The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-15

This paper is Democratic in principle.
and is Independent IN its vicus on all loca
questions.
Studfcs In M n nicipaI Corruption, No.a
In the second article of this series WI
gave extensive quotations from thu
apologetic Interview with Mayor War
wick of Philadelphia, published in tht
Press Of that city, in which His Hon.
OF repeated all the old arguments Of
Tom Gilroy in behalf Of the exposed and
pillor.ed villains Of the Police Depart.
mert. Warwick is the gentleman who
defeated Robert E. Pattison last Febru-
airy In a hard-fought contest for this
Mayoralty. Pattison, who had just com
pleted his second term as Governor OF
Pennsylvania, is famed throughout the
United States as the greatest fighter OF
municipal corruption that we possess to-
day It was ne who led the fight against
the Mechanics Ring. which eliminated in
1881 In the overthrow of the Gas Trust,
the defeat of stokley for Mayor and the
election of King. a Democrat to thai
office, the first who held it since the
War.
But the people of Philadelphia tired
OF reform in 1888 and elected a notorious
ally Of the ring as Kings successor.
Ever since then. Republicans nave had
undivided control of the city. In spite
OF such episodes as the Keystone Bank
failure. with its accompanying reveIa-
tions of complete Generalization in the
Republican party. the mad bigots of
Philadelphia blindly kept on voting the
ring men into office and power. In
February last, Pattison came fresh from
o fopra nf III --*-- - -
as Governor. with a record than which
none In the country is freer from blame.
Warwick was nominated after a scan
dalous faction fight, by the particular
branch of the Republican party of which
Dave Martin is the leader, a machine
which controls the party in the city of
Philadelphia and in Pittsburgh, where
Chris Magee is its leader. and which
Is popularity known to Pennsylvanians
as 1.-THE Combine" Notwithstanding the
infamy of his backing, Warwick was
elected by an enormous majority. We
have not the figures at hand, but, If our
recollection serves. it ran into tens of
thousands.
Now. the particular purpose of ''The
Combine is and always has been
the defeat of Matthew Stanley Quay.
United States Senator, and boss of Penn
sylvania. It would be tedious to 60 into
any details of the fight. They are well
known 10 many and even casual readers
Of the newspapers will remember the Bit
ter struggle which was made in the sum-
mer to deprive Quay of his control of
the Republican State Committee. and
the signal victory which the willy and ex-
perienced Matthew secured on that oc-
casien. Well, the Andrews Investigation
Is another phase OF this faction fight. 1t
is the great game by which Quay seeks
to secure. In the first place, legislation
from the Pennsylvania Legislature now
In session to clip in thorough style the
wings of THE Combine leaders and Off
Gals, and in the second place the utter
defeat of the faction In the municipal
elections next month both in Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh. for the Andrews Conn
mittee is commissioned to do some mud
de1ving In Chris Magee,s bailfwick as
well as in Dave" Martins. Thus it hap
pens that while one Republican paper.
the inquirer is backing up the inves-
tigation with all its might, another, the
Press" which for years has made war
on Quay. is decrying and belitt1ing it for
all It is worth and giving Mayor War
wick space for his indignant protests,
w anu SIOhcls
OF course. there is a popular element
in this movement. too. The vileness of
Philadelphia's Government had stirred
up the Citizens Association Of that city
TO agitate vigorously for reform. 1t did
SO vigorously. eschewing, however, all
that was obscene and revolving in the
methods Of DR.. Parkhurst. Liz DR..
Parkhurst's agitation. the Philadelphia
one was Intellectual until it dovetailed
IN with a political emergency. When a
snreWd schemer saw an opportunity in
1t, It changed In a day from a wailing
spectre into a giant with a club. Tom
Piatt secured the ratification of his afro
cious Constitution for the State Of New
York by means of the Lexow Committee.
Matt Quay is fast ac { mplishing his pur-
pose through the Andrews Committee.
That he has SO far accomplished IT az
to bring his rival to his knees is to be
gathered from a news item in the New
York OF yesterday, from which
we auote-
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-During the
past ten days Pennsylvania air and news
peace and cordial political relations have
been restored between Senator Quay and.
Dave Martin and Chris Magee, the two
rnenf 10 eliminate Senator Quay from
American politics.
The midwinter story, as made public
during the week preceding the political
primaries. which are to be held tomor.
ait his house IN Washington: that the
two had o long conversation, and that
as neither was pitched out of the Came
ron DOW WINDOW they parted in a friend
SO far as Martin is concerned his leader
ship of Philadelphia politics has forever
Anda0H H& WILL T6rnnra frnTn fhn IT,
teenth ward, in which he resided and
which he controlled for the past twenty
five years. making bis home hereafter in
the Thlrty-nfth ward; and with remoyal
from the Nineteenth he will cease con-
trolling it's public policy. He will ac-
quiesce in Quay's determination TO de
cry the growing use Of money in poll
ties" and will bid by Quay's leader
ship IN the State. and also In philadei-
phfa, as it shall be maintained b his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES william Potter.
District Attorney Graham, Senator PEN
rose. City Solicitor Kfnsey and Frank
Willing Leach.
There Is general belief that in the re-
conciliation of the lion and the lamb the
Mayor Is not to be sacrificed.
If this story be true. OF course the
investigation win peter out with 4 little
reform" legislation (pour rire) and the
party of moral ideas will sweep city and
State with the usua overwhelming ma
~joritiss IN the next spring and fall cleo
tions. This Is always the Republican way
Of doing business. 1t is different fl inn
portant particulars from the Democratic