The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-14
This paper Is democratic in principles
and is Independent In its vteavs on all
local questions.
The aInsiden Facts.

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The New Jersey edition of the World
prints this morning a sort of historical
romance, in which the slender thread
Of truth is well nigh lost in the warp
and wool of error. The World assumes
to explain the political relations of
THE JERSEY City News. We were
not aware that they needed any
special exegesis. We are usually plain
spoken enough. But we have no OBJ
lection whatever to the truth being
told about us at any time. The more
the truth about The JERSEY CITY
NEWS is known to the public, the
more the public will like THE JERSEY
CITY News. Therefore we have not
the smallest objection to the Worlds
publication in SO far as it is true. 1t
is the error which hides the truth that
we object to, and we propose to con-
sumo just a few sentences in correct
ing it for the benefit of the World and
the public in general.
In the first place, then, it is abso-
lutely untrue that MI. James Lub-y,
Mr.. Frank Tucker, Nj. w. d. Edwards,
or any other person whatsoever on
the part Of this paper, ever signed
any agreement or other document of
any kind whatsoever compromising
the policy of THE JERSEY City News,
orpledging its support to Mr.. Cleveland
or any other person. This point IAN
not be too strongly insisted on. No
person representing the NEWS ever
signed any such paper.
The active managers of THE JERSEY
CRY NEWS consented to support Mr..
Cleveland with great reluctance, be-
lieving the people were against him,
and he could not be honestly elected.
They at last took his side as a mere
matter of party fealty. Certain
sleaders" insisted on imposing Mr..
Cleveland as mayoralty candidate
upon the party, and the NEWS stood
by the party standard just as did
hundreds of other Democrats who de-
spised the nominee and resented his
candidacy, but felt that the heat of
the campaign was not the time to
play the part of kickers. 1t is true
that Mr.. w. e. Sackett differed from
his colleagues in the management of
the News upon the extent to which
party loyalty should prevail, and as
he could not heartily adopt the
course of the News he resigned from
its staff.
Having decided to keep within the
strict party lines, the managers of
the NEWS, that is to say, Mr.. Luby
and Mr.. Tucker, who share the re-
sponsibility for the policy of the
paper with NO other party or person,
OF curse took the field with such
vigor and energy as they could com
mand. 1t was all the easier for them
to do this as they could see very little
to admire in Mr.. Perkins as a public
IMAM, and as they became convinced
that a large section of that gentle
mans own party had determined to
stab him in the back.
AS for the promises and pledges, ac-
companied with sycophantish pro-
LESSONS of all sorts, which Mr.. Cleve-
land about this time lavished on THE
NEWS as he did on every other per-
son or agency possessed of one grain
Of influence, the active managers OF
The NEWS never placed the slightest
credence or belief in them. They
never believed that Mr.. Cleveland
would carry them out, or that he
at any time, even when he made
them, intended OF contemplated MAX
ing them good. There is in existence
documentary evidence, which might
be exhibited on proper occasion, to
show that the managers OF THE News
had no belief or expectation hal Mr..
Cleveland would ever do them any