The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-23
No Compromise.

NO
The Republican Senate at Trenton
should not listen to any compromise.
There is nothing to compromise, except
the reputation of some men once consid-
cred respectable Right should prevail at
all costs. The temporary obstruction of
contemplated reforms, brought about by
the conspiracy engineered by the Demo
cratic bosses, is a trifling matter compared
with the lasting and incalculable injury
that would be done if, TOR temporary
peace and feeting victory, the Republi-
cans shall violate in the slightest degree
the principles of justice or of right Be-
sides, the conclusion reached in the pro-
posed compromise will stand as prece-
dent, and upon it will depend the adjust
ment of many contests of the same kind
which are likely to occur in the future.
The peoples Senate have every advan-
tage in this contest. They stand as the
legally accredited representatives of the
majority. In addition to this impieg-
nable position they occupy one almost as
strong as the champions of the causes of
public morality, State reforms and admin
istrative economy. They are the embodi-
ment, so to speak. of these three public
sentiments. That irresistible force. public
opinion, is behind them. As II to empha-
size the splendid advance ground which
they hold the opposition represent all
that is opposed to these excellent senti-
ments. The opposition represent boss
ism. They represent extravaganza and
waste, Objectionable politics and immoral
principles, as exemplifed in the racetrack
legislation. They have insulted public
propriety in that they haye arbitrarily
taken possession of the Senate, violated
custom by assuming to deny to duly
elected members the right to their seats
Hence it would be combination of folly
and weakness to temporIze with the revo-
lutionary party. Armed thrice with the
three-fold just cause, the Republican Sem
ate, confident of public support, can pro-
coed along the line of duty so clearly
marked out by the people on November 7
last, and leave the revolutionists and their
boss leaders to obstruct the business of the
State and defeat reforms, and also await
the fate which will surely overtake them
in the near future at the polls.
There has been no change in the situa-
ton since this boss conspiracy was set
afoot The labored opinion of the Attor-
ney- General, based largely on misconcep-
ton of facts and bearing every evidence
Of political bias, does not weaken the posi-
the cause OF the conspirators. This fact
is shown in the communication which
Governor Werts submitted to the minor
ity Senate along with the Attorney-Gen-
erals plea for the Democrats. Governor
Werts suggests that all the Senators.
according to custom and practice, come
together to be sworn in and take their
seats. If the seats of one or more of them
shall be challenged then he advises that
custom and practice be followed and
the contest ordered. This is precisely
what the boss conspirators' Senate from
the first have decided not to do. Assum-
ing to be the Senate of the state, they
have heretofore insisted that ii is within
the powers Of their prerogatives to say
which Senators should be sworn and seat
ed and which should not. Their purpose
was to deny to Mr. Bradley, of Mon
mouth, the right to take the oath and to
be seated. Upon that single determine
ton have all the difficulties attending
upon the present session hinged.
Since the determination to carry out
this revolutionary course and put it into
practice many complications have arisen
The original evil and all It's attendant ills
have long since been placed to that long
account which the people will settle with
the Democratic bosses at the next cleo
ton. The Republicans must insist that
all these ills and wrongs and impositions
must be tacitly, If not actually, repudiat-
ed by the minority Senate before they
can come to admit the reyolutionists TO
their councils