New-York tribune., 1901-10-28
THE BATTLE IN NEW-JERSEY.
WHILE THE REPUBLICANS TOE THE MARK THE DEMO-
Gratis KEEP DODGNG
cFYMOUR DIDN'T PROTEST.
uF PUT HIMSELF IN THE SAME BOAT
WITH THE MEN WHO LOOTED
THE STATE.


THE STATE.
correspondent who forgot 70 sign his name
ats 70 know what sense there is now in rak-
:, ND the scandals OF Democratic administra-
=, IN 1892 93-'94. such as the coal combina-
an the racetrack legislation and the general
.scy of looting at Trenton in the years named
.. does not see what bearing they have on the
--ss.nt contest for the Governorship, inasmuch
g lanes N. Seymour, the Democratic candi-
as,e. had no part in them.
u Is true that Mr. Seymour was not then in
.ha legislature, nor was he among the bandits
,,o under the name OF Democratic leaders
,,g,neered and directed all the infamous doings
ns he, however. by word or deed, protest
oqaiust what being done in the name Of
,be Democratic party?
Naybe MI Seymour did lift his voice against
N, actions OF those who were making the name
~ Democratic synonymous with crookedness,
corruption and vicious government in New-Jer-
sev Maybe he in the forefront OF the
thousands OF indignant Democrats whose de-
nunciations OF the rascals rang through the
STATE and who followed this up by going 10 the
pols and voting as they talked Maybe all
that Is true Of Mr. Seymour, but. unfortunately.
The great battle in New-Jersey 10 down the
gamblers and the pirates was fought IN 1895.
Three years before George 7. werts had carried
The State for the Democrats by 1925 plurality.
In 1895 John W. Griggs. Republican. had plu-
rality of 26,900. Griggs's plurality. OF course.
was largely due 20 the honest and patriotic
Democrats who wished TO rebuke and retire the
professional Democrats responsible for the un-
sayory record. but James NJ. Seymour was not
among the former no, he was on the Demo-
cratic Assembly ticket in Essex County,
ilcket named by Senator Smith in the hope OF
hoOdwinking the voters. Every man on that
ticket put himself in the position Of standing
for the crimes OF Trenton and lent his name
ana whatever influence he had 20 stem the tide
o. indignation which overfiowe6 the State.
James NJ. Seymour. by his own act, put himself
IN the same boat as the looters and their tools.
and he has nobody else 10 blame If that action
comes back now 10 haunt him. II Mr.. Seymour
Is an honest. independent man, free from boss
ism and in sympathy with good government.
ne took a queer way OF showing It in the memor-
able contest OF lS95-as clean cut a fight as
there ever was between honesty and dishonesty
IN public affairs.
In that election OF 1895 Mr.. Seymour had
2e29 votes IN Essex County less than the low
est man on the Republican ticket. The highest
man on the Republican ticket had 6,147 votes
more than Seymour. The average plurality
against Seymour in the county was 5000. and
experts say that the figures November 8
VIII come pretty near duplicating this. so far
as Seymour is concerned
81 p c." writes from Rutherford TO take
issue with the statement in The Tribune that
q dismal affair. lacking in enthusiasm. and SO
forth. He points 10 the rivalry over the nomi-
nation for sheriff as an indication OF the un-
usually bright outlook for success. Perhaps.
Passing over the charge that one OF the candi-
dates had been cheated out OF the nomination,
what inference is 10 be drawn from the fact
that the man nominated for the Senatorship
Immediately proceeded TO jump of the ticket7
Controller johnson says political party is to be
investigation We md that the record OF the Demo-
is absolutely without bemish-(Newark Advertiser.
Depends on what one considers blemish. In
1898 the Democratic legislature enacted the no.
torious racetrack Jaw. And in 1894 the Demo-
cratic leaders organized what is known in his
tory as the Senate conspiracy-an attempt 10
prove that ten Senators outnumbered eleven.
These are little things, OF course. but some peo-
pie ere hypercritical enough 20 regard them aa
blernishes.
Now that z. +. c. Young has fairly launched
himself as tho Democratic boss OF New-Jersey.
he is not letting modesty interfere with his
Plans. He not only wants his man Seymour in
The Governors chair and his son-in-law. Smith
as Mayor ot Jersey City. but has also reached
over into Hoboken for the purpose OF seizing
The city government there.
The Newark Advertiser has been publish
ihg a series OF letters from well known Republi-
cans and Democrats, IN which the writers have
gwen their reasons for favoring the election o.
NE respective candidates. Some OF these have
'eeh very clever, and others have been idiotical-
stupid. The humorous element sup
gAeo by ex-senator Michael T. Barrett Mr..
barrett said that the Democratic party's con-
in