The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-31
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 81, 1895.
This paper is Democratic an principles
and is Independent in its uiews on all local
questions.
Comin~ Lpcal EIections.

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Evidently there will be no scarcity of
candidates on either side of the political
field next fall. The Democrats have
every reason to believe they can win in
Hudson County. The Republicans have
won SO often of late that they think
they can keep on winning.
In one sense, the Presidential election
will dominate the local struggle in in
terest; but from the point of view of
the local candidate it will be chiefly inn
portant in its effect upon the local con-
tests. There is really no reason why
the Democracy should not make a clean
sweep, so far as this county is con-
cerned. BY that time, all the tariff nom
sense will be swept out of sight. No
body any longer has the least idea that
the tariff has caused the hard times,
n the last retreat of the malcontent
is the claim that it is not sufficiently
productive of revenue. This claim will
be almost wiped out before November,
1896. The deficiency steadily grows less
n less, and by the time the election
comes on. there will be no deficiency
or hardly any. We are not, in these
expressions prophesying a general De-
mocratic victory. 1t is toe. early to fore
cast broad results. We speak merely
of the way causes and effects will work
out in this Democratic stronghold.
The record of the present Congress
has thus far been enormously favor
able to the Democracy. The reckless
haste of the Republican majority in the
House., the infamous deal between that
party and the free silver and Populist
element in the Senate demonstrate once
more the utter unftness of the party
to rule, it's INSCRIPTIONS readiness to
ally itself with any heresy for the sake
of his Congress will be the same to the
the end of the session.
And then we will have the Legisla-
ture in a week, and Governor Griggs.
bring forth anything good for the people
or popular among them is not to be
looked for. Already evil schemes of
law-making are afoat in all parts of
just freezes the marrow in the bones
of the workers. Altogether, the G.. O..
P. will have, to face the electors in
November with a dreadful load to
carry.
The most important Office to be filled.
next to that of President, is that of
Congressman. In the Seventh District,
Mr.. McEwan will demand a renomina-
ton. 1t looks just now as if he would
have to face Allan L. McDermott as
an antagonist. Concerning the relative
merits of the two men. there is no
room for hesitation. If the people
really care to be represented by a man
of brains and influence, who will make
the District heard from. Mr.. McDer-
mott will be a sure winner.
The fight for the Shrievalty will be e
bitter one in both stages. There will be
hard fights within the parties for the
nomination and then between the NOM
inees for the office. In our news col
urans yesterday a number of a~spirants
in both parties were mentioned. Yet it
is more than likely that the names of
the ultimate candidates have not yet
been spoken at all. The Republican
party is pretty sure to name a strong
man. The Democracy, in order to win,
must put up somebody with a spotless
record. with strong character and at
fractive personality, a man who is free
from fractional enmities and f~actionai
entanglements. a man who win not be
ruled by anyone or anything except his
own good sense.
The nomination for Surrogate should
not go to the same part of the county
as that for Sheriff. Jersey City should
have one or other of the offices and Ho-
boken the other. The Assembly ticket
will. no doubt. be made up Just as the
present ore was, and many Of the men
on 1t will be renom:nxted. Where
changes are made, it viii be wise in the
leaders to improve the personnel of the
ticket.
1T is useless to begin talking about
the spring election until we find out