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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-09

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Both have fine Chrome Tanned
Kidskin uppers, with soles that are
solid, fine and strong. They are welt
ed and stitched by the Goodyear
method, and therefore are easy, f1exi-
Bile. clean, durable-free from wax,
tacks and threads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
ABOTT PATTY LOYALTY.

Nothing could he more prepostcrous than the
plea 10 supper. the boss-mad, ticket on the
ground OF party loyalty Those who talk thus
have not the slightest conception OF the mean
ing of the term. party-the Republican
party, at any ratc-is an organization based on
principles and not on the arbitrary viii Of
self-apponted boss or his lackey. Loyalty IN
the party means loyalty to those principles. and
not mere subservcncy to n bose. What are tho
principles Of the Republican party 50 far rs
municipal affairs are concerned; Here they
are. ms fixed and determined by the party Itself.
under the leadership of such men as Benjamin
+. Tracy and Edward Lautorbach. whose reg
uarity" not even the qucruous QuIgg ventures
to dispute:
Questions Of National or state politics hnv~
proper place In the selection OF c"ndi-
dates for municipal offices. w" de-
mand that the public service Of this cit, he
conducted on II strictly non-pnrtisnn hnsis.
We seek separate municipal cleo
tious from the state and National elections.
to the end that the business nnairs of our
great municipal corporations may DC man
ngcd upon their own merits. uncontrolled IL,
National and state politics. In the nd
rninistrntion Of a. city the common interests
of the citizenship of the place mr." more
fundamental than party divisions. Mn-
nicipm government should he entirely d.
vorccG from party politics.
There you have II. plain and fiat. Those
are the fundamental principles Of the Eepub'
lican party In municipal affairs. II the party
has any standing In this campaign, II mus, be
on those principles. The only men who are
true to the party are those who are true 10
those principles and arc working for their main
tcnance and fulflmcnt IN the election Of the
non-partlsan homerulc ticket. All the rcst. by
their reputation Of It's principles. set themselves
down ms boilers from and traitors 10 the party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
JURY TRIALS AND Expert EVIDENCE

The failure OF the Chicago jury which tried
the sausage maker. Luetgert, for the murder OF
his wife to return a verdict Of any sort ends
for the present criminal inquiry Of striking
and sensational interest II leaves siln I'M
travelled one Of those curious mysteries in crime
which now and again arise 10 cOnfute the keen
est skill OF the detective and TO perplex and
darkcn the impartial administration Of justice.
As in 50 many other hard-fought trials Of dfii
cult and obscure cases, expert and clrcumstan-
tial evidence has again proven Itself unequal 10
the task OF enforcing conviction, and the very
completely and elaboration Of the testimony
offered have apparently been the chief causes
OF The prosecutions undoing
The eight weeks legal battle just ended IN
the Chicago court has made the reading public
more or less familiar with the outlines Of the
Luetgert case. On the night Of May 1 last the
sausage manufacturers wife disappeared sud
denly from her home, and no clear or unds-
puied trace OF her has been found since. After
much puzzing over the mystery Of her unex-
plalned departure the Chicago authorities de-
cided to arrest and hold her husband on the
charge of murder and Grand Jury promptly
found sufficient material in the evidence offered
against him to order him to be brought to trial
on capital charge The theory of the State
was that Luetgert had killed his wife in one
Of the rooms of the sausage factory and had
then thrown her body into a vat Of yc. in
which it was wholly dissolved In one of the
watts in the factory two rings, marked with the
dead woman's Initials, had been found by the
police, and some pieces Of bone had also been
picked up. which were held 10 establish indis
putably the corpus dclicti in the case.
Much of the testimony given seemed dam
aging 20 the prisoner whose presence in the
factory on the night Of May was established
and whose actions then and thereafter were re-
garded as bringing him we'll within the shadow
OF the supposed crime. When, however the
prosecution went to the extreme of bringing in
expert Witnesses to prove that the bone scraps
| found in the vat were human, the defence pro-
! duced other experts who pronounced them rem
| nant> Of the bones Of Luetgert's raw material.
/ the hog; and the radical conflict OF opinion thus
/ prccipi,ated could not but have Il wholly con
| fuSng and bcnumbing influence on the minds
/ OF jury weary Of scientific technicatieS and
anatomical erudition. II Is evident. therefore.
/ that in this divergence OF expert testimony as
well as in other more positive but perhaps less
convincing evidence offered by tAe defence, the
three dissenting juIymen found that reasonable
doubt Of guilt which brought the long trial TO an
end on Thursday under conditions somewhat
| similar 10 those Of drawn fight
Certainly the unsatisfactory outcome Of this
now notorious case suggests the advisabllity Of
some reform in the system under which expert
testimony is low permitted TO be brought for
ward in the courts. That public opinion would
countenancc The restriction Of the right to offer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
PERSONAL.

