The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-11-04
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
Closing Days Of One of the Most Hotly Contested
Campaigns in the History of the State.


ens aw and the tended to conound all calcua
tive efforts This has been the present. and viii continue to be
up buttresses baotbox of the most spirited and
stubbony campaigns the political annals & the State
The two great parties arayed against each other in complete
and when that true the intensity the stru
ge contrased with that Of tdawave year. volcano
warmngpan For such time the fever and the Juror
side only while this year they extraordinarily animate both may
be well say word further about the dawave years politics.
which stand for pecedens but prone isead
the winning side into dangerous overcondenc and ubs
quent apathy when unexpected repugnan personal
B thrust into important political contest that the pub
lie feeling swayed by impulse becomes oppos
on and literally annhaes party lines And public sentiment
is tickle it susceptible and at another time is not unap to
and iressby rush the other direction This renders its
entirely relied future guides pred
catng the sober probabilities of hoty fought campaign
TASY indeed is it se then that the who ndiereny
recnes while he recalls the great Republican maories of
1896 the whose awakening had better about before
than after November The real basis for all calculation the
strength primarily of the parties in ordinary years. and
ondy their relative likelihood to their side the
which the determining
every popular election This decisive vote usually the
party presenting the ane Immediate record the most acceptable
enuncaons the attractive and the best general
AS fact the energies long and
aboous struggle expended the preferable effort to conca
noncommed voters and to draw forth the powerful influences that
always desirable in the conduct of extremely diff
franchise though
incidentally the partisan who supposed be reliably alert and
Industrious agency has sometimes to be prodded into his proper
aonshp his parys candidates policies for both Of which it
should hardly be needu urge him to talk to work and to
vote Politics day American OF which partisan
ganaon the school and popular election the exponent Thus
party leadership look for the formulation of the adoption
of methods and the conduct of the such
mend the candidates representing these the general favor Here
after abos of perhaps immediate Importance
the practical duties of the leaders diminish and the supreme duty
the individual voter comes to the front.
EXTRAORDINARY endeavors have been made by both parties
impress the merits of their respective claims upon
Nservatve New Jersey-h results clearly
Republicans It has been shown that Republican ad
mnsraon most Of the counties and the State large for the
past few years has produced results of the highest credit
party appreciated the
individual citizen The finances OF the State have been aouy
guarded and been inn
proved the private citizen protected every right the of
determined basis Of economy the commercial interests
the cities and sered through better roads and other
nels and traffic and conditions every kind percep
bly, betered in every part of the State And striking accord with
this aeg of public affairs the party offers for the support
of the people canddature from that for Governor the
among Assembly nominees whose ability integrity good
faith seyeray collectively the responsibility grave
confidently laid Especially this the
Republican candidates for whom directly the citizens Of
rs County Congressional cast
Tuesday, November That Foster
the popular choice for Governor will be aested the election
that night And the be said for Messrs Rey
Congress- Ptney the Senate Voor-
hee for County Clerk and Welsh and Poole for the Assembly
voter all the potential instrument for
the disposal have sad of the personage the
versies of campaign And voters comprise essential
To the partisan his party do wrong He supports
ticket and out Of not altogether that he wildly loves his
organization but that he cordially detes its enemy such
voters results would vary and administrations
analered Campaigns for these
that the time for shouting and voting at hand But those
independent and reasoning habit that political eeconeerng
appeal whose convictions being touched
will line of action and direct their They are not
party followers political yoares On the other hand they
politics theory and vote purely expression privilege
duty At the time they keeny and negenty alive
that affects their interests that appeals approval repobaon
the Republican party Of New Jersey renders the
it's stewardship public these it submits