The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-12
Van Houten Post and Its Fraud
Guest,

Van Houten Post and Its F'raud
Guest.
The EUening Journal said yester-
DAY
Has any one of the newspapers that copied
and circulated the stupid lie about trouble in
Van Houten Post, G. A. R., over inviting Mayor
Cleveland to visit Boston as the guest of the
post corrected this misstatement? We have not
seen the retraction, or correction, in any of
shese papers yet. Is it decent to persist in cir
rulating such a falsehood?
No, you have not seen the retrac-
ton, nor will you see one. The story
is true, and you know it is true, or
else you are as stupid as you are cor
rupt.
To bolster up his shattere ed reputa-
ton, the Fraud Mayor determined to
secure a recognition by Van Houten
Post. He made up his mind as to the
price he should pay, and then he en-
ployed General Ramsey to be his go
between. That worthy enlisted the
interest of a certain clique in the post,
and at a small meeting, packed by
members of the clique, the resolution
to invite His Fraudulency TO accom-
pany the post to Boston was rushed
through at the close OF the proceed
ings.
The price which the Fraud Mayor
paid for this favor was his promise
that the Post should not be disturbed
in it's occupancy of the rooms in the
City Hall, which are badly needed for
the public purposes of the Tax Com
mission.
When the facts of the discreditable
bargain became generally known, the
more thoughtful and honorable ele-
ment in the Post was filled with fury.
There was at first talk of the formal
withdrawal of the invitation. This
action was, however, averted by the
active canvassing of those concerned
in the dicker, and by the reluctance
Of many of the DIRECTORS to take ac-
ton which would amount to a formal
censure on their comrades.
Some persons have reproached us
for exposing the affair. We consider
that we have done simply our duty.
For the veteran soldiers of our coun-
try we have the profoundest venera-
ton. But when they sell their laurels
for a mess of potage, when they make
themselves associates of a copperhead
and q buyer of bounty jumpers, of q
notorious fraud and humbug-and all
for the sake Of his worthless promise
then they divest themselves of their
privileges, and become the proper
subjects of public criticism, just like
any other offenders against public
ethics.
THIS proceeding against the city of
PASSAGES pollution of IL drinking
water is all very we'll, but what about
Newark, which, according to Inspec-
tor Leake's report does quite as much
harm herself?
The Railway Strikc-A Lamentable
ErrOr.
The New York Central Railway
strike appears to be pretty nearly
over, and the company appears to
have scored a pretty signal victory
over its men. The revolt appears to
have been unwise in the last degree.
! Granting, for the sake of argument,
that there was the most ample ground
for it, it was assuredly worse than
foolish to undertake it with SO little
prospect of success.
1t is a serious matter to disturb the
settled order of things-to waste tens
of thousands of dollars and put thou
sands of people to Inconvenience. We
admit that the prospect of great adj
vantage to the cause of workingmen
the rectification of great wrongs,
for instance, is a sufficient justifica-
zion. We regard strikes as measures