The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-06
ENTHUSIASTIC FOURTH.
Another Great Meeting on the
Hill-Rowe on the Record.

A big and enthusias tic crowd OF citi-
zens gathered at Cattanoe's Hall, Patter-
son street and Pierce avenue, last even
ing and for over two hours listened in
tently to the discussion of the issues of
the present campaign by eloquent speak
ers. Thomas Toner called the meeting to
order. Henry Gaede, one of the best
known men in the Fourth district, was
made Chairman.
For the past few years Mr. Gaede has
been inactive in municipal politics, owing
to physical disability. The integrity he
displayed, however, prior to that time,
during a long and active political career,
has not yet been forgotten. He consid-
cred the invitation to preside last even
ing a call of duty and an honor, not to be
disreg arded. In taking the chair he
said:-"You have good reason to be dis
satisfied with some of your public serv-
ants. 1t seems to me our municipal cor
poration has to certain extent become
diseased. 1t requires man with steady
hand to apply the knife to the cancer.
We have two men before us. Mr.. Wanser
is mild, good natursd gentleman. l
think I would vote for him for any other
office. On the other hand, we have Allan
l.. McDermott. Four weeks ago did not
know what to do would probably have
been guilty of voting for a Republican 4
uG pOSpCooC0 tho NOaLdSO ohSi
back bone to apply the surgeons knife to
the roots of this corporate cancer and
give relief. But believe Allan L. Nc
Dermott is the best of the two physicians,
[appiause,1 and so will have the salts
faction of voting for the Democratic can
didate."
Norman l.. Rowe was the first speaker.
He discussed the well-known history of
the finances of the city for the past eigh-
teen years, dwelling especially upon the
fact that the Republican gang that is now
behind Wanser Increased the city's debt
by over s10.000.000 in sixteen years. He
did not think IL was necessary for the
Democratic party to turn to the Republi-
can patty for publication of itself. II
was necessary thN Jersey City elect q
Mayor Just now who was inancier, who
would take hold of the duties of his office
with strength and determination to carry
out his own financial ideas. Mr.. Wanser
was not f1nancier. Allan L. McDermott
was a good one. He was the man for the
office and the hour.
Judge John j. ,McGra tn made a grace 9
full and eloquent speech in favor Of his
candidate. He classed Allan l.. McDer-
mott as 1.-THE young giant of the State
Democracy He compared the records
of the two candidates before the people.
He tackled Colonel Wanser on the asser-
ton he recently made that he was al
most ashamed of admittin G that he was
an eX -memoef OF The New Jersey Assem-
bly,. '"The trouble was," said Judge Nc
Grath, 'that the Colonel had
not the ability to make q record
McAdoo made a record. lApplausel
Even Potts has made record. lap
plause]. Bnt it was not in the Colonel to
make a record. [Appausel. II the two
men who are running now were presented
to the people regardless of politics, which
would they chooseP Ia voice, 'Alian
McDermott every time''] The Journal
was abusing Mr.. McDermott. Why?
Because it knew that Allan McDermott
means what he said when he promised to
cut down ali needless expense in muni-
cipal affairs.
The Judge closed by replying to the
Journals remark that all the Democratic
speakers were office holders. He held in
his hand a complete list of the speakers
on the Republican stump this spring, and
one by one showed they either held office
or were dIsgruntled office seekers. The
Major himself was mad with his own
party because he was no longer Custom
House officer. q. Frank Sutherland, at
one time a Journal reporter, packed a
primary in the Fifth district in his own
behalf to knock out Potts by such dis
graceful methods that the results Were
overthrown by his own party, and Potts
himself has been an officer holder ever
since he was nine wears old.
Joseph Smith of Union Hill closed the
meeting with bright speech.