The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-07
,lLEY SPEAKS
Tribune's' Reorganization
Fiercely Assailed In a
Letter to Aaron S.
Baldwin.
DEMOCRATIC HUDSON
Recent Republican Defeats
Natural and Not the Re-
suit of Mismanage-
ment.

~ view of the attempt to get together
the scattered factions of the Republican
party in the county, Chairman E. w.
Woolley, of the County Committee. today
sent % Mr.. Aaron S. Baldwin, Chairman
of the Organization Committee the body
charged with the Augean task, the follow
ing letter.
Dear Sir-It is very seldom that an agi-
tator fails to reach responsive sentiment
among the people, and his efforts for a
time are often very successful among the
few whose actual knowledge of the SUD-
ject of his discourse is limited and per-
haps consists of conviction, born of t lie
rash assertions made by the agitator him
self, even though unsupported by tangi-
BILE argument or any reasonably fair at
tempts at the production of evidence.
''An illustration of this fact is presented
in the situation at present existing among
Republicans in this county
"A New York newspaper, which was
very potent factor not long ago in Great
ing a ruinous factional difference among
New York Republicans has for some time
past been industriously circulating,
through its columns devoted to New Jer-
sition of assertions concerning the Repub-
licans here: evidently for the purpose OF
endeavoring to create a reputation for it.
self for having destroyed something or
somebody and covering itself with the
laurel of victory for having accomplished
it. At no period in this TRADE has "a
practical suggestion been made for the
betterment of affairs, nothing that is for
our advancement or improvement, only
the abuse of that something or somebody
which they contend is bad in order = de
cry it.
THE Republicans here have been in a
frame of mind responsive to this kind of
abuse. because their candidates have
been defeated at the polls in a Democratic
county ard in Democratic cities, after
brief period of partial success.
1T is ridiculous to assert that Jersey
City. Hoboken or Bayonne are natural
IL Republican," the result of elections for
many years past disprove it beyond
question as to each of them.
1.-The mana cement of the party Is vtgor-
ously denounced, the leaders are roundly
abused, the result of the voting is at
tributed to the inefficiency of the one
and the insincerity of the other Show
me the Republican who admits ne IS
managed" by any Republican leader
The Republican party is not manager
by anybody, they manage" themselves
mo political organization can manage
the constituents of a great politlcai
marty. Every such organization Is limit
ed in its authority to the powers granted
ir convention. What self respecting
voter of any party will admit tnat the
National Committee even, OF the party
he owns allegiance to, or OF any otner
party. can dictate his exercise OF the
constitutional right to vote as he pieases'
or to refrain from voting at all II ne
wants to? Reorganization is talked OIL
rlibly. Reorganize what? The county
Committee? What for? Have they 1ali-
ed to perform any of the functions IN
eumbent upon them under the authority
given them by the constitution, created
by the county convention for their IN
str,tction and guidance? Nobody claims
IT. Nobody can substantiate such
claim. No definite distinctive charge OF
any description is alleged against the
committee.
.~rhis idea that in some way the COM
mittee is responsible for what the voters
do. or leave undone, may as Wen De
exn,oded. a moments reflection dispels
1t.
.orbe voters are responsible for the
committee, in that they elect them at
the primaries; and the committee are re-
r,ane;ble to the voters only to the ex-
tent that their instructions, given at con-
ventions. must be carried out The
,-o.ors can make or destroy the COM
,nittee at the primary and convention
LET us then dispel the notion whicn
saer,s TO have gone abroad that the
destiny of the party is in the hands OF
the committee or any part of IT,
"a close observer, one who fathoms the
,,ndercurrent of popular feeling, CANNOT
fail to look with considerable calmness'
however. upon a transitory dissatisfacs-
ton with affairs, even though grounded
unon false assumptions. 1t indicates
deem interest. and public spirit which we
sometimes think has been dissipated, or
destroyed.
..Agitation, though badly begun, may
nroduce very good result II III lnis
case it succeeds only in reviving the m
terest of Republicans. of inducing them
TO come out and vote at every eiectioii
great good win be accomplished
..Therefore the philosopher can calmly
wait for the final outcome OF TINS present
aggression of Hudson hepuphcais ~
the beaten path, confident that the re-
sult will inure to the benefit of the com
m,,nitv in one way or another
LET us, however, be reasonable anu az.
intelligently; simple abuse Of individuals
never accomplished anything, ana VIII
not now.
IF we have traitors among u.s. put lieii
on trial and get rid of them; but con-
dernn nobody without giving an oppor'
tunity for defence
.sThe men who work the hardest should
not be rudely pushed aside because tney
do not always succeed; an honest Se1Iort
s. all we can expect. If ignorance or IN
effic..ncy is displayed by officers. pront
bv dispensing with their services when
making your selections thereafter to MI
the nlaces in which these features become
nrominent The primary election Is the
only legitimate battle ground for fighting
inside party lines
.sfhe Republican who is defeated at 9
urinary may make wry face and feel
bad for day Or two # he must, but