Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-16

cry opportunity of getting it's views
before the public.
The anxiety Of both parties to make
a favorable record and have the PEG.
pie know it is due to the fact that in
the election next fall twelve repre-
sentatiyes in congress, eight state SEN
ators and the full membership of the
assembly is to be elected.
AS the Republicans will be In the
minority they have the point of van
tage. They can contend for the most
progressive ideas and will be in a
position to embarrass the Democrats
That they intend to do this is seen
for the preparations they are making.
Inactivity on the part of the Demo-
Gratis will make fine campaign ma
terial.
All Eyes on New Jersey.
Eyes of the nation will be on the
Jersey legislature to see if the policies
advanced by President Wilson as gov
ernOr of the state was a one man act
or a regeneration of his party. Knowl-
edge of this fact will keep both parties
active. Governor Fielder is thorough
~ in accord with the ideas of the ma
tion's executive, and his declaration
of similar principles was largely re-
~sponsible for the great majority he
received over former Governor Stokes
In the campaign. OF necessity the
Democrats must do something, and
they will not fail If Governor Fielder
can keep them in line. In the house,
though. he will have to contend with
nine members who are labeled as
S~mith-Nugent men from Essex county.
This means that they cannot be de-
pended upon to support administra-
ton policies, particularly If they are
thought to have any direct approval of
President Wilson.
Former United States Senator James
Smith, Jr.. and James r. Nugent, his
lieutenant, retain their dislike for
President Wilson, and 1t is expected
that they will be as anxious as ever to
discredit his leadership in this state.
In the senate, too, where the Demo-
Gratis have only their single vote for a
majority, deadlocks nay occur. Sena.
tor Charles O'Connor Hennessy dis
played unusual independence in the as
sembly last year and showed that he
will not always support purely parti-
san legislation for the sake of any fac
ton. He is anxious to he governor. II
is said, and will guide his actions to
make himself stronger with the voters:
or If a Democrat should become i'll. as
did DR.. Barber last year. n tieup may
result.
Has Many Pluns.
During the incumhency of Governor
Fielder the terms of seven justices of
the supreme court. three judges of the
court of errors and appeals. four cir
cult court judges. several county and
district court judges, prosecutors of
the pleas and state officials of impor-
lance will expire. Patronage is a good
whip in the hands of a governor. But
the new executive intends to -Aeep the
courts free from p~artisanship This Is
shown by mis- announcement that he
will reappoint Supreme Court Justice
Trenchard and Circuit Court Judge
Floyd. Republicans. The Republicans
formerly named only members of their
party to the circuit bench.
That economy must be practiced Is
generally known. During the last
campaign 1t was stated that the re.
ports of the comptroller would show
a deficit of 100000 Feb. l. Under
the present rate of expenditure the in
debtedness would amount to $2,000,000
within twelve months. The imposi-
ton Of a state tax would mean politi
cal downfall, and as the Democrats
want to avoid that they will try to in
vent some means to play safe. They
faced the SAINT issue in the early nine
ties, and at that time to prevent a tax
they diverted school money to state
purposes. Not only would the people
of the state raise still greater objec-
ton to such a move now, but the Re-
publicans would gain fine capital for
an attack on their opponents.
Many Lawyers In House.
With thirty-seven representatives
the legal profession predominates in
the legislature again this year. Nine
of these are IL the senate, and twenty
eight are in the house. In the upper
branch Senator Smalley of Somerset.
who is sixty-three, is the Oldest and
Mr.. Read. aged thirty-6ve. is the
youngest. Assemblyman Downs of
Morris is the oldest in the assembly.
being ~fifty-eight, while Mr.. Byrne of
Essex is the most youthful. being only
twenty-four. Seventeen of the sena
tors and forty-three of the assembly
men are natives OF New Jersey.
Both houses got away with a rush
when the time arrived for the intro
duction of bills. In the senate thirty
five bills were presented ard in the
house sixty-fve.
Under a measure proposed by Mr..