New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-11
THE NEW-JERSEY CSCRPdTON

The people Of New-Jersey need no earnest
words 10 awaken them TO a realization OF the
infamous usurpation which is being pelperated.
as far as Democratic officials and legislators
can perpetrate it, in the disorganization Of their
Legislature. The proceedings are simply revo-
lutonary. Every official taking part in or up
holding them makes himself liable to impeach-
ment and to such penalties as an outraged
peonle may dictate But because the party OF
fraud exhibits In this performance its defiance
Of law and Of the peoples will in the most
daring and most shameless way the decent
people Of other States without regard to party
should take note of the dongs of the racetrack
swindlers who call themselves Democrats at
Trenton.
Having secured control Of the Legislature ny
conspiracy with liquor-sellers and racetrack
gamblers, by crimes which have sent about
sixty Democratic election officers to the peni-
Tertiary in Hudson County alone and by the
most reckless bribery throughout the State. the
Democrats felt that they could defy the wishes
of all decent citizens Then the unconstitu-
tional gerrymander was enacted by the Legis-
lature thus fraudulently chosen. a measure
which, it was openly Boosted, would make
every Legislature Democratic for twenty years
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blers passed the racetrack bills which the court
has pronounced unconstitutional but which
must nevertheless be repealed with other laws
in order to stop the swindlinc.
The patience Of the people was exhausted.
Last November they gave plurality OF 1883
for Republican legislative candidates in State
which usually gives Democratic majorities;
elected forty Republicans out Of sixty members
Of the Assembly and eleven Republicans out
of twenty one Senators. though the year be-
fore there were only five Republican Senators.
Men not hardened in the preparation Of crime
and habituated TO the contempt of decent ciu-
zens might have been arrested in their course
by so stunning Il defeat; but the Democrats OF
New-Jcrsey have set themselves to defy and
defeat this overwhelming verdict Of the people
against them The Senate chamber was seized
by only ten Democrats. who pretended TO or
ganize without quorum present, while mob
kept out Republican Senators, and then they
refused TO allow Republican Senators who had
taken the oath Of office to take their seats.
This rump Senate, composed OF creatures or
the racetrack gamblers was recognized as the
Senate of New-Jersey by Governor Werts, who
has thereby earned not only public contempt.
but a punishment which should not be long
delayed. lie knew tnit TIE pTclcHu'u ''cH''
had not a quorum present and that clear
MA lority Of the legally elected Senators were at
the time organized the Senate in another
chamber His act was shamclcssly revolution
ary and not even the lawbrcakinS Populist
who acts as Governor OF Kansas has ever been
guilty Of Il more audacious violation OF the
laws The true Senate Lad a clear majority
Of members present, and was recognized by the
House as the only true Senate. and the two
bodies will proceed 10 do everything that q
Legislature can do 10 uphold tie will or The
people and To put Gown This Democratic re
bellion against law. No act can be passed, even
for the most necessary purpose until the genu-
inc instead Of the bogus Senate is recognized
by the State officers
Meanwhile the decent people Of tie State no
matter TO which party they belong will do well
to express. in their personal treatment Of the
mon who consent to act as the tools OF race
track swndcrs, their sense Of the nature OF
such conduct. Ii is matter which stands
apart from partisan differences altogether The
issue is one Of morals, Of dcccncy and of per
sonal integrity, as we'll az one Of law.