The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-27
MONDAY. NOVEMBER a. 1899.
1Ass 1aesr % Democratic in principles and is
tndxperdsnt sn SITS vissos on ell local questions

VA
recognizing the Democratic party in
this county, which are on the tapis,
it is well to consider the question
WHISTLER the party 10 in good shape in
the rest of the State. Are the errors
which have brought down disaster
localized in Hudsong Are we respon-
sibls for Thompson and Flynn and
Senator Jim Smith, Tor the Race Track
laws, the Street and Water Boards
and the reign Of corruption and ex-
travagance? 1t seems hardly reason
able to say 10. Ths history OF the last
three years viii hardly bear out such
an idea. 1t is true "Bob" Davis, the
ballot box suffers and the Wanser
Wing Clippers are all our own; but
the Street and Water Boards, the
Smith treachsry, the Race Track SON
spiracy and "Bobn Abrams grave
yard cannot be laid to our door, and
they contributed at least as much as
u offences to bring down upon our
heads the chastisement of last Elec.
ton Day, So it is all very we'll to talk
about reorganization and reform for
the re-establishmant OF the party in
Hudson, bat what are we going to do
about Essex and Monmouth and the
other counties where the Democracy
showed such an amazing loss OF pres
tiger Will reform in Hudson bring
these back into the foldf
This is a view of the political situa-
tion which should be particularly
interesting to Chairman Allan L.
MeDsr mott and the other members of
the State COMMITTEES. While we are
hustling to get the party into better
shape locally. we are entitled to ask
them what they propose to do to re-
deem the State at large. In 1895, we
will elect in this State q United
States Senator to succeed John r.
McPhsrson. The question is, Who
shall he be or perhaps it is still
more, Or what politics shall he be ?
1t 10 quite possible that the RESPONSE
bility for the whole course of National
affairs may rest upon New Jersey.
The personality OF New Jerseys
Senator may determine the COM
plexion of the Senate, and SO may
give the Democracy complete con-
troll at Washington or on the other
hand may bring about that worst of
all states, a divided responsibility.
This il a very serious matter, and
calls for the most earnest considsra-
tion FROM every patriotic mind.
The Legislature which will elect
this Senator is to be chosen by the
people next November. Six Senators
are to be chosen-in Burlington, Cape
May, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Passaic,
Sussex. All six are democrats. The
Senate now stands eleven republicans
to ten democratic, and the hold-ovsrs
will be eleven republicans to four
democrats. Even il we elected a
democratic Senator in every county.
we would still remain in a minority
in that house. This is a very serious
fact.
But is there any reasonable chance
of our electing all six Senators? We
have a fair certainty of Hunterdon,
NiddIesex and Sussex, though Sussex
ehose a Republican Asssmblyman this
year. But it is highly Improbable
that VS. can carry Burlington. Cape
May or Passaic. Anyway. however
we'll we do In the Senatorial
fights it We are to elect a
Democratie United States Senator,
we must get our majority on joint
ballot from the Assembly. We have
discussed, on previous occasions, the
prospect of regainins control of that
body. We have found that we had
no certainty of it. The chances favor
the Democracy. Under the new
county-at-iargs system, we are mod
sratsIy sure of more seats than the
Republicans, but we have no GER
tainty of seats enough to make up a
majority. On the contrary, the Re-
pubiicans have much better prospects
than We of carrying most OF the
doubtful counties. If the election
were held now. they would carry
them and control the Assembly; they
will do so in November, 1894, unless
.1r,a4t,ir.v intarvanes to tnrn the tid q