The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-15
STRIKING YETOES.
Werts Disapproves of the
Harrison Kearny Annex
alton Scheme.
"THE HEREsY OFSECESsION''
Nine Other Partisan Measures We
toed-Object Lessons in the
Study of Politics.
1.-THE HERESY 0FSECESSION''
Nine Other Partisan Measures We
Special to the Jersey CITY Nears.

Legislature last evening. Seven in the
House and three in the Senate was the record.
One of the most important was the veto of
the Harrison and Kearny Annexation bill.
In this tho Governor says:-"It is not pro-
posed to submit any portion of the bin, by
popular vote or otherwise, to the ratification,
approval or rejection Of any Of the munich
palities to be affected by it. It is alleged
that the inhabitants of the territory to be
annexed are largely in favor Of annexation.
They may or may not be SO; the best method
to determine that fact is by popular election.
Otherwise, it is mere conjecture; and what
ever the apparent sentiment under the ex-
element of the present moment, 1t may be
altogether different when deliberately ex-
pressed at the ballot box.
This question of annexation concerns not
only the inhabitants of the territory to be
annexed, but the entire counties of Hudson
and Essex. Hudson should not be dismem-
bered and deprived of SO large a domain and
reduced from the most populous county in
the State to a secondary position, without
its consent, nor should Essex county, with
out its consent, be compelled to annex extra
territory and possibly assume or become
liable for a portion of the indebtedness OF
Hudson County. The argument, that the
situation of Kearny and Harrison is such
as to make it desirable for them to belong
to Essex rather than to Hudson County, is
dedicated simply by considerations of self
interest and personal convenience. 1t re-
| CARDS those municipalities only, and ignores
all other parties and all other considerations.
The same argument could be used to justify
the dismembermen. OF every county IN the
State. All of them have within their
Ys-.A- z1~-1 +A... ~, r-,t+N OF. tnnofnd &C
to make it more desirable for the inhabit-
tants thereof to be Incorporated within an adj
Joining county. If such a condition is to
be an all sufficient reason for withdrawal or
annexation, no county will be able to pre-
serve it's territorial integrity. The right OF
home rule, urged in favor of this bill, does
not enter into the controversy. Kearny and
Harrison. [ presume, have home rule now.
If not, they would be no better off in the
county of Essex. Their local home rule
governments would be the same in either
county. The bill provides for that. The
doctrine which asserts the right OF individual
municipalities to sever county relations at
their own free will and pleasure is not the
principle of home rule;' it is rather the
heresy of secession"
Il JAILoRHIP vETo.
In his veto of the bill to transfer the
charge and keeping of the jais, etc., in Hud-
son and Essex from the Boards or Freehold
ers to the Sheritfs, the Governor says that
the Boards of Freeholders lave had charge
100 1s57 ond on ayna,ionce Of thirtv-seven
Years has dernonstrated tho wisnom of the
sct The reason for tho change is pnreIy
partisan and is found in the fact that in both
counties the present j%ailors belong to one
political party and sherifs to another. Were
f NOT for. that fact fine proposed legislation
would NOT he Contemplated. 1t is designed
n,e,alv 70 secure nartisnr ends. and is to the
datr;n1ant rarher than the benefit. of the
nnhlic serriee
: IN his veto of the hill which nruyides That
the Supervisors of Public Roads shall here
Ito. ha anno;nted Nv the Boards of Free
holders at the rate of three dollars a day
comnensation instead of bv the Governor. as
~ nrasan+ Of the rate ~ Ave- dollars a dav
+,d Goue,.,o,. saws the State annronriates
S7s oGo annIally far stone roads and the only
oversipht II has as to the proper disburse-
,nent Of that large fund is through the super
visoys anno;nted nv fine Governor. The i'm
nol;cy If denrivinS fine state of its only safe
a,,ar q over s,ch expenditures. is apparent
Sritho,,t org,,n,ant He would moi object to
. raJnctinn Of the compensation from five
dnlIar re +, three If deemed wise. The real
ru,.oso IF the Hill is n~artisan Hitherto
these appointments were made by the Execu-
t;ra M tha racomn,endation If the Presi-
doat off tho Stata Hoard Of Agric,,lt,re who
= ,ot !, %nol;iticsi accord with The Eyecntive
Tha Erec,,five would not object to the Civ
~ - - anno;nt,msn4s 70 The President of
th h5t = 1900 sybo is' q S+ate ofi3caT aud is
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