The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-19
FRANK AND JERRY.
Some Facts About Mayor
Cleveland's Betrayal of
the Democratic
Leaders.
NO APPOINTMENTS YET.
Republicans Would Do Anything
to Capture That New Tax
Commission.
The Democrats Not Scared by Any.
thing That the New Deal
May Bring About.
NO APPOINTMENTS YET.


by Mayor Cleveland yesterday regarding
his last political will and testament was
no particular surprise to well Informed
politicians either on account of it's SUBJ
Ject matter or the medium he choose for
making known his distribution of lega-
c1es. His collaboration with Major q.
K. Pangborn and the Ex-Rev. Benson in
cutting the heart out Of the Democratic
party had its candidate during the recent
campaign. made the Republican organ
his natural mouthpiece. As everybody
expected he would do something infam-
Gus before stepping down and out, his
course, as he oatlined it, just met the
general expectation.
HIS LITTLE GAME
The Mayors announcement was two
fold. First. he said. he would not fol-
low the advice or the ideas of the Demo-
cratic leaders in appointing a successor
TO Judge Kenny on the Board of Finance;
second. he would not appoint a Board of
Revision of Taxes at all. He would
leave that for Colonel Wanser to do.
Mr.. Cleveland had been willing to do
COoh "a phSoO thihso q LOW udyS DClOIo IL
the Democratic leaders would have paid
his price. They would not, and then Mr..
Cleveland had that private conference
with Postmaster Samuel D. Dickinson.
The appointment of Mr.. Alva Bedell to
the Finance Board, of course, renders
that body Democratic for another year,
though it is said the Republicans do not
Hnenuir of linn ha1
of the Democratic members in embarrass-
ing the more stalwart Democratic
branches of the city government. For
this rumor there is, SO far, no apparent
justification. Only the record of the
future can tell any such tale. and those
who do more thinking than aossiping de-
cline to believe that any Democrat will
injure the party at a time when 1t needs
all the loyalty of its adherents.
WHAT IS THE DEAL.
1t is believed that the Mayors deal with
the Republicans turns rather on his
action in respect to the Tax Revision
Board. 1t is on this that the Republican
party hopes to build fake record, and it
is willing to pay any price for the oppor-
tunity.
There is in the employment of the
Street and Water Board pleasant young
gentlemen concerning whose personal
character as nice young man there is
not word to say. His name is Frank
Cleveland, and he graduated in 1890 from
the School of Mines of Columbia College,
New York, as civil engineer. The more
fortunate among ri, classmates are just
about now in the enjoyment Of salaries of
SIS week. and many of them have had
to travel far and wide to get even that
pay. Young civil engineers just out Of
college are pretty cheap and plenty these
times. Frank Cleveland's salary is 50, 500
year. He is assistant in the Engineer
ing Bureau. and there has been not lit
tie curiosity as to how his fortunes might
be affected by Colonel Wanser's notions
of economy and the Journals anguished
wall for a general clearing out of the sal
aried officials.
AND BROTHER JERRY, TOO.
Jeremiah B. Cleveland is another gen.
tleman whose future may be seriously
affected for good or or for evil by the kind
of terms that his affectionate may sue
ceed in making for him with the powers
that will be. He is City Treasurer at
salary of $1,000 year and lives in Newark.
His term expires next April. and those
who are fond of him have been suffering
untold agonies over his prospects since
Colonel Wanser's remarkable success.
But that was before that conference with
Postmaster Dickinson.
1t is not to be believed that anything
the Mayor can do will have any serious
effect on the fW %. of the Democratic
party in this citN Undoubtedly the old
tine majority will hold good in the fall
election. even though he carry out to the
fullest extent his purposes as set forth in
the Journal. Under ordinary circum-
stances, perhaps the best policy for the
Democrats would be to turn over the
offices to Colonel Wanser. give
MIN control of public affairs and
let him see what he and his advisers
~ouid do in the way of carrying out his
pledges to the people. But the readiness
of the incoming party to make corrupt
bargains-as seems to be indicated in the
present onjuncture--removes all objec-
tions or morals and generosity in this di-
rection. That the Republican managers
have promised some returns for the SER
vice Mayor Cleveland is doing them at
present, nobody can doubt. Their COM
ing into power under these circumstances
seems to indicate the perpetuation
CT that Cleveland domination wi h all it's
aviIs which the Democratic nartv started
out to destroy when it nominated Allan
l.. McDermott. The highest duty of the
Democracy under these circumstances
appears to be to prevent the accomplish
ment Of that result by any aud all honest
means.
1t is announced at the Mayors Office
that no ppointments will be made to-
day.
Hudson Circuit Court.