sue
cessful mamie has conquered by
dint of intelligent and persevering
labor that has new allowed itself to
become discouraged. no matter what
obstacles barred the way.
Instead of the recent election injuri-
ously affecting the National result in
this State, it is far more likely to
prove q blessing in disguise. 1t will
serve to unite the Democracy, not
only in Jersey City, but throughout
the State as well, as it never was uni
ted before. 1t will bring Democrats
together in every county, district and
precinct with a determination to sue
coed. They know that they cannot
afford to indulge in personal sple en- at
snch a i%uncture, and they will bury
their animosities out of sight and
make common cause against the COM
mon enemy. No matter who may be
the candidates, from the top to the
bottom of the ticket, they will receive
the hearty and united support of the
party everywhere in the State. And
unanimity of purpose and concert OF
action is all that is nece ssary to en-
SUI the Democratic success. The
Republicans appreciate this fact,
hence their efforts to sow discussions
in the Democratic ranks.