The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-29

toCut QntStLOUS.
Mr.. Perkins a Disappointment.
Mr.. Perkins letter of acceptance,
addressed to Mr.. John Reid, Chair
man, and others, is a non-committal
document. 1t contains the usual
pledge to discharge the duties of the
office to the best interests of the peo-
ple-and the Republican party. He
promises good appointments who will
guard the public monies, clean streets,
efficient police and fire protection,
better schools and incidentally many
other things, but winds up his some
what condensed and barren commune
cation by saying that he scarcely
hopes to succeed in all that he has
promised.
Mr.. Perkins lack of faith in his
candidacy sticks out even more clearly
in his letter of acceptance, addressed
to Mr.. John Reid, chairman, and
Others, than it did in his negative
interview published in the columns of
this paper. yesterday. If Mr.. Perkins
had entered the campaign with a
modicum of warm hearted enthu-
siasm, he might have made things
very lively for the Democratic candi-
date. He evidently doubts the sin
certify of his nomination, the sincerity
of his party's leaders, and his own
sincerity in the whole matter.
This was a time for ringing utter
ances; a bold, Independent stand on
public questions, a forcible, hearty
enthusiasm and a grim determination
to win. Instead, Mr.. Perkins has
glanced specifically over the situa-
ton in a amotaurish way, written and
said in stereotyped phrases what any
candidate might have said, and then,
to all intents and purposes, dismissed
the subject as a dreadful bore.
The hour was here-the man was
lacking.
Mr.. Perkins is a disappointment.
CONGRATULATIONS are extended to
the t]~airty-one young ladies who
graduated yesterday from the Train
ing School. But we cannot refrain
from remarking that that is a pretty
lively mill which turns out thirty-one
school marms in six months. AT that
rate of production the teacher market
in Jersey City will soon be glutted,
and the competition between them
for positions win put salaries down
lower than ever.
Let Dillon Do All the Agreeing.
F. w. Stevens, the State Arbitrator
In the Morris and Essex back tax
claim, announces in the Newark
Erening Neaos of last evening that
the arbitrators may agree after all.
1t is almost to be hoped that they will
not. If $500, 600 is the best the State
Arbitrator can do for the State, it
may be as well to let the ''arbitra-
tion'' end just where it is. A vastly
larger sum, it seems to us, can be re-
covered in the courts.
If an agreement be on the cards, 1t
should be all on the part of the rail
road arbitrator. 1t is Mr.. Dillon who
should agree. The only thing Stevens
can do is to kindly allow the willy
New York railroad lawyer to agree
with him that the State shall have
$500, 900.
In the name of justice, we hope Mr..
Stevens has no idea Of getting any
closer to Mr.. Dillon's figures than he
is. He's altogether too close now fol
comfort.
A SURPRISING story is told from
Hoboken in the news columns of to-
days paper. Some one has been pep
pering the windows of Stevens Insti-
tute with shot from a N air gun.
George Miekens, who had the disinc-
tion Of being horse whipped recently,
was arrested yesterday. The feature
Of the case is that he refused to make
any statement. That would indicate
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