The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-31
SCHOOLS RAIDED..
Teachers and Janitors
Assessed for Politi-
cal Purposes by
: the Davis
Gang.
HERES new OUTRAGE.
POLAND Called on for $50;
Principals, SIS; jan
itors, SIS.
'pAY Or co., THE WORD.
Various Phases Of the Cam
UNDERSTANDING the
Registry.
! PANGBORN'S THIN SQUEAK
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The Shameful Parade Of Ballot Box
y Suffers and Office Holders.
PwANGBORN'S THIN SQUEAK
The Shameful Parade Of Ballot Box
Suffers and Office Holders.

The Davis Ring in its desperation over
the excellent nance 1t now has of losing
its hold on the Sher1ff's office, is resorting
to extreme measures to continue itself in
power. Its latest move is an assessment
which it has levied upon the educational
department. The members Of the Board
have been assessed So5 each. Superin-
tendent Poland has been compelled to
come down to the sune Of $50. Each prin-
cipal will have to pay SIS, and the
janitors have been notified that Sf5
will be expected from cash of them
toward the expenses Of electing Nc
Phillips Sheriff. There is considerable
arumbIfng among the principals and jani-
tars over this Ubiquitous imposition. They
say chat they are the poorest paid in pro-
portion to the services TREY render OF any
of the city's employees. Then, too. many
of the ~janitors are women with families
to support, and ~pittance which they re-
cefve for their hard work Is barely
Sufficient to keep the wolf from he
door.
The most indignant PERHAPS are the
principals. One of the best known OF
them who has one of the largest schools
II LAG lily W ~ }<4C9tAJ ~ otNA
the matter when I spoke to him about 1T
this morning.
saThe educational department. said he,
sis the one department in the whole city
government which should be kept free
from politics; in fact, it is in
almost every other city in the country
except this ring ridden municipality. The
leaders and principals especially should
be far removed from any suspicion OF Do-
Iitieal influence and their ten ures OF office
should depend upon their fitness and ca
pabilities as educators, and not upon their
efficiency as political heelers. Inc idea
of assessing them for political purposes
under any circumstances is an outrage,
and the set of politicians who would lend
themselves to such d~espicable means OF
retaining themselves in power must be
exceedingly deficient In all sense of public
morality.
but in Jersey CITY such a course is all
the more despicable and outrageous.
The principals are now greatly under
paid for both the Quantity and quality OF
the services they render, and to compel
them to pay S25 out of the meagre and in
sufficient salaries which are now paid to
them is little better b a highway rob
berry.
I sincerely hope that this outrageous
conduct on the part Of the Ring will re-
ceive the condemnation it deserves at the
polls next Tuesday. ! am sure ! shall do
all in my power to bring about that much
desired result
tits mighty hard on us janitors,n said
one OF those individuals after repeated
assurances that none OF the ringsters
would ever know who had
spoken; SIS is a heap of moeny to
Us and some OF us will have to deny our-
selves or our children something they
need badly II we have to pay them SO;
don't see why. we should
be compelled to make sacrifices
to keep such men as
Bob d avis in power"