The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-29
The New County Committee.

1Hc new county SOEnrnlCCee.
There can be no doubt but the new
Democratic County Committee is a
vast improvement on the old one.
Its personnel is higher both in brains
and honesty. and its initial action is
wise. OF course, there are many pro-
fessional politicians upon it, but it is
perfectly proper they should be there.
A political organization Ill by anna
teurs is an absurdity, and a fore-or-
dained failure. The professional
politician is a useful, g necessary part
of the machinery of a party. No party
can be conducted without him, and
so long as he is honest and intelligent
he is deserving of resp ect and sup
port. The trouble comes in when he
becomes SO numerous and so I'M
scrupulous that the party is run by
him alone anG for him alone, s was
the case in the late lamented ma
chine of which Bob" Davis was boss.
Tie new County Committee ought
". AaNO II HAS tlA OO5b UioA1Go vi
every sincere democrat. Many of
those who ought not to be on it are
left off it, and many of those who
ought to be on it are on it. In both
respects it differs from the old regime.
The liquor interest is no longer the
preponderating element; so far as we
o, enc f1.a ranliau shane ara r.oNra-
scented only by the Policy Boss him
self. OF course, it was hopeless to
keep him out, for the present. He
must be taken like toothache or corns,
as mysterious visitation of Provi-
dence over which we have no CON
troll. The jobbing contractors are
in the background too. in the com
mittee; altogether it combines unex-
pectedly few Objectionable elements.
On the other hand, it includes many
names which are Synonymous for hon
esty and good judgment. Mr..
E. f. C. Young, who has
been chosen chairlnan-a most
admirable selection = General Hep
penheimer, Mr.. Pattberg, DR.. McGill,
Mr.. George w. Young, Henry Lem
beck, and many other members are
men of the highest character and
standing. They are such men as con-
troll the politics of other great cities.
such men as have given responsibility
and of late success to the Republi-
can County Committed this county.
This presence is an absolute guaran-
tee that ballot-box stuffing and re-
peating will not be the party tactics,
and that something higher than the
lining of politicians pockets and the
protection of policy dealers and green
goods men will be the inspiration of
Democratic victories.
Under the lead of this new Com
mittee we hope for a great success at
the polls the coming November. AS
a preparation for that success, we
hope to see good and clean men
nominated for every office, and es-
pecially for the Legislature. We
hope to see every member of the
Bad Assembly turned down, and
eleven good men nominated on the
Democratic ticket. The Bad Sena-
tor, we must endure for two years
more, for there is no hope that he
will have the decency to resign. We
hope to see a clean, upright campaign
waged on the basis of assurances to
the public that no dishonest adj
vantage will be taken of a legislative
majority to overthrow the results of a
popular vote.
This city is naturally Democratic.
When the people vote against the
Democratic party it is not from lack
OF confidence in Democratic princi-
pies but from disgust with individ uals
and local methods. The new commit
tee can. if it will, start off with clean
slate. 1t al show very early that its
methods are not those which have
offended and estranged the people.
Doing this and nominating men in
whom the people have confidence it
can regenerate the party and restore
Hudson County to its old standing as
the banner Democratic district of the
State.