Dr William IL Ford OF Philadelphia. who has
lust died was for more than quarter OF cent
ury a member Of the Philadelphia Board OF lieaith,
and was distinguished In the world or letters anu
science He was the author of a thesis on gun
shot Wounds Of the Chest" founded on ms expert
encc I'm military hospital wards and illustrated py
cases treated lie was also the author OF sta
tstics OF Births Marriages and Deaths in the CITY
of Philadelphia" published in 1874. and or N9tes
nlca ana Ls,rgica Rsporter in 1854 and 1866
Fer several years he acted as one OF tnt H.
treatise on Soil and Water" including the sub,
Jects OF drainage. sewerage etc., was lhco' 'N
in Bucks Hygiene and Health
THE Pail Mall Gazette says that King oscar OF
Sweden and Norway is probably the most cultured
pr,rcc now sitting on any throne. Besides being
A great lingulst speaking no less than seven IAN
guaCes perfectly ne Is a poet and writer OF great
ability and his poems are not only widely reap
throughout Sweden. but have been translated III
several foreign tongues trstrate maTg'a an " en
beautiful voice an eloquent orator ana an an Ell, ~
thusastic sportsman the SWedlsn NIns ID %. d' "
Observation-Disclosures ne has kept his duties and response
billiies before him. and has been rue 10 ~
motto: "Br6drafolken val Uhe oro'her-peop''
good.
When Admiral Clnevaro Was I'm command OF in'
international fleet at Crete he gave instructions 10
Captain Graffagni commander of the cruiser
StromboM 10 20 near kissamos and defend Iurk-
ish fort threatened by the Insurgents Inc captain
whose wife Is a Greek, seemed little enthusiastic
over his mission and remarked. But do you thilh'
Admiral ii IL really necessary TO canncnade IN" IN
surgerts?' THAT you will have TO decide when
vor are there II necessary you must bomparn:
a, least that is what the Admirals nave deciued
Think Admiral" exclaimed the other, what my
wife VIII say when she knows | have bomDarded
tho Cretans her Greek brothers," pear rrai-
fagni" returned the Admiral, y should DegH 20
think what my mother would have sad OF me, 10,
she was ~ Greek your VIE. ne Strohpoli
left but thu news never came that she bohoa'ueu
the insurgents.
Verdi is spending his time and much OF ms money
In building an asylum for superannuated mus'-
clans in Milan. The building is advancing rapidly
toward completion and Will be finished In Few
months Camille Boito brother OF Nerdis fienn
and collaboration. Arrgo Boito. has charge oil the
construction OF the asylum. which will cost "Ovt.
francs I'm addition TO which Verdi Will oequea'h u
funds Welding an annual income OF 'u,W~ francs;
II will accommodate a hundred people. ana VIII
contain a concert hail and chapel, besides afnpir
living accommodations I'm spite OF ms elBhty -iVul
years Verdi goes every week from SAM Asat" u
Milan 70 inspec, the prosr OF the work
Liverpool oct. 26-Thc White star Line steamer
Teutoni, which viii sail from this port for New
York Tomorrow has her passenger list me
names 81 Wilson Barrett. Marshal FIELD or Ch1-
cago. and J. Plerpont Morgan, OF Ne"-iork'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
A VA RNING.

