New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.

Trenton people are now having much
trouble with their Board of Education that
many OF them are urging the passage OF a law
providing for the election OF the Board by popu-
lar vote, instead Of appointment by the Mayor
Of the city. II has become almost proverb In
New-Jersey since the Legislature began to
tinker at the school laws several years ago that
no law can be made TO fit the schools and no
schools can he made 20 fit the law. Since the
Stokes law passed the troubles Of the
schools seem to have grown greater rather than
smaller which suggests that little more com
mon sense all round and not so much law would
be Of benefit 20 the schools.
number Of newspapers continue 10 publish
the statement that John S. Gibson has with
drawn from the contest for the nomination for
Congress against Richard Wayne Parker and
yet II only a day two ago that Mr.
Gibson said. with the emphasis characteristic OF
the man. that he was IN the contest TO stay
until the Convention decided who who
There may be some underground attachment
which warrants the publication OF Mr.. Gibson's
withdrawal but it would seem that he ought to
know something about IT, and II Is quite certain
that If he knows anything about 1t he is not the
sort of to keep the information to himself
There is some talk by the Democrats Of Pas
r. Graham for State Senator to succeed Senator
Braun The Democrats think that Mr. Graham
would pull a strong among the working
men, and point TO his clean record as a public
servant The Republicans at present seem to he
giving the preference to ex-Assemblyman Wood
McKe for Senator. Some Of them say Of Mr..
Mckee that he would sing his way into the
office If he couldn't get there in any other way.
Wis father literally did that with the office Of
Sheriff.
More than a score Of the Republicans Of Pat
ersOn would contribute something to charity IL
they could identify the individual who has been
going about that city among the mills and fac
tories soliciting money for "the Republican
campaign fund" The reward of term in Jail
is promised for his capture. So far as is known
the self-appointed collector for the campaign
fund might have made more money selling post
holes than he has accumulated trying TO dupe
the proprIetors Of the mills and factories.
The Democracy of The Jersey City News is
more open to question than are the courage
and frankness Of it's editor when he believes he
is right. On than one occasion he has
given his reading public taste of his quality
in the discussion Of public issues and public
men. Not the least significant and impressive
evidence OF his earnestness Is the following ex-
tract from a recent editorial
We are very glad to see Mr. Bryan stand by
16 to 1 as he does. We are glad 10 see him
persist in the theory that il is not a function
OF government to suppress internecine riot and
disorder. Thus there is no room for mistaking
Mr.. Bryan, what he is and what he stands for.
Nobody can vote for him in the belief that he
has improved since his former He is
out ard out Bourbon; he has seen nothing and
learned nothing. The reason why The News
speaks out now is because it is honest. There
is no in doing the ostrich act We believe
that Mr. Bryan ought not be elected. He is a
pernictOus crank, and the men associated with
him incendiares and revolUtcljs.s- We
believe the vast ajority Of the people CS both
parties think dc. We believe that almost
any other Democrat, nominated halfway
platform, would be Of election. But
repeat previous opinion that man
be elected the Chicago platform, and
Bryan cannot be elected on any platform We
believe election on either basis would mean
National ruin and chaos Let not be blind.
Let face the situation 1t Is.
1t is not too much to say that the majority II
the intelligent and sincere Democrats Of Hudson
County agree with these views, ard that, al
though they do not proclaim them from the
housetops. they will vote to sustain them.