New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
NEW-JERSEY REDEEMED.
THE EVIL. WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC
RING COMPLETELY UNDoNE.
u-oer, or THE REPUBLICANS IN THE LEGIsLAT-
URE-No PARTISAN BILLS PAssED-GIV-
rNc HOME RIFLE TO CITIES-TuS-

ING HOME RULE TO CITIEs-JUs-
TIcE TO THE SCHOOLS
Trenton. ~ j. May 26 (SpeclaD.-The long session
| OF the New-Jersey Legislature that has just come
to A close has been free from jobs and deals than
any in New-Jerseys history for ten years past The
one aim Of the majority throughout has been to fu-
nj the pledges made 10 the people before election
1 Not single positive measure has been enacted
The Governor has not been relieved of appointive
power and no positive commission has been Gre
ated In fact the Legislature has devoted most OF
It's time this session to repeating the vicious laws
! enacted by the rabid Democratic horde that mas
controlled the law-makng department OF the state
during the past three years Considering the
amount OF work done and the actual time in which
this work has been performed not voice can be
raised against the Legislature just brought to a
/ close.
The first TO receive the attention OF the Republi-
can majority. after converting on January g. were
the bogus racetrack bosses and gamblers VINO had
the State by the throat. The first bill introduced
I'm the House by Leader McEwan repealed the race
track laws Of last year These laws gave such
men as Billy" Thompson and "Dinny McLaugn-
lin legal license to swndle the patrons OF the race
| course and empowered them to run horses and fix
winners" every day in the year. Mr.. McEwans
bill was followed by others tending to restrict race
! track gambling and then Mr. Dewsnap came In
| with a measure prohibiting telegraph and express
companies from transmitting racetrack news, under
| penalty OF being declared guilty of maintaining
dsorderly house. Mr.. Lewis's law revoked and
annued all licenses issued to racetracks by Boards
OF Freeholders and the Union and Monmouth tracks
were compelled to close their gates And his next
law prohibited bookmakIng racetracks or else
where in this State. Mr.. Zabriskie's law fixed a
heavy fine for bookmaking, and then came Mr.
Storrs's bill. which killed all bogus racetracks
bookmakng and gambling in all forms. 1t pro-
viies that any person convicted OF buying a book
or pool or gambling In any way a horserace,
shall be punished by fine OF 800, or two years i'm
prisonment. or both Any corporation convicted
shall be fined $1,000 TO 5000 and any racecourse
permitting gambling shall forfeit it's charter and
franchise. and It's property shall be confscated The
Republicans elected to purge the statute book
OF the gambling laws. They have kept that
promise.
UNDoING PARTISAN LEGISLATION.
When the Republicans came into power this year
they found the statute book encountered with many
vicious partisan laws-laws that changed the Old
system OF non-partlsan boards and commissioners
to rank partisan boards and commissioners. Unlike
the horde OF Democrats. they did not proceed to
leglsate out OF office those holding places for the
purpose of placing others OF their political
faith did they take into their own hands, as
they could have done. the appointing power. In
stead. the Republican majority abolished all useless
offices created for the sole purpose OF placing a
hungry Democrat and provided non-partlsan com
missions for those boards allowed 10 remain. Prom |
nent among the non-partisan boards Is that TO man.
age the State asylums. 1t is notorious fact that
NewJerseys institutions for thsnsane have long been
mere political machines The State Prison is another
institution that will hereafter be managed on bust
ness principles instead Of In the interest solely or
a discredlted Democratic ring To-day there
nnety-sl keepers or deputies the State Prison,
and nlnety-three OF these Democratic ward /
heelers The place has been stencil in
the nostri.s Of the respectable people OF the
state for years. Thanks the Republican /
LEGISLATURE the Board OF State Prison Managers /
will henceforth be composed OF six men. three OF
whom will be Democrats and three Republicans J
The head keepers powers are also curtaNed, ana 3
so the deputies will from now on be divided po- /
ii,icaly.
To-Day the State Board OF Taxation. the one
board above all others in the State that ought to /
have been kept free from political influences is 1
nor-par,san by reason Of an act just passed The :
Plot Commission. the Riparian Commission and /
r.. Fish Commission have eli been returned 70 the .
ni IN fa,ar -t"1 "''' '' ''''''e'' VI W 49, .,
by the democrats In latter years WAS the creation
~ an Electric subway Commission. and when that d
Pomrr, "'S5S - poo 1 ..rg y ';rav ~ The
DeFmot'; Ales X - anu ,,eoIs , H. e,rsd =, he
yi-nited T3t civ tcwn or village in the state
could grant permission t. "a company 10 construct .
plant without hrst obtaining permission from the I
Eectric subway and not a city, town or village
could prevent the construction OF railway in its
municipality If this Commission granted the com
pany permission to buLd one. or course, none but
DemocraiIc politicians were able obtain perms-
from the State Subway so politicians soon
rich. and the Democratic corruption tund
grew correspondingy large. 1t useless com
mission and is wiped out Of existence entire'y
The STATE Board Of Managers OF the Geq!ogicaI
Survey VIII also be Fl mr. SrSeT tha
knowledge and not political pull shall be the quail
fcation for membership In future
JUSTICE TO CITIES.
The people Of Jersey City and Newark have just
cause for rejoicing to-day. They have been relieved
Of the yoke OF slavery. It were, and have Killed
for all time the political scoundrels. gamblers and
thugs that have long ruled them with rod OF iron
Home rule has been restored TO them. Freedom has
been given to them They have been lifted from the
depths OF political niquy TO the heights OF decency,
and they their rescue-for that Is what II is-to
the Republican Legislature that has just closed its
session No, in these United States can there be
found cities that were more completely under
the control OF the vicious element than were Newark
and Jersey City. The controlling spirits OF tnese
ces were responsible for the gambling laws OF 1891
and 1882, and for the laws ens.aving the taxpayers
this swarm of political corruptonsts was the Boards
OF Public Works. The abolition OF these boards was
one OF the in the last campaign. Every trlck
known to the experienced lobbyists was resorted TO
the last moment they failed ana me Dill was pdssed
over the Governors veto This wipes out "a horde os
will probably make 1t possible for the Prosecutor
Of Hudson County 70 push to trai me ndictmenrs
sey Cltys Board OF Works. and perhaps enable the
Grand Jury. which recently presented the Newark
board in connection with the Ivy Hill Reservoir
steal TO investigate further that transaction. In
future these boards will be elected by the people
Another bill relieves Bob, Davis OF the janis OK
Hudson County and places the prisoners In the Gus
toby Of Sheriff Tofey. Sheriff Lehbach. OF Essex
has already begun 10 show up the frauds prac-
Used on the taxpayers in that county by the late
later Hereafter these two cities will have nom
partisan Excise Board and also a noR-partsan
Health Board. Two years the Democrats, In or
Ter to md places for henchmen. created three Io-
lice Justices courts for each OF the cities. and by
an act Just passed there Will be only two Police jus
tices In each city and the people are saved about