New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-28
RING RULE IN NEW-JERSEY.
ADDRESS BY rHD REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
OF THAT STATE.
HONEST CITIZENS UNDER THE HEELS OF GAM
BLERS, swINDLERs AND BALLoT-BoX
sIUFFERS-A CHANCE TO END
THE SHAME.


THE SHANE.
TIL. Republcan safe Committee Of New-Jersey has
,ssued and has been circulating the following nnghs
address 10 Republicans apd scathing arralsnheho OF
the notorious and corrupt ring Of Democratic COT
ruptionists in that State:
The voters of New-Icsey have to deal with other
than National Issues in the approaching e!ecuon INC
tar1f is Important; 1t concerns nothing less uan ue
OF worhnemen the pe;eryauHh Oh tnelT pdn this
question depends the industrial hft OF niS ha n
erins nsS sna 'f Bat as
tion NAV be- and farreacng and disastrous as would
be the con sequences Of trade victory there are
Settled IN this years election that are Oh sun edef
and more tlanscendent Importance. The people. OF
that has subOdinated TO lts uses every mypGr -
tie body polite Under the name q "Abbetism,.
characer and It's unconsconaoie selnsnheSs, I LIE
fountain whence our state Government draws It's moral
and material sustenanGe Az thn The IN pemocrtc
party of NewJersey to pr9moe the indiy is am
buon Of Leon A6He IL Las n th n".,i V OF
the people BY certain caracteIis ic lines OF Poncy
In the first place he ood scneer o %n M,nncneS
the plan called into It's service onJ slch uppiielpeI
and mercenary spirits would be willing 10 serve as
e he1eme9 ana mrnas OF such c M e navs
been sighted and repulscd The Virtue ana pa'ro is
only OF contempt Only men of bold aud unscrnpulons
temper who ha mo c2nsGe1nonS I'D to barnr
Qisllin, wedklnsS ana hNlOcrIce, Itdil W
principle for advancement and spells. have been
chosen as the leutensns OF tbs Gaea IT l. needles r1
ridden Democracy of NewJe'sey: T5ey are lonid IN
all the places OF power and profit Ihey preside Over
the onh n he pSbIc Sve vice Of the state from the Top
down through every grade. even 70 The s"eperS ana
SSGGa O. og in udon coy and Jersey CITY,
enlarged and enriched for their benefit to te robbery
hing upon the DISTINGUISHED and helpless voters Of
IhnGn nal
henchmen and mercenareS have suhtugated the Demo
cratic party NewJcrsey 10 ,e selfish and imperi0ns
n Sna W Ss Questions sNsk e f0n Method against
the , p'y Is ca out he ad from
mon source, and " Abbettisn' thus becomes the
measure and test Of Democratic orthodoxy. M
In the second place the Albeit ring bias built up
and extended its by an Illicit ana ga Of a
and decency in this or any other sate-wth the Gut
;enburs outlaws, the Gloucester racetrack SAMPLER
every kindred inQulty from whose fears cupidity
the sinews of paTtsun warfare could be wIang 80
not only matter Of public notoriety, but written IN
Characters Of immortal lnfamy in he official records Of
Ne Nee Cease is dear and who holds respect S
and bS .o Pqfi 81 S'a eoV
ernments. remembers with pang; Of shane ana u
last winters Albeit Legislature took this foul IL
obscene qg and dssDded EVEN e g Who
Watched tha struggle stn feels his breast glow with
the b Su %Rn iat hnd naeAe that
ature refused TO break up lhe infamous @ntieoH ,
for its benefit and protection These statements are
not the nsPiration Of partisan heat they are e ded
the history OF Ncw-Jcrsey.
The motive that prompted the Albeit ring to throw
the powerful shield OF its protection about the Gutte
burg Gloucester gambling dens can. OF course only
be coniectured but conjecture becomes at least moral
that susceptible Of no other explanation among
the most significant OF tese are me af1 e na acme inc
are leading members Of The Albeit ring ana arr
s nd ' Te Asset fngste who hold
the best paying Offices il Hudson County sua Jersey
Gutenburg r.loecourse. 1t Is matter Of common ana
uncontradiced public rumor that through TINS wlcAcd
partnership the ring draws considerably over hundred
thousand dollars wear for the purchase ana corruption
of voters. In return FOR this blood money the !ing
protects the concern in lis swlndnhe oleFluohS' me
Albeit ring in short issues 70 this ac of robbers an
unofficial license to fleece and panGgr the people
the same powerful patronage Its pindpal owner me
SDnEe Of Gloucester William }. Thompso Is high
In the councils Of the Albeit ring. Ills advice =
listened 10 with Difference ard his imTenlus commands
are always s c 5r as OF New y and So dis
creditable its Executive, wa5 siatsly Illustrated
Sea Girt Camp where the application Of two notorious
offenders for pardons contained NE lndrrsemeent,'
II The ring had given lis sanction and protection
grounds of public pocy 10 repulaoie summer ihec
acter It's motives, however mistaken ana Iuluoecu'
wonld not lave been open u such stern and unrei
served condemnation. But these Guttcnburg ara
IcnSester conrses are bastard and Infamous bur
esqueS npon honorable sport Their OILY pnrP,ss
cisreputabe rs those Of the broken backleg who plays
With loaded dice and marked cards
Voters taxpayers, JcrSeymen Iegudfu o! the anclent
and honorable repute of tbs Comnonweath, VIVA,
think you of the pass 70 Which tais state las oetn
continue in charge OF the government and honor OF
SswJeIey the partners o. lhs cannot a be-
evaded 1t must be answered at the polls. 1t Is
a vital Issue In this years election; 49,, =,
N Il9
Hudson County balot-boN stuiier, comprises another
this state For neither i this campaign, story,
ooctioH Of irresponsible rumor. The story Ia, been
developing little by little eyer since he gigantic 1
crime was first uncovered by the stnhr McDoham zen
ltor.aI contest in the winter o. 1890 That ines
had been cast and counted IN hudson C1uniy Ioi
Mcdonald for senator and Leon Albeit 2r 09ee'hDf.
tematic and committed BY wholesale. IT ih,iun le
not only stufiing Of baot-boXes eu ule stnnhs
OF me registry lists with the nance OF noncsdcnts
dead and myths There wer all s3rlS 81 hIG
these frauds were supplemented by Wholesale fab
counting Almost the entire ior, OF 5'n'f i5e1e
crimes. They also brought by tAc cViucnoc ~
s 1f very ca GeSl Of the Albeit rnc The testimony
taken probably in The MIND Of any rs0sD n ryine
were instgated by and peipetia'ed with the hhowi
edge ana approval OF tlicse rngotcrs or II any suc
has undoubtedly since been removed by the judicial
inquiry that has followed the Senate contest IhiDIgn
one man 10 the defence and support Of the scoHure,
election GERS who had polluted the fonntal'-head ol
ou- government All their sympathy and concern nave
been for the perjurd and filticsN eihcials "lo do
nived at the rasclly work don" on mat bltck Jay,
end who consummatcd the crime by false Counting III
the dark hour, Of that night. The ALBEIT mig hIss
not been ashamed 10 fout and outrage ne lace o.
decen.y by dHewing about ~ these indicted TOOLS, 10y
giving them every aid and encouragement by rushHe
10 their deenGe. by securing tleln pan by cAi'u9V
Ing every trick and device OF the Law to Illustrate ule
ends OF justice and by rcwarding ana comforting the
with Offices OF profit under the local government.
Every one Of the small army Of convicted electoh
la.d.d q. L. hr Tie recent Me-