The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-28
BASE HYPOCRISY.
How the Republicans Have
Kept Their Promises Of
a Non Partisan
Judiciary.
MKINLEY AT LONG BRANCH
His Visit to Vice-President
Hobart Has Occasioned
Much Political
Talk
M'KINLEY AT LONG BRANCH
rsneoial 70 nrhe Jersey clty News."l

~ na+iona1 and State governments the
Renuhlican marty seems firmly intrenched
A. nower in New Jersey. In thre or four
x,asrs ,narked changes awe been made
IN the lucrative berths which hitherto
baa hoen filled almost. exclusively by
nomocrats Verv few Democratic post
masters or other national officials are
left and the State offices are nearly all
occ,,n;ed bv Republicans. When Cover
nor Wer4s was iaaugurated six years ago
pannhl;aan oficehoIders in New Jersey
,vara very scarce. indeed. The infiuen-
+;s1 leaders of the Democratic party then
baa al n say about the filling of the
os5ces ana thew believed at that time
tbat the mower they derived from that
nrolj5c source would not be curtailed for
many wears TO come. This confidence IN
ahe abilitv of their party to remain on
ION however was soon shattered, and,
of course very Unexpectedly. The cleo
tion of John w. Griggs as Goveror led to
a decapitation of Democratic heads. There
was q radical change all around and the
victorious party espoused the old prin-
cinje that .to the victors belong the
enoils.o
Under the Democratic regime nearly all
the judicial positions in the State were
held by its followers. The Republicans
freely denounced the partisan judiciary
and commended that there should be Re-
publican as well as Democratic judges
and also prosecutors of the pleas. In their
party platforms they decried a partisan
judiciary, and no doubt they made an
impression on the public mind. Anyhow,
a change was soon effected in the State
government. and the Republicans were
given an opportunity to practice what
they preached. But have they done II!
is the question asked by Democrats. As
far as the higher courts are concerned
the non-partisan system OF appointments
mas been carried out. Inc supreme Noule
now consists OF nve HepupAcans ana loui
Democrats Dnder a Democratic cover
or the Court generally was composed OF
six Democrats and three Republicans.
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The Court OF chancery IS nc" composed
of three Democrats ana an equal mum
Der of Republicans. Only a few years
400 + had Int one Republican. The
-ua,,. ai-r;aaa
court Of Faroons Is no" squa"s uo
between the two parties.
So far SO good. but ii is with regard
49,
10 tpe- county courts where lhe Denio-
fsatic grievance comes in. AS soon as
fn5ernor Voornees makes his appoint
=
p'n1s or g Tor Monmouth mercer
Ia Somerset the coming winter all the
.,ntv .Iudges in the State will he Re-
la ~ -al-a.
pu0itcahs. Ahu a. SION a. ne mans
new appointments of Prosecutors of the
p3aas ali tbnSa officials in the State will
~ e ~ 100 nol;t,col narslasion re-
ne OF the sahie poAtical persuasion.
fore Governor Griggs assumed the reins
OF office there was only one Republican
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JUDGE Oh CQu0IY AOuII III III 04dtGy
and he was appointed by Governor
1uar+e uro,js eoau +haa that fba
"ouu - -. -
democrats have no reason 10 complain
when offered a dose of their own medi-
cna D,4 q 80 - +ha+ ecora thai
> - ~
fney md fault, but on the representa-
lions made by the Republicans thai If
tbo,, IL ,au,ar so, xronld nj naot
az hanch avcJ'siustv yith rnen,berS n
rha;r awn nac+v nd uhicb thev have
49, e,,se1faa p@is' OAN " ~
Tvifh III ~ c+a+ -, The
s,,dfain, sesol "nu +haa
~ Pnn99sf:eo - ~ rs $3.50 80
oanizarisn shass5 ~" ~ H. gg;t fsi IN
stoutu ~
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ra.rcs sMswsoL W. az nloa,l
aasseu rom me oiaee-ao5osfs WHO ale
.erre ~ - - o nasY
~ = ~ Paopo ~ ata.AS g1 -
have q eifneb in thai waVl Then Demo
rrafie o~f6cehoiders anioysd Mo Toes and
- NOS ~ 49, 80 enJoS ~ ~ -
naien f a. icy Nau 70 r4iss iarse Ss5na
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sfena 10 80 ahoIieaa5 - eansaaNanv
IN pan,.SI;na nnS anG oneS4ISi
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HER 1900 dsvs sill az assaS ~ ~ ~
S1ndar fbe nrasenf con5;+ionS uso,1fd 800
os1;ta IN anao,,r+ ~ n,ener II raa9';ras
monev ia RIM camnai@nS End "a Laen %
Marty organization in 5000 rim All nol;-
ficians are we'll avsare If thaf faet go
Nofwithetandino the deniais of bis
closest friends The hrnprv Pen,1bl;can
office-grabhers nretend IL he1;ava tba+
Chancellor NcGil1 is goine to raeion In
that event there is pT1ch snacniaFian as
to who would he aDpointed his eIIccessor
No doubt. If Chief Justice Magic desired
the place he could have II Governor
VOORHEES, would find ii q great Measure
to appoint his old nrecentoT to the bighe
est judicial office in the state Then who
would become Chief .~Ilsfice2 Per3ans If
would he Judge Collins whose naroe is
frauuentlv mentianed az raoards nome
finn With q Pen1,h1fcan oec,Snzing nc
rhanoelIor,s chair tha Court ~ Sha3aerxs
would then he coronoeed ~ fa,,y Pnn,,b.
ChanceIlnr MeCjIl not resi1n he bas oni-
ons gear me- NEIL ~ no. resish ne mas 9hdy
he tsr,a he win ynaet osrta 81. - ~ 4
70 > Panlblican u PesiSas ny $40 wy
he rb;ef i,,stine +he~a 90 ,al,s =
+tonad +, oannao+ion Ill : ~ iSi
oe ~ SoH4TStioh YIN Inc ShaAcsl-
W. nla idee-1 ac1ee, 81 Jersey
10y HaS iarse huinper OF Irlehds VINO
Mouiu ake 70 see nm sievateq 70 that
1a.sn oalics; ny 80 mas Juuee j. FRANK
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