New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-27
WHAT GENERiL SEWELL STINDS IOR

a CORREsPONDENr WHO WANTS TO SEE SOME
ONE ELSE ELECTED SENATOR ~ NEw-JEHsEY
To tho Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. The letter in your issue ~ to-day signed
Mercer" AMI having for It's subject th" virtues
Of General Scwcll. has provoked more or lc's mrih
throughout N"w-Jersey. Under the modest pseudo
nyn IS recognized well-known beneficiary Of Cen
eral Sewen who has often before used his pen TO
defend and exploit his patron
II Is perhaps true that General Scwen VIII he
chosen United States Senator In February next. for
has he not paid the election expense OF Senator's
and Assembymen galore? But the tidal wave hav-
INK swept 50 enormous Republican majority Into
power there is at least a fighting chance for some
one who represents both the brains and the charac-
ter Of New-Jersey Republicanism.
The Tribune has excited unboundcd enthusiasm
among Republicans by Us recent exposure or MT
Platt's political character and political mcthods
Now. sir viii you not do similar service In the
case OF General Sewell" The friends Of the latter
gentleman are never tired Of sounding his praises
and laudng his political prowess bat what has
he done? After nearly twenty years Of public HE
in what measure or series Of measures can his lnfu-
ence for better government be traced? Let "Mer-
Ger" tell us something on these points
SO far from contributing 10 the success OF ke
rubllcants:n General Sowcll has time and again
from hi. positIon as "boss" sold out the party for
r,Iyate and corporate advantage. lie sod ont the
late f. A. Potts IN the gubernatorisl campaign OF
1880 He had a share In the defeat OF Judge DIXON
I'm 1881 He bitterly opposed General 'TuhD
In 1Ss, In 1857 he turned over seat In the senate
TO the Democrats. rather than see 1t occupied by
William Walter Phelps The story Of his CONT
mental Hotel IDEAL" with Senator Mcpherson - pub
lie property. 49,, ,,.,
Srwell and his willing toos-"Ed Anderson ana
"plck' Rcading-are on hand 10 pass or Keep rom
passing. bills affecting the corporate Interest. mar
General SeWell represents. ana that Keep nm sup
ul,ed with funds for political purposes. the man
is really corpora tiOn lobbyist OF The worst posi-
he tyne should he run for Office IN Now
Jersey he would be defeated by an OVERWHELMING
majority. ,, .,ash
uoiticlan lie decided by his own vote his eliBiDhy
10 sin in the state Senate. lie nominated hinscii
~ to 20 for United states senator In the hepuD,l,
can legislative caucus OF 1873. \ few day" later ne
was chosen the senate by his own vote 'l To- io.
. Under his leadership the Ncw-Jersey Rspubnchi'
haze never won victory In lS9; ana 1917 ihe
moral forces Of the State aiming quite hH much 4,
General SeweU as at his Democratic allies ani
"nais" rallied and carried the STATE Now 10 lols'
tbIs man upon them as their Senator IL nm outrage
The Rcuublican purity VII. never gain permanent
hold I'm New-Jcrscy until IL urforses Se"eH, ana
III his sef-seeklng clique. If peoples memories
,r.re not so short. II would also he rcineinDPffi
that Sewel and his friends had a direct part ara
intorest in the Infamous racctrick lclslaton, tne
enocfment Of which caused the uprising or IN,
e',Nie,rynrk Nov 20 1871 JERSEYMAN.