The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
WHAT ] AM TOLD
Rev. D. Ha11eron Forgets
His Resolution, Not To
Talk Politics Again.
ASERM0N, NOT A PRELUDE
A Comparison of the Candidates
Advice To Free hen-The
Stainless Citizen.

Rev. Daniel HalIeron, of the Simpson
M. E. Church. announced on Saturday
that he would depart from the course
usually adopted by pastors when they
desired to talk politics from the pulpit,
and instead Of giving a short prelude
would preach a He kept his
word. and last night he pitched into
politics. His discourse was more OF a
stump speech than a sermon. His topic
was, THE Battle is On" He chose as
his text. Judges VII. IS. ''The Sword of
the Lord aud of Gideon" Among other
things he said:-
HIS WORK LAST sUMMER.
You will remember that last summer
In several praludes to my sermons aud in
one or two special discourses l called at
tention TO the moral and political COM
plexion of affairs in Jersey City, and was
compelled to denounce the Grand Jury
then in session for violating their solemn
oaths on refusing to indict. the principal
gamblers and the s~aloonkeepers for open.
continuous and brazen violations of the
conmon law. We are still confronted
with the same gene ral conditions. The
two men whom | then denounced are
still occupying high positions Of trust in
our municipal government For a time
they seemed to conduct the nefarious
business with some discretion, but the
policy shops are in full swing agaiu.
They are the bosses of the great Demo-
cratic party In the county, a party that
makes high claims to purity,
and claims to uphold III grand
Jeffersouian principles which ave al
ways been held in high esteem. In that
party are men known for patriotism,
whose characters have never been sns-
picioned. whose public life has been
conspicuously pure. whose transactions
court the light of day. Yet they are in
many instances silent or give only a
spasmodic expression of ~disapproval to
tie conduct of the parties referred to.
Yes, indeed, aud some men claiming
spotless integrity in business life are
associated with THESE men in nomip ating
conventions in efforts for partisan sue
cess aud in consulting behind closed
doors for the good Of the parts.
Gambling on the race track at Gut
tenberg aud policy playing. the msaness
kind OF winding, Is VIGOROUSLY pursued
and has been in defiance OF the protest of
our moral citizens. Sunday liquor sell.
Ing and the saIe of intoxicants TO minors
Is so notorious and well nigh general in
our CITY that IL ceases to be a subject of
remark. Our Board of Street and Water
Commissioners. which has been clothed
with extraordinary powers by a subserv-
lent Legislature, has been guilty of job,
berry in the letting Of contracts and the
appointing of their heelers to sinecures.
If half that is urged against this Board
be true. they are tho worst gang of vul-
lures that has ever preyed anywhere on
the body polite.
WHEN H BROOM IS APPLIED.
Our streets are filthy. Ill paved; side
walks narrow aud out of grade. When
the broom is applied we look for the
next election. Many contractors of pub
lie works depart from specifications at
1Citl arnniar np0rnrnfnnf labor ord ~
cheaper material han specified and
make exorbitant charges for any change
in plan aud seldom complete their work
on time.
"Our Board of Chosen F~reeholders is
said to be hoDelessly corrupt aud should
have the most search ing inquiry into
their methods and the guilty brought to
justice. Our police force is largely
demoralized aud wiaks at violations Of
the law. 10 discharge their duty Is to
insure dismissal from the force.
1.-The arch enemies of our liberties are
still in control of municipal affairs, die
tate the policy of their party. n domin-
ate its councils, bat we have to chronicle
the dawn of II new era In municipal mat
tiers. The elections for the State Legisla.
ture and what is of more consequence to
us In Hudson County. the Shrievalty is at
hand. 1he power of elevation to these
high offices has been returned to the
people, and it is safe to say seldom has
there been the arousing of the public to
its opportunities as at this time. The
doom OF Villains we hope has struck!
God grant itp'
POLITICS IN H PULPIT.
awe shall doubtless hear the cry,
Politics in the pulpit again. We have
heard it before. 1t has, I regret to say,
ben TOO often the duty Of the pulpit.
Politics, which Is the science and operates
for the we'll being of government, be-
longs to the pulpit, for has not che
church an interest in the State?
Are the lawless elem ents in the ma
jority in our cities? l doubt it. But IL
seems that American cities are the most
corrupt In government of any cities in
the world, at least under Christian civil-
ization. How long would Policy King
Bot Davis hold high municipal position
under the British or German crown. Not
twenty-four hours, Yet the Land of
the free and the home OF the brave toll
crates such mea, not only SO, but lifts
them to exalted office. Nevertheless. in
returning to Jersey City, | am firmly
convinced that If all honorable men
should unite on proper candidates, they
would be overwhelmingly elected.
THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF.
The most important Office now to be
nlled with us is thai of Sheriff. Two
gentlemen well known to public life are
the candidates. One of them will as
suredly occupy that high trust. Both
men appeal to their records, and both
men promise to discharge their duty il
elected.
Mr.. Stanton, the present incumbent.
is an old o~ficeholdor. AS detective to
the Prosecutor. we find him derelict in
duty. Mr.. Stanton. by manipulation,
obtained the uffice of Mayor of Houoken.
Let the people speak how he conducted
himself here. Green goods swindlers
were protected and Hoboken became
their paradise, and houses of i'll fame
piled their traffic. / am told. without let
or hindrance.
THE other candidate. Mr.. Toffey, has
held the office of Sheriff some years since,
He was honorable, upright and painsrak-
ling In the discharge Of his duty. His Grand
" uries were composed of as honorable
scitizens as he could place his baud on,
nuts ances were abated. gambling was at
low ebb, vice hid IT'S head and piled it's
traffic in the utmost secrecy. He has
held the office of treasurer of the State
Df New Jersey and a Democratic LegisIa-
lure presented hin with enrrossed reso-
Iutions for having handled millions of
dollars of the State money without the
loss of a farthing.
II desire to give the folio wing advice
30 free men. Vote for the man for Sheriff
whom you would EN- 10y in you