The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-08

pOucHOS dlGeDlpU W u6pIlVb lie OIL all
credit for establishing a firm financial
foundation for our city, but defy them
to show year since left the Board If
Finance. or before, that the city burden
has been decreased as we decreased it
S747,000. [Cheers.] / was associated
Win Mr.. Augustus A. Hardenbergh, and
we spent many hours, days and weeks in
studying out what courses had better be
pursued for the best interests of Jersey
City and her people. When l separated
from Mr.. Hardenbergh he publicly
thanked me aud complimented me, and
today hts compliment stands as rebuff
TO the assaults OF the men who attack me
and do not know what they are talking
about. [Great applause.J
In relation to tbe act of the Legisla-
ture extending the terms of Mayor, ad-
mlt having secured its passage. In fact
would not have accepted the Democratic
nomination If the bill had not been
passed. l have some recollection of the
services | performed for the city. and
know Of the necessity of keeping man,
who has mapped out course of reforma-
t1on, III office. There must be no political
interferences. / served this city before,
gratuitously, and did it to save the city.
when was President;of the Board OF
Finance | was an appointed Commis-
sioner. BY decision or the Supreme
Court 1t was shown that the
power to elect the Board
OIL FINANCE rested with the Board
of Aldermen. That Board at that time
stood seven Democrats to five ReDubli-
cans. wished to continue in Office as 1
had begun good work. and Mayor Col
Inns, who Is now Chairman of the Re-
publican Committee, complimented me
by telling me that it would afford him
pleasure to reappoint me if it were in his
power to do SO. A certain Democratic
Alderman wished to be elected an asses
sor and would have been elected to the
Board of Finance had l consented to vote
for this man. Refusing to do this, two
Democratic Aldermen formed combina-
tion with the Republicans, and to my re-
ply Of 1 am nov purchasing this office
at the price you name,' they replied by
removing me, and Roderick B. Seymour
was elected in my stead.
TINE TO EFFECT SOMETHING.
This man who Is now pusing as a
reformer paid the price asked and was
made member of the Board of Finance.
The next part of the deal was to make
John A. Blair Corporation Counsel and
this was done. My term was cut short
and an excellent work was strangled.
The extension of the terms of Mayors
will prevent similar deals from being
| made. and will permit work begun
to be carried out. If man is elected
Mayor who understands what good
government is and has any knowledge of
finances, he should be able to give us
good government, and IL he. does not he
is either Incompetent, careless OF dis
honest don't know whether l will be
able to give you as good government as
Wanser, but If | do not perform my
duties satisfactorily to one and all l will
resign. lGreat appl,usel.
"Mr. Wauser, backed by q caravan of
office seekers, has INDUCED in PERSONAL
tiles and attacks wholly irrelevant to this
campaign. Just what Mr.. Wanser pro-
poses to do If he is elected Mayor. really
do not know, but IL he is elected and
works for the best interests of the city and
works for the decrease of the city debt I
will work shoulder 10 shoulder with him,
rs l will with ANYBODY interested in the
property of your city. [Cheersl
MY opponents say that our taxes are
high ana are levied improperly. ana say
that our property assessment Is as near a
farce as anything l know of. 1t Is mass
of guess work. Assessments should not
be made according to ownership, as has
been done in years past, but according to
IL uniform rule. Lots are not assessed on
any fair basis, and assessments are levied
from the Hudson to the Hackensack on a
jumble of rules. Favoritism in the as
sessment of property is fraud. and there
is no difference in assessing my property
for $4,000 and my neighbours for half
that sum than there is in picking my
pocket. In levylng assessments there
Ill uSU Uo AL HOuesly Luah rIS6S dUOV6 ac-
quaintance and friendship.
Modification in the expense of running
our government must be made and | will
not countenanee robbery in the form of un-
necessary employees any more than would
if saw our city money being stolen by
thief.
QUEER ANOMALIES.
Our school system is Il disgrace to our
city. In the battle of life intelligence
and education are required and well
trained mind is better capital than bank
account. l favor new and plenty of
schools and if l am elected we will get
them.
1--WE want clean streets. and nv idea of
having clean streets is that the dirt shall
be removed, and that nothing shall be
paid for the removal of dirt thai has not
been removed. [cheers.J
"Our water supply is phenomenon,
1t is food and drink. And in this con-
nection might refer casually to the eX-
penditure Of 100000 for the building of
reservoir which is now being spoken of
US good thing to convert into public
park or COW pasture [laughter]. Suoh
things must be guarded against, and so
also must hasty steps in relation to Sc
curing new water supply. The power
OF condemnation should be exercised.
and when we do move. be sure to get
pure water and all that we want of it,"
clique, aud If | am elected, l assure you
that in the five years to come this section
will not be neglected in the march of i'm
provements. l will not be Mayor in
name, neither will rule over Il portion
of the city. l want the aid of every man
in this city who is interested in its pro.
gress."
GOVERNOR ABBETT'S SPEECH.
Mr.. McDermott retired midst the
thunderous applause of the vast assem-
blage. When quiet was restored five
minutes later, Chairman Harvey intro
duoed Governor Albeit. Cheer after
cheer went up, and when halt in
the demonstration was called, Governor
Albeit said:-
Never before have l seen such enthus-
iasm demonstrated in a campaign as in
this, and If the enthusiasm that prevails
in this meeting is any criterion, pre-
dict that Greenville will add a
welcoming vote to the grand
majority of Allan Il. McDermott [cheers1
in the rest of the city. Why is it that
people are taking such an interest in this
campaign? 1t is because they all reHlize
that man of brains must be elected
that condition of affairs exists that de-
mands the exercise of brains in our chief
executive head, The present condition
of affairs is not due to Democratic gov
ernment, but 10 Republicanism. and to
men who were not elected to rule
over US, but were placed over us by an
act of the Legislature. Did that party
which piled upon us debt of $4,000, 900
do anything TO improve our streets or
schools? Did they do anything but leave
millions of seven per cent. bonds to be