The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-15

which seems to highly approve this
outrage on travellers, gleefully asserts
that the delay was a full hour, and
that 'sthe passengers in the cars had
to content themselves during their fu-
voluntary stay by watching the snow
shovellers,"
1t looks as If the recent withdrawal
of free passes was the animus for this
contemplate piece OF spite work OH
the part of city officials, and for the
Journals still more contemplate en-
dorsement of it.
WITH characteristic sense and judg-
ment the ladies of the w. G. I. u. are
now petitioning Congress not to put
any tax on whisky. They do not be-
lieve "that the United States ought
to enter into a copartnership in either
the manufacture OF sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquor" This certainly is an orig
inal view of it. So, it is entering into
q copartnership in the sale OF
that thing when you place a burden
on such sale, when you increase the
price arbitrarily so that less may be
sold, and when you give the a
facturers or vendors none of the profit
OF the increase. No doubt the inten-
tions of these excellent women" as
Senator Frye calls them, are admir-
able; but why will they not think
just a little instead of making up a
policy of catch words and paradoxes
which mean nothing to people who
have ordinary information and rea-
soning power and the courage to use
them.
Anew and important argument
has;been unearthed by the opponents
Of President Cleveland's Hawaiian
policy. 1t consists in calling the
Queen Mrs. Dominis. Major Pang-
born has applied for a patent on it.
we believe.
ga Plague on Both Your Houses ~
The State is getting pretty thor
oughly disguised with the two herds
of mules down at Trenton, known
respectively as the Democratic and the
Republican Senate. There is a good
deal of dissatisfaction growing up
against Governor Werts, too, because
he does not take up a club and thrash
both sides into common and
common decency.
Here are both bowling that they
have all the law and all the morals
on their side, and neither one will
take the first step towards a test OF
its position. The Democratic gang
sit back with an air of brazen effron-
terry and neglect the plain duty which
their own assumptions impose on
them, the duty of compelling the at
tendance of the recalcitrant members
of the Senate.
On the other hand, the Republican
cranks are plainly required, if they
believe in their own pretensions, to
forthwith seize upon the Senate
Chamber, the Senate Committee
rooms, the Senate safe, the Senate
everything, including the persons OF
the ten Democratic Senators whom
they should compel to attend their
sessions. What is the matter with
them, that they do not take some
steps to enforce their alleged rights?
Or. if you like, what is the matter
with the Democratic combination?
Is this a case of one afraid while the
other doesn't dare? Or is it a cas
where neither side wants a settlement,
both being content with the status
quo. and both hopeful of great things
in November.
Now we would suggest that if the
new Republican Senators have, from
a legal point of view, ley appeared
to be sworn in it is proper to assume
that they do not propose to serve, and
there are vacancies in their seats.
Let the Democratic officials, there
fore, order writs for new elections in
the unrepresented counties.