The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-18
LABOR MEN FIGHT HIM.
THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE COL.
LECT0R MOFFET CONFIRMED.

LECTOR MOFFET CONFIRMED.
A Republican Candidate, of Harrison's
appointment, Charged with oppres-
sing His workingmen-The News OF
the State.
A Washington special to the New
ark Eoening Neaos says that Isaac
Moffett, the recent appointment OF
President Harrison as Collector for
the First Internal Revenue District OF
New Jersey, is confronted with a
formidable opposition to his con1rma-
ton, and if the Republicans want to
save the First Congressional District
next fall they will have to turn hln
down. The larger part of the trouble
that confronts Moffett, who appears
to be a fresh young man, comes from
the labor organizations. hen he has
a supplemental opposition which is
political and probably, after all, the
most dangerous. The appointment OF
Moffet, who has always played a cor
net in the Sewell regimental band,
was secured by Congressman Ber-
gen, who, with the aid of Sewell
and Judge Buchanan, induced
the President to appoint him.
He had no sooner taken his seat on
his office stool than he displayed the
most amazing traits of independence.
When Mr.. Bergen handed him his
little s'slate' of party workers, whom
he desired given places in the ONCE
and charged up to Camden county,
the new Collector fixed a Ben Butler
gaze upon him and said with as
perity:-.I want you to understand
that I am a bigger man than you, Mr..
Berger, even If you are a Congress
man. While you represent i've
counties l represent ten" The Der
gen-Sewell slate, it is needless to add,
went through, but it was via the
waste basket. The relation between
the Collector and the Congressman
was thus rudely broken.
Collector Moffett halls from Glass
boro, where he has been for q number
of years the manager of Whitney "
Co.'s big glass house store. He is a
member Of the new Republican COM
binBtion that is now running the
political machine of Gloucester coun-
ty. During the Presidential cam
paign of 1883 Moffet was particularly
active among the glassworkers for
Harrison, and assured them that his
election not only insured steady EN-
ployment, but a continuation OF the
wages that were being paid. He was
SO Jealous in the cause that he col
lected popular subscriptions OF so
each from both Republican and
Democratic workmen alike and laid it
personally at the feet lof Gray at the
national headquarters in New York.
The strike of the glass workers, which
began last summer against a reduc-
ton of wages, included those of Whit
ney 81 CO., at Glassboro. Motfett, it
is claimed, made himself u-nnecessari-
1y oficious against the men, and was
instrumental in having a number OF
them arrested on q charge of disor-
derby conduct. Among the numbers
are John Long, the Democratic candi-
date for the Assembly from Glouces-
ter<county. Every bill against the
m6n was ignored by the Grand jury,
however, as the charges were too trivial
for consideration. The workmen keenly
felt the outrage that Moffett put upon
them, and a short time ago quietly set
af1oat a movement to defeat his con-
Grasatien before the Senate. Not
only has the entire labor interests of
New Jersey been enlisted but those of
Pennsylvania. 1t is not at all iln-
probable but that the matter will be
made a national issue by the labor or
CARNATIONS. A long protest against
Moffett's confirmation has been re-
ceived by President Harrison, the
members Of the Senate, and each Con-
gresham from New Jersey. 1t is
marked approved" by no less than
thirty-four labor organizations.
1t is stated that the professionals in
New Jersey number 10, 900 at the low
est estimate. Besides a delegation of
workingmen is to appear before the
Finance Committee of the Senate and
personally protest against Moffett's
confirmation.
A Child Fatally Burned.
Harry Damn, aged five years, of No.
1929 Knight street, Camden, while
playing with matches yesterday morn
ing, set fire to his clothes, and before
assistance could be rendered he was
SO badly burned that the flesh peeled
from his hands, arms, stomach, back
and chest. The physician who re-
lieved the child's agony has no hopes
for his recovery.
This Man Says Hs Was s~andbagged.
Sandbagging has been very preva-
lent in New York this winter, but
Newark SO far has been very lucky,
there not having been one case in that
vicinity up to last night. But last
night the record was broken. The
sandbagging took place in East
Orange at half-past six o'clock. The
victim was Dolninick Libby, a res
taurant keeper in Murray street, New