The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-04
GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Tremendous 0utpouring of
Democrats in Mass Meet
ing at Pohlmann's.
M'DERM0TT'S PLEDGES.
ABBETT'S ENDORSEMENT.
The Debt, the Tax Levy and the
City's Needs Fully Con-
sidered.
APPEALING TO THE RECORD.

on Saturday night at POhlmann'S.
Mr.. McDermott was given a most cord
ial and enthusiastic reception. ''Our Dis
trict Boy" is what the people of the
Fourth delight in calling him. Governor
Albeit also addressed the meeting.
The immense pavilion was thronged
with representative gathering of Fourth
district citizens, who listened intently TO
the great speeches of Mr.. McDermott and
Governor Albeit, and applauded and
cheered the speakers to the echo There
were many Republicans in the audience
Morritz Hammerschlag called the meet
ing to order and introduced William l..
Frankenbach as chairman. Besides the
speakers there were seated upon the stage
John B. Ginocchio, Patrick McCopville.
Emil Steeer, Commodore J. e; HASTEN
dick, II. A. Praet, Colonel William G.
Heppenheimer, and other representative
citizens of the district.
MR. FRANKENBACK'S OPENING.
Mr.. Fraukenbach thanked the audience
for the hearty reception accorded him.
Most Of my fellow citizens Know" he
said. "that for a long while l associated
with our present political antagonists,
but I always reserved the right to use
my own personal Judgment in casting my
ballot. [Applausel
There has BEEN" continued the chair
man, great outcry upon the part of the
taxpayers who think they have not been
Justly treated. The city has been grow
ing larger and the tax rate has been going
up. The question before uS now Isl
Which of the two candidates before us is
best calculated to assist us in bettering
the financial condition Of our munici.
patty. l have nothing TO say against
MIR Wanqor Rnt ia he nnQlifln6 I'LL
the position? Well, he once got into the
Asse bly, and he knew enough to pull
for o Police JusticeShip That's all he
ever did for the people. To the assertion
that he is an honest man answer that he
is entitled to no especial credit for that.
A man must be honest to be man. lAp-
plause.] But what we need just now is
an honest man with the ability to answer
all the questions that will be put to him
as Mayor of this city--a man who
knows how TO solve the problems
that confront us, who has will
and determination, and who is anxious
TO work In the interests OF this city. Look
ing back to the time when we saw bank
ruptcy staring the city in the face we find
Il MANA young man-the first and only
one to pay off any of the city's debt
which has been accommodating during the
past eighteen years and that man is now
your candidate for Mayor-Allan L.. Nc
Dermott. [Cheers and applause.l We
claim him as a Fourth district boy, and
we are proud of the political record he
has made. Tremendous cheering.] 1t is
because his conduct has been straight
forward and manly, and we will never go
back on our district boy. [Cheers.1 Well
give him such a rousing majority as no
other candidate for Mayor ever received
at our hands," wild cheering and ap-
plause.]
of vi
composed of leading citizens of the
district. Also the list of assistant secre-
tarieS.
ONE OF THEMSELVES.
The audience gave Mr.. McDermott a
most enthusiastic greeting as he arose to
speak.
81 appreciate the warm reception" he
said, because my life from boyhood has
been spent among you as neighbors. The
first Office ever held WAS as your repre-
sentative in the House of Assembly. l
appreciate the sentiment favorable to my
candidacy because | know 1T has for its
foundation the relations existing between
us during the two years l served you
there. Since then my mind has matured
somewhat. Experience in public affairs
has qualified me to judge what is for the
best interests of the people. say to you
tonight would not, were 1t now within
my power, change one single vote cast as
your representative in the House of As
sembly. Enthusiastic cheers and ap-
plause.I
Il know that figures are not interest
ing. Unfortunately do not possess, nor
have heard OF anyone else who possesses
the happy faculty of making them gener-
ally Interesting in a campaign speech.
Yet when you come to figure out your do
mestic or household expenses, while you
nnd nothing humorous in the task, you
find something that taxes your affections
for your hearthstone and home. They
mean the possession or the relinQuish-
ment of just so many domestic comforts.
TApplausel. In 1888. when the city was
laboring under the burdens of s., 900, 900
of loans outstanding, the holders were
clamoring at the doors OF the City Hall
for payment. Unless the city could re-
fund that debt it must go to the wall.
to the Finance Board, and | say that
if could change single act in my record
while member of that Board / would
not do it," [Appause]
Mr.. McDermott then reviewed the
financial history of the city for the past
twenty-two years. He told Of the i'm
mense burden foisted upon the city by
the charter of 1870 by II Republican legs-
lature that allowed irresponsible COM
missions to increase the incumbrance
$4,000, 900 in six years. He modestly re-
ferred to the fact that the only decrease
three-quarters of million of dollars
during his short term III the Finance
Board.
A TAXPAYERS CADIDATE.
SIN this matter of reducing the city's
debt.n he said, "may be fonnd solution
of my present candidacy. [Applause.]
do not care for the salary attached to the
nosition. l do not care for the amount of
patronage attached to The position. IAp-
plause II is because am a taxpayer.
NV property is ut stake. NY family live
here. My home is here. And l expect
to to die here. [Applause.l 1t, is because |
owe a DEBT of gratitude TO the people of
this city aud State. want to see reform
in this city do care to carry Into ex-
eeution the plans l have tor reform in
this city to give you light taxation and
proper government [applause.l II l was
Satisfied with the present government of
this city woud not tonight be candi-
date for Mayor [ioud applausel. I want
as maxim to be able TO say to manu-
facturers aud capitalists who desire to
erect factories and employ labor, Come
To Jersey City and take advantage
of its location between the Hudson and
khe Hackeusach with the greatest of rail
road termini, and fronting the greatest
=, tha svorld fADDlauae I want