The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-02-21
The Acknowledgements.

For encc the 'Journal" is not In SYM
patty with Hon. Foster M. Voorhees,
In the controversy which took place in
the Senate yesterday, Senators Ket cham,
of Essex. and Skirm, of Mercer, held up
Governor Werts to the execratlon of the
people, as the chief conspirator 10 the dead
lock now existing at Trenton.
Senator Voorhees, doubted 1t. He took
the very courteous ground that the Gov
ernor had dene no overt act which proved
him to be conspirater, aud that until he
bad, it waa proper not to believe him as
rascally as the rest.
But 1t will be long time ere George
T. Werts will commit any overt act that
will show to the people his true character.
That isn't his way of doing business.
In Dore's Illustrations of Dante's Infer
no appears a human face, calm, majestic,
to ell appearance the embodiment of truth
and candor. But behind the face is a.hid
eous serpent; long, twisting and destruc-
tive. The malevoent spirit thus repre-
scented is Fraud"
George T. Weits, as Senator and as
Governor, has presented to the public
some of the most statesmanlike utterances
that moral man could offer. He was
affabiity itself 10 Rev. Dr.. Kempshall.
He was morality personified 10 his recent
message. He has been in his promises a
man among men, a statesman among mere
politicians, aud In his words he has risen
to the highest realms OF good government
aud has carried the hopes Of the people
with him.
But in his acts he has given the lie to
every one Of his promises.
Look up his record. The only time he
has taken a stand on the right side is
when the act which he apparently oppos-
ed would not be killed by his opposition.
Ifthere were enough votes to pass bad bill
over his veto, then George T. Werts would
denounce it. But never has he taken any
ouch stand where his power and influence
has been final.
Every good act or good word with
which he is credited has Invariably had d
string to II.
Werts is the man 10 settle this whole
senatorial difficulty. The responsibility
OF the whole deadlock rests on him. He
connived at 1t in the first place. He Is not
a fool, and he was not, and Is not kept out
Vi Tic COuH6elb VI PhttJs lAC uuo
ed all his political life with the same ras /.
Gals that now defy the people, or with ras =.
Gals no less INSCRIPTIONS, and never once
has been at odds with them or showed
himself 10 any degree less culpabls than
they.
He was elected by race track money,
and he's paying back part OF his debt
He was then, he is now, In the power OF
the race track magnates and he has never
done anything talk--that wasn't In
their interests.
II Governor Werts was opposed TO the
deadlock, II he were morally or even
politically opposed to race tracks, II he
really wanted to havs such laws enacted
as he recommended In his message, how
long would he dilly daily with the Attorn-
ey Generals opinion2 II isn't at all
binding on him And ii he was man Of
moral courage and wanted TO stand where
q moral Governor ought 10 stand, he
would break away from that conspiracy
and from the conspirators the moment he
knew It's infamous end and object.
But he holds them up. he keeps them
organized, he blocks legislation, he defies
the will Of the people. Upon the flimsesi
kind OF technically he excuses the most
anarchistic and revolutionary proceedings
that have ever disgraced this State.
The emily possible conclusion is that he
is smsoth-faced, honey worded conspr-
slor. He is doing, single. handed, as much
as all the rest combined. In fact, the
couspirators could not have held out
twenty -four hours without the concur
renee and help Of Gov. Werts.
Take, by contrast, the conduct of fair,
honorable man in that position. What
would such men as Joel Parker or Gov.
ernor Ludlow have dones What would
Chancellor Runyon or r. V. Lindabnry
have denei What would Henry G. Kel,
sey or Benjamin F. Lee, or any other
great statesmanlike Democrat, have done,
particularly il they we're determined that
their recommendation should be acted
upon and that their party should be reliev-
cd OF the Infamous gang that has SO long
dominated IN
George T. Wsrts, is censpiTator. and
his position makes him the chief. Ia
can end 1t in an hour, and he fatty re-
fuses either TO do 1t, or to make such en-.
dorsement as will allow the facts to come
before the court in proper form.