New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
THE APPROACHING ELECTIONS.
ARE Tur c1FvrIAyD SCANDALS TOO MUCH EvI


m ounortunIty 10 say whether they desire 10 o"i-
Time the present extrIvaeant and corrupt muhcip''
government An election for Mayor ana A"o'"o'i
will take place then. The astnamcd oih''S arc W
present simply ornaments OF the ring. N'eh ""'''
orcstes Cleveland succeeded In having Ids ohc'i'n-
lie .ho,,e, odopied he forgot one thing and mat
,o that the most important acts on behalf OF Inc oS
were done BY the Board OF Aldermen, ana ths Duly
IS the only elective board under the lie" ."'''' E
with his active aid James smith, Vi Nc""'M,
WAS persuaded that all important city Affairs sho"'''
lie removed from elective board that NJ any u'"0
would be liable 10 contain RepuDhcat m"!o,''S'
which would defeat the schemes Of the ring Do'h III
Jersey City and Newark. Cleveland ana "Jih ""'''i
agreed that such a condition possible cheek 10
the extravaganza of the Democratic ring IN ech cay
should not exist. and in 1891 the rings III DUN '''''7
pooled their issues and the result was tha' inc
of Aldermen stripped OF any important po"O'
and the spos We're given to the Boards oi ouecV al"
Water Commissioners in Newark and jersey Cl'y' Inc
membership OF this beard was Increased I" hVe anu
rs soon MS the law was signed by Governor Leon
Albeit Orcstes Cleveland appointed four Democrats
ZIG the members of the Jersey City Board.
The street and Water departments have apSoiu'e
control Of all improvements. buildings Streets rail-
way franchises and all other ordinances ana te ""Vi
simply of the city. For this reason no one scarcely
cares who may be elected Aldermen next April.
pnt with the Office OF Mayor II is far different lis
f. tho responsible head for the condition Of the ctI
government. lie Is practically and not tleoieuraN
responsible, for it lies with the Mayor and MN dohe
TO say who shall govern the city and how 1t snail 10
governed lie pledges himself TO give the CITY eooi
government, and the strength OF TINS pledge oD''
the exclusive power to appoint, In addition to the
street and Water Commissioners the Finance, Police,
Fire and Education Boards, the Tax Commissioners
Sinking Fund Commissioners, trustees of the Tree pup
lie library the superintendent OF Police and Fire oe
paitments the City Collector, City Treasurer Corpora
lion Counsel Corporation Attorney ana many less li-
porrant officials. These appointments are absolute ana
are not confirmed by any boald. The taxpayers Ill
Jersey City have carefully considered these facts They
know that the bonded debt of the city has been in
creased in the last year Sl,5O0,00o The tax vana-
tlons nave been Outiagcousy increased, ana ic '"A
rate which should have decreased, has also been
boosted up to almost the per cent limit hxeu by te
Martin act. Tic taxpayers are everywhere dlssaSneu
with this stewardship of Mayor Oreses Cleveland and
nothing can him from their wrath but 'he hs"'
dncers of the baIot-box suffers on election day.
An independent Democrat told a Tribune reporter
that the Democrats would not dare 10 nominate CieVe
land again. He not elected the last time ne was
candidate the man said, and his record bad as II
was then, Is infinitely worse today. CevcEhu'
have been Informed. told Dennis Mclaughlin and BOD
LAWS some time ago that lie intended 10 be rcnomi-
mated. Mclaughlin believes that Cleveland cannot be
reelected and told him 50. Cleveland Insisted ana
threatened TO make every Board in the city, except the
street and Water Commissioners Republican II he were
not rrnominated. He has the appointment of men,
Der OF each Board 10 succeed all outgoing Democrat
before his term expires. Boss Mclaughlin knew well
the INSCRIPTIONS nature of Mayor Cleveland and he
feared lie would do what lie threatened and in consc
qucnce When bill introduced in the Legislature
extending the term of Office of Mayor Cleveland year
longer than he elected for and making the term
expire in 1893, Mclaughlin worked hard TO have 1t
become a law Allan l.. McDerrnott and James smith,
of Newark have declared that the dsgrcefIl bill sha
not pass the Legislature. If attempt Is made t.
