The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-16
WHAT WE ARE PROMISED.
But a Strong Probability the
People Viii Regret Their
Action of klec ion Day.
No. Z RICHARDS PLACE,
MARION. Jersey Ciry.
Novemo Der II. 1913.

NotshboS' 4Ts "
To the Editor Of the Jersev City Netrs,-
The ot1ictat returns are In. The reform
ers have held their jubilee. and we are
promised u millennium in politics in the
County of Hudson. Well. sir. the proof
of the pudding is the eating thereof. /
had hoped that the reforms necessary
would have been dela2atsd to our party
by the people. but the people in their
wisd IN have decided against us and we
must kiss the rod. We are beaten but
hot di-cour aged, tor we know that the
Democratic defeat is not a Republican
victory, FOR they are placed in power by
Democratic votes, IA a protest agsinst
nigh taxatiou aud -exersvagancs.
Inc people in their wisdom thought 1t
neces-Ry TO MAKE a cnaage. They ave
lone so with q venge nee, and. aitaou tn
| believe the old adj .g- n be perfectly
correct. 4. e 'iu the multitude of coun-
selsors there is wisdom" yet / think our
fellow citizens scarcely considered the
great principle at STAKE sufficiently or
thew would hardly have extinguis he'd
their party and made 1t possible for their
opponents of the past to juggle with the
poll ical machine and manipulate IL by
rings and party LEGISLATION to suit the
sweet will of another set Of bosses Of
whom, AS yet, the psoDls ara In ignorance.
IL o ~ bhNo RNOD4S ~ > tACth pA1 ASNAoaS
rs well a. well as their present. Drofes-
sions. l also judge them by the great
Republican party of whom they are part
and parcel, and upnn the evidence that I
fud connecting the past with the press
enI, l am free to say that | would not
trust them further than l could throw q
bull bv the tail.
The Rev. MIR. Scudder last night at the
public meeting with his usual pluck
sounded a uote of warning 10 those just
exalted to power, by telling them II they
did not perform their promises they. the
Christian Reformers. held the balance of
power and would make short WORK OF
them. Well. by the time they come to,
the constituencies again. perhaps some
other people will have someth ing to say
upon the matter.
W hat does Mr.. Scudder mean when, In
speaking of the saloon question and the
bribery connection Herewith, be says
where do we Christians come IMP Does
he arroRate to himself and his associates
the name OF Christians, and il fer that a
man who visits a saloon or runs a saloon
is not a Christianf II he ioss. it is pure
and simple egotism. OF course. / know
that In fighting the devil. kid gloves Will
not avail much. but rs q very humble
observer I would suggest to Mr.. Scudder
that be moderate the use OF that unruly
/ meu b-r thar we read of in the good book
aud not lash these people whose souls he
processes to cure. IL smacKs too much
| of the Pharisee who said II thank God l
am not as other men are or even as this
Publican"
Again, notice the Rev. gentleman, in
speaking of prohibition, said:-"We can
not get TO that ut once, bat we eau raise
the license to $500 and devote the money
to public Schools" Whatl A minister
Of the Gospel taking money frpm the
devil to ed u the human family and
make them Godlikei This see ms 10 me
the very irony of fate. and certainly re-
quires very c reful Thought before it Is
accepted as q doctrine even from a
dominic. But perhaps the doctor be-
1ieves in the old Jesuit adage, 1.-The end
j~ustifies the MEANS" Iu conclusion, may
1 say / expect little from this party sent
by The combin ,tion. and / confidently
predict that VITA the revival of trade aud
prosperity, u friends will return TO
their old love. ana help to continue the
reforms SO necessary to this State and
the nation at large.
THos. H. DILLow.