The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-28
A Solution of the Problem.

A Solution of the Problem.
DR.. w. s. Rainsford discusses in the
current number of Harper's Weekly
the ever recurring problem of the
overcrowded condition of New York
city and the moral and physical evils
which follow in its train. DR.. Rains
ford arraigns the soulless landlords
who build tenements that yield twelve
per cent, while others, impelled by a
twinge of conscience, put up with less
and give their tenants more room and
better accommodations. But the
overcrowding is more to blame for
this than the landlords. If it were
not, DIR. Rainsford would not find
that a cubic inch of space was more
valuable in Orchard or Hester street
than in the big Dalhousie flats over
looking the Park.
the overcrowding of the lower Sec
tions of New York is to be found in
migration. Let the tenants of the
down town districts come to Jersey
City where they can find room to
Breathe where they can ecu apart
ments or houses within easy walking
distance of the ferry atless cost than
in New York where a cubic inch OF
space is SO expensive. Car fare will
cost no more on this side than on the
other, If the immigrant is compelled
to ride, SO that the added expense will
be but five cents daily for ferriage,
and that may be saved in rent.
After a while we shall have rapid
transit ON this side and chen the new
coiners may so to the west side of the
Heights, where they will find more
room to breathe and still cheaper
rents, while the time consumed in
transit will be even less than it is now.
There is room in Hudson county for
the surplus population of the big city,
if it will but come, and there will, in
all likelihood, be a time when it must
come. Trade is reaching out into the
residence districts, and wen the tene-
ment house landlords will find it to
their advantage to sell. Then the
tenants who now occupy their
premises must either come to
the west bank of the Hudson or camp
ON the sidewalks. There is no room
for them in Brooklyn, unless they 60
to the far side of it, while il they
attempt to move up town, they will
find themselves in Westchester. For
their daily journeys they will have no
time, hence Hudson must become
the mecca of their pilgrimage. If
they are wise they will coine volun-
tarily and not wait to be driven.
Albeit and the Democratic Leaders.
What a dark, forbidding soul u nan
must have, who writes such sentences
as these, which we extract from an al
legged Trenton letter in this mornings
Times
The last few months of his Gnbernatorial
term ARE apt 10 be- the crisis OF the Governors
struggle TO reach the Senatorial goal. Every
one OF the half dozen other boss es to whom Alb
bptL has delegated the control or pc iitical dis
.ricts will be as indep sadent OF the Gear as is
the Hon. James Smith, Jr. They will have
nothing to ask of tn, Chief Of State because,
having already given them everything, he has
nothing more 10 bestow, That gratitude which
is Il lively sense of favors to come will no longer
bind them to him as in the past. One by one
they will find pretexJs for dropping away from
him aud do homage to the other masters who
have som thug more within reach.
Here is u man who plainly has no
belief in the existence of truth, honor
or good faith. He believes as little in
them as he does in the obligation of
gratitude. 9%S
The only idea he has of life in gen.
eral and politics in particular is to
take all the favors you a get from
anyone, and then stab him in the
back, drive the knife home and twist
it around.
Does he not plainly say SO? His
idea of the political leaders of this
State is that they are willing to make
alliances with Governor Albeit, to
cooperate with him, to accept all
that his patronage and his influence
can give them, and the moment he
can give no more turn on him like
wolves and destroy him.
No, we do not think this is true.
We think there is only charnel
house conscience OF this sort in the
State. We hope SO, at any rate. We
believe that the Democratic leaders
will be found honest, staunch and
trustworthy in respect to their