New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
THE VILLANY AT TRENTON.
DEMOCRATS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
DENOUNCE 1T.
ALL AGREE THAT THEIR PARTY Is RENDERED
STILL MORE ODIOUs by THE UNsCRUPU-
LoUs WORK or THE LAST WEEK IN


LoUs WORK or THE LAST WEEK IN
THE STATE SENATE.
Asbury Park, y. J.. Jan. - (SpeciaD.-Ihe
people of Monm)uth County. irrespective OF
party. have been greatly worked, up during the
last week over the situation at Trenton ana the
revolutionary attitude of the Democratic MINOR
ity. AT no time since the stirring days OF the
Civil War have the citizens Of old Monmouth
been 80 engrossed In the consideration OF a
public question as at the present moment a
consensus of the opinions of the 1S.Oo0 voters IN
the county if readily obtainable for the purposes
of this letter. would show an overwhelming pre-
ponderance of sentiment against the knavery OF
few dscredited leaders Of the New-Jersey De-
mocracy. out of the twenty-one newspapers
published in the county. ten are Demo-
cratic, but in 10 solitary instance can the trst
word Of apology or explanation b. found IN thelr
columns this week for The acts of their desperate
leaders, on the contrary. every one Of the ten
papers teens with editorials denunciatory OF the
conduct Of these The Monmouth Demo
GRAFT of Freehold. the Oldest and most infuen-
ta Democratic organ not only in this county
but this section Of the state leads off In its issue
of Thursday with a singing rebukc to the Dem
ocratic bosses and racetrack advocates in an
editorial headed Another Blunder." 1t says in
part:
The Democratic leaders have committed another
bunder by attempting to defeat the Organization
OF the Senate according TO the expressed VIII OF
Senator Bradley is not entitled to seat because ne
0S toy p5 GSo Ms he %s
to cofee ana GsaT M %i nob5dy nks any
stock whatever in this sudden spasn OF virtue with
which the bose, who inspired the movement are
excuse for their action and they base II upon me
toy scrb-brush advertising card ana the coffee ana
oio al no
hind the movement. there can be no room Tor
doubt If one moves about among inc psopls, 'nSt
party at large in the State another serious INJURY
Another paper. Democratic to the core. and
one exercising wide influence in the councils
of the party is The Freehold Transcript"
which comes out boldly in a long editorial
article in which, among other things it says;
Tuesdays work has done the Democratic party in
Eew-Jersey ncaculable injury. an injury which
will not be repaired for years and all TO serve the
selfish purposes of perhaps half dozen men who
right or of the injury they may inhict upon their
party. The Democrats of Monmouth do not counte-
their acts neither are they approved OF by NE
great majority of Democrats in the State. yet the
party must bear the odium of those acts. and suffer
defeat in consequence The party can never nope TO
be better until it has been purged OF such men ana
s4Sh meino as ~ the Scheme
TO unseat Senator Bradley marks him as a man OF
honor and his action in this regard is entitled 10
the highest commentator and the widest publicity
"The Coast Star Democrat" published az Man
asquan. says
The voters OF MONMOUTH should bear in mind
whatever TO do with the attempt 10 unseat Bradley
He has declared again and again that he was
from enjoying the hOnors of the office Terhune Is
a gentleman of honor. and as we said before cleo
ton and reiterate now. he has the courage of his
convictions.
Here in Asbury Park the local Democratic
paper is equally clear in its expressions of hos
tlity to the programme mapped by
McDermott. But 1t is from Long Branch,
the home of ex-United States Senator Rufus
Blodgett and the business place Of ex-senator
Henry S. Terhune, that the strongest rebuke
from the Democratic press is heard. Here is
an extract from an editorial of the Democratic
"Long Branch News:
The Democratic machine BETRAYED the party to
edy to Crushing defeat T The present Legislature is
cratic Senators are trying to deprive the majority
OF their rights The proceedings are disgraceful
The course Of the hoidovers is bad politics mainly
because the Democratic party Is out of favor with
tious contention against the peoples mandates.
The Democratic Long Branch Record" says:
That half-dozen men may secure fat offices
the so-called Democratic leaders in New-Jersey are
disgracng themselves and bringing reprOach upon
their party IL seems to be the present intention Of
noxous they can make their party between now
and the time TO eject another Governor.
Other Democratic papers in the county talk
in similar strain. but probably the browning
rebuke comes from The New-Jersey Standard"
published at Red Bank partly be cause its editor
is member of the Democratic County Commit |
tee, and zealousy supported Terhune's candi- |
dacy, but more particularly because it is the |
acknowledged home organ Of the Democratic |
National Committeeman. John Hone. This is |
a part Of it's outbreak:
We find nothing extenuate in the acts of |
regular and orderly organization of that body this
publican Legislature but it cannot afford to let |
handful Of men place ii in a false position before |
we believe that %ise counses viii prevail and that
the Senate. Governor werts is opposed to the OBJ
struction, and will use every means at his com
mand 10 break the deadlock
Ex-United States Senator Rufus Blodgett says.
speaking Of his party's action at Trenton: ut
is a great blunder, and inexcusable. / am unable
in all my travels through Long Branch to find
a reputable Democrat who has word Of apology |
for their conduct. OF is willing to give any coun-
tenance to their efforts for a reversal of the pop
ular will"
Ex-Speaker Sherman b. Oviatt OF Asbury
Park, said: THE conduct of the Democrats at |
Trenton is monstrous. and l must mistake the
humor of the people. If they permit the farce to
continue at Trenton beyond Monday night with
out very decided reprOof from them.
Colonel James S. Yard. a lifelong Democrat.
said: mo act of the Democracy Of this State
for years past has had such disastrous effect
upon the party as has fallen upon us by the
idiotic conduct of the would-be leaders during
the early days Of this week at TrertOn.
EX-Assemblyman William s. ThrOckmOrton,
the present Democratic County Collector; Surro-
gate David s. Cratu and County Clerk TheO-
dore Aumack were equally emphatic in de-
nouncing the deplOrable condition into which |
their party had been thrown in the county
and State by the work of NGCernott Here
in Asbury Park such sterling Democrats as
George +. Kroehl president of the First Ma
tional Bank: David Harry. 1l., Nelson T.. Blu
chanan, Judges ID. II. Wyckoff and John A.
Borden. Water Commissioner John A. Citizens
and others have come out In opposition to the
attempted steal At Long Branch such we'll
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