The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
Is THIS YOU, MR.. SMITH?
"Noah's Times" Gives an Astound-
ing Reason for the Democ-
raey's Recent Defeat.
From. Noah,s Times.

Va aAaS "
known boss. that father OF political up
righteousness In Essex county. that al
legged democrat. the Hon. James Smith,
Jr. by the grace OF the most corrupt Lays
fslature that ever assembled to MAKE
laws for a common wealth. United States
Senator, "A combinations of circum.
stances caused the Democratic defeat
in New Jersey. Unfortunately. however.
we are compelled to take exception to the
respectable Senator'S statsmsnt In thai
we cannot admit that there has been a
Democratic defeat. or a cause
of such defeat and above all
we cannot admit the combination of
circumstances whicn this noble Senator
claims to have discovered. There was q
combination. but We insist that IL was a
com btnation OF Individuals iu the deepest
dyed political viIlany that ever dlsgracsd
8 legislative hall, which has brought
about the overthrow Of the oligarchy of
demagogues In the grand old State whose
proud history is sufficient to deter any
man of self respect from doing, In an
official capacity. an act that Is not pa
%triotic. noble and loyal.
H REPRESENTATIVE OF BossIsM.
In his iunoceuce, the United States
Senator who represents, not the people of
New Jersey. but simply New Jersey boss
ism. Is satisfied that The most powerful
Influence at WORK in accomplishing the
result. which Nj. Smith insists is a sur-
prise to him, has been the delay of the
Senate to act on the Silver Bill. Perhaps
the people were more or lass dis gusted
with the conduct of the United St atss
Senate, of which Hon. james Smith, Jr.
ia u distinguished msmbsr. but, If they
reH9ntAd WHAT frAuapirad In that i'm
portant body, their displeasure with its
faithiess members was but part of the
indignation wnicn reused them from
their long sleep of disiuterestea citizen
ship. No. Mr.. Smith, the people have
not been deceived this time; they
beguiled into an enlargement OF
Republican principles. ;out in their de-
sDair. 10 their conviction that you aud
the men associated with you cannot be
relied upop, they have accepted the cou-
sequence and entrusted themselves iuso
the hands Of those representing the po-
litical faith of a minority, rather than
have the gram |, historic. patriotic prin-
ciples Of true Democracy longer Gu
shroud as a mantle OF deception the
political villanies you aud your associ-
ate have beeu penetrating. and would
still perpstrate were the W. entrusted
TO you. III the name Of legislation, with
VAO SUN oA&bCG VI law
DO not console yourself, noble Senator.
in the knowledge that Democrats who
opposed the race track legislation of last
winter met with defeut. It was not that
the people distrusted these men that led
them TO vote for their ~opponsnas, it was
because the people ~distrusted the ring
rule when seems to laws the power OF
corruptin9 honest men: i5 was In o word,
because they uistrus ted you and people
who with you pase as Democrats. but
live as d-emagogues. Hat 1t been a ques-
ton OF securing the vote OF ons honest
man rather than see your measures of in
fanny defeated. you and msu who are
like you would not have hsSitated TO
deny to the people the qualification Of
seeing justice done. Il was for this rsa-
son they would not elect even honorable
Democrats.
ATTEMPT TO HIDE BEHIND A THEORY,
Then you hide, or attempt to hide, be-
hind the the theory hat tue Repuolicau 6
won tho election us much on a fight
against the possible enactment of a Law
merging the parochial schools with the
public schools as on anything else. Arc
you. Mr.. Smith, a professional politici n,
and yet unaware of the fact that this
very proposition ls as obnoxious to
the prevailing sentiment in the Roman
Catholic Churches as it is to thoss VINO
are not Of that faitha Are you un-
w u uaV law VIA tuo JOuuk m0Q OIL
that church, the progressive element 10
that church Is more emphatic IN de-
nouncIng the trick by which mistaken
demagogues have hoped to win the vote
uf Roman Catholics, thar any man Of
Protestant faith who has as yst spoken.
If, because you have attempted to aff act
such Legislation, you ave besn rsbuked,
it Is no excuse. it ia no consolation to you
that you methods have been %repudiaued
by people too respect ihle to be briDed.
As u matter of fact, MIR. James Smith,
Jr.. you and others like you can, In the
light of your OWL convictions, reach but
one conclusion the recent election was u
trial Of strength in which the might of
the people Was measured against the
might of uutrustworthy usurpers of polit
ical power. In the result you behold
your smallness, you enjoy the penalty
imposed upon those who forget that a
public ofacs is a public trust. Heed the
warning aud let your own record a. a
United States Senator be one Of which
you need not be ashamed; of which the
State of New Jersey may yet be even
proud. There il a higher mission in
politics than partisan depravity. In life
theIe Is q C ling more noble tha the
gamblers cause.