New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-22
SrIEGOTEPNNEN TTCTORTOUS.

Mon who have little faith in the people may
take courage when they see the result of the
vov. dorsey election The official returns from
all the counties show a Republican majority OF
% Oo3 though the same State gave Demo
effect this tremendous revolution Il change of
10 900 votes was cnough-ltss than seven votes
In every hundred. But it is doubtless true that
the actual change was greater, because the law
breaking ring which the people had to fight was
I'm possession OF enormous revenues. the fruits
Of fraud and crime and spent money every
where with desperation in order 10 hold "s
sources of gain. so that corrupt and pnrchas-
able stuff called Republican graviated natural-
~ 10 the Democratic ticket. The Republicans
Ind no money 10 spend, and az not even the
mos, sang,,ine men of them all anticipated so
overwhelming Il victory II was the common
feeling among working politicians that they
could hope for little against the enormous cor
r,,pfion fund of tho racetrack swnders. No
donbt many Democrats simply refused to vote
and so were not counted for the successful can
ddatcs. and this also implies Il still greater
change Of votes TO produce the revolution ac
complishe,l 1t takes $1,000 decent Democrats
who refused TO vote at all to achieve rs much
rs can b. achieved by 10000 who vote straight
for the Republican candidates.
This year the Republicans had a majority in
every county in the State except four. whereas
last year thirteen out Of the twcnty-one coun
ties gave Democratic ma1oritics. This shows
how The popular uprising against the Demo
cratic alliance with swindling extended to every
Of tbn Stafe 4 M
ties which had been cursed by raceiracks and
their attending hordcs Of gamblers aud scamps
that the uprising came but for the redemption
OF the State and the restoration of good gov
eminent men in other ana distant counties ais"
turned against the party which had UNANIMOUSLY
abused their trust There has not been more
encouraging event in political history any
where for Inauy years Well may the decenr,
law.rcspcciing AMI Christian people OF New
Jersey rejoice in the proof that partisanship,
even when IL Is backed by Il great corruption
fund and by all the influence Of State and local
governments cannot defy the conscience of the
State
There were other Influences which helped ma
icrlally without doubt The same disgust
with Democratic hard times was felt in New
Jersey that overwhelmed Democrats in other
States. The conviction that the policy Of the
party was hostile to the interests of the work
ing people swaycd many votes there as in
Massachusetts New York. Pennsylvania ana
ohio and there were thousands Of Democrats
who were unemployed in New-.Iersey who had
learned for the first time what Democratic
change actually meant. one other especial
cause Of public Indignation was the outrageous
apporlonment made by the Democrats for the
avowcd purpose Of terrifying their party in
control Of the State In spite OF public opinion.
The new apportionment was peculiarly Or
fensive In some localities, but It was every
where regarded by decent Democrats as
The meancst Of political crimes. and many
Of them probably refused to support their
party or voted against il for that reason only.
But the result might have been different, in Il
state 80 strongly Democratic ~ New-Jersey or
ccpt for the respectable. law-abiding and Chris
tan people. who made II their first duty to
crush the shameless alliance between Democ-
racy and crime.