The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-05

reason. fairness and justice, call a halt.
II Is not within our province to shut any
body's mouth, or prevent any newspap er
from saying what it may see fit to say.
what one OF us may do, be he whom he
may, he does regardless of nationality or
religion; that individual member is do
Ing what he does in fnir discretion in this
Board. don't want any newspaper to
sit in this Board to unfairly and untruth-
fully criticize the action of that member
whether he be wrong or right. 1t is his
judgment, allowed to him. l belleve he
exercises that Judgment as o member Of
this Board in spirit OF fairness, regard
less of what any newspaper may say"
Mr.. Pfngsten, having exhausted his
theme by saying the same thing over sew
eral times and blistered his knuckles by
trouncing his desk top in a vain effort to
oratorically emphasize his lack of ideas,
sat down. Not ripple of applause
greeted his eloquence. He raised his
hand to the place where his mustache
used to grow to do the dignified stroke
act, but finding nothing to catch on to
his arm fell powerless to his side. Then
he gazed around in a manner which
seemed to say, 81 guess The JERSEY CITY
NEWS won't print that ''idiotic" speech. !"
MR.. REID SAYS HE'S no FOOL
Mr. Reid, as chairman of the indigna-
tion meeting next arose and said" Pm
voting for Mr.. Demarest as principal of
No. % School. / did what ! considered
was for the best interest of that school.
| did not, as The NEWS said, acknowledge
that / had made a mistake. MIR.
Demarest is a good and pure man, a
good disciplinarian. He is as good as
no fool. / am director-at-large and be-
lieve represent the whole city. Pm not
a fool to be criticized. / am forty.four
years old. have not toiled all this time
for reputation to throw it away for
anybody. The recommendations / re-
ceived concerning Mr. Demarest's ability
as teacher and a disciplinarian were
enough for me to ask for his appoint
ment. felt it my duty to vote for him.
The assertion of the NEWS that Sheriff
Davis directed three members of this
Board to vote for Mr.. Demarest's appoint
ment is lie made up of whole cloth. But
/ wouldn't be ashamed to 90 to the Sher-
IF to ask favor of MIN tomorrow"
This ended the indignation phase of the
meeting.
Mr.. Muldoon offered resolution to the
effect that the Board of Finance be re-
quested to appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of the proposed new school on
Virginia avenue. near West Side avenue,
in the Sixth district. The resolution was
adopted and the Board adjourned.
Sheriff Davis was present. Mr. Reed
called his attention TO the editorial in
yesterdays JERSEY CITY NEWS contain
ing the assertion that he (the Sheriff had
directed three members of the Board of
Education to vote for Mr.. Demarest.
true" said Mr.. Reid. II never asked a
favor of you in my life. But l wouldn't
be ashamed to if wanted it."
mo, you never did," replied the
Sheriff; ''but you have appointed AS good
a man as could be found In the county"
1t will be noticed that Sheriff Davis
kindly denied that Mr.. Reid ever asked
him for favor. but no one ever stated
that Mr.. Reid had asked Mr.. Davis for
one. Mr.. Davis does not deny that he di-
rected three members of the Board of
Education TO vote for Mr.. Demarest.