The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-24
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST "a. 1892.
This paper Is democratic IN principles
and is Independent in its vteaos on all
local questions.
Miss Nellie Reeves Disastrous Ro.

local questions.
Miss Nellie Reeves Disastrous Ro-
nance.
The story of Nellie Reeves disas-
trous romance should be a fearful
warning to young ladies who think
they know more about the world than
their parents and elders. Miss Reeves
father and mother raised very we'll
founded objections to the man Beres-
ford. He was an utter stranger and
nobody knew anything about his
careers This, in the mind of a rea-
sonable person, was not only a valid
but an overwhelming objection to
him.
10 be sure, a new acquaintance
must nine times out of ten be a total
stranger. A very large number of
happy marriages are made with per-
son who only a short time before
were strangers. But where the inten-
lions are honest and the record will
bear inspection, the stranger who has
matrimonial intentions is sure to take
very good ARE that he shall not be a
stranger very long. He takes steps to
lay his career open to Investigations,
not by spinning yarns for a loving,
simple girl, but by frankly explaining
his connections to her friends and rel
~atives, who, if they are wise, take
nothing for granted but make at
least as careful al inquiry as they
would if the stranger desired to do
financial business with them.
If girls could only be got to under
stand that honesty needs no cloak, that
a man who INDUCES in concealments
and DISCUSSES must have solne reason
which will not bear the light of day,
there would be fewer betrayals of the
heartless kind practised in the pres
ent case. fewer grey heads bowed
down with shame and grief and fewer
young lives transformed from jour-
neys of usefulness and Joy into hope
less and melancholy lingering for the
relief of the grave.
THE Worlds New Jersey political
news is manufactured on the same
plan as its cable dispatches. 1t is
written to Mr.. James Smith, Jr.'s
order, without the least regard to the
truth. When the articles are ready,
Mr.. Smith reads them over. If they
are useful to the Ring, of which he is
the head, he mods his approval and
they are printed. If he is not salts
fed they are altered and doctored up
until he is.
This is not speculation. It is fact.
We know whereof we speak.
FEH Newark Journal, the paper
whose owner is owned by Mr.. Smith,
is preparing to fall in at the tail of
the Young procession. 1t resents
vigorously the interference of Mr..
Smiths other organ, the World, in
New Jersey politics, and proclaims its
own intention to support the ticket
in these sentences
B1t IA Q OcEScJ uh6
always managed to settle its family differences
without any interested help from outsiders.
There is just now a little difference in regard to
the governorship and outsiders are eagerly offer
ing their advice and suggestions. obviously with
the hope that the Democracy will be betrayed
into making n blunder in the nominating con-
vention.
But we can tell these interested outsiders that
Democratic differences in regard to the nomi-
nee for Governor will be settled without their
help in the State convention, and in a way to
give satisfaction to the party. The road to Re-
publican victory this year is not going to be
through the Democratic nominating convention.
OF course, Essex will be in line for
Mr.. Young. just as Hudson will be for
the candidate of Essex, if he happens
to get the nomination. We Demo-
Gratis are going to do all our squab-
bling before the convention. After
that we will jump in together and
give the enemy a taste of our mettle.
THE Newark Eoening News of yes
terday printed an exceedingly judici-
GUS editorial upon the standing of
Judge Kruger as a leader of the
Democracy of Essex. It shows what
remarkable elements of strength he
combines in himself-his wealth, his
high standing among the Germans,
his sound judgment. his public spirit,
his great l~iberality. 1t also hints more
than broadly at the reasons for dis
gust which he has at Mr.. Smiths at
tempted dictatorship. The Nea0s
very properly points out that this is
the time for Mr.. Kruger to turn
down his grasping rival. All the cir