The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-17

favor of their reappointment grows more
solid every day. If the question whether
new men should be appointed, or the
present men retained, were submitted to
the people. the vote would be almost unan-
inously against change. The predeces-
sors of the present Board found the city in
perilous straights, and carried her safely
over dangerous financial rocks, and it is in
a large measure to the energy and skill
of some of the members Of the present
Board that her successful deliyerance was
due. The present Board had how
ever, no very easy task to accom-
plish when they assumed the reins.
The work left for their hands was delicate
in the extreme and they did it in man
ner that has won them public encomiums
on all sides, from all men of whatever
party. They have carried the city into
harbor of financial safety put her solidly
on her feet again and, by their personal
efforts, have lifted her beyond the long
standing menace of bankruptcy. II is not
because the people would see them re-
warded for their labors that they urge their
retention, but because they have assdr-
anses, from the past, that the city's fnan-
ces are safe in their hands. The political
aspect of the question is of no moment
when put against the weightier considera-
tons of a safe financial policy. The first
thing is to keep the credit of the city
sound and beyond attack. If there is anv
room for politics after that, let politics
come in.
The cold weather of the past week has
been of a very satisfying quality. No one,
50 far as we have heard, has asked to have
it made any colder, and one or two thin
blooded persons have even gone SO far as
to suggest that they would like it little
warmer. The cold wave, like the blizzard
which inaugurated it, has been widespread.
It commenced in Manitoba, and it drifted
out on the Atlantic from Maine it mean
dered down to the Gulf. Frozen fruit was
served on trees and bushes in Florida, and
ice was made in New Orleans by machine
that was warranted to do as good service
a. the hand-sewed article of the North. 1t
is not often that the South is SO blessed,
and late advices from that section repre-
sent the people as having had more of
Northern enterprise than they want. But
the South never was much on the skate
anyhow, and the ring of steel on glinting
ice is not very agreeable to people who in
dulge in the reprehensible practice of
wearing linen busters all the year round,
taking their lamb and peas in January
and indulging in strawberries and cream
in February. But they have probably got
through shiyering by this time, and those
of them who have lived through it will
have something to tell their grandchildren
in 1850 about the 6 cold snap of 1866.
Thieves seem to be holding high carnival
in North Hudson. Robberies by night
have become SO monotonous that the bur-
glars have been compelled to resort to a
daylight business in order to inject the
usual quantity of excitement into their
transactions. A short time ago the people
of North Hudson attributed the sudden ir-
ruption of burglars to the races, but now
the track is closed they seem to be more
plentiful than ever. The latest conclusion
arrived atm Union Hill, at least--is that
there are not enough policemen in the
town and we should not be surprised if the
opinion were correct. Seven officers for q
town like Union Hill is rather Offering
discount to rascals that it Is not surprising
they should take advantage of. And to
make matters worse the night officers 60 off
duty at 8 a. M, SO from then on till day
ight-which is at o'clock-the town is
absolutely without police protection. As
burglars prefer to do their work between 8
and 4 they could not arrange matters
better if they had the direction of police
affairs themselves And yet North Hud-
SON people wonder that their houses are
robbed.
The summary dismissal of Sergeant
White from the police force suggests some
peculiar comparisons. White was one of
the few decent and respectable men in the
Department. But he slipped too deeply of
the wine at New Year time. The Board
might well have excused little indulgence
at the season when all humanity is ex-
cusable for getting little ssoff color" But
they just held their hands up in holy hor-
ror at him and told him he must go.
Faithful and intelligent discharge sof duty
for years counted for nothing conspicuous
self respect and healthy contempt for all
the little nastinesses that bring the force
into public odium went for naught, against
the horrible crime Of taking more wine than
he should, at his friends New Year tables.
And yet all this time Phil Short and his
baby are permitted, by the same Board, to
bring the whole department into contempt
and disgrace, without word of protest!
1t looks as though White was put off be-
cause he was too good to be in such .
crowd.
Some Paterson firemen had queer ex-
perience the other day. A fire broke out
in soda water factory. When the men
turned the stream on either the fire or the
water, acting ON the chemicals used in the
factory, released certain gases, and the
fumes being taken into the lungs made the
firemen sick. As fast as one man succumb-
cd another took his place, only to be
retired in few minutes, until six had been
knocked out as completely as if they had
been engaged in sout with Sullivan. For
time it was thought one of them would
die, but he soon began to improve, and
next day was out of danger. We should
advise the fremen of Paterson not to
tackle soda water factory again unless all
the OF her places are closed up sudden
change of beverages is always dangerous.
An Orange man objects to the statement
that his horses ran away from saloon door,.
and says in support of his denial that his