The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-29
MONDAY, NOVEMBER. %, 1897.
This paper as Democratic in principles
and is independent an ats caetus on al local
questions
The senatorial outlook.

There can be no doubt that if the De-
mocracy wins the Legislature next year,
Allan L.. McDermott should be the United
States Senator elected to succeed James
Smith. 1t cannot be Smith himself. He has
acquired the hatred and contempt OF every
Democrat in either branch of the party,
with the exception perhaps of a HANDFUL
of toadies of the old Essex Ring crowd
Smith. in getting the Senatorship, proved
himself a traitor of the most despicable
brand. AS a Senator, he showed himself
to be utterly unprincipled. He deliberately
bartered away every plank in the plat
form on which his party had won victory.
AS a leader, Smith has proven himself a
coward and skulker. As a pretender for
reelection, he is now showing himself to
be an unabashed fraud, just as ready to
steal the fruits of other mems efforts as
he was in 1892.
Besides Smith and McDermott. there is
really no available candidate. Neither
Chancellor McGill nor Judge Ludlow
would be at all likely to resign from the
bench to take up the burdens of the Sena-
torship. Mr.. E. F. G. Young has not
taken any active interest in politics for
several years and it is doubtful If ne
would make the business sacrifice neces-
sary to do his duty as Senator. 1t would
be no more ridiculous to speak of William
H. Thompson than of Rufus Blodgett.
Ex-Secretary MeAdoo would be an avail
able man, if he had settled in the State
at the close of his official term and made
himself conspicuous in public life, but he
has not, so far, one SO.
Thus, negatively, Mr.. McDermott occu-
pies a position of great strength. But he
is even stronger in his positive claims to
the office and obvious fitness for it. Mr..
McDermott is one of the thinkers of the
State. His speeches and papers are preg-
nafst with ideas upon high public ques-
tons, and his ideas are modern, enlight-
ened, safe and Democratic. He is an
eloquent speaker, a vigorous debater, an
active and eager combatant upon political
issues. There is no man in the State, who
could be named, in either party, who
would max so brilliant and effective a fig
ure in the Senate, who would do so much
to enhance the fame of New Jersey.
There are few men in the country who
would occupy a larger space in the public
eye, if he were once established at Wash
ington.
Mr.. McDermott has, besides, a record as
a Democrat which is undimmed by any
lapse from party principle. He has fought
the battles of the party in the Legislature,
in the courts, on the hastings and in eoun-
victory, and his generalship has carried
more doubtful points than the efforts of
any one other surviving leader. There is
no reproach to dim the record of his
career. In his personal character and his
political conduct, he has always been
guided by principle and sense of right,
aAu ms uAcomproAiisiLis Stdlu III lilS re-
spect has been SO far the only drag upon
his career.
We believe the Democracy of the State
will rally to the support of Mr.. McDer-
mott if he is made the candidate for the
Senate either by the endorsement of a
convention or by general popular consent.
His name coupled with that of a strong
candidate for Governor will sweep every
thing before it. We will carry the Legis-
lature and elect him, just by the mention
of his name,