The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-07-03
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Senator Voorhees,, of Union county,
imagined himself TO DO II leader, and al.
though young man, took charge of the
Senate nj the last session. He had the
gubernaiorial bee in his bonnet aud ran
the Senate Investigating Committee with
that view. He and his man Corbin, how
ever, managed TO mismanagc the irvcsli-
CATION to such an extent, together with
the plumbers in the adjourned session of
the legislature, that instead Of making
capital for himself or The Republican par
ty, he has made difficult the success
OF the party in the Fall campaign. This
Is the opinion of the leading Republican
papers of the State, one Of which, The solid
and trustworthy Morristown Je,seymo,,,
says in its last issue
There Is no room for doubt that the
more astnte Of tho Democratic leaders in
New Jersey, who up TO very recent
period were hopeless of electing their can
diGate for Governor this Fall, are now
greatly encouraged and look forward 10
the oeming contest with strong assur-
ance OF success. What has caused this
change it is also not difficult to see. 1t
grows out of the lame and impotcnl con
illusions of the Senate Investigating Com
mittec, and the failure Of the Legislature
at Its adjourned session this month to
meet manfully and squarcly the oppor-
tunites that were open 10 1t. Its work
OF reform began and ended with drive
at tho newspapers. The enormous salar-
les of the State officers, wholly out Of all
proportion TO the services rendered, were
left untouched Though It was shown
that the expenses of the Courts had in
creased threefoll in the last few years, no
movement was made towards reducing
them. A proposition to cut down tho
salary of the Governor from $4,000 TO
Sc, 900 was refused consideration. No
movement was made 10 check the military
registering al Sea Girt every Summer or to
limit its cost TO reasonable figures. And
indeed no retrenchment anywhere was
done or attempted save in tho matter of
the publication OF the laws, and Tint it
will he found was more apparent than
real, although it was proved conclnsivey
that the most reckless extravaganza tx-
Government.
The opportunity lost by the Republi.
cans the Democracy already manifest a
purpose to take advantage Of. Senator
Kuhl, OF Iiuntcrdon, who offered num-
Der OF bills providing for retrenchment
which the Senate declined to consider, an
nounces that he will keep up the fight and
make them an issue in the coming cam
paign, and there Is every reason to believe
that their substance will be embodied in
the party platform. Then, with a candi.
date of high character and recognized
ability who has not been connected with
any OF the schemes that have brought de-
feat In their train the past two years
such, for instance, as Chancellor McGill
would make--the Democratic leaders be-
lieve they can recover their lost ground.
The Chancellor declares, it is true, that
he 10 not candidate for Governor, has
no idea of being, and never proclaimed
himself as such; but II is noticed that his
refusal is not half so strong as was that
Of Gov. Werts three years ago, and he
was finally prevailed upon to accept.
They do not doubt their ability to over
como the scrnples and the hesitancy of the
Chancellor now, II on the whole he shall
seem to them The best man to take in the
emergency. Whatever may have been in
their thoughts a month ago they have no
idea OF surrcndcring now without a vigor-
Gus fight, and they are not nearly so bad
ly handicapped as they were. That fact
the Republicans might just ms well recog-
nize, for IL Is The fact.