The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-13
The Lesson of the Election.

Wudb Qlu le OF tASy Sct1 Iva
There should be a rigid accounting.
The Lesson of the Election.
The comments of various people
upon the results of the election are
both interesting and instructive.
They display every variety and de-
gree of Judgment, from a keen appre-
citation of the truth, down to absolute
blank idiocy or superlative cheek.
One of the most notable of the pub
lished interviews was that with Nj.
Humphrey w. Carr, a leading repub-
lican, which was published in this
paper. This is what Mr.. Carr
said
Republicans need not take any glory to them
selves for electing Mr.. Simpson, for at least I'VE
thousand of them staid at home and refused 10
vote. The victory is that of the Democratic
taxpayers, who are tired of the misehievous
rule of Bob Davis. and yesterday tney re-
pudiated him as they did a year ago. Davis Is
completely showed under, and / am glad 10 ind
that, at last, the people who support this city
have opened their eyes told governor b ene
from the better element OF the democratic
party, and he agreed with me. The time has
come :,
This, so far as it goes, is gospel
truth. The election of Mr.. Simpson
was certainly accomplished by Demo
cratic votes, by the votes of demo-
Gratis who we're tired of the one-man
rule of Mr.. Robert Davis; OF demo-
Gratis who were tired of seeing Mayor
Wanser's work of reforming the city
government assailed and impeded by
those who obeyed Mr.. Davis's behests;
of democrats who wanted to protest
against the ~scoundrelism of the Bad
Legislature, and especially against
the passage of the Wanser Wing Clip
ping bills.
Mr.. Carr is right in saying the Re-
publicans need take no glory to them
selves. Their conduct throughout
has been rather disgraceful. Indif-
ference is the best construction that
can be put on it; but there was a
considerable element of something
worse in the conduct of some of the
Republican party leaders. These gem
try have discovered that they cannot
control Mayor Wanser, that they cam
not use him for their own selfish or
crooked purposes. and SO they aban-
doned him, and. we believe, secretly
hoped for a Democratic victory this
spring, to ssturn him down."
This is the reason the Democracy
grows corrupt in this city; this is the
reason a Bob Davis. is a possibility
here. It is because the Republican
party is innately as bad or worse. The
only wonder is that they yer set up
SO honest a man as Mayor Wanser to
represent them.
Elm contrast with Mr.. Carr's remarks
are those of Mr.. Davis himself, who,
with the brazen effrontery of the con-
yicted criminal, turns the malice of
his tongue upon everyone else. Mr.
Davis thinks it was Governor Werts
did it. He says
The principal cause for his defeat, / believe to
be due TO the recognition Governor "erts mas
given to Mayor Wanser, and his leaning toward
his administration. This especially in matters
appertaining to legislation passed, and not
passed, at the last session. The Governor stood
by Wapser throughout and refused to counte-
nance any measures that were Democratic IN
character. designed to strengthen the party, and
to .perpetiate honest munlcipat government
One almost disdains to reply to this
impudent mendacity. But the
reputation is furnished in these very
words, dictated and published by the
orders of Robert Davis himself
This CITY is uu QUESTIONABLE Democratic, but
events show that there is a limit to the patience
of democrats. For years past the government
Of this city has not been by any means what the
people had a right to expect. Little, 1t must be
confessed. was done by. our officials with any
idea of bettering the condition OF affairs, Or OF
giving the people some return Tor inc neavy
faxes which they been foPccdto pay.
One thing Is certain there is no use In dis
rnIsiny the fact that the Democratic party in
This city must hereafter act In all things IN sucn
q manner as to gain the good will and conf-
deucs Of our party friends, who appear unable at
present to properly discriminate upon whom TO
visit their wrath.
Here. then, we have Mr.. Davis,
blunderer as we'll as rascal, in one
breath talking of perpetuating
the sshonest" government of the
city by its present officials, and
in another, trying to shift b
blame on these same officials on the
ground that they are VIGOROUSLY not
giving the people proper return for
the heavy taxes.
The bluDderer fops, and wallows,
and writhes, and wriggles from M
absurdity to another in the effort to
escape the punishment of his ~rascality.
But it will not do. Everyone knows
the man who did it.
His name is Davis, Robert Davisl
Thers is no escape for him, and
there is no escape for the Democratic
party until it puts its foot on his neck,
and brushes him out Of the sight OF
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