New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
COLONEL WANSER'S LETTER.
HE PROMISES REFORM IN JER-EY CITY.
FORMALLY ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION Fol
MAYOR.

FORMALLY ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION FOR
MAYOR.
The letter of acceptance of Colonel Peter F. wanser
the Republican and Peoples candidate for Mayor OF
Jersey City, was handed to the committee appointed
by the chairman OF the nominating convention yes'er-
day. II read, IN part. a follows:
Tohu brennan and Others Gentlemen: ] am In re-
cept Of your communication informing me that tne
Republican Convention, held the 18th INST,
dominated me for the Office of Mayor OF thlS city.
formally consent to be your candidate, ana hereDy
thank You and through you the Convention for their
confidence In selecting me to represent the party Ill
the present important contest. - . ,o,.
/ find my opponent says that the DEBT o. jersey n
City /, to-day s1oO5l 900. Ii l. lncreaslng. Our
taxes are practically per cent-the limit liked ny h9
no S,sp1 tbc VIM" limit n ,sxes would have been s
higher for the city IS constantly exceeans its up,
ppIiations and it, repre- entatlvc' are running 10
every legislature FOR the right to issue bond. to pay
the annual deficiencies. This great debt th3 hsn
tax rate, and these annual dehciehcle' HN1 lcou,
legislation from year 10 year. by the esapllshment o
useless political commissions ~ me ev ,o
competent men, with large salaries. Dnrilns 'n u,
yeats that the city has thus been running nem'u' !,
To the first OF December last there han been reg &
from the operation of the soned Hartn 0 au the the
taxes secured from larOad property have amoule 10
81 I07. 52I A. within the same period The Guy ma'
ing i'm ali the enormous sum vi Sj1o04o4 3D. Dur
Ing the same time the taxable valuation Of properly
/
rate Of taxation makes another sum oi hcarp
sGOOOOO ,,- ..a,o,tc,r -
II these great sums Of money had been economcny
disnscd of and rightly used, II j. simply lhcFeuipic
that the city would be either III the .haopy cohu.y
or financial shape in which find II to-day IL Is
neitEer illogical nor unfair To hold the Denocr"uc
party or that part of II which has cohro. H. oI 'io
leaders who directed its actions ana us ponc "a
SOLELY rpsDcn silr for all the mSmanageeht anu
wa,teful extravaganza which have characterize tc ~
few wears conduct OF this citys aiars ma, pa, ~
has lad the power and II must he held rcspOsiDi' LOT
lis exercise. II am elected shall nos reeoru u ~ a.,
party victory but shall feel that 1t Is Victory ior e
propc victory Of order ana economy oNer u''oiu1i
and extravaganza. go . .-. GOOD cov
eminent for n dtv than the determined application
and enforcement of n few simple business prihcp
following the rules adopted by large ana Suso ,,
pryac induStrieS-fOr the government OF u Guy - VI.
.omn thing I'm business point OF view, Only on u idi
scale some of the rules for properly ana ccohonlo'n,
governing n city which now occur to me are Discndu
marty notifies buy the best material needcd III op
and competitive market, nj the lowest neures' P,
chase what + wanted at the time. ana no more o 9u
only what Won want employ no more men ,iln ,1o
work In hand warrants pay prompt! Ihe ,hsrns. %
In Inc employ OF the city officers and nhorer ah' ="
do his fnil work dav by day. An Intelligent nppIcd
don ~ these simple business rules can by no P9oN
IIlity result I'm anything but an ecOnOHlcal m"'P"
government. ,,. IN, cyo veurs
n, noiinnt determined effort Will he long "nougn ~
| nnrifv thc government give us paved streets crhn
and we'll lighted fine schools. pure wafer lower nN
hills md add largely 10 tho value OF every nhn INK
cr1v such a change, and the Pubic cSlcrl WI, W., !,
Ringing H. about should he quite enough 10 snu ,,
cvcTy proprr and reasonable ambition AGAIN tlanhinp
CON 7 leave The canvass in your hands Very ,,uy
YOU, '"'0 VIZ PETER +. WANsER.