The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-18
And Thinks Boss Davis the
Very Best Leader the
Hudson Democracy
Could Have.

was the first man to greet Under
Sheriff McPhillips when he reached mis-
desk in the Court House this morning.
He was brim full Of good nature and
seemed to be as clipper as he can be. He
did not look quite SO comfortable when
told him had come to interview him for
publication.
The interview was prompted by the
fact that in his letter of acceptance he
had said nothing whatever in denuncia-
tion of the Ring frauds, and so left him
self open by implication to the suspicion
that he is In with the Ring and part of
it. The first question that pumped at
him concerned that feature of the letter.
why" asked, ''did you write moth
ing indicating your attitude towards the
Ring of ballot box suffers and corrup-
tionists?'
The Under Sheriff was absorbed in
letter that had reached him in his morn
ings mail-more deeply absorbed, it
seemed to me, than the letter itself af-
forded occasion for, seeing that it was a
circular.
ssIll see you later" he finally sighed.
'sShall say that you declined to an
swer the question:"
'I'll see you later,' he repeated, while
an uncomfortable smile corrugated itself
from his hair roots down over his face
till it became lost In the mazes of his
carefully combed English whiskers.
NOTICE TO THE BALLOT BOX SUFFERS.
''That is not all want to ask, went
on. .'Pll pass that question for the moment.
suppose you intend to hold some public
meetings?"
'sOh, yes" he answered.
"Will you at those meetings plant
yourself firmly against the men who
stuffed the ballot boxes last fall and who
are robbing the local government, right
and left?"
That's myiidea." he.replied, with the
air of man who didn't have any very
clear idea as to which horn of the di-
lemma he should take. I'm against
fraud"
s,Oh! that's platltude," returned.
s'that any rascal-uothing personal. you
know-could safely give to the public.
There have been crimes without number
committed here by the men in public
places that nave gone unavenged. Last
fall, the people were robbed OF their suf-
frages by ballot box suffers, for instance.
Talk about them specifically. Take Mike
OsMara and Tom Trotter as samples. and
TIE whole crew that have debauched the
elections."
II am for the punishment OF the men
who committed them. shall do all can
to punish them. I want to be honestly
elected"
"Then, am / to understand that if such
frauds are committed by the crew in your
interest you will refuse to server'
.Yes sir
You won't draw grand juries to pro-
tect them?'
mo sir.''
HE KNOWS OF NO RING.
'sNow to the question started out with
again. How is 1t that you had no word
to say in your letter Of acceptance against
these rascalsT
:. Well, it didn't occur to me-"
what! you could see such Ring
forming under your eyes, and be in daily
contact with the chiefs in it, and yet it
didn't occur to you thai you should as
sure the people, above all things. that you
would put your foot upon its'
"rm not old enough in politics to know
that there is ring"
DO you mean to say that you know
nothing OF the great conspiracy among q
4 band OF men to keep Themselves in power
BY stnfing ballot boxes, ia order that
they may loot the public treasurIes?"
i know that ballot boxes have been