The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-11
Republican Press and the Ford
Enquiry.

Enquiry.
Our esteemed friend. editor of The
Jersey City News" has got 'em bad this
time.-"State Gazette"
Now we thought WI took the
situation rather coolly. We INDUCED
in no paroxysms that we can
recall over the revelations of the
Voorhees, mud machine. Our COM
ments on Saturday simply extended to
showing tina all the testimony. so far,
was the malicious assault of a discharged
employee on his late employer. We sug-
gested that the various allegations might
be disproven or explained; and we asked
the public to suspend judgment until both
sides of the case We're heard.
IF This is having 'em bad" as the Ca
zette'' expresses it. in its own refined
and elegant way. why we had 'em. and
that is all there IS about it.
But really, what shall be said of the
hysterical state of the Gazette" itself
and the papers which join with it IN
enmity to the Democratic party. The
Gazette" for instance. has an article
this morning on Senator Barrett's Stiff
Denial which we do not scruple to call
~blackguardly. 1t insists on the vicious
Interpretation of the transactions be-
tween Mr.. Barrett and Mullins & Co.
with a deliberate avoidance of the con-
elusive denials and explanations made.
which is simply villainous. This time
we nave "got EN- very bad" We con-
fess to an extreme Indignation at the
prostitution of journalism for party pur-
poses shown in this article.
Let us consider the Barrett incident a
moment:-The fellow, Murphy, swore
that a set of dining room furniture had
been sent to Senator Barrett's house
and the price charged to the State. Sen
ator Barrett promptly makes affidavit
denying the allegation. He tells where
and when his dining room furniture was
bought and declares himself ready to
produce the receipted bill of the New
York firm which sold it. This looks
pretty like a knock out for Mr.. Murphy.
1t Is plain somebody is perjuring him
self. and If Senator Barrett has that re-
ceipt to show. surely he is not the man.
But. says the Gazette" Mr.. Mullins
himself admits he sent some chairs to
Senator Barrett. So he did. He said
to the Senator's law ofice,-an-
other knock out for Murphy.-that the
Senator asked him for the bill. but that
he refused to accept payment because
the Senator had, a short time before.
Rratuitously adjusted a worrying real
estate transaction to his. Mr.. Mullins
advantage. This certainly looks like
straight goods'-the Gazette is evil
IDENTIFY fond of slang and we desire to
place these remarks within the limits
of its intelligence. Perhaps Mr.. Mullins
may supplement his explanation by CIV
ing the public the names of some Re-
publican politicians to whom he has made
presents. There are. no doubt. a good
many of them.
In all the matter affecting Senator Bar
rett. the testimony of Eugene Murphy is
effectually wiped out. There is nothing
left of it. Not only that, but all Muir
phys testimony has i~nferentially received
a bad black eye-more slang for the ga
zette."
The Newark Evening News" which
z-L+c 1900 30 4 -+s-r
the Capitol scandal. is not SO unscrupu-
lous as the Gazette" in its
on the evidence. 1t does o descend to
personal calumny. But its walls of an
guish upon the general state of things
are exauisftely ridiculous
Two short sessions of the Investigation
Committee have been held. The DIS
closures made so far have. been shock
ing. 1t has been shown that the State
has been plucked as a goose by its own
agent. ~Inseaparable from the dis
story of greed. fraud and trickery prac-
tdced on the people by men In trade and
6ustness; Inc very atmo oi3 re- o. the
ofaofacial ~rottenness. official negligence
and Official complaisance.
The trouble is. good namesake. nothing
whatever has been shown as yet. There
is a little testimony of abuse. but 1t is
all of such suspicious character-and
some of it so discredited. that it cannot
yet be spoken of as showing" anything.
Let us see if there will be any corrobora-
ton. The shocking thing is the readi-
ness of respectable newspapers to rush
blindlx to unwarranted conclusions. Keep
cool brother. and boil within, until you
are sure the temperature is high enough
to boil at all.
THE really interesting thing about the
whole enquiry is the speculation as to
who will do the Golf act" In other
words will the lawful revelations max
Foster M Voorhees, Republican can
didate for Governor? Or will it be WILL
lam H. Corbin?
ADJUSTMENTS.
William Collier as ssShftftIess lkes'
at Academy OF Music.