New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-12
4 CRITICAL DLY FOR JERSEY CITY.

4 CRITICAL DLY FOR JERSEY CITY.
The voters of Jersey City have chance to-
day to take first step and long one toward
honest government. The question which they
are to decide is primarily not political 1t is
the question of municipal life and honor or
decay and disgrace The situation is not COM
plicated by perpleXing considerations. food
citizens are not asked to show what they think
about National policies, but only to put them
selves on the side of intelligence and dcccncy
in municipal administration and crush ring
of utterly INSCRIPTIONS malcfactorS. The facts
Stare them in the face. They are almost uni
yorsally admitted. Scarcely a pretence OF de-
NAL is made. For years past Jersey City has
been plundered and polluted by the men who
are now striving by every corrupt and deS-
perate device to retain the places IN which
they have grown UNANIMOUSLY rich and power
full. Their candidate for Mayor is Allan i.
NcDermott. They know him well and trust
him. They are not in the least alarmed when
they hear him pledgng himself to give the
city an honest and economical government.
That is mere talk. cheap and meaningless. lie
is pledged in advance and irrevocably by his
character and career and all his associations 70
ring demands: government of thieves and
blachmailerS; government OF gamblers ana
ruffianS; a government under which vice ana
crime flourish and honest industry comes To
grief government of monstrous taxes ana
FETCHED service a government which VIII
continue to pile up runous Indebtedness
government which will use the machinery OF
the courts 10 shield the wicked and pcrSecuie
fbc good :: a government which will spread the
slime of Guttenburg over the whole country.
The anti-ring candidate for Mayor is Colonel
Wanser, an intelligent. energetic, fearless and
incOlruptible citizen, who represents every hon
est clement in jersey City, and Is dctcstod and
opposed by every filthy and malignant con-
spiratof against the welfare of the community.
No words can eyaggeratc the difference be-
tween the interests which are striving for the
mastery across the North River to-day. The
record which the ring has made is almost in
credibly vile These who have not suffered
by il can scarcely be expected 10 believe the
statements which accurately describe it. But
there is no misunderstanding OF the situation
in Jersey City. The truth is known there.
Good citizens ardently desire the overthrow OF
the ring but it has great advantages OF posi-
ton and will make q strenuous fight. We be-
lieve it can be defeated but a mighty effort
will be required. jersey City does not contain
a majority of scoundros, but there Is great
danger that the minority will be permitted 70
prevail by fraud and intimidation. Every clt-
zen who fccls himself injured and disgraccd by
the gang which has long had Hudson County at
its mercy should accept his full share Of the
task which dcvolvcs on honest voters to-day.
He should vote and work and watch, and Ell
treat his friends TO do the same. He should
resolve TO devote the whole day TO the public
welfare The ring will not rest or retreat.
1t should be met at every point from morning
to night with equal zeal and determination.
That is the sort Of struggle which will at least
deserve to be crowned with victory.