The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-04-11
Defeated by Double-DealIng.


1t is charged that Governor Werts play.
ed a sharp and un-Gubernatorial trick on
the Republican majority of the Legisla-
ture. 1t is declared that he lulled them
into feeling of false security, by giving
them to understand that he would act
promptly on the Freebooter bills, when
they came before him.
The Republican purpose was TO post
pone the election in the counties affected
by these bills, for week or so, il neces.
sasy 1t is claimed that the Governor,
assuming the tone Of candor and largeness
common among broad guage men, gave
the Republicans TO understand that he
would dispose of the bills, "a far as he
was concerned, in ample lime for both
houses TO pass upon them. Believing that
they were dealing with man OF honor,
never dreaming that they were dealing
with tricky politician, not believing it
within The bound of possibility that a
breach Of faith need be feared from the
Governor of the State, the Republicans
rested secure upon these assurances, and
now find themselves the amazed and out
ragged victims OF trick.
After they were wheedled into this feel
ing of false security they discovered, when
too late, that the Governors assumed COR
dality and fairness had suddenly frozen
up and disappeared. When there was no
time left to pass the bills over the Execd-
tive veto, nor in which TO pass an act post
ponipg the election, he threw off the mask
and revealed himself as the hide-bound
ring partisan who would not give a hairs
Iti, hut 10 oil
powers Of the Executive Office in defend
ing the pundering ring Democracy from
the attacks of the Reform Legislature.
The Governors coarse as to the bill re-
storing the right of self government to the
second class counties Camden, Mercer
and Passaic-can only be characterized
as that of willful deceive. With the
shrewdness and cunning Of veteran at
that business, he pretended to discover a
flaw in the bill--a comma omitted-and
minated that he saw nothing else objec-
lionable 10 the measure. Deceived by his
plausible and friendly language the Re
pubicans recalled the bill, corrected the
alleged error, and sent it back to him for
approval. He then completely changed
bis attitude and slubbornly refused to do
anything with the bill until the five days
limit had expired. This produces delay
that is fatal to the proposed reform 10 this
Springs election.
Now, If these charges are true, and they
are made with an emphasis that admits of
little doubt, there is only one way in
which TO deal with Governor who has
such conception ftbe dignities and hon.
orable obligations of the Executive office
He should be treated on the plane on
which he has placed himself, as a partisan
trickster intent on doing everything posi-
BILE, by foul means or fair, I protect the
merccnary plunderers OF party from the
cyclone of reform that swept over New
Jersey last Fall. There should be no
consideration whatever shown for Gov
ernor capable of such unworthy trickery.
He should be stripped, so far as possible,
Of powers be SO grossly misuses in behalf
Of a condemned and disgraccful regime
He should be held TO the strictcst eonst-
tu,ional accountability in the performance
of his duties. He should lie given to I'M
derstand that the people OF New Jersey,
and not creature of the ring Democracy,
rule this State. His nominations should
be scru,inized and considered "a from
suspicit us source. He should be
treated, in short, as man who openly
d, fies the split and purpose of reform
that won in last Falfa election, and who
proclaims himself the thick and thin cham
pion and defender of every obnoxious
principle and palicy that the people so
righleo,isly aud 81 snslly condemned. -
State Gazette.