Our evening contemporary THE Mall and
EXPRESS" calls attention 10 the fact that under
the provisions Of the law the election officers.
including inspectors, ballot-cerks and poll
clerks M the election next Tuesday VIII be
evenly divided between the two political ma
chimes Plat and Crokcr-as they represent the
political organizations which polled the highest
and next highest number of votes at the last
election. In view Of this condition OF affairs.
orr contemporary utter, word OF warning
orainst the possibility Of connivance between
the two machines 10 defraud the honest voters
who oppose them both. The Tribune does not
like to entertain such suspicion so far as Re
publican election officers are concerned. 1t runs
contrary to the principles of the party and to
all It's traditions prior TO the establishment OF
the machine now in control. But il Is unfortu-
nately true that the machine management OF
The Republican enrolment and conduct of the
primaries have furnished n substantial OASIS
for IT, To that we have the testimony OF Cor
nelus y. Bliss. Edward Mitchell and the Com
mlttee OF Twenty-Five.
II the record shows the machine managers
willing and almost eager to perpetrate frauds
upon the honest voters Of their own party 10
perpetuate their control Of the organization,
there Is no reason TO doubt that they would
unon occasion resort TO the same means 10 carry
an election were the motive sufficient and the
opportunity at hand. Nothing could be more
notorious or more patent than that the two ma
chimes have common bond Of sympathy in
mutual hostility to the non-partisan uprising
represented by Seth Low. The Republican ma
chine leaders are on record as saying that they
preferred Tammany Democracy to a non-par-
tlsan administration. The attitude or ram
many is disclosed even in the feeble fight which
II Is put,!ng I'D. It's blows are all directed
against Seth Low and municipal reform. with
hardly word OF hostility to the Republican
machine. II IS not unfair. TO say that the two
machines are working. If not in unison, with
n common purpose, and both against Low
Each would have the other win rather than
Low. In view Of the antecedents OF both. Is 1t
uninst or uncharitable TO assume that both
| would work together ana use crooked means 70
compass the defeat OF nm adversary whom they
both hate and fear?
Meantime the Citizens Union and Republican
srnporters Of Low are unrepresented officially
nj the polls and in the count. They must de-
mend upon watchers at the balOtboxes during
the count and our contemporary IS quite rlSht
in suggesting that care be taken to select fOr
This duty men "of superior intelligence, thor
"onrhly Informed as to their rights and proof
against all bulldozing tactics when convinced
"of the justice OF protest. The machine lead
ers are desperate, and in their desperation are
ready to do almost anything. II will do no
/ harm TO watch them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
1mretmfnts.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
~ CASE or NECESSITY.

The question has been asked with some anX
lety whether the Republican machine managers.
seeing that Tracys election is impossible VIII
not turn over to Van Wyck thousands of votes
perhaps enough 10 give him the victory. We
answer that we do not believe they Will. In
the first place. we do not believe they can. Few
Of their followers nave any such desperate III
tcreSt as they have in the defeat OF Seth Low
Most of them arc good citizens. who thus FAR
have been deceived into believing that they are
under an obligation TO support the candidate OF
the machine by the claim that he is the can
date OF the party They may carry that false
hypothesis TO the polls and vote for him. but
not many of them would obey an order 10 help
Tammany win. An attempt 10 trade them
would open their eyes at the last moment ana
be rcpulscd with scorn
If any such foul business rs this is actually
In contemplation, there is little chance OF its
succeeding II will be- well. however. for hon
ost Republicans who are now intending 10 vote
for General Tracy. whether under the wild de-
fusion that he can win or merely In obedience
to false conception Of loyalty to watch for
signs Of conspiracy to sell him out. And II
evidence Of such thing Is discovered or judg
ment Is that IT should be laid before General
Tracy nj once Unless We are utterly mistaken
as to his character. he will know what he ought
10 do-and do H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
TRiCY'S REPLY TO TRACY.

