Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
GROSSCUP FINDS
LITTLE To WORRY
ABOUT IN STATE
With Progressives Gone. How
ever, Says Democratic Chair
man, Fight Will Be Hard.

TRENTON, Nov. 1.-THE same eIs-
ments are Ia control OF the Republt-
can party at present az there were
in the good old days" according u
State Treasurer Edward z. Grosscup.
chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee. and the party which he
represents has to begin at once 70
fight again.
Mr.. Grosscup calls attention to the
fact thai no help will be forthcoming
from the Progresstves, as that PARTY
Is thing Of the past, and he calls
upon all Democrats to start the
battle again. He reviews the results
OF the recent election, and says that
while it affords opportunity for sober
thought there is no reason for ds-
preston.
An analysis OF the results Of
the recent election" said Mr..
Grosscup, rs calculated to in
SIRE sober thought on the part
Of the Democratic party, but there
is nothing that should cause
depression for those who have la
bored 50 yaliantly for the past four
years and whose efforts brought the
Democratic party into power. Al
least my personal study of the re-
suits Of the election has not even
tinged my belief with q feeling that
the record the party has made VIII
not keep it from getting stronger 40
time goes on.
1T has been pointed out MANY
times since election that in a ma
tional way the Democratic party is
still in absolute control The Senate
is even more strongly Democratic
and the House safely so. This, too.
following the fuiilment Of a sweep
ing legis alive program. The fact
that the party should even retain
control is a precedent, as the in
variable rule has been that those
who geek to correct the mistakes OF
others in a legislative way wiz suffer
at the succeeding election Bat the
president still stands firm.
In New Jersey we have felt the
effects of the attempt to set up new
standards for the business word
The turnover in this State has been
very nearly complete. At least so ii
would seem at first blush. But has
it?
Until Wilson's time New Jersey
was normally Republican His coming
brought a new era. and things
changed The birth of the Progressive
party helped to more firmly enfrench
the Democrats in power. Then came
this radical legislative program.
which has not yet started to run
smoothly; the death of the Pro-
gressive body and the business up
heaval caused by the war In Europe.
Jersey went Republican.
When. business becomes adapted te
the higher standards, when the up-
heaval caused by the great war
abroad has become quieted, and when
it is realized that the Republican
party is everything that 1t was four
years ago, the voters will take q diff
ferent view of the situation
What the Democrats want Il
| recognize Is the fact that It must nov
| hight the Republican party and the
! reactionary spirit that is a part o.
/ Il, alone. The Progressive party has
! disappeared. The line Is drawn def
| nitely. The same old elements are ii
! control, and the fight must 20 on. Ii
mi ;. go on with more spirit, more
! ylgor than ever before.
Part Of that fight is the re-e1ec
ton Of Woodrow Wilson in 1916. tn.
Democratic party of this State ha;
again lifted the Wilson standard. arr
the state and county committee
have much work to do. Without
moments lost time. and with NOR.
fervor than ever before, the party hal
to begin the battle anew.
And ii must be remembered tina
there viii no outside help Our cls
enemy is even a little older. but i
stands for the same things as it al.
IN what they like to refer to as sths
good old days and we in New Jer
sey have to be at EN- again"