New-York tribune., 1894-10-23
REDEEM NEU-JERSEY.

4 good Jcrscyman said he would be glad 10
vote in this State 1t did not occur to him that
bis voto was Of NOR use at home General in
,orost in thc great contest in Ncw-YOrk should
NOT make men forget that Ncw-Jersey also was
/ conturcd from n rng rs rotten and rs law-defy-
inc rs anv in this State, and that the same in
lannon's ring, there as here. is trying to recover
i,s hold 1t rests with the people who have
overthrown il once TO complete their work this
| year
In National aspects the problem in New
Jersey is simpler than in NcwYork. Senator
! Mcpherson. of New-Jcrscy, personally made the
income tax possible by consenting TO report it
with an empty statement Of his objections.
Senator Smith was as much mixed up rs Sen
ator Murphy of NcwYork. in all the barter
which caused the President TO pronounce the
Whiskcy and Sugar tariff bill of pcrhdy ana
dshonor No senator from Ncw-Jcrsoy had me
deccncy to vote against the bill, though either
might have killed it. as Senator Hill might 1he
State fairly boilS with the angry protests OF
Democrats who feel with the President that
their principles were betrayed. Resolutions have
been passed at various meetings demanding the
nomination Of men VINO will not sell out the
party. or hesitate TO push forward the move
mcnt toward Free Trade.
On the other side there Is quite rs much bit
ternoss Of workingmcn and manufacturers IN
Ncw-Jcrscy as in Ncw-York. The industries Of
the State have been sorcy affected by The Dem
ocratic assault upon Protection. The silk and
iron and glass works have suffered heavily, and
the pottery workers trusted promise OF Sen
ator Smith which he failed to keep. and so find
themselves in trouble Work has been resumed
at many establishments of all kinds, but with
an almost universal reduction of wages. so that
the labor Of the State finds itself compelled 10
pay from tenth to quarter OF Its legitimate
earnings for the privilege OF having Demo
cratic Administration and Congress. In addl-
ton many thousands are still out Of employ
ment. and there many mills and factories
in which work is found for time but cannot
be expected TO last long.
Republicans have been wise and fortunate In
nearly all their Congressional nominations In
New-Jcrscy, as In Newiork, and they have III"
benefit of opposing nominations made In almost
all Instances by the most corrupt and shameless
ring the state has ever known. Where III"
Democrats nominated ultra Free Traders. their
losses among the workingmcn will be heavy.
and where candidates have been nominated of
who believe in Democratic principles will cut
them. The majority in N"w-Jerscy does not
believe in the tariff 'or revenue only. 10 which
the Democratic party pledged itself nj the de
mand Of the South. and Senator Mcpherson had
the best of reasons, apart from his health. for
getting out OF tie contest this year Demo
cratic loss corresponding To the smallest realized
In other States this year would justify his most
gloomy anticipltonS
Besides the Natona, issue IN" honest voters
Of both parties in NcwJcrscy have enlisted In
struggle against the ring of gamblers and
swindlcrs by whom the State has been con
trolled and disgraced and they are perfectly
aware that the ring has again succeeded almost
everywhere in controlling Democratic primaries
and debating Democratic nominations. The
party Is joined 10 is idols. lis success would
mean Il restoration 10 power OF the hascst and
mcancst elements of the State, ard in local and
legislative contests this fact Is sure 10 have a
powerful influence. The Tammany of New
Jersey il rotten and * shameless ~ the
Tammany ~ NcwYork, and its overthrow WAS
evidently not completed by the elections last