The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-15

order to maintain the balance Of power
which Otherwise would be oyerthrown.
Such legislation IL unnecessary. Having
provided q non-partisan board OF Inspectors,
and terminated the terms Of all employees,
and made their unemployment or the en-
ploymentof others subject to the supervision
and approval of the non-partisan Board of
Inspectors, are, 1T seems to me, sufficient
safeguards against undue partiality and
H F-REEHoLDERs' BILL.
The Governor also objected to Senate No.
l52, recognizing the Boards of Chosen Free
holders In first class counties. He says that
O more complex and complicated scheme
was never devised by partisan ingenuity.
By its terms first class cities shall have one
member from each ward; each second class
shall have two members at large; each town
ship n Incorporated towns OF more than
10000 population, two members; each town
ship and incorporated towns of loss than TO-
OO0 population. one member. The appetite
for political spoil, the Governor says, must
be absolutely uncomfortable, when it
compels to resort to such legislation. II
am at a loss to conceive except for partisan
reasons) why first class cities should be re-
presented by wards and second class cities
should not, or why second class cities should
have members at large and first class cities
should not. The bill is also incongruous and
inconsistent. Section seven terminates the
terms OF all Freeholders on the second day
standing they shall be elected for q longer
term, or a period extending beyond the said
first day of December, 1894.
@"Section 3 terminates the term of all Of
icers holding under appointment of such
boards on Sunday, the second day Of Decem-
Der. It seems to me that the partisan deter
mination to seize and possess the offices in
Inipbf rAnQcihiu ha r.ocf-ait,a1 hau0Od
Sunday, December second, until Monday,
December third at one A. NJ. Were a
bill submitted to the Executive, provid-
ing for a fair and suitable representa-
ton, upon q just and bipartisan basis,
the present officials to be superseded at the
election to be held in November next, as pro-
vided in the pending bill, no objection would
be made thereto. But the proposed scheme,
partisan, cumbersome and intended to sub
vert and defeat the popular will, has not a
single merit, and is in every aspect worse
thar the system it proposes to supersede."
OTHER vETOEs.
The Governors objections to House 421,
providing for the appointment by the Mayors
of first-class cities, of a commission of five
persons, not more than three of whom shall
belong to the Same political party, to divide
such cities into wards, are because it is a
partisan scheme whereby fiTst-class cities
may be g-errymandered for partisan ends
and so as to defeat the popular will. If it
were not partisan, the Governor says, tho
commission would be equally divided politi-
cally. 1t is wise to make the board consist
of three instead of five, and thus save 5000
to the cities interested.
The Governor objects to House 419, estab-
fishing a law department in Newark and
Jersey City, saying the alleged reason for
passing the bill is economy, while its true
is to obtain partisan control OF the
law department. Of these cities. 1t might
effect an inconsiderable saving in the city
Newark; it would increase expense in
Jersey City. The bill is unconstitutional in
his opinion, as regulating the aiternal affairs
of towns and counties. The bill is also am
biguous as to the fixing of the terms of offices
of these officials. 1t is also Objectionable be-
cause the mayors can fix absolutely the sal
aries of these officials.
He objects to House No. 225, which is a
companion piece to House No. 224, also
vetoed and refers to his reasons therein
given.
House bill 24S and 249 are also objected to
by the Governor. The bills reorganize the
police courts Of Newark and Jersey City.
Governor says that q slight amendment
to the existing law would nave affected the
change, but hat would not have changed
the political complexion of the courts, or
make room for other officials. Partisan
changes are the real reasons for the meas
ures, where courts are abolished and terms Of
justices absolutely terminated, for the pur-
pose OF placing therein, by re-enactment,
justices OF other political faith, complaint is
justiiable and resistance within proper
limits praiseworthy. The provisions for
salaries for the justices Is very vague, in the
Governors opinion, and do not state by
whom paid, by what department.. or from
what fund. The clerks are made certain OF
their salaries as is clearly axpraSsed