The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-20
Newsdea1ers Express Their
Righteous Indignation
at the New York
Trust"
ABIG MEETINGLA NIGHT
/" The Sunday Morning News" Is
the Key to the Problem.
The newsdealerg win fightl


They propose to begin battle royal
against the "Trust" newspapers at once.
Such was the determination Of the Jersey
City carriers and stationers, who met last
evening in Stier's Hall, corner of Jersey
avenue and first street.
The hall was well filed when John
Brooks raped the assemblage to order
He said that the action of the great
trust" papers had shown to the news
dealer the necessity of organization. 1--WE
must make strong, aggressive fight, and
to do this it is necessary to perfect com
pact and united organization. At our
last meeting we decided to organize per
manently tonight and am now ready to
receive nominations for president.
James Smith, the veteran Railroad ave
nue. newsdealer, nominated Louis Fackert.
The nomination was seconded from all
parts of the hall, and amid cheers. Mr..
Fackert was declared the unanimous
choice of the meeting.
In accepting the position Mr.. Fackert
said
''Gentlemen:-I thank you sincerely for
the high honor you have conferred upon
me, and assure you that as far as my
ability will allow l will perform the
duties honestly and impartially.
6 You are all perfectly aware that the
purpose of this meeting is to reorganize
the Jersey City Newsdealer's and Sta
toner's Protective Union, and / presume
from the sentiment of the discussion be-
fore this meeting was formally called, that
you now recognize the necessity of such
an Organization when engaged in strug-
gle with such perniciOus combination as
the New York Newspaper Trust.
This Trust is against the interest OF the
public and the carrier. 1t feeces both.
If we convince the public that this is an
earnest fight-a whole-souled fght-they
will be with us and we will win. have
heard 1t suggested by unthinking news
dealers that we could come out on top by
serving customers by the week and maxi
ing certain price. That would place us in
the position Of imposing on the public, and
/, for one, will never consent to that, and
know that this organization will not.
work, but we do not want to gain this
profit by acting as agents for the News
paper Trust.
Now, gentlemen, presume you are all
ready to fight or else you would not be
here. Well, at the meeting of the News
dealers and Stationers' Central Council,
held in Clarendon Hall last evening" that
body determined that from last night on
the newsdealers of New York and vicin-
ity should cut the pool papers and boom
those papers which are friendly to news
dealers and people alike-for instance, the
New York Star, The JERSEY CRY NEWS
and THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS. 1t is
your duty to help the papers that support
you in all your undertakings, and the pa
pers have mentioned are Of this class
I'm conclusion, gentlemen, ask you to
stand shoulder to shoulder in this fight
and we are sure to win. Thanking you
again, gentlemen, for the confidence you
have shown In me, / await your further
pleasure"
The sentiments expressed by Mr.. FacRert
were frequently and heartily applauded,
and the applause was heightened when
veteran James Smith declared his inten-
ton to boom THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS.
''It's good and bright newspaper said
Mr.. Smith; 'it has treated the newsdeal-
ers and the public right and we should
treat it right"
The meeting then proceeded to elect the
balance of it's officers.
John Moebus was elected vice-presi-
dent, and responded in a few neat, well
chosen remarks, promising to do his best
to "carry the war into the heart of the
enemy's camp" Fred Ramsey was elected
secretary treasurer, and the following
were elected to represent the organization
in the Central Couneil:-Louis Fackert.
James Tuttle, Nathan Borden and John
Brooks.
After these officers were elected, Mr..
Brooks made a vigorous speech, in which
he said that the Sun and World had
treated the newSdealers contemptuously,
and that the proprietors of the Sltft, par
ticularly, were positively insolent to the
newsdealers' committee when waited
upon.
fight, a long fight, and fight altogether,
and we will show the newspaper barons
that newsdealers are honest working
people who cannot be insulted with
impunity."
After deciding to meet every Friday
evening hereafter the meeting adjourned.
The following letter from Mr.. Patrick
O'Connor, president of the Hoboken
Newsdealers' Association, explains it
self
Editor of The jersey City Ne,cs;-
Last Wednesday went to the Office of the New
York Press for a copy Of Sundays issue Of April
z and handed the clerk two cents, the price OF
that date being only three cents at retail was
astonished when the clerk demanded five cents.
told him was q newsdealer. He said II made no
difference; every one would have to pay that
sum. i,
paper at all, though it was for a customer whom
have served for years. told the clerk II they
were getting so arbitrary would cut on hair OF
my Sunday ISSUE likewise part OF all the Com
bine papers, and increase my Star and SUNDAY
MORNING NEWS orders to amount OF al cut on
the Combine papers We are treated outrage
ously by the New York papers lately, and It IS
fully time to retaliate / remain respectfully
yours P. Z. O'CoNEoR
President Hoboken Newsdealers Association
221 Washington street, Hoboken, N. ].