The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-01
Let the Rows Have Their Fun,

The conduct OF the New York police
yesterday in arresting the college
boys who grew a little hilarious over
the football game was stupid and
offensive to all sensible people. The
fun was enjoyed just as much by the
outside public as by those in the
game. Thousands of people paraded
Broadway last night just to see the
victors celebrate, and there would
have been general disappointment if
they had not painted the town-well,
orange and black. IS.
Those who are young like to have a
little horseplay, once in awhile, and
those who have grown old enjoy see
ing it, even if they ian no longer take
part in it. 1t is only sulky curmud-
geons and sour spoil sports who OBJ
ject to the healthy, hearty noise and
the good4natured hustle and hustle of
such merrymaking The thing is
good for the boys themselves and
good for the oniookers. too, and
ought to be encouraged instead of
INSTRUCTED by alotof chuckle-headed
Tammany politicians and their uni
formed heeiers. :. "a 4a
or coursea line must be drawn.
The disturbance of theatrical perfor-
mances. window and lamp smas hing
and the moIestation of the outside
public ia the streets cannot be
punished too severely, but as long as
the disorder, is limited to singing
and shouting and parading with a
little mild high kicking, the police
ought to be taught to keep their
hands of, for at least this one day in
the year. : a sa,ls5o e ss.e
Republican Virtue After Election.
Ths Newark Journal is sponsor for
for the story that Mayor Carl Lehtz
and General Sewsll have had a love
feast and that as a pledge of amity
the General has promised the State
Treasurership to George B. Swain,
Mr.. Lentz's candidates. This is very
nice, if true. Being in the Journal
it may not betrnes you know. But
assuming it is, it, seems to show that
the party of realsimon-pure virtue has
caught the infection of Democratic
awfulness and is engaged in the very
same evil practices against which it so
lately Numbered.
II we recall with any sort of accur-
acy the anti-election speeches oflthe
Republican leaders, one of the worst
crimes of the Democracy was slate
making by bosses. We were told that
long before vacancies occurred, men
were nominated to fill them, not by
conventions or caucuses, but by a
small cliqueagof party leaders, VINO
diekered aud dealt and secured selfish
advantages fer themselves by the pro-
mise of toaves and fishes to this or
atfoffower. Now If this was wicked
in democrats, how is it virtuous in re-
publicans. Yet there can be no
reasonable doubt bat they do it.
The Legislature will not assemble
forfve or six weeks yetnwe find that
pretty nearly everything in its gift has
has already been battered away by
General SewelI. and one or two other
s'bossesnnof The majority party. Thus,
we find Maurice B. Rogers of Camde n
is to be the president of the Senate,
and John 1. Holtaof Passaic. speaker
of the House. Rogers is Sswell's near
est and most pliable instrument. Holt
is selected by ex-senator Hobart, who
is Sewell's alter ego, completely de-
voted to his purposes. Senator Skirm
of Mercer, had the call for the presi-
dency, and would have been elected,
but SswelI wanted Rogers there as his
personal representative, and Skirm
was forced TO step aside. Sam" Dick
inson, our own Samuel has been
slated for the post of State Comp
~troller. and now comes the selection
Of Swain for George r. Gray's shoes.
There are, besides, a number ofminor
jobs apportioned among the faithful,
and it is likely that by the time the
House meet there will not be as much
as q page left for the members to ap
point.
Nothing like free competition for
public offices. The people forever,
and down with the bossesl General
Sewel. is the most unseitish and pub.
lie spirited OF men, and it is i'npossi-
BILE for q republican to do wrong
Call a State Convention.
The plan OF reorganization pro