New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-14
1.-THE NEWS FROM NEW-.JERSEY.
AS A JERSEYMAN SEES 1T.

One Of the rules OF politics IL not to do what
your opponent wants you to do bat the Repuo-
lican Senators may make an exception in the
case Of Senator Allan L. McDermotts invitation
| to investigate Hudson County election methods
taking II for granted that the Senator Is SIN
cere In making his proposition. There are no
Joker ballots in the boxes used at the e'ectlon
| last November such as were discovered by the
| Gardner committee some years ago, but al
! investigating committee should have no diihculty
in getting much important information as 10
how the registry lists padded ana no"
repeaters voted on the names OF persons regis
| tered legally and Illegally who failed 10 sho"
| up at the polls. In short. they ought 10 oe n.y.
| to unravel the mystery Of an increase Oh ." I'D
+ per cent increase in the Democratic Vo'e Vi
| Hudson County. and thus furnish OASIS ior
| legislation to restrict this Industry.
In case the Senate decides to appoint an IN
| vestigating committee. that committee neeo lo'
be confined to an inquiry into election frauds
| 1t could be vested with discretionary power "
take I'D anything For instance, 1t might take
| nm tho task NJ nrobng into the county govern
ment. where 1t was dropped by the o'eu'''.
| Assembly Committee, when Mr.. McDer"o''
/ snufred ont that committee last year Ana 'he
| Grand LURES of Hudson would bear little at
| tentIon in view Of some recent performances
and Supreme Court Justice Lppincot's ci'''
cisms thereon.
| almost a peaceable meeting Is the "e's
! Of q Hackensack newspaper over the repo'' "
| the local governing body's session 'hiS "'eN
But the worthy Town Fathers kept up the rec
ord by having a pretty warm time VI II '
| separating.
| BENJAMIN Eastwood. a Paterson manuiac'-
urer. has solved the Passaic pollution prooie'i'
At least he thinks So and it is just possible ''ia'
| his scheme might work. Mr. Eastwood piah -
| TO provide an open course for the river ny p"'
! ing its bed Objection Is made 10 this '"aN ~
would simply make an open sewer Vi 'iie ~
! sale Paterson has succeeded falriy wen III
| complishng that already. and the paving ''''e"'
| have the effect of carrying its sewage down "
| the towns below.
Three or four townships in Bergen Cou"'S
| called upon the State Board OF Taxation " co'''e
and see how their taxes had been pheu up
above the legal limit Some of the witnesses
| didn't know the value OF their own property
| and hadn't the slightest Idea how they "e'e
| assessed but they were sure that the d''e''
| ments were too high While Few HUN
cases of inequality were shown the 'o"hS"'p'
apparently failed TO prove that the ass'es"'e
| assessments were too high
| ,uI has been introduced in the New YORK
| LEGISLATURE to provide for the publication or the
| TOW Usts This method is in force elsewhere anu
- works satisfactorily How about trying IL III
| New Jersey?
The promoters of the Jersey City water con-
tract are getting uneasy over Mayor 'i'''
DELAY In signing It, Without the Mayor 's ''
| - .ho contract ts void His term expires next
| .nrr and he is much In the same preoca"e"
that Mayor Wanser two years ago "ne"
q contract was turned over to MIN Inc 'e'
80 f,,t, Navvs" is decidedly impatient over the
hos,toncv of Mayor Hoos. 1t says that ne was
nortv 70 every step taken" and that 10 ue-
,,ord a new EXPERT investigation now OF any
thsr sort Of investigation. IL mere looielS
,,ore cbld's play 1t Is an Insult to the pup"e
irtelreence and an outrage on the coh'i" wa
who viii be perfectly justified in Withdrawn
his bid II any such thing is attempted
.,rho News" wants TO know what Mayor hoos
,, -, rben II refers to the gossip that
What makes Mayor Hoos nervous II MS "'"''
,,o, to succeed himself" and that he ca''iio'
| max. IN his mind whether the new water sup
r,, &c more likely to float him into port OF u'o""
him ..,a. .r Of
That paper sums up the SITUATION mus
him boldly kill the contract and ne mas d
oharoe Let him boldly sign it, and ne Has ="
better one.
ror . long time the Right Honorable fooer'
Da,.is tried to hide his light under oushe.' "
forbade his trusty retainers and the Pu'''9" =,
% the court journals from singing sone' - 10
creatnes,-his achievements ana MS Po
And bob" himself was equally modest -
couldn't be brought 10 admit that ne "a' II, 80.
front rank OF leaders and statesmen
,o,cv of self-obscuration has graduahS 'e.
hammered out Of existence. the Nooe'' 20
Associotion has within its ranks every D''o
cratic oGice-holder in Hudson county anu "
onoring q fair for that ASSOCIATION '"e ''''''
evening Mayor Hoos said
Now lust one word more aeou, the naH TiSoe tc
and unassumng stan 1onrs some further praise
aiontod him without advice from III ~ civ
without solicitation on ms par ~ Taxes His able
management of that office. his kinahs i has per
- ali Who have business with MIN nj
less i 10 assured me that | have maze no ocia
in my selection. Long maH i've ng and ~ prosper when
ton when oe heir Efforts are used TO secure ans
| through the Democratic parry
The distinguished owner Of the Demoera''o
- Hudson County supplemented these
timely words with several remarks a DAY o'
~ ,a.or "pob, was talking about certain
,so,,ge of the County Freeholders' VINO ID (
,,aod ~ no elected by the people. ana ne
gave forth this gem: A.,
80, -, sunnosed 10 be responsible for the
too+,on and election OF some or the r'ee
na,doro That being the case, they VIII 90 WI"
+, ,h, or they won't stay In the Board
rhot has the right ring about H. bop ha1