bring II fOni the committee where II now is the lie
publicans will make it party measure and the Demo
Gratis do not dare 10 risk much In Presidential year
They have enOug, sins now u carry. In jersey Cty
nothing but gnaton is expressed at the action OF
this odd Man of the Sea- lie clings to them with
the clutch OF desperation and refuses TO permit hi'
self 10 be dragged from their necks
THE history Of the disagreement OF jersey CITY
during the last six years has been told time and again.
IN each nothing but scandal and shameful eXiava-
gance has been exposed. Every contemplated improve
mcnt the ring has stlangled unless II proved Poht
10 the ring. out OF 100000 appropriated from license
money the erection Of schools only one school has
been built and that cost $4,000 The rest Of the
money is in bank which is friendly to Cleveland and
will remain there until the Street and Water Commits
soners and tie Board CT Education can determine which
boa:d shall spend the money. Another scheme, which
bids fair TO become gigantic piece OF extravaganza
and which is particular pet Of Oreses Cleveland, is
the erection Of q new City Hall. When Cleveland sue
oecded in having 100000 appropriated by the Legis
Iaurc for this purpose last year. he was cxtravagant
In his promises that money would be required
for the of city property worth 100000, added TO
the amount allowed by the Legislature, would be
enough TO build suitable city hall.
Cleveland and his three City Hall Commissioners
have nothing far except 10 select site for the
structure, aud YET they down at TcntOn this year
asking for another 100000. The Tribune year ago
said that the City Hall, under Cleveland's manpu!a
ton, might thrce-fourhs Of million of dollars
before completed and the present indications are that
this estimate is low.
The fire department is in a horrible condition. and
its fire apparatus IS such that insurance companies are
timh about accepting premiums. Iadced, an insur
agent Mr. Kline, Of Meyer Kline, said on satur-
day that nearly dozen companies had absolutely re-
fused 10 accept risks In Jersey City any longer There
IS why this condition should exist, for the
appropriation Is than liberal for the fire depart
mcnt. The police department IS under the control of
"a superintendent who appointed 10 Office for the
puIose Of protecting the ring Under his careful pro
CIV. Every beer shop ana beer garden In the city
sells without restraint on sundays and law and order
AZ iaushcd AT. superintendent smith showed Ms re
gfd Tor decency the day he permitted his policemen TO
drive away from tie Guttcnburg raceIack number Of
cOnstabes VINO lad come there 70 execute warrants.
smith aud bis policemen had right 10 be there at all
in al onicai capacity; . The place Is mil away from
used u compel w;lskey dealers t. certain brand
OF whiskcy aud also certain brand of mineral water.
The has however its principal duty TO perform
on ecciii day. and superintendent smith 10 II
thai the proper policemen so 10 the polls. 1t is need
less 10 that the prcpr policemen ara the rings
The policemen never interfere except TO prevent
Republican voting 1t is safe 70 say that every
department In the city makes di>graceful showing,
and these departments are the creations of Mayor
Cleveland, he Of course Is the man responsible for IT,
II Il SAT, L, say that If Cleveland is nominated he will
be beaten"
1ne republicans have not determined upon any
candidate yc, and will not un the convention meets
Oh March 3. The choice Of the young men appears TO
y, Colonel r. I. Wan,,r. He has thee Occn siors
boon candidate OF Il county ticket, twice for surro
gat. and once for sheriff Each time he carried
Jersey City by handsome majority, and the only
Republican who has done this In long time. The
colonel Is popular, and his friends he has been
hard fighter in the Republican ranks for twenty years
and now that there Is strong probability OF victory
Colonel Wan,cr Should reap tie reward.
George F. Petersen. superintendent Of the United
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