The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-15
Republican Moral Reform.

The utter unfitness of the Republi-
can party to be entrusted with the
government of the State is becoming
more and more apparent, daily. as
the leaders settle down to a calm re-
alization of their victory and begin to
plan the harvesting of its fruits. We
have heard many projects outlined
for the next Legislature to realize;
but, in all frankness, we have yet to
hear of one for the benefit of the State,
or in which the good of the people is
given a thought.
Two motives seem to animate the
Republican bosses, greed and venge-
ance. They are red hot for all the
salaries they can grab, and they are
furnishing for the gore of Democratic
leaders. One of those who are slated
for the direst vengeance is State
Comptroller Heppenheimer. The
party which nismanaged the State
finances for SO many years, until the
State was loaded down with debt, can
find no forgiveness for the man whose
wise and conservative regime has
brought not only ~solvency but an
abundant surplus to the public treas
ury. We hear the Republican State
Committeeman are especially bitter
against General Heppenheimer. OF
course they are. He is a democrat
vino does his party honor and who is
faithful to his public trust. There
fore, his head must roll into the
basket.
But the lust for Office and the lust
for vengeance will not be content with
one victim. Already the party of
moral reform is torn up into factions
struggling for the places that can be
robbed from faithful servants of the
State. Already. the anti-election talk
about the abolition of certain public
offices is forgotten. To deceive the
public, a few notifications of salary
and functions will be made; but, in
all probability, not n salary paying
Office will be wiped out. There are
few enough, already. to satisfy the
greedy horde. Indeed, we venture
to prophesy that, before the end of
the session, Governor Werts will have
to veto more %sinecures and salary
grabs, than have gone through all
the Democratic Legislatures of the
last four wars The Damocracv
leaves the State an enormous surplus
as it relinquishes supremacy in the
State. Let us see how much of that
surplus will remain when the finan-
cial year ends on October 81, 1894.
But perhaps the most Infamous de-
sign of the Republican leaders is their
rumored conspiracy to ~gerrymander
the Congressional districts before the
next election. This plot is being
seriously fastened by the high tariff
devotees who control the party OF
privileged corporations and over
taxed people. 1t is said General
Sewell, General Grubb, Mr.. Franklin
Murphy. MI. McGowan and the other
moral reforners' see a way to secure
four Republican Congressman by a
readjustment of the district lines. We
fully expect to see the attempt made.
The State has passed into the hands
of men who have no scruples, and of
a party whose only principle is sue
cess.
We look forward to much abuse
and wrong in the coming year. We
are sure that those who supported t he
Republican legislative candidates in
the hope of public spirit being shown
by them instead of partisan rancor
will be sadly disappointed. But per-
haps it is best our new rulers should
show their hand at once. The revolu-
tion which will turn them out of office
will come all the sooner.
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Wnn Dem mo ~ ~.