The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-29

This pdpe IS democratic IN principles
and Is Independent in its vteaos on all
local questions.
The Mayors Deep Thought Cam
paign.
WE extend to Major Pangborn and
the EUening Journal our congratulate
tions on their mastery campaign
against fraud, corruption and Ring
rule. They are extended in the spirit
Of mixed awe and admiration. On
their part it has been a campaign of
thought, deep and ~ unexpressed.
These battles of the hour in the po-
litical arena must remind the Major
of those bloodier ones when he fought
for the honor of his country. Those
bloodier fights were also one of deep
thought, in fact all the Majors bat
ties have been distinguished by deep
thought-how to stand in with
the gang and yet maintain
an air of responsibility and
regularity. The Major was
never known to run away from a fight.
He likes smoke and powder smells,
torch lights, brass bands and the odor
of kerosene about the stump. And
he is such a strategist that when he
wants his side TO lose he just tells
them what they ought to do to win.
And the Major was never known to
want the side he says he represents,
to win. The Major is a strategist,
there is no doubt about it. He knows
that from decent Republicans he and
his paper can expect nothing, SO he
looks at the gang who butter his
bread and says, ''I'm a good Republi-
can, you ought to know that, but /
like the looks of you fellows and /
guess we can travel together. Ill go
on the stump and tell what
the Republican party is doing
in Samoa and Timbuctoo, and
I'll write about it in the Journal,
too. But when it gets down to city
and county affairs, I'll put para
graphs all over the Journal, telling
what awful mistakes the Republican
party is making all the time. and how
they can never win unless they follow
my advice. Then at the same time,
I'll put long articles in the Journal
relating the virtues of Orestes Cleve-
land, and the magnificent way he has
governed the city, the utterly ire
p~roachable character of Robert Davis
and his associates. This followed by
numerous insinuations that the Re-
publican party has absolutely no
show of winning will encourage all
high minded men-to stay at home.
Then you can butter my bread for me
and put sugar all over it, for | love
sugar, And / want it white and In
large Jumps, seer"
Now this would do very we'll If the
Major were as deep as he thinks he is.
But unfortunately for the Major and
the Fleming Journal, this community
is just about as shrewd as the Major,
and the same little racket has been
worked on them so often that it has
bred q large and wholesome fit of dis
gust. The pitiable position of the
Journal in this campaign is the gem
eral topic of conversation. Not only
is 1t known to be the organ of as
tough q gang Of thieves and plnn der
ers as ever looted d community's
treasury, but it is known to be
treacherously stabbing in the back
the party, by claiming to represent
which it annually draws thousands OF
dollars from the public treasury.
You will find it best to be honest
and straightforward, Major.
THE assessment levied by Bob Davis
upon city and county employees will
cause . good many quiet votes to be
dropped against his candidate, Nc
Phillips. These employees have been
indicted rather heavily in the past
year. Davis PAY or Gonis liable to
become as historical as CleveIand's
Veto and Bounce
TT Is a shame to see the grand old
Democratic party, the party Of liberty
Of speech and thought, made to play
the mask behind which Bob Davis
and his gang loot the public treasury.
Nothing great can be accomplished
without Organization. The success Of
4 great political party Ii much de-
pendent 81 its machinery. But when