The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-03
Mayor Cleveland's Ring
ing Words to Jersey
City Voters.
HIS LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
An Ovation at the Dinner of the
jefferson Club, and a
Telling Speech.
DECREASING THE CITY DEBT

The anniversary of Thomas Jener-
sons birth, was appropriately observed
last night at Henkel's Casino by the
Pioneer Democratic Club of Hudson
county, 1t was after ten o'clock When
the exercises commenced with march
to the large hall where the tables We're
prepared for supper. President r. J..
Mcmillan presided, and the post of honor
was reserved for Mayor Cleveland. The
company numbered sixty, and included
Tax Commissioner NJ. J. O'Donnell, Fire
Commissioner John +. Conway, e. =.
Reichhelm Surrogate j. II. O'NeIl,
Coroner George j. Brackner; John Koch,
e. J. M. Albers, Henry Spielman. w.
Blackmoor, James Hughes, Philip Heck,
John Metzler, James DcDougal, Louis
Hale, James Mcclure, Edwin Hespe,
Fred. Pressler. August Hunt, M. Coyle,
John p. Noonan, Rudolph Branmann,
August Humid, M. Hughes, Joseph See
ger and others. John j. Kunz, the blind
musician, presided at the piano, and a
colored trio rendered songs to the accom-
Danlmentof guitar music.
JEFFERsON's MEMORY.
A good supper was served by min e
Host" HenkeL AT the close President
Mcmillan made brief address, eulogiz-
ing the memory of Thomas Jefferson.
kilograms from Governor Leon Albeit,
Thomas +. Noonan and Edward Everett
Bell, of New York, expressing regret for
their inability to be present, were read by
Secretary Charles Esterbrook.
The first toast, Thomas Jefferson, the
Father of Democracy" was responded to
by E. p. Reichhelm. He lauded the prin-
ciples enunciated by Jefferson, and es-
pecially his utterance in the Declaration
free and equal and endowed by their
creator with certain inalienable rights.
He spoke of Jefferson as the greatest of
American statesmen, and concluded by q
very forcible denunciation of ballot box
frauds, claiming that the man who either
buys or obtains an office by fraud is a
scoundrel and no Democrat.
AN OVATION TIC. MAYOR CLEVELAND.
Mayor Cleveland arrived during the
speech and was warmly received. After
Billy" Frances had sung "The Night
Mulduon Landed in New York" and
.sqsae President of the United States, the
Office, Not the Man, had been toasted,
Jersey City, the City of Homes" He
said:-'It Is customary for the outside
press to speak sneeringly of Jersey City,
a sentiment encouraged by many resi-
dents of the city. It is spoken of as a
suburb, an out of the way place. The
time has come when it's people should
repudiate the undeserved attacks upon
the city they live in. 1t is a great city.
1t has population of nearly 200,0 900; it is
the greatest and most important railroad
centre in the country; its natural advant-
ages are unsurpassed and TO its docks
goods from every part of the world can
be brought and shipped to every part OF
the country without breaking bulk
The Mayor pictured Jersey City, twenty
five years hence, with its immense thrifty
population, and said, the little city will
not then be looked upon with contempt
by any. He went on, "the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, will spend 81, ,O0O, 600,
in Improvements in the city during the
next two years. Other corporations are
beginning TO see and appreciate the city's
advantages, and to do their part in its
complete development. He urged all to
strive to make the city one of which every
citizen may be proud, and after referring
to the changes he had witnessed during
his forty-six years residence in the city,
he allnded to his candidacy, and read the
bulk of his letter of acceptance, with an
interesting and valuable statement of the
present financial condition of the city and
which is printed in full below.
The address and the letter were warmly
applauded.
Peter Heck sang 'sThe Three Leaves of
Shamrock and Only 3 Picture" Brief
remarks Were made by Surrogate
O'Neil, Commissioner Conway, Charles
Esterbrook and others, including Jour.
nalist Shaw, who, being called upon
brought down the house by delivering a
short address in German.
Mr. Francis sang other character songs
and when the reporter left at one O'Clock
tha celabration was still DroQressiIl0