The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-12-27
Harnaoles to be Removed.

Every sound thinking Republican in
New jersey demands that leading fea
ture Of the Republican policy at the com
ing session shall be the sweeping of the
barnacles that cluster thickly upon the
Ship of State, in the shape Of sinecure
officials The seat, center and inspira-
ton OF the economic orgies of the Dem
ocralic ring that has overloaded the State
government of New Jersey with these
burdens, was the Legislature itself. Every
ring session of that body, of recent years,
has been fairly congested with an army
of spoilsmen, who have tumbled over each
other, and impeded business, so numerous
were they. In addition to the regular
army, provided for in the usual way, and
that outnumbered at least four to one the
force of five years ago, there was legion
of what may be termed bushwhackers, in
the pay Of the government, and provided
for in variety Of special enactments.
Chapter TX of the session laws of 1898 is
q sample. This act provides that the Sc
cond assistant engrossing clerk of the
Senate and the two assistant engrossing
clerks of the House shall each receive tho
sum of 5000; the second assistant SER
geant- alarms of the Senate, $780, the
assistant private secretary OF the Presi-
dent OF the Senate, $500; the assistant
bill clerk of the Senate, $500 the clerks
OF certain Senate committees, five in num-
Der, $500 each each assistant doorkecp
CIR Of the Senate, five or six in number,
$3.50; each assistant sergeant-at arms of
the House, ''whose salary is not provided
for by law" $500; each OF the two assist
ant Till clerks of the House, $500; the
assistant private secretary of the Speaker
Of the House, $500; the postmaster of the
House, $500; ''thc officer assistant to the
clerk of the House of Assembly, valet
probably-$400; tho clerks of thirteen
committees of the House, 5000 each.
These cleikships are all supernumer-
aries. They are as useless aud unneces-
sary as five wheels to wagon. They
were created for no other purpose than
to make places for hungry ringster ser.
vitors, and the treasury is filchea to pay
them these big salaries. Not one of The
officers was known 10 the Legislatures of
the past, when the volume of laws an.
nually enacted averaged three times as
large as under the system of general legis.
lalion. There is nc excuse for 1t. 1t is
downright robbery, and should be aboi
ished
The incidental bill of 1898 is another
enactment that reveals the raid of the
ring spoilsmen upon the treasury of the
Stale. Here are some OF the items
Thomas j. Nolan, for services as page in
the House, 5000; Michael Nathan, post
age, expressage and 'sextra services MS
Sergeant-a Arms of the Senate, $l7I.27;
Fred Nissan, extra services and postage
House of Assembly, $3.50; Thomas f.
Martin, services as page in the House.
5000; Herbert Emmons, clerk to another
Senate committee, $500; Charles ID. Nor
gan, Benz. Godshalk and James Vaughn,
more House pages, 5000 each; Furman
Norcross, services rendered engrossing
clerk of the House, $3.50; John X. Cody,
''ex,ra' services rendered the engrossing
clerk of the Senate, $3.50; Andrew j.
Bale, extra services as bill clerk
$500; John Ii. DeMott, extra" services
as clerk to house committee 5000; Jere
O'Oonnell and Michael Hall, 5000 each
for services as page; P. II. Murphy, for
services as assistant to assistant" clerk
of the House, 5000; Joseph O'Mara,
James P. Larkins and Philip Muldoon,
500 each, for alleged "extra services
John ]. Hickey, Daniel Mccarthy. Ed.
ward Sitgreaves and William Atkinson,
from 800 TO $3.50 Gall $3.50 but one), for
"extra services" Warren Richard, extra
services as clerk TO Senate committee,
800; John Glenn, sextra services as
Senate page, $3.50; Edmund Taylor, tex
ira ger vicesn as clerk to another commit.
tee; James Lillis, William Kuntz, Lewis
Schriver, George Gartner, Charles Hay
hurst, William Murphy, more pages,
5000 each; Alex. G. Young, clerk to a
committee, $500; John II. Madison, EEK
ira services" as assistant Journal clerk of
the Senate, $500; Daniel J. Tierney, sex
ira services" as sergeant alarms OF the
House, 5000; William S. Howell, "acting'
engrossing clerk Of the Senate, $3.50; and
a multitude of similar items.
These are but the frils, the crumbs as
1t were, that fall from the banquet board
at which the main Hastings and riotings
take place. The report of tho State
Treasurer will reveal to the curious the
enormous magnitude OF the rations pro-
vided under the cover of law, for this
vast regular army. The people OF New
Jersey are sick Of this extravaganza.
They demand reform. The Republican
Legislature proposes to take the Ship Of
Stale into dry dock and clean her OF these
barnacles.