The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-04
THURSDAY, APRIL A, 1895.
This paper is Democratic an principles
end is Independent IN its viesos on @@ local
questions.
Next ruesday,s Election.

Five days from today the voters of this
city will once again be called upon to
choose between the Democratic and the
Republican party to control their NUM-
eipal affairs for the next two years. If
the election of next Tuesday favors the
Republican candidates. the grip of Sam
Dickinson and Ed Woolley and Johnny
Toffey and Tom McEwan will be
strengthened and consolidated, and the
State will be one step nearer to having
6 Republican Governor to succeed George
T. Werts and one step nearer to elect.ng
Republican Presidential Electors in 1896.
If the Democratic ticket lands at the top
of the polls. the Republican ring will be
broken. The party of the people will
return to power, and the work of build
ing up organization for the great con-
tests of this and next fall will continue.
Whatever may be said. the true issue in
this election is not so much one of street
sweeping or lamp lighting, nor even of
buying a water supply. State and Ma
tional politics are involved in 1t and the
Republican leaders are wide awake to the
fact.
Non-partisanship IS a popular Republic
can principle and a prevalent Democratic
practice. The Republicans are always
exhorting voters to come out from the
party lines and support reform causes.
We cannot find that they ever do it,
themselves, however. When, as in the
case of Philadelphia last month. a Demo-
cratic reformer of transcendent merit
like Robert E. Pattison is put up for
the salvation of the community and the
destruction of rings, Republican voters in
varfably turn their back on him and
stand by the old gang, for the sake OF
the party. On the other hand, Demo
Gratis are always painfully ready to de-
sert their own candidate and support a
Republican in the name of reform. This
is the way Mayor Wanser became our
chief magistrate, and Colonel Toffey our
Sheriff. This is the way Colonel Strong
Cdl Ia a Ia NNSV AOAh 2ool Aoklf
n the way George B. Swift won in
Chicago last Tuesday. 1t may be all
right but we like to see a little reciproc-
ity in such matters. We are tired of
seeing the ~non-partisan reform spirit all
on one side and still more tired of seeing
Democrats constantly fooled by Republic
can cant and hypocrisy.
But granting hat non-parisanship is
sometimes in itself a good thing. it is
very certain that it only applies when
the spirit is invoked in favor of the best
men. Where candidates are of equal
merit, the party lines may be sharply
drawn without excuse for anyone to conn
plain, and when the balance of merit
Is in favor of the Democratic ticket, the
Democracy is in a position to appeal with
urgency to Republican voters to display
q little non4partisanship in their turn and
vote for the best men.
This is the situation in the present
contest. The ticket presented to the
voters by the Democratic party is, as a
whole infinitely the superior one. and
should especially receive the support of
tax payers of all classes. 1t is headed
by Mr.. Edward Hoos, a business maj of
high standing, a man of remarkable
breadth of mind. who will bring to the
Board of Aldermen and the Finance
Board considerable experience of NUM-
cipal work. Mr.. Hoos has. in all hds
career, showed independence and sound
Judgment of his own. His advantages
over Mr.. Simpson as a candidate arc
SO obvious that no voter who has his
own interests or those of the city in mind
can, for a moment. hesitate between the
two.
The names on the Democratic Street
and Water Board ticket are all new to
the public, so far as politics are con-
cerned. though all are widely known and
highly honored IN business and social cir
Giles. Daniel X. Lewis Is a bright, enter
prising man,-just the man to take hold
* public matters N a spirit of investiea-