The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-29
ONE OFFICE FOR ONE MAN.
Double and Triple Office Holding in
Hudson Denounced.

From The Neac York World of this morning.
Police Justice Robert Davis, o. Jersey
City, at the banquet of the Tenth District
Democratic Association, in Meyers
Hotel, Saturday evening, November 10.
said there was too much double and
triple office holding. He said the time
would soon come when some Of the in
cumbents must give up their offices to
make room for other Democrats who
needed them, and whose work for the
Dartv must be recognized
Justice Davts's remarks were looked
upon as that time as q huge joke, which
the Justice made to inspire aspirants for
political office with hope. They were SO
regarded for several days.
Justice Davis said to d reporter yester-
dag. "Ihere may be many Office hold
ers and Democrats in Hudson County
who believe / was Joking when
l said l would seek to have
the Democratic County Committee
indorse the. movement to make it un-
lawful for any man to hold more than
one political office / meant. however,
every word l said. 1t IS wrong and un-
democratic TO have few men grabbing
all of the offices and leave good. hard
working Democrats out in the cold. We
have Democrats filing two political off,
ces at one time, and some even three.
IF every Democratic office-hoider in
Hudson county should do the same, all of
the offices would be filed by few Demo-
Gratis. willis the hardworking majority is
left without anything.
Give every man u chance. We have
many Democrats in Hudson county who
work hard for the party. Why should
.heY be ignored?
1T this practice of filing more than
OtllpA "a q Inn fr mil rt1ip
the party. 1t is well enough for these
double and triple headed office holders to
say that they 10 not neglect any of their
duties. They may be right in their asser-
tlons. but That is no reason why they
should have so many places.
The Democratic success in Hudson
county was not gained to MAKE few
Democrats rich. In some parts of the
county, and l. need not mention where.
there are Democrats holding three offices
at the same time. They are getting rich
so rapidly that they Will be millionaires
before they relinquish their offices. 1t is
about time to put stop to such work.
The people are not blind. They will not
tolerate it any longer. The only way to
compel these men to give up some is by
legislation. | mean legislation which
prohibits them from holding more than
one public office at time.
"The County Committee cab handle
the matter satisfactorily by adopting a
resolution which prohibits any UeiRsGss
from holding more than one pok{ecaf Of
flee at once. II is high time toWo some
thing befo1Rl lis Office grabbing becomes
The yori8g men are working for the
success of their party, but do not receive
a share of the patronage. Give them a
chance. Let them enjoy the fruits of
their WORK.
Il am prepared to fight this patter, and
will accomplish my OBJECT before am
defeated"
Assemblyman Coyle, of Hoboken, intro
cuced bill in the Legislature last winter
which prohibited any office holuer occu-
pying more than one political Office at a
time. The bill was killed, but it will
probably be resurrected this winter.