The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-12
Republican virtue Before and After

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Republican Virtue Before and After.
In a remarkable document, spread
broadcast through the State just pre-
vious to the last election, the figure
heads of the Republican party, who
pose as leaders by permission of Cen
eral Sewell. found great fault with
the Democratic party for bestowing
Offices at the will of a few bosses long
before the vacancies became immi-
nent. Before the assembling of eau
cuses or conventions. this document
declared, nominations are awarded to
the favorites of a group of party die
tators and all that the alleged repre-
sentatives of the people are allowed
to do is echo the will of the bosses,
whose tools they really are.
These comments. which sounded
which. beyond all doubt, won a good
many votes for the Republican AN
didates, read somewhat humorously
in the light of post-election develop
ments. 1t is not a little comical to
see the highly moral authors of the
highly moral screed, engaged in the
very same sort of politics themselves.
a~pportioning offices among them
selves and their heelers, anticipating
the action of caucuses and owen
tions by making states, and generally
acting just as they condemned
the wicked. unregenerate Dem
ocrats for acting with this one
difference that while the Democratic
party was ultimately run by a junta
of politicians, the Republican machine
isunder the pressure of one titanic
thumb.
Though the Legislature is yet to be
elected which will choose a United
States Senator, the nomination for
that Office has already been dictated.
The Boss himself has sent out word
from Camden that he proposes to
keep this It'd bit for himself, and SO
GAA Ia ObuOt O4A4SCS d1C OCAuS oppOI-
toned with the purpose of building
up his strength.
The COMPREHENSIVE is to go to an
old reliable party back. Trusty Sam
who has stood by his master in many
a dearly bought victory. The State
Treasurership is to be used to buy in
to line an element which otherwise
might be unmanageable. The Speak
ership will also be used as a bride to
win Essex Republicans into the fold,
while an effort will probably be made
to cajole our own Max Salinser with
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Municipal Corporations and the Lead
ership of the House. Stokes. of Cum
berland County will probably be
wooed with the Presidency of the Sen
ate. and Foster NJ. VOORHEES, will be
beguiled with a promise of the rever-
sion of the gavel and the morgue next
year.
OF course there are cavaliers at the
way in which General Sewell has thus
disposed of his patronage, but the
kick is at the result not the principle.
There used to be kickers in the Demo-
cracy too; but the party never go t
credit for the virtue that was in
them. 1t was broadly condemned for
the sins of a few men. We will be
fairer to cur adversaries than they
were to US. We will admit that there
are serious discussions in the party
ranks over the renewal of the boss
system hot foot upon the achieve
ment of a victory on an anti-boss
platform. But bossisIn is the very
essence of Jersey Republicanism. You
cannot eliminate it from the party
and have any party left, and no doubt
it will flourish until the people realize
the hollow mockery of Republican
professions of virtue and relegate it to
the cold outside again for another five
year term.
A Phase of Street and Water Fraud.
We are shocked to hear that some