New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-10
NEWS FROM NEW JERSEY.
Jersey CITY.
JERSEY CITY.
DEMOCRATS DISTURBED BY POSSIBLE ALL
ANCE OF THE LABOR PARTY AND THE

DEMOCRATS DISTURBED BY POSSIBLE ALL
ANCE OF THE LABOR PARTY AND THE
LIQUOR DEALERS.
There is feeling that is far from comioraoio oAiS.
inr IN pa political bosoms of the Democratic eane
Of rbe Hudson County and Jersey CITY ring ~ n"'
been caused by the aggressive attitude Oh Ciic "odi
state Liouor Dealers Association III Is saiu vi un
Questioned authority that the association Is making a"
dooyor N form an alliance with the Labor party III
Tho State and particularly in the county. meeuns
NJ the Executive Committee oil the state Aseooia'''N
was 10 have beeu held at the hotel OF 'ohn li"f' "a
Jersey City, last Thursday, but Mr. Hart WHO
dent Of the association, was out oil the cny' anu ''
meeting was adjourned until next Friday without trans
acting anv business When the Executive Cohni'o"
ots Friday n Is believed that the proposed alliance
viii bo thoroughly discussed, and the committee VIII
decide whether to recommend 1t TO the asSca'oh VI
not Tie project Of the liquor dealers Is 10 permit 0
Labor party to nominate candidate TOT Staoc 0o'
n Gil the unexplred term in the senate oil CohsresS
man E. F. Mcdonald. and Candidates lor 'hc AoSon.Dly
These candidates will be pledged 10 use every eior'
ei,,o u elected 10 repeal the present high license
lou When this pledge is given the Liquor Dealers
,,ocation will furnish money TO conduct the cam
aio, and exert its powerful influence In behalf Oh INC
Labor men. ,,,.o- ,o,,
II &c NOT known for a certainty that the Labor men
,yl, accent a proposition Of this nature Dut PrVn
-ASSo"'~'N"
roncoor for The Tribune that he believed they would
The Labor partyn he said d" has never been treated
h +he Democrats in Hudson County with tho con
deraton II claims TO deserve. In the past wheh inc
Labor party has helped TO elect Democrats they nave
heen completely ignored Immediately after the poiis
closed THIS unfair and contemptuous treatment nus
caused belief that by ndorsins Democrats they 40 ho
hotter Themselves and that their only hope Is IN sA
inc ont for themselves coalition with the Liquor
a
thc latter would ask for would be the repeal OF inc
nrcscnt High License law and the mobilization Of some
- the Sunday laws Yes believe that this alliance
is more than probable"
"If these two factions unite, VIII II not better inc
chances Of the Republicans this fall In Hudson County
NATURALLY it will. You know that the Demoora's
last winter so changed the district lines that the re
publcans have only absolutely certain Assembly
District out of the eleven in the county IL the liquor
! dealers and the Labor party do combine ana place.
candidates in the race tie Democrats will be the ones
| 20 suGer. The Republicans would retain their full
vote nearly and what went TO the combine would
come from the Democrats"
1t is certain that the Democratic leaders are much
worried over the prospect OF an alliance ana alehuS
they are exertng their influence TO prevent 1t, the
exact truth will probably be known Friday or satur-
day. after the meeting Of the executive committee Oh
| the LIouOrD Dealers Association. An argument that
the Democratic leaders using with the Labor party
is that the lquordealers pay into the treasury OF
Jersey City alone 100000 annually for license fees
The LEGISLATURE has apPOrtoned this money so thtt
one nan Ol II - Ia 49, r, thc tfen, They saw that
without tie high license AZ least 1l5O,OOO ahhualIl
mid have IN he added 10 the tax levy for three pur
wouu NM E hot r. enahle the 10 pay
his tax rents would be raised They even 20 so far
rs 10 show that in 1890 1t was necessary 10 incltaae
valuations 100000, and this year 70 Increase them
| - 600 600 10 raise money sufficient to the cty
without exceeding the per cent OF the Martin act