The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-29


rejection OF the demands OF the honest
people Of his party for the appolntment
Oh Mr.. Stokes as Secretary OF state, ana
the appointment OF the chief lobbyist or
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Mr
Bettle as Commissioner q Banking. On,
what mighty fall was that from pure
government IN the recognition of a
lobbyist IN one OF the highest offices OF
the state HOW specious, Wnen ne SUP
disturbed, yet with an avidity equal
almost to the lightning change artist ne
a1fiNed ms signature to the extension law
that wiped out local government, ana
without demand from any source eA-
ecptlng the most vicious politician, ana IN
direct confllct With the trend OF pupllc
opinion and in defiance of decency and
political reform
So extremely partisan has he been that
he has appointed in every instance Re-
puoilcan Judges and prosecutors IN all
the reasons urged for the abolition OF the
Judges Oh the inferior Court or Common
Pleas was that We had complete Demo
s cratc Juolciary n every county IN thls
must be abolished and ron-partlsan one
created But the non-partisan one has
not Hiitteriailzed. IN every instance
rabid machine politician has taken the
pace OF the democrat 90 NOT opJect
70 recognizing men IN q party VINO nave
l,s Inerit, put do opJect 10 Iatse pretenses-
dnai Is polltieal crime as great as
optaihlng money by lalse pretenseS IS a
CRIME against the state he mas SCI NM
sell up as the great objector; bills OF I'M
portance TO committees have been ruth
the pretext that the legislation was un-
necessary. He pretended to favor the
agricultural interests. yet vetoed the
Sugar Beet Industry bill. Not that we
Democrats favored it, for on the contrary
we opposed it on the principle that it
was vicious to grant special privileges
r.
Inconsistencies for while he refused to
sanction the Sugar Beet bill he at the
same time signed the Trenton Dam bill
which granted an immense privilege to a
few capitalists without any recompense to
the State whatever, and which is destruc-
tive of the growing fish industry of the
The police of the State asked that law
be enacted to s,lhnoit the nrosnosifion fo
the neSnIe whether their Salaries shouid
With tp,e o ar, hut this
CO. ra1aatad y,Na,, ~ ,e.i;o. .s,,,od ,,no,,
the indgment of rpb tte neonie o hv vetoine fpa
- 49, Ja''s, 60 - peopao yy 80 80 ~.
aner sd Gch cn.Ga L,e eAeeue,vg ,s we naye Is
sN.', ievei aldu, aiio Willie ms pelsuiieh5 -
pleaslhsi may we never nave fa ms ms ,liss Hhs
againc @ f., ne mas uescenoeu , from s,. .ne nrgm
ana loIty posltlon OF pohllcan reIormer
TO that Oh a trimmer, Ialse pretenaer, ana
extreme partisan, IN order that ms sell
Senator may be gratified. Let me say(to
him, You are not the nrst, nor Will you
be the last VINO Will go to destruction
upon the rock of ambition.
He considered that clause of the Con-
stitution, the advice and consent of the
Senate" had no binding force upon him,
for in every instance his appointments
were subject not to the recommendation
of "a Senator, but purely and solely on the
ground OF political avaliabllty, SO lar as
Boss Sewell and Governor Griggs were
concerned. Such a fagrant violation of
courtesy and precedent was never wit
messed as in the case OF the rejection OF
Senator Stokes, whose appointment was
requested by the whole Republican SEN
| ate. The Senator's ability did not figure
with him; it was now VIII 1t figure in
my canvass for United States Senator.
The Jersey City Journal, one OF the
| leading organs OF our opponents, said, in
| summing up the work of the last Legisla-
! -'Without going into further de-
| tails, 1T may be said that the Legislature
| had q golden opportunity but missed 1t.
| But that will not satisfy the thinking
| people of this State to apologize Tor that
record; such incompetency will be rebuk-
| ed when the people come to pass upon
| that record at the ballot-box.
You must remember that although
united, 1t will take a hard, persistent
| fight from now on to recover this State.
| Bear IN mind that our defeat must not
| be .attributed TO MI Bryan, TOT we were
! defeated long before the financial ques-
| ton became an issue. And you know the
| reason why the State went to the Re
hearse the causes, but enough to say that
/ it was due to uncalled for legislation
| prompted and suggested by alleged lead
| erS of DemOcracy. who were only too