The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-27
Partisan Legislation for New Jersey.


solemnity, and democrats who
have the good of the party
at heart for the sake of the peo-
pies good, must stand filed with
anxiety, and no small fear until the
result is declared.
There is to be a caucus tonight, and
before it is to be laid the demand OF
Mr.. Robert Davis and his small clique
of oficeholders that the Democratic
majority in the Legislature deliber-
ately reverse the verdict of the people,
pronounced through the ballot boxes
last April, that the Houses de-
liberately hurl a defiance at the voters
of this city, challenging a second dis
aster on the eleventh of April. a little
more than a month from this date.
Once again, we make an earnest
appeal to the democrats in both
Houses of the Legislature to shun
this disastrous step. We make the
appeal, first in the interest of public
decency and morality, in the name of
that true Democracy which puts the
will of the people above everything
which holds the result of the popular
suffrage sacred, whatever be the con
sequences. To this appeal, we hope
and believe, a majority of the mem
bers of both Houses are capable of
responding.
But if this higher notice is not
sufficient, we appeal to the practical
political sense of the members to heed
the signs of the times, and avoid a
final, fatal blunder. Last night the
pulpits of this State rang with denun-
Citations of one act of this present
Legislature, and today-the newspa-
pers of all degrees and opinions are
carrying the burning words of wrath
into every home in the State.
Reflect, gentlemen of the Senate and
Assembly of the Democratic faith,
that you have identified the Demo
cratic party beyond the possibility of
escape with the passage of these race
track laws so much condemned. The
two or three Republican votes, which,
for special reasons, were cast along
with yours, will not in any degree re-
move the odium from your shoulders.
Reflect, that it is not sufficient to
dismiss those bitter and scathing
criticisms of your course, as the mere
ebullitions of fanaticism OF the froth-
ing of partisan opposition. They are
not Sc. They represent a deep
seated, and earnest disgust and dis
satisfaction, in which an enormous
proportion of our people share, and
that portion is the best, the most
thoughtful and the most aggressive
in the State. Reflect also that this
disgust and dissatisfaction extend to
thousands who are not opposed to
race track legislation in itself, but
who are shocked and angered at the
methods by which these have been
placed upon the Statute book.
Having braved SO much condemna i.
ton, we ask you if it is wise, if it is
prudent to heap up Dew cause of
anger and opposition. We do not
pretend to impugn the motives which
have animated your conduct SO far.
We leave all that to your political
enemies and ours. The past is gone
and irremediable. We address you
now as democrats to democrats,
pleading for the salvation of the
party by a timely concession to that
public sentiment which, as a matter
of fact, is alienated and estranged
from us.
On the other side, you will be APP
preached by those who have their
own small and selfish ends to accomp-
fish. They will come to you with
lying representations and fallacious
arguments, at the bottom OF which
you will have no difficulty in detect
ing the real stimulants-greed of
money and lust of office.
If the Democratic party is in danger
in Jersey City, if it is possible that we
may suffer a new defeat here, whose
fault is it2 Who created the state of
things which is SO calamitous to the
Democracy? Who, but those same
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