The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-27
FRIDAY. ocroBER q. 1899.
This DoDcr is Democratic In principles
and e Independent in its viescs on all local
oNesfions.


Some injudicious. though perhaps we'll
meaning, young men. styling themselves
a Good Citizenship Committee, have Is
sued a circular calling on voters to cut
the names of certain candidates on both
party tickets on the ground that they are
identified with the liquor interests. On
the Democratic ticket two names are
mentioned On the Republican ticket
three, SO honors are almost easy; they in
slime d little against the q. o. r., but we
win let that pass.
The point to which we wish TO direct at
tention is the narrowness and folly which
would stake the entire results of this con-
test upon the mere question of whetherta
candidate sold liquor or not. ignoring at
the same time, vital principles OF good
and evil which are involved.
Take, for instance, the contest between
Mr.. Ruempler and Mt. Erwin for the office
Of Sheriff. It appears to US that the vital
issue before the people is the question
whether the prosecuting machinery Of the
county shall be made a family affair. II
Mr.. John J. Erwin is elected Sheriff. we
shall have In this county the monstrous
condition that one brother travis the
5uries and the other brother p%rosecutes
accused persons before them If anything
could be thought OF more Indecent, more
-
outrageous. more utterly at variance with
the spirit OF the common law. more abso-
iutely obnoxious to American ideas of
Justice. freedom and fair play. our imagi-
nation fails to compass that thing. We
regard the proposition to yoke the
Brothers Erwin together in this way as ar
outrage on the people OF Hudson and an
insult to their intelligence. and we are
deeply panied to see that any Good
Citizenship Committee puts above and be-
fore such an issue an unessential trtfie,
the matter Of a mans way of earning his
livelihood.
We cali upon all good citizens to ignore
personal prejudice and conventional no.
tions In this great contest. We exhort.
them to look at realities. we exhort them
to vote for Mr.. Ruempler because he is
the better man for the office. We do not
oppose Mr.. Basse. because, as the Jour
nar' politely puts 1t, she opened a hosiery
In North Hudson" but because he is not
knee-high to James C. Clarke in fitness
for the Office OF Register. We urge the
election Of Mr.. Maurice Stack for County
Clerk because Mr.. John q. Fisher has
been greedy and inefficient in the admin
istratIon of his Office, and Mr.. Stack Will
run It for the accommodation Of the
public
Similarly, we favor the election Of the
Democratic Assembly ticket because 1t Is
made up Of ~well-known men. every one
OF whom has a record for moral worth,
for energy Of character and ability in
thought and speech. well known to the
voters Of Hudson, while the Republican
party has nominated eleven men, ten of
whom are as obscure as IL they were run
ming On the Prohibition ticket. Besides.
the Democrats stand for economical man
agement of the States none and popular
legislation. while the Republicans repre-
sent mad e~xtravaganee n laws passed
only for the benefit Of politicians and corr
porations.
Let us not get straylng after will-o-the-
wlsps in this election. What matter
whether a man Is a doctor or a lawyer.
. whether he cells beer or dry goods,
III question IS: What does he stand for?
Does be represent the good Of the people
or the Will Of a boss? Does he stand for
fair play and IN equal nance for all men,
Or b ne ready 10 obey the behests Of
Samuel 2. Dickinson and the corporations