New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-17

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:, Nev-Jersey No matter how clear
ru''e NAV be the law permits distractions to
the not accomplish no other purpose than
jusu'. false hopes in the breasts Of the con-
- men. There is crying need TOT an
GEM" lent 10 the statutes governing SUCH
cases.
.,oor,ing the Passaic River Anti-Pollu-
III commission to Jersey City Mayor Wanser
made this declaration:
,.,,ve that Il should be the policy of our state
paeect in the fullest sense OF that terin' ilse
20 prot his state. The day is not so Tar as
water Seu the demands upon those waters ior
tan. ces Of supply for our Sitles anH ,o%n s
vi exc rSSs,ed and the agitation concerning this
been developed some years ago Jersey City
rssaes no: now have had water supply proo'eh
) ssrti'
Jersey has been criminally careless In
80, in this matter of river pollution. The
80 n health has been growing greater year
.oor but it is hoped that the Commission
=, work will be able TO solve the problem
y..vare disposal without communicating the
ar,s Of the State.
-.,. are barrels Of fun in store for the citi-
-. NJ Middlesex County II it be true that ex-
s..otor Robert Adrain and Howard McSherry
-. Going to have series of debates on the
nor question. Both are lawyers. MoSherry
,opular platform talker and something or
:. actor He believes in the gold standard
lain Is an orator Of considerable power when
=. ,,rss 10 shake of his laziness and is really
..rnest 1t used TO be a rare treat to see
a.. iock horns with Senator-now Congressman
,obp J. Gardiner. Adrain was president OF the
.n,r,p Senate and he has been playing farmer
10 the people r~rked their disapprobation or
~, effort to steal the State Senate. OF course
Adrian is for free silver.
musician was compelled in the Hudson
roun,v Circuit Court to say whether or not
~. n,aintiffs condition could not be attributed
~ natural causes Has any judge the power
% require witnesses 10 testify as to what their
cpin,on or judgment is?
~. Ds,,ocratic Aldermen Of Union Hill are
,n,arar-lv unable to sleep o nights since they
sia,o,.a-.d that Policeman Owen Sheehan is a
penuhlican. They fined him sixty days pay the
o,,a- week for not treating law-breakers with
chs greatest Of respect and now they are going
=. 49,, him on the charge Of permitting two
,ro-nen 10 discharge his revolver on the Fourth
Of July!
1us, now the tenements OF Jersey City are
hsing inspected by the Board Of Health and po-
lice Many Of the old rookeries should De TORN
down.
All Nev-Jersey is laughing at Senator Smith
,,slorious flight TO Europe. Anc what picture
this statesman presents, AS the chairman Oh the
democratic State Committee ana Ne"-Jersey
on the National Comrnlt'ee' lie
was properly expected TO remain on oech anu
helm the party through the greatest Crisis 'ha'
49, oorfronted II in a generation. Those honest
Democrats who are against repuolauoh reiieu
,,nor Smith FOR aid and leadership. Smith had
gone TO the Chicago Convention as an os'eh'a-
t,ou. sound-money man. So anxious was he to
Ia nronerly classified that he couldn't walt 10 go
Win the Jersey delegates to the Windy City but
,,,,s, needs accompany Mr. Whitney and partici-
pate in the preliminary missionary work flno-
Inc themselves in a minority New-Jerseys repre-
santatiyes on Smiths advice, refused to take
part in the Conventions work after the adoption
= the silver plank Smith and his fellows re-
urned home undecided 10 whether they
should support Mckinley and Hobart or put up a
eparate ticket Smith was expected 10 come out
,nanly IN favor OF either one Of these PROPOSE
ions Last Tuesday afternoon he had himself
and these statements were given out
u his views:
Personally have very positive opinion as to TO
What ough, to be done, but l do not consider II
ns trructtons Of the State Democratic Convention
we're unequvocally in favor OF the gold STANDARD,
IS mower 10 carry out the wishes Of the party In
his State This was done. but. OF course, me Ell
Ort was futile and the platform asa IN thoes
.runciated by our State Convention.
nen 70 the delegation from this State. and that is
9 refer the whole matter back TO the State Con-
RE party is free TO act on any line that may be
seemed wise for the reason that electors have not
re-, been put in nomination.
No one familiar with Smiths attitude had any
loubt that his very positive opinion as TO what
ught TO be done" meant action that would either
ctivey or passively contribute to the election Of
he Republican ticket But after giving out that
Interview Smith heard from the Essex County
Democratic Committee. That committee was In
esson about the time that the Smith interview
vas being put into type. and by an overwhelm-
ne vote II declared for the Chicago ticket, plat
form and all. AS soon as Smith learned or the
committees action he sat down and dictated |
letter 10 its chairman Colonel f. L. Price He |
began BY expressing hope that the work they !
1.-THE committee) have so aggressvely begun for /
the success Of the party in this state VIII meet |
with that success it deserves" The only work
begun by the committee was the raliHcd'ioh vi
The Populistic ticket which Smith had refused TO
countenance. Further on in his letter Smith
poke Of McKinley-toward whose support all
'ound-money Democrats are rallying-and SAID
hat his election will be calamity After
writing that letter. and before It's publication
smith fed 10 Europe, where he VIII stay while
he two factions Of the party fight 1t out.
He who fights and runs away may live TO fight
mother day"