New-York tribune., 1896-03-30


Every corporation having oontrac. with the
CITY Of Newark knows full well that the present
administration has insisted on every obisa''oh
being fulfilled to the letter. and efforts 10 "ahe
the facts appear otherwise are MADE soieS ioi
political effect Wi,
In Washington letter to THE New-forK
Herald" published yesterday. there was 'n'
reference to the New-Jersey delegates " '"'
Republican National Conventions
They have not been elected yet. They have been
known on,v &c the .'kely" men Some Of them
severa, ~ ttem-are known to have Mckinney prt.-
erences That knowledge will make 1t more u'''-
cul, task to force them through primaries
That is really funny when viewed in conh'c-
ton with the popular sentiment OF Ne"-'e';
as voiced through The Tribune to-day i"s'""
of Mckinley men having any difhcuit! III oe'"e
elected 1t looks as If their preference io
the Ohio man would be the strongest KIM VI
recommendation Furthermore the lhuica'io''
are that unless an unexpected chanse oi iee''e
takes place. the Republicans of the state VIII
nut the matter beyond all dispute oy pieuei"s
their delegates 10 vote for Mckinney
Some people were surprised or pretended 'ha'
,bev were because a clergyman In Montcialr
Tho other evening advised his people to atteno
tho nolitical primaries. Every good CITIZEN
ought TO attend the primaries and vote 10: men
of character The great trouble heretoio'e mas
been that the primaries OF both the srea' p0'
litical parties have been manipulated ps '"e po
fessional politicians and their heeiers' '
selected under such auspices as cahoiua'e' '
Office could not be expected to be much pe''e'.
ANYTHING than those who made 'heih po"'Ie""'
and II has happened repeatedly In Ne"-'ei'e!
that on election day citizens were P'eSe"'e"
with a choice of evils. If the honest ana ih'ei-
,;osrt mon Of both pa ties will attend their re-
snectiye primaries. there should not be much ~
rrowl about after the nominations are maoe'
Hall the champion Of municipal reform. james
.,u,ar NJ Paterson, The Honorable James wants
70 be an Alderman. not for the glory or personal
hareat that may accrue. but so that he may
raoe war on official corruption from the vantage
co;on of q seat in the Council Chamber. Inc
.,,. a.. nron,tious The Aldermen are ABOUT 10
&.la nossession Of their new City Hall, ana IL IL
meet and proper that the occasion shouiu oe
s,1nal,zed by the Inauguration OF a crusaue Iva
honesty in the public service "hat oe''e.
leader could there be than Miller. tne ioi's anu
rure-minded patriot? And with wna' leNeiis"
exnectancy must the people look for"aro 10 Tue
day when he shall begin his fulminauons asa'''s.
"divvies" and deals. Surely all the rasca'S ahu
corruptionists must quake when they reao vi n''
+our through the Sixth Ward. where he is greet
ID as a Roman conqueror Of other days HIS
election will be the triumph Of an idea-a pfih-
c,ple-that can never die. After he mas oeeh
sworn in. there shall be heard no more IN '"e
Aldermanic halls that historic query:
How much is there in it?'
Miller will change all that. for no tricKery VI
dishonesty can escape his eagle eye ana 10
abuse can survive the denuncatioh Oh his Liver
on,an tongue He will expose the rascals and
drive them TO their holes and then Paterson can
.,, aoun and walt TRANQUILITY for the millennium