New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-25
ACROSS THE NORTH klVEh'
TRYING TO END ABBETI'S POLITICAL
CAREER.
REPUBLICAN cHEEgFULSEss IN NORRIS 0ooNii
TAX VALUATIONS INcRLAsED-THE
READING LITIGATION.


TAX VALUATIONS INcREAsED-IhE
READING LITIGATION.
Trenton y. j., July "a (special)'-l"' 80. A.. -
situation in regard to the Governoshp sc's "'., " -
ordinary attention. because 1t Is evldeh, t"a' -
to be smash in the State Convention o"''"s VIM"
somebody will ret hurt Governor Albeit may DC '"e
man. and tile attempt will be made 10 emu MS p'''
career then and there. Senator McPheTsoh' ~"o 49,
for Europe in the middle Of the week, let nv hasn
against the state ring before he left and announcer
that he would return In time Tor tue ooh'o"
conceded that the Senator meant Nooc'' ""e'
said many ugly things about the management. U. us
party but Il Is question whether he VIII not hu INC
Governor helping him by tho time he grts back i"cfe
Is distinct effort 10 unload Mr. Albeit, and inc pnr
pose Is TO defeat him for United states senator next
winter In This work II begins TO look as IL mos' vi
his former friends would now take an acuVc part
They have no use for him. and no has certainly man
aged to offend them TO singular extent. H. f. "
Young Of Jersey City, is Senator McPherson's candi
date and the ptted against him Is Judge hhorc"
Kirkpatrick of Newark. The latter is advocated by
james Smith, ira who claims the nomination Tor ESSEX
County and who expects have the support of Miles
Ross and Others 1t Is promised that Mt. kirKpn'fcA
will be rs much antlAbbett man as Mr. YOUNG ana
a good deal more So Tho real meaning OF judge
Klrhpatrcks nomination would be another Democratic
candidate for United States Senator presumably James
j.
that he was opposed to Mr.. smith, yet he may be still
frthcr surpr sed when he to learn that he is
really In favor Of his candidacy The truth is that MI
Smith la. friends in the National campaign who could
II necessary mako Mr. Mcpherson see new light
All OF which Is nuts 10 Republicans.' The al
mission OF guilt by f,ur ballotbox suffers In court
was not more complete than the acknowledgment OK
the Justice OF all the action taken against these Grim
inals wrung from leaders Of the State Democracy.
The Republican meeting ut Nlorristown last week
was notable success, and the audience wa, as usual
one Of great intelligence and appreciation. III Is
favore plnce with public speakers for this reason
and II may be said that for the same reason they
prepare themselves more carefully and speak WIN
less embarrassment. The Morris County Republicans
have cause for cheerluness. The democratic
tendency Of county OF e years has been checked
Morisown itself has Republican Mayor ana there IS
more unnnimlty OF feeling among Rcpubicahs IMAM
for years. certain distractions having been healed
The Democrats have moreover, b"cn liberal, having
placed their most popular local candidate on the
Supreme bench without having transferred his power
The time for making valuations for taxing p'ir-
poses has arrived and the tax rates arc being hxed
in accordance with the lcvcs previously made Tho
valuations hive been largely Increased IN many
counties, especially on personal property. and the
tax rates have also gone up In many Instances.
There Is complaint consequence. and II Is likely
TO prove Issue in the next election.
Tho great shit before the Chancellor against the
Reading coal combine has becn argued ana the
Chancellor Will take time before rendering his
decision. There Is great popular demand for hcioh
against tho combine for the prices Of coal have been
raised Just at the time when they would have been
lowered but for the combine. There Is si0 Inc
further interest In ascertaning what power lies In
the courts, under existing laws, for the regulation
Of corporations II had really been supposed that
the Legislature OF the state had given It's creatures,
tho corpora lions. about all that they could possibly
ask.
II there had been such n trouble IN this State as
has existed Homestead the Governor Of NewJersey
would hnve called this State police is,ead OF the
military The state Police law was. IN fact enacted
at tho direction OF tho present Governor and imme-
diatcy followed big strike. The force consists
ror the mor part OF John r. Feeny. parsonage well
known to Hudson County politics OF the weil-under-
stood pattern. He would hire lot Of men 10 help
him II he could gir-1hem. and the Governor would
be there help him the business and get such
glory as could be- found. The consequences in such
that at Homestead would very likely be
disastrous. both TO the state police and TO tie Gov
ernor's popularity, and the spectacle that New
Jersey wonh make would asonish the country. The
law Is Of the most absurd and dangerous ever
paced on the States statute books.