The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-07

and u independent In its paetos on az
local questions
A Republican Board of Finance.
The crushing defeat Of the Ring in
Jersey City on Tuesday clearly indi-
Gates what will happen next May If
the Ring continues to dictate the
Democratic nominations.
Next year is a sort of "ofr' year in
local politics. No offices of first rate
political importance are to be filed at
either the Spring or Fall election, and
the Ring politicians have been count
ing on a couple OF years of undisturbed
jobbery and plumber in case OF their
success in the fight just ended.
1t seems to us highly probable that
they may be wholly disappointed.
The coming spring election affords
the people of Jersey City about as
good a chance as the citizens could de-
sire to loosen the grip of the New
Charter gang on the public purse
strings. The principal officer to be
elected win be the President of the
Board of Aldermen, and the person so
elected will be. er-o6acio, a member of
the Board OF Finance.
Besides this elected member the
Board Of Finance consists of four
membership Republicans and TWO
Democrats. Under the charter they
must be thus appointed-two Repub-
Leans and two Democrats.
Now we venture that If a Ring tool
Is nominated on the Democratic side
a creature OF the observation-disclosures
camp-Davis combination-the Repub-
lican candidate win sweep the city
just as Colonel Wanser did, and the
Board of Finance will fall under the
control of a Republican majority.
For the people, nothing a be bet
ter. The Republicans, for the time
being, will be on their good behavior,
and the>hew brooms will do some re-
nazKabIe sweeping.
There will be no more fake tax
rates.
No more budgets concocted to de-
ceive the taxpayers.
There will be a general overhauling
Of all the books Of all the depart
ments.
The appropriations to pay salaries
to sinecurists will be cut off.
No dishonest contracts will be APP
proved.
A e era will open for the tax
payer.
We invite the taxpayers and voters
to fix their eyes right now or this
goal. They should never lose sight
Of it a moment until the fight for re-
form is won.
The city is against the Ring by AN
overwhelming majority. We will
turn the rascals out in May.
THE Democratic Legislature can do
the party infinite service and can
rescue the taxpayers of this city from
grinding oppression by repeating the
Charter and dividing Hudson county.
Tins is from the EUeniBg Journal
Of yesterday
JubiIant Democrats
Uu}Loon's cigar store and political rendezvous
Il Grove and Morgan streets. was a lively spot
for fifteen minutes last evening, while sheriff
Davis, James E. Connolly, Commissioner Som
err, Jailsr Birdsall. Phil himself, and a dozen
more Of the democratic leaders celebrated the
great victory Of Tuesday BY having a p~yrotesh
mic display. colored fires. roman candles, can
non crackers, flower pots and sky rockets were
set on with q recklessness which set the small
boy nearly crazy. The sheriff. while firing some
big crackers Under Commissioner Somers, wal
poerly blown apart by . l2inch cracker. The
v~oether-stained Tammany Indian In front Of
the store smiled through 1t all
That is just about the size OF the
Ring triumph and the Ring jubila'
tion. It could not be better repre-
sented by a penny fire cracker, fired
of In front of a cigar store.
PROSECUTOR WINFIELD's process
sion starts ON Monday morning fol
Trenton The ballot box suffers are
boosting that now McPhillips is elected
Sheriff there will be no more prosecu'
tions, but we do not think Prosecutor