The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-11
THE FOURTH ALL RIGHT
Tremendous Demonstration
On Saturday Night
at Kessler'S.
M'DERMOTT'S FRANK PLEDGES.
Mr.. Winfield Speaks for G%reenville
MIR. Frankenbach's Manly
Words.
M'DERMOTT'S FRANK PLEDGES

been held nightly for the past two
weeksi in the Fourth district, another great
crowd assembled at Kessler's Hall Satur-
day night to listen to MIR. McDermott and
other well known c~iLizens discuss the IS
sues of the campaign. Another big meet
ing was also in progress in another sec
ton of the district. The auditorium aud
both galleries at Kessler's were overflow
ingly crowded and much enthusiasm
was evinced throughout the assemblage.
Moritz Misunderstanding called the meet
ing to order and nominated EX-Mayor
Isaac w. Taussig as Chairman. who
made a strong and eloquent plea FOR MI.
McDermott's election, and then the
Democratic candidate himself was in
troduced amid deafening shout OF ap-
plause. The Democratic champion
showed no signs of fatigue. His speech
was as full OF life and spirit as the first
he delivered in the campaign.
Mr.. M'DERMoTT's SPEECH.
Mr.. McDermott began by saying he
was placed at u disad Vantage in this CAM
paign by the silence of his opponent. He
nad closely read the reports of the meet
ings at which Mr.. Wanser spoke, and he
had yet failed to discover a single
proposition concerning the future iuan-
cial policy of the city. Mr.. McDermott
uGCiuIGu Gudb OuS SlSdUGou quOouioh ~
next Mayor will have to settle is whether
or not the city Is to become bankrupt or TO
take the place nature has assigned to it.
Discussing the useless debts upon which
we are yet paying interest, Mr.. McDermott
caused much laughter by abiding to the
old reservoirs down the street as "a
scheme that wouldn't hold water"
The constitution provided that a
debt of over $1,000 could not
be created without the sanction
OF the people. "We ought" said ne. ITO
ave today 81, 100000 annually to expend
public improvements. instead of nav
in. 20 pay fifty cents of every dollar-paid
in as taxes-to liquidate the interest on Il
debt more than Jwo-thirds of which was
created by the same Republican gang
that is now trying to get another hack ut
tine public treasury"
The speaker reviewed the portion of his
career during which he saved the CITY
millions Of dollars as President of the
Finance Board and rs q member OF the
State Board of Assessors. He reiterated
all the pledges he has made concerning a
reduction of the debt, a lower tax rate, a
new and equitable assessment the institu-
ton of reform in his own party and better
school houses and cleaner streets. He
promised to resign from the office of
Mayor if he found himself incapable OF
CARRYING out his pledges. Speaking of
lean streets, he declared thai even the
pH5StlAG VI q IA Gal oN1A AIS VSto
would have no more effect upon him than
q fly OH the paddle wheel of a ferry boat.
He YOU not sign a pay warrant until
the dirt was removed, unless compelled
to do so by the highest court IN New Jer-
sey.
said he had analysed the torrent of abuse
Eeaped upon him and found that it had
for its basis the fact that he was a Demo-
craft. To this charge he was perfectly
willing to plead guilty. loud cheers and
a%pplause.l
wINFIELD's PRACTICAL VIEW.
Prosecutor Charles d.. Winfield fol-
lowed Mr.. McDermott. He said The ques-
ton now before the people was simply
whom shall they select as their next
steward. On one hand was a man who
was known to possess brains, honesty and
people knew nothing about. Mr..
Winfield discussed the condition
of affairs under the Republican
Legislative commissions. 1.-THE Republi-
cans of.this city in 1885. he said despair
ing of ever obtaining the confidence of
lished a condition of affairs new to Demo-
cratic ideas of home rule. Prior to that
time we, as citizens, had been accustomed
to eiecting our own officials.
which deprived us of throwing out an
OulCldl IL NO OiU NV 5iNO IL
stead, we had Salem, Gloucester and
Toms River ruling us. These commi :
sious were authorized to expend what
money they saw fit without even taking
the oath Of office, and demand of this
city the payment"
fraud now set up by the gang who ran
that sort of u government was simply a
blind to cover up its own misdeeds. That
gang was composed of men of false pre-
lenses. The debt created by Democrats
in their years of rule was a mere. drop in
O0O. COO debt foisted pom the city
by that gang, and he declared
that had the debt increased in the same
ratio since that gang was driven from
power, au increase Of $50, 900, 900 would
have been added to this legacy. Now
these debt makers wanted again TO take
charge Of the city finances
THAT DEAR MAJAH.
Returning from Florida a short while
ago. he picked up a copy.of the Journal
and read an appeal of Major Pangborn on
question Of mono rule. The Major said
the people did not appear enough inter-
ested to take care of themselves. The
Major, said the speaker. always took
The people into his confidence. Per-
haps that explained why the
people grew skittish when the
Major came around. Cape May
Inuk CAI6 VI name 4Ohi 1bANOA "
care of him, and SO long as his party
successfully carried on the gerrymander-
ing business and so Ions as the commits
sions OF his party ruled this city, but
little was heard from him on the
uuestion of home rule. II it
hadn't been for Democrats. Cape
MAY would still be ruling US. The elo-
ouent speaker admitted that his own
oarty had sometimes. in his opinion, not
conducted affairs altogether as they
should have been conducted. but with
snch n man as Allan L.. McDermott as
standard bearer, there WIS abso-
Intely no necessity of turning to
the Republican party with its
outrageous record for publication. II
the Republican party was victorious in
less than six months Ramsay and Sey-
mour and that class of Republicans
would awe poor Wanser bound hand aud
foot and their arms up TO the elbow in the
public treasury.
MIR. Winfield closed his speech with q
nromise that the Democracy OF G~reenville
would give q good account of itself next
Tuesday. and said:-
1--WE are going TO elect Allan l.. McDer-
mott Mayor" prolonged applause and
Ex-Alderman Hoos next spoke the sem
timents of a business man. He was sure
If was necessary to elect a man with Il
ackbone to conduct the financial affairs
Of this city for the next five years, ard of
all oiher men, in his opinion, Allan NC
Dermott was the proper MAJ TO elect.
MIR. F-RANKENBACH'S GREAT EFFORT.