The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-05
The state

The phariseeism of the Newark "Ad-
yertiser' comes out strongly in an ar
ticle in Saturdays issue of that paper
upon 9Th State Campaign" The "Ad-
vertiser'' thanks the Lord that Repub-
licans are not as other men, and then
lapses into a beatifc vision of the re-
ward that Providence is preparing for
them even in this vale of tears. The
reward is the election of a Republican
Governor for this State in November
not Johnny Kean. however-and the
consequent distribution of loaves and
fishes among the faithful. This is a
vision to glad any Republicans heart,
and the Advertiser" fairly chortles in
its joy.
We are sorry to think of the chasten'
ing that Providence has in store for it.
We do not 10 how it will bear its
cross when a Democrat is elected Gov
ernor, and 1t is painful to think of the
still further cloud that rests upon its
hopes in the very large sized probability
that if any Republican tumbles into
luck In November, the Honorable Johnny
will be the man-and that in the eyes
of the Advertiser" would be almost
as bad as the election of a Democrat.
The advertisers own candidate has
discreetly retired from the field. He
was Mr.. Franklin Murphy-the same Mr..
-NafIxvE nttlxnrfuod
by General Sewell in the Senatorial con-
test last winter. Mr.. Murphy did well
to get out. A second experience like
that of February might have left him
a political cripple for life, while bis
discretion may enable him teashobble
along three years longer as Chairman
of the State Committee. However, the
Advertiser does not lack a candidate.
1t has Mr.. Elias Ward-the Newark
ward-who has been dug up out of the
enjoyment of private life to make a tail
for Griggs' kite. Gritygs and Ward have
an alliance you see-the sort of alliance
that exists between the jackall and the
lion. Ward is to do the providing for
votes in Essex and Griggs IS to gobb1e
them. Ward is to have a bone for his
pains after Griggs is elected-that is. OF
course, If he is elected. What Ward
wants is social prestige-he has some
money-so a wooden judgeship in the
Court of Errors or a TN Brigadier Cen
eralship on the Governors staff will be
about his size, if
The Advertiser" naively remarks that
1t is for the Republican State Com
mittee to make clear to the people, in a
concise way, all that has been done in
the way of reform and all that remains
to be done. Yes. and the State Com
mittee has a large sized contract. 1t
will be able to tell all about the in
crease in the ordinary and extraordinary
expenses of the State as shown in the
contrast between the new Appropriation
Act and the Comptroller's report of last
years expenses. It will have to tell
why the prospect-even though remote
of electing Republicans to Office pre-
vented the placing of the Chancery and
Supreme Court clerks on salary. 1t will
have to tell why the reform Republican
Legislature broke the record for ex-
tr~avagance in the matter of pages and
doorkeepers. 1t will have to tell why
that body killed these among other
popular measures
The Equal Taxation bill.
The Three Cent Ferry bill.
The Erie Track Elevation bill.
The Meadow Manure Heap bill.
We await with much anticipation of
amusement the explanations of the Re
publican State Committee on these
topics. They ought to make rich read
ing.