The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-13
TO REFORM ESSEX
DEMOCRACY
South Orange Man Calls
Upon Thomas A. Davis to
Reorganize the Party.
He APPROVES OF COLBY
WHAT IS WANTED IS AN ORGAN
IzATION TRULY REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF THE PEOPLE.

| Charles +. Barrett, Water Superin-
tendent and Village Collector of South
Orange, has issued this call to his party:
ssThe result of the election in Essex
County must prove disquieting to every
honess member of the Democratic party.
With an unimpeachable array of candi-
dates, popular Platform, a full, fair and
thorough discussion of the issues in
yolyed. the returns show such an over
whelming majority against US, that it
would appear as if the cause was ir-
retrievably lost.
But the returns, if viewed in another
light. may not cause so much concern to
true believers in the principles Of Democ-
racy, for there is evidence that the
people are keenly awe to their own in
/ terests; that they well weighed the candi-
dates, the principles and the parties, and
that, after all, what we believe in has
not suffered defeat at all.
For Democratic government is popular
government, and popular government is
that in which the people themselves rule,
| through chosen representatives, delega-
ting their powers into the hands Of others
/ to use it as they have directed and shall
direct. This precludes the idea of ma
/ chine and it was the machine and not
Democracy that received the setback in
/ Essex County and in every other place
! at this election. Whenever there was a
/ fair opportunity to stamp out this sort
! of domination, the people took that OPP
portunity; in New York, in Pennsylya-
MIA. in Ohio, and notable in Jersey City
and Essex County it was a popular VIC
tory, emphasizing detestation Of the
methods that have grown up in recent
years. methods which have caused intel
iigent men to declare that universal suf-
frage is a failure. But here in Essex
/ County is where We are concerned, and
here note what haB occurred.
"The success Of Everett Colby, unpre-
cedented as it is, is not without reason,
! and to a Democrat not without hope.
His manful and outspoken denunciation
of the bosses won him the plaudits of ALL
and his victory at the primaries showed
unmistakably how well the people fav-
cred the cause he represented. He was
/ the peoples candidate and recognized as
such. except by those few followers of
a foredoomed boss, and the so-called lead
ers of the Democratic party who pro-
/ fessed to find comfort in his nomination.
i Their elation was due otne hope openly
expressed, that the influence he opposed
would rally against him, with conse-
quent appreciation of the funds at their
disposal.
You were undoubtedly right when YOU
declared after the primaries that the
I Democrats should endorse him, and
hailed your desiverance with delight. fer
he had really represented all for which
4 we had been struggling and what matters
Che party name if the privileges are the
fsame From subsequent events many Of
us We're led to believe that he was not
i sincere, but he tock back nothing, lie
continued his warfare on the corpora
tons. lie did not kneel to the czar. and
no one can blame him if he did not wish
to have or try to get all the votes possi-
bic. But Mr.. Colby does NOT need de-
Tense especially from Democrats; he
should have their congratulations and
i their best wishes, but wish to use him
as an example of what must be done to
achieve success in any party, considering
the present temper of the people
what is wanted is a new organiza-
tion, one truly representative of the pee
pie. We want a county committee and a
Ssate committee which will allow the
Il people to select their delegates and then
i assist the people in electing their nomi-
nees. 1t viii not do to say that the peo-
4 pie now have that privilege. They will
answer What is the use of coming to a
primary? as the Republicans answered,
Whit is the use? until a real leader
came forward who believed II his prin-
cipies who believed in himself, who gave
them a reason 10 come and exhogted them
to come. and made them see that it was
their duty to come.
4 Instead Of the deerepit and deeayed
/ organization now in existence We want
one with real ideals to which the young
men may cling which has 4 standard oi
morality higher than that the end justi-
fes the means. The time is ripe and the
necessities Of she people demand It.
h whatever be the merits Of the men JUS