Genera! Tracy asks why shouldn't we have
political parties in city" For the reason. 50
admirably and convincing expressed by Gen
eral Tracy. that
In the ADMINISTRATION of city tho common
interests of the citizenship of the place arc
more fundamental than party divisions
General Tracy. speaking for the regular Re
publican party OF this city. says: ut Is abso-
"lutely impossible TO administer government
along business lines alone The regular
Republican party Of this city. for which Gen
era Tracy speaks has formally declared that
We demand that the public service Of this
city he conducted ON "a strict, non-pnrtis"n
basis. We appeal to the people OF this city
to east aside party prejudice md {" combine
with u = in u determined EFFORT to elect cnndi-
dates chosen solely with reference to their
nbfIit, and integrity. and pledged to conduct
the affairs Of this city strIctIy non
partisan basis. and who Will. rs far ns may
be I'm their power. Insure good government
TO the city Of Ncw-AOrk.
General Tracy says, Il know something of
these non-partlsan movements. Yes. There
was one in Brooklyn few years ago, in which
General Tracy was considerably interested.
which was highly successful, and in which the
regular" Republican party formally resolved
that
Quotations Of National or State politics hnv"
to-day no proper place In the selection of
candidates for municipal offices. nor In
the practical administration Of our munich
PM bust ness.
General Tracy Is one VI the most eloquent and
accomplished campaign speakers that ever were
miSled into advocating a wrong cause. hut he
labors under the serious disadvantage Of hav
ing had his speeches effectively answered In adj
vance by that eloquent and accomplished speak
or. General Tracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
THE NEWS THIS NORNING.

FORrIGN..-An outline Of SPANS reply 70 the
r-nifad states was given out ~ Madrid. but n
is not expected that the text Of the note VIII
no published until after Congress meets; there
is further evidence that autonomy VIII not De
accountable TO Cuba. the report Of General cas-
tulo's death is confirmed: some Spanish soldiers
dsnurred at going on board Of transports bound
for cuba -= Trouble is possible between
France and Great Britain over their conflicting
claims i'm Rorgu West Africa. =@ II is de-
MED that there was any political signlncance IA
the refusal Of the Car TO receive the Grand
duke and Grand-duchess Of Baden at Darn
stadt
DOMESTIC Government has Withdrawn
Cts motion for postponement Of the sale or the
main line Of the Union Pacific Railroad. the Re
organization Com nittee having increased its
bid SIS 600 600 ------- II is thought in Washlne-
ton that Japan has decided TO abandon opposi-
ton 10 the annexation of Hawaii. - severe
snOwstorm prevailed in Colorado ana otner
Western States. blocking railroad travel ana
causing great damage. -= one more pouI
. at Garrisons on Sunday; the body OF the ire
man was found on the engine when was
raised.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-Seth Low and Cen
eral Tracy addressed meetings in BROOKLYN
Jacob Worth announced his opinion that tracy
was doomed 20 defeat; the increase In Lows
strength in Brooklyn was shown by accesslons
10 his ranks: Chester b. Lawrence. former Fire
Commissioned Of Brooklyn. and several others
were expelled from their district associations In
the Seventh Ward for supporting Low. -
Rum0rs were in circulation that the Republican
machine in case Lows success seemed likely.
would try to throw its strength TO Van Wyck,
indicating their preferences. - Stocks were
dull and higher.
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair weather. variable winds. Temperature
Yesterday: Highest, o. degrees lowest. % de-
Grees. average. 59si degrees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27

expert evidence to persons selected impartahy
by the courts whose only compensation Is 10
come from the States treasury, Is, or course
doubtful: for such step would trench per
haps too keenly on the rights and liberties VI
The individual brought to meet public lndc'
ment. But it is becoming clearer and clearer
that the present method of setting up one group
of paid experts against another group can tend
to little more than confusion of evidence ana
a rcardation of justice. If the confidence OF
juries in the opinions Of expert witnesses is 10
be rewon. greater independence and Impartial
lty must be assured them. and their status Ill
court must be invested with a more distinctive
" judicial quality. Regrettable as may be the
fresh failure Of the recent Chicago tr."' to es-
tablish the prisoners guilt or innocence, 1t VIII
have served public purpose il it calls renewed
attention 10 the urgency Of restoring by some
practical means the credlbllity and authority or
cXDcrt testimony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27

