New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
PJGUT THITNPHS IN NEU-JERSET.


The scandalous conspiracy in New,Jersey to
defeat the will of the people has received
crushing blow The Supreme Court has decided
that the racctracl, gamblers and their tools,
Governor Wcrt> and the Democratic Senators,
who entered into IN iniquitous plot TO set aside
the decision of the voters Of New-Jcrscy last
November. had no justification or excuse for
their performances. II has been evident from
the start to every fairmndcd person that there
was not the slightest scmblance of reason or
Justice in the efforts of the Governor and the
Democratic Senators to prevent the Organiza-
ton Of the legal Senate 1t has been plain from
the first that the effort to nullify the action
taken by the citizens Of NewJersey at the cleo
ton was an evil and wicked scheme, and that
ovcrybodv concerned in the conspiracy was
actuatcd and influenced by improper motives.
Now that the Supreme Court has set the seal or
IFS condemnation on the whole villanous plot,
il must be obvious to every one that Governor
Wcrts has amply earned impeachment. He has
sinncd against knowledge He knew perfectly
we'll what he was doing when he entered into
the scoundrclly conspiracy to defeat the will
Of the people.
II WAS an amazingly nsolont and audaclous
Mot TO protect the racclrack gang and the
borlcs of Democratic placc-holdcrs who had
been foisted upon the people Of New-Jersey by
the Democratic Legislatures and Governors IN
recent years. Every one who has paid any az
! tention to New-Jersey affairs knows that under
! Democratic misrulc the number OF fat Offices
has been multiplied without regard TO the pub
lie interests. but solely for the enrichment OF
Democratic parasites. Not only have great
numbers of new offices been created without
excuse or reason in order to fill the pockets OF
corrupt Democratic politicians in all parts OF
the State but the salaries Of offices occupied
by Democrats all over New-Jcrscy have been
increased to an eXtravagant and lntolerable
extent. Ncw-Jerscy Democrats have INDUCED
in Il riot Of spoils for years; they have hecced
and plundcrcd the taxpayers without stunt.
They are now to be called 10 account. The
Legislature should kick out Of office every Dem
ocratic holder of n sinecure, and should abolish
every Office that can be spared with advantage
TO the people Of the State The sons OF the
horSclccch have been sucking blood from New
Jersey altogether too long. return should be
made promptly 10 the old methods OF economy
and frugality in administration The victory
Of the right in the Supreme Court will probably
soon be followed by the fight OF many we'll
known Democrats who will be as anxious to get
away from honest Grand Jurics, honest Dis
trict-Attorneys and honest courts in that State
as many prominent members Of Tammany Hall
are eager to escape from the Jurisdiction OF the
courts in Ncw-York.
The racerack bosses were TO considerable
extent responsible for the victory Of the Repnb
licans last November UnconScollsly they were
agents for good. The excuses, abuses and ont
RACES pcrpctratcd by them in connection with
the turf excited so much Indignation and wrath
throughout the State that the honest people III
all parts Of New-.Ierscy were induced to vote
against the Democratic candidates in order 10
bring about the downfall Of the dctestable race
course ring. John A. Morris, Richard Croker,
Michael +. Dwycr Gottfrcd Walbaum, Will
lam J. Thompson and Lucicn o. Applcby were
the chief racclrack bosses at Monmouth Park.
at Elizabeth. at Guttenburg, at Gloucester and
at Linden last year. These men brought dis
grace and diShonor on the turf. They degraded
it IN the eyes Of all respectable people. They
aroused Il bitter and relentless hostility in the
public mind They and their allies were de-
fcatcd at the polls in November, but the race
track gang, in alliance with the most corrupt
and contemplate elements in the Democratic
party in Ncw-JcrSey, entered into the con-
spiracy 10 defeat at Trenton the will OF the
people as expressed at the ballot-boxcs at the
election 1t is now practically certain that this
conspiracy will be shattered and broken to
pieces. There will be no racing in Ncw-Jersey
for many a day TO come The sweeping and
severe laws TO prevent gambling Of any sort
on racctracks which have been enacted by the
Assembly will now be promptly passed by the
Senate. which will be controlled by the legal
ma jority made up Of Republicans
The racctrack bosses have brought these trou
blcs upon themselves If they had been reason
able and moderate; II they had strvcn ear
nestly to abolish the abuses and evils Of the |
turf; II they had managed their racecourses I'm !
such way as 10 avoid provoking tempest OF
public wrath and condemnation, the turf in |
Ncw.Jersey might have nOurished for years. +,
Now racing in that State has gone down in |
hopeless disaster and ruin. No rcmonsrancc,
no protest. no appeal on the part Of racing men
and breeders will have any effect In the Iegs- /
laturc at Trenton. Nothing Of the sort ought |
TO have any effect. The racing bosses have only |
themselves TO thank for their overthrow. They !
were arrogant INSCRIPTIONS, reckless au-
dacious and defiant Of public sentiment They
tried to fight both the newspapers and the
public The public and the newspapers have
been far too strong for them, Their invest
menis In racing property In New-Jersey are
practically valueless. They thoroughly deserve