The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-19
FROM THE JERSEY CITr NEYS or
YESTERDAY.
HO0P-LA, JACK!
McPhillips Tries tOStrad-
die the Charger Of
Public Opinion and
the Old Ring
Piebald.
THREATENS TO FOOL PA
says Mike UMaTa and IOnl
TFOtter Ought to be Prose
Cuted for Ballot Box
Frauds.
WILL RESIGN IF COUNTED IN
Is So Young in Politics
That He Has Never
Heard of Any Ring
in Hudson
County
And Thinks Boss Davis the
Very Best Leader the
Hudson Democracy
And Thinks Boss Davis the
Very Best Leader the
Hudson Democracy
Could Have.

I was the first man to greet Under
Sheriff McPhiliips when he reached mis-
desk in the Court House this morning.
He was brim full OF good nature aud
did not look quite SO comfortable when
told him had come to interview him for
publication.
The interview was prompted by the
fact that in his letter of acceptance he
had said nothing whatever in denuncia-
ton of the Ring frauds, and so left him
self open by implication to the suspicion
that he is in with the Ring and part
it. The first question that l pumped at
him concerned that feature of the letter
Why" / asked, did you write moth
ing indicating your attitude towards the
Ring of ballot box suffers and corrup-
tionists?"
The Under Sheriff was absorbed in a
letter that had reached him in his morn
ing's mail-more deeply absorbed, 1t
seemed to me, than the letter itself af-
forded occasion for. seeing that it was a
circular
"Ill see you later" he finally sighed.
shall / say that you declined to an
swer the question:
'sIll see you later he repeated, while
an uncomfortable smile corrugated Itself
from his hair roots down over his face
till it became lost in the mazes of his
carefully combed English whiskers.
THAT is not all / want TO ask" went
on 'fll pass thatquestion for the moment.
suppose you intend to hold some public
meetings."
''Oh, YES" he answered.
"Will you at those meetings plant
yourself firmly against the men who
stuffed the ballot boxes last fall and who
| are robbing the local government. right
and lefts"
That's my idea,u he-replied, with the
air of a. man who didn't have any very
clear idea as to which horn OF che di-
lemma he should take. Pm against
| fra nd"
"Oh! that's a platitude,n / returned,
''that any rascal-nothing personal, you
know-could safely give to the public.
| There have been crimes without number
! committed here by the men in public
| places that have gone unaveuged. Last
( fall, the people were robbed of their suf-
| frages by ballot box suffers, for instance
Talk about them specifically. Take Mike
| O'Masa and Tom Trotter as samples and
tie whole crew that have debauched the
! elections"
Il am for the punishment of the men
who committed them. shall do all can
to punish them. | want to be honestly
| elected
"Then, am to understand that if such
| frauds are committed by The crew in your
interest you will refuse to serye5'
You WON'T draw grand juries to pro-
tect them?"
mo sir"
He KNOWS OF no RING.
snow to the question l started out with
again. How is it that you had no word
to say in your letter Of acceptance against
these rascals"
s.Well, it didn't occur to me.n
"Whati you could sec such Ring
forming under your eyes, ard be in daily
contact with the chiefs In it, and yet It
didn't occur TO you thnt you should as
sure the people, above all things. that you
would put your foot upon itS,
Pm not old enough In politics to KIN ow
that there is a ringn
do you mean to say that you know
nothing OF the great conspiracy among 8
band of men to keep themselves In power
by stufing ballot boxes, in order that
they may loot the public treasnries?r
II know that ballot boxes have been
stuffed, but don't know that there is 1
Ring in Hudson county. The people talk
good deal about 1t. but don't know
anything about it.
WIPING HIS HANDS or DAVIS.
you do not mean 10 tell me that yol
have seen grand jury after grand fur,
drawn for the protection 0f tnese pnbn'