New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-08


SAVE FROM THE EXPECTED DECISION
OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Trenton March : (SpeciaD.-There IS some
.bing tragic in the fact that in this city. which
wos made memorable for all time by the blood
sbed here in the cause of American freedom, and
nv, the victory won for the establishment of free
institutions. a gang Of conspirators. springing
.ror, that class Of society which always forms
itself in the purleus CT large cities, should have
be4n able to block legislation. to render null and
void the fat of the people and to bring about a
state of affairs which has its only parallel in
,ha Reconstruction epoch Of Southern States.
T. NAV be that the decision of the Supreme
Court which should be renderedkto-day. will
have some ameliora ting effect upon the situation.
II may be that 1t will not The Justices who sit In
this court are Leon Albeit. Bennett Van Syckel,
Alfred Reid Jonathan Dixon William j. Magic.
Charles Garrison and Joseph ii. Lppincott.
There can be no doubt as 10 the lack of juris-
6iction of the court. Its decision. whether in
favor Of the Democrats or the Republicans may
or may not be needed. The present state of
affairs seems likely to continue until. weared out
nv futile legislation and Improbable sessions.
the so-called lawmakers Of New-Jersey shall
return to their homes to await the condemna-
ton which their constituents have in store for
them.
RACETRACKS NAY OPEN AGAIN.
II looks now as If the racetracks would open
egain In this state Of anarchy and lawlessness
brought about by the Vaccinations of Allan Nc
Dern1ott and his ow-conspratOrs. who are
now fighting among themselves. there is no
reason why the racetracks should not open
The racetrack owners are shrewd men. While
tbev NAV be lost to all sense OF moral response
bty they at least, have practical everyday
shrewdness which is entirely wanting in the
people with whom they are brought in contact
IN Trenton. The inevitable must happen. Ring
government and racetrack rule have seen their
DAYS in New-Jersey, but in the mean time. be-
fore that final catacysm takes place. the next
election. which will engulf all those who have SO
long suled the fair name of the State. those
who have robbed her and those who have made
her a spectacle before gods and men. the race
track people propose 10 have their little privl-
lege.
The situation would not be so serious were 1t
not for the fact that the condition OF the present
LEGISLATURE will cast cloud upon next year $
LEGISLATURE Who are the hold-over Senators!
Who is the clerk of the Senate who is to cali
that Senate to order? What is TO become OF
all the laws passed by the Republican Senate
and by the Republican House, and ignored by
the Governor. There is not the slightest shau2W
Of doubt but that those Senators who comprise
the Republican Senate, presided over by Maurice
4 Rogers were duly elected. duly qualified. and
should constitute the legal Senate 81 NeW-Jer-
sew But on the other hand. there is the eX-
ecutive branch Of the Government. with the ma
chinery OF the STATE in its hand. DENYING recoS-
milton and refusing power 10 this RepuDhcan
Senate while a handful OF men, presided over by
Bob" Adrain have received recognition from
this coordinate branch of the government the
Executive
FAR-REACHING RESULTS OF THE CRIME
Governor Werts had the key Of the situation
oil ef1ya ma
His hands were so bound and so tied that he was
powerless to use that key. He made himself un-
willingly a partner to that scheme which has re-
suited in the bringing OF the Legislature or New
Jersey before the people in such a conteIilp,uouS
position as few legislative bodies IN the ciNl!Zei
world have occupied. The election or |
United States Senators next year viii probably |
have upon II the cloud Of this years Legislature.
The half has not been told OF the disgraceful |
things which have taken place at Trenton TINS |
year. In the year 1881 when Governor Albeit |
was trying 10 be United States Senator. the |
police of the city Of Trenton had to come into the |
Legislative halls to club the members into order |
There is long record stretching beyond the |
disgracefui scenes Of 1881 which New-Jersey has |
no cause to be proud Of. but never did the Legis-
laturc of the State show such a remarkable com
bination Of mpudence and Impotence as ii does |
to-day All those who have played prominent |
parts in this years Legislature have no political |
futures to look forward 10. That is an accom-
piished fact If the Republicans had a leader |
who was capable Of meeting the Democrats with
shrewdness and wisdom born Of experience, they |
might have accomplished more than they have
But relying entirely on the Righteousness of their
cause they have allowed the Democrats to steal
from them the mechanics Of warfare and to use
them in that dsreputable method which is now
known Of all the civilized world and which has
done as much any other thing in the history
Of this country 10 cause the faint-hearted to
lose faith in the permanency OF republican in
situations
WILL SETTLE WITH THE PDoPLE.
But there is a greater river than that which
flows by the Trenton State House, the river upon
which is borne the will of the free people. sweep
ing irresstibly toward ocean which will en-
gulf such petty creatures now in the State
House DIT Trenton lave amused themselves by
claiming to be politicians. 1t looks tonight as
If chaos would be the result Of this winters
session of the Legislature. but out Of that chaos
Will be evolved cosmos IN which the creatures
Of to-day will have part
Here was presented in the evening Of the nine
teenth century a spectacle Of a State. lying be-
tween the two great States Of New-fork and
Pennsylvania. absolutely lawless. The soil OF
New-Jersey has been saturated with the blood |
OF men who fought 10 establish Republic. The
battles Of Trenton Princeton and Monmouth do
not fade upon the pages Of history. Yet to-day
from the slums Of Hoboken and Jersey City, from
the racetracks which have 50 long been curse |
ana disgrace 10 TINS ancient state, redch Iorth
influences which seem TO be all-powerful under
the dome Of the Capitol. There seems - be
no escape at present from this condition OF
affairs, but there will time when the
knot will be untanged and the dark places shall
be made light. Now there is absolute and
utter deadlock Of all legislation. destruction OF
almost all authority. and paralysis Of all
methods Of justice.
1t is ardently hoped by all right-minded men
In New-Jersey that the prayer with which the
Senate was opened last night will be answered
and that the decision Of the Supreme Court VIII
be such as to give again law and prosperity to
the State OF New-Jersey.
SMASHED THE IRON BALLOT BOX.
CHAIRMAN sToRRs YIELDS A HAMMER EF