New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-26
STILL HlRPfNG on SMITH,.
NEW JERSEY NEWSPAPERS roKING FUN sAR'
cAsM AND CONTEMPT AT THE SENATOR

cAsN AND CONTEMPT AT THE SENATOR
From The Trenton STATE Gazette.
The man who takes stand fairly and squarely
for or against proposition l. entitled 10 respect
me, mronoNiron must ho credited with honesty Of
purpose but The man VINO tries 10 n1k' d
speech and uncertain actions must he con1 't
II is i'm such a position that James smith. Jr
is found and taking advantage of his veakness.
the State Democratic committee very na' eis
proposes - make him fac" the music Mr; smith
can hardly expect TO hold the respect OF MS erst-
while political associates 50 long as n" continues
Same SO ae' time He should have tho TO be
either thing or the other
NOT EVEN GOOD WEATHERcocK
From the Camden Telegram.
The senior New-Jersey Senator would not even
make a good weathercock for "A country farm
DIscREDITED POLITICIAN.
From The Paterson Press
The position taken by United States Senator
James Smith New-Jersey has plainly cost him
tho respect of every high minded man in the State
II would have been much better for Senator
Smiths reputation II he had at least made an
honest effort to accept the new Democratic ralth
he has. whose inconsistency is simply revolving.
The Senator. we fancy. could nave swallowed
eitenants in our state have done Even II this
had been mere pretence. nobody need have
more dishonest than his present attitude. n he
son Guardian" let it b. known that he regarded
the fat OF a party convention OF such potency as
1
a. by the touch OF magic wand ana had i'm
nediately upon the announcement OF the decision
al Chicago begun to ring as true 10 a dO-cent
silver dollar he formerly had 10 the gold
standard. nobody could have sat IN Judgment
unon his conscience challenged the proprlety
OF his action He would have continued TO com
mand at least IN" respect OF his State. for
nobody condemns an honest Bryanit". The course
that he has chosen instead of this or OF fatty
refusing to aid with his influence ana money q
party whose principles he repudates. has loaded
him with contempt which finds expression among
honorable Democrats as forctbly ~ u does among
Republicans. That he agrees 10 march with
IL AZ all when II Is fighting for cause which he
dal of the thing and shows the difference be-
tween a party demagOgue and a patriotic Amcr-
can citizen. This episode I'm Ncw-Jersey Demo
cratic politics IL about the most discreditabe
IN the dsgraceful history Of that PARTY. and Will
tend to make the majority for sound money anc
Mckinley and Hobart In our State even larger
than II would otherwise have been.
RATHER HARD ON SMITH
From The Jersey city Journal
Senator Smith should feel II he had been par
tally instrumental in inspiring Mr.. Plat In the
one way but intends TO vote another. he places
himself where the public can put no confidence in
the honesty Of his motives and attach no im-
portance 10 his alleged views.
THEY ARE TOO INQUIsITIvE.
From The Camden Journal
Even the Democratic papers OF New Jersey are
asking Senator James Smith where he stands.
They should not he too inQuisitiVe. Senator Smith
has been asking himself this same question for the
last several months. and he doesn't Yet TO
know whether he is standing upon his feet or his
head.