Increasing weakness and Lows increasing
strength are open to universal Observation IoS-
sjblv 10 some persons and especially 20 those
who would prefer to vote for the machine can
didate they may be less convincing 'hah 'he
individual judgment of that experienced poi-
tician himself What does he think OF MS OWN
chances? II Is matter Of record that Genefai
Tracy. inadvertently perhaps. has confessed that
il * hopeless contest" and has accepted The
DESIGNATION Of himself as the Napoleon OF
campaign which is to end for him with water
loo on Election Day. This fact alone shouid 90
far 10 determine the action Of voters VINO WANT
10 cast effective ballots against Tammany Gen
oral Tracy reserved to himself the right ana
virtually promised 10 withdraw If he could
.no, be instrumental in bringing about mar
.monious action" General Tracy has not Tor
mally Withdrawn. though It Is no. Impossible
that he would have done so except Tor pressure
from the machine which put him in nomination.
But il appcars 10 us that Re has virtually, per
hans even intentionally. released his admirers
from all obligation to vote for him. by acknowi-
edging that the candidacy which has not brought
abou: harmonious action is hopeless.
A verdict has already been rendered against
General Tracy. and ant-Tammany voters VINO
are stu hesitating ought 10 join with those VINO
have been but are no longer in doubt 10 MAKE
the election Of Seth Low certainty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
~poKrp.S ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS.

CROKERS ADVICE TO REPUBLiCANS'
On one thing the bosses are perfectly agreed.
"The machines must rule in politics. they say.
II doesn't matter so much which machine, so
long as the people are kept down. Never is one
machine threatened but that the boss or the
other machine comes TO his rescue. y year
ago Platt had trouble in keeping Republicans
from getting control Of their own organization,
50 Tammany. according 10 Cornelius y. Bliss.
Secretary Of the Interior, lent large numbers
of its partisans for the padding of the Platt
enrolment making II, says Mr. Bliss rotten to
"a degree never before paralleed In the his
"tory Ct the party" This year Plat is return
Ing the compliment by using that fraudulent
organization to run a straight Mayoralty ticket,
so as 10 prevent Independent citizens from
overhrowlng Tammany. His control of the
Legislature will give him a pull on Tam
many so that he will not be so badly Off, even
with his ostensbe enemy ntrenched in the
City Hall.
Croker gave an interview 10 reporter Of
"The Herald" which was published yesterday
morning, making unconscious revelation of his
close sympathy with Platt. There should
never he anything In politics but organiza-
"tions" said he. 1.-THE man who does not
"clng to his organization through thick and
'thin should get ont Ct politics altogether.
That is it exactly. The American citizen who
does not see fit to cling to Croker or Plat
should get out OF politics. He has no right
10 a voice in his government. His sole bust
ness is to choose between Croker's candidate
and Platts candidate AS for having a candi-
date of his own. that is piece Of impudcnce
that justiies either boss in reading the wretch
out OF the organization, after the manner
adopted by Plat in the case of Worth IN
Brooklyn But "The Herald reporter went
further than to get general views on machines.
He asked: What do you think Of Mr.. Platts
statement, Mr. Croker? and the TammaDy
chief replied: Il have nothing to say about
that. except that every member Of a party
should stick to il at all times
There you have it. All Republicans who arc
seeking light as to their duty are advised by
Richard Croker 10 vote for General Tracy
They also have the advice Of Richard Croker's
old organ. "The New-YOrk SUM-" to the same
effect II there is one thing m)re than an
other on which the two are agreed-and they
generally agree very wcll-lt Is on the duty Of
every Republican TO vote against Seth Low
Croker says in substance: IF you can't vote
"for my candidate. then stand up straight and
vote for Platt's' And Plat through his
lieutenant. Lauterbach. says: Better Il Tam
many man than man responsible to 10
party" The one thing both fear is rising
up Of the people to carry on their own gov
eminent and deprive them Of the chance to
carry on common business in apparent ri
valry. They line up and pretend to fight but
it Is all a SHAM Quigg says: 1--WE are fighting
Low. and shall continue TO fight him. And
Gardiner says: "Of the Republicans have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
EANSETT RENIN[SCLNCF.

THE Ncw-Yorl sun sneers at "Joseph II.
"Choate. who, when the Fassett Committee
'came 10 Ncw-York. rushed to defend Richard
Croker. the leader of Tammany Hall
What newspaper most scurrilously lampooned
Mr. Fassctt and his investigation, and most
zealously rushed to the defence of Richard
Croker. and was the thick-and-thn champion
Of 1aminany Hall and all its leaders, from
the archthcf. Tweed. TO the Buffalo def
aulter," Sheehan?
What a filthy old polecat it is, TO be sure.