The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-06
Rhode Islands Prohibition Vote.

Rhode Islands Prohibition Vote.
The development of the Prohibit
ton vote in Rhode Island to the
point of making it impossible for
either of the regular parties to elect a
Governor is more astonishing thai
significant. We have no idea thai 1t
represents any considerable adherence
of the people to the teetotal cause.
What it indicates, rather, is a disgust
with the old parties on account OF
their general badness. 1t would not
be surprising to see something similar
happen in this State. Both parties
have plenty of good men, but
the control has to a
large extent got into the hands of
selfish and corrupt rings. The Re
publican parry is bad both in theory
and III makeup. The Democratic
party is excellent in theory, and it is
represented by many men of the
highest political virtue and wisdom.
But i'll this county and Essex, the
leading strongholds of the party. the
control has fallen into the hands of
bosses and ringsters of the lowest
and meanest type. 1t is the
duty of democrats themselves
to rescue it, by refusing to
vote for any but the very best
candidates. men who, like Governor
Werts. Il be depended upon to
wholly ignore the demands of the
bad element. If they pursued that
policy and voted Tor the Prohibition
candidates, when those of their own
party were corrupt, there would very
soon be reform within the party.
THE entire State rings with endorse
ments of Judge L~ippincott's great
charge. Let us hops the Judge will
keep up the fight. If he can wipe out
the Harrison pool ON and stamp
out the policy business, he will have
done as much to purify private life as
he did to stop political corruption by
famous ballot box rulings.
The policy evil is in particular a
fearful and insidious one. 1t eats into
the very heart of the community. 1t
corrupts not only the men, but the
women. and it assails, in particular,
the boys and men. THE JERSEY
CITY News has circumsuantiaily ex-
posed The prevalence OF this form OF
~gambling. 1t has specified the places
where it was carried N, and has
given the lame of the operators.
oUts ASul OlCco yOde phS oNONAAASt
who backs the am is a great polit-
icai boss, he is organizer of ballot box
conspiracies. he is the dictator of
legislation, the maker and unlnaker
OF great public officials. He is one of
the hackers of the Harrison pool
rooms, too.
Can this miscreant be reached?
Certainly not by ordinary powers.
Let us see if the majesty of the
Courts, inspired by the vigor and
courage of such a Judge as Job I'll.
Lippincott, will be able to accomplish
the result.
THE design to raise a fund to pro-
vide for worn outn Methodist minis
tiers, is certainly a most commendable
one. The dictum that the laborer is
worthy of his hire, is certainly not
fulfilled if he be left in want in his
old age.
THE idea OF changing the City Hall
site now would be simply prepos-
ferrous. Not only does the city own
too much land, but further, the
general opinion has come to favor the
block now selected. 1t is central. 1t
fronts on one of the widest and best
streets in the city. 1t is within easy
access of practically every car line.
It has every advantage and n o serious
drawback.
The Commissioners cannot now
push the work of acquiring the rest Of
The site and building the Hall. too
fast.