The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-04
MISSING Word KELLY.
The Impudent Pretender
to the Jersey City
Postmastersllip.
HIS MANY PUBLICATIONS.
Schemes to Catch Jays and Hay :
seeds Which Just Evade the
Lottery Law.


No rumor which has reached Jersey
City of proposed Federal appointments
has met with such dlsfavor as the an
nouncement that Captain. ex-Postmas-
ter. Ex-Assembiyman, Missing-Word-
Contest Kelly had prospect of regaininG
the Postmastership. Right-thinking
citizens say that no more disgraceful
appointment could be made, and those
who are in position 60 know claim that
Senator Mcpherson will not favor such
an appointment. fearful Of incurrfng for
the Administration the bitterest criti-
cism.
The objection to Kelly is based upon
the fact that he is the promoter and h cad
and front of one of the greatest schemes
to reach the gullible portion of the pub
lie that has yet been launched. and that.
if he were appointed to that Office, he
would be in better position to promote 1T
with the machinery of the postoff1ce TO
aid him.
THE MILK IN THE coCoANUT.
Therein lies the whole secret of Mr..
kelly's reaching out TO get this rat plum
of public patronage. For Mr.. Kelly is a
far r-Seeina man.
1t Is not many weeks ago since the pub
lie was regaled through the press of this,
and other cities with det allied accounts of
the money making enter prises of which
Mr.. Kelly is proprietor, promoter and
general engineer. There is quarter OF a
million in 1t, and Mr.. Kelly is pro-
prietor
Mr.. Kelly's concern publishes quite a
number of papers, which are designed,
ostensibly, for the "education OF the
ole nsfopcfhlV far the Oinri0ua
privilege of giving to each subscriber GER
tain prizes, "aggregating in value.
Sl1 1,000n
That's the way the "ad'' in the
Suburban Gazette, american FiTeSjde,
American Homestead, american House
hold Journal aud the american Cottage
Home read. Really these publications,
bring golden returns to the shrewd Mr..
Kelly and his confreres in the publishing
schemes
HOW THE GUDGEoN BITES.
In the papers there is advertised q
guessing contest" to which every sub
scriber is entitled TO make try. and for
which he is to get prize in this way. Ia
the contest the sucker fills in letters
which has been omitted from puzzle
words. For Instance. the word On
V-t-a is shown, and he is told that
the missing letters, if supplied. would
make the whole spell The name of a
mighty potentate or words to that effect.
He is led to believe that il he finds out
that the name IS that OF Queen Victoria,
md upon the>Bayment OF hfty cents. he is
emitted to a prize which includes any
thing from watch to a brown stone
house.
Does he ever get 1t? Deponent sayeth
not. Backwoodsmen and Philadelphians
are the best biters at tthis bait. and they
never say word.
much wider domain than at present.
Canada and Mexico-aye, even the South
American Republics, could be invaded by
these publications with their golden
promises aud rhe fat money bags of Mr..
Missing Word Contest Captain Kelly,
golden stream which the Jersey City post
Office would bring IN TO its postmaster
with every mail.
And Mr.. Kelly TO use the argot of the
street-urchins, would be right in it,"
Does U. 5. Senator Mcpherson desire
this man to fill SO honorable position as
the postmastershlp of Jersey Ciryf
Does Congressman Fielder countenance
this appointment?
HOW HE'D WORK IT.
The list OF publications mentioned is
only a partial one, and there is no telling
how many of Them there are. The go all
over the country and the scheme borders
SO closely on the line of the lottery,
which the government has done its best
TO crush out as to need only one little
misstep TO go over the line into the realm
of Federal indictments. With the Post
Office at his back, ana the whole machin-
cry under his control, how nicely Mr..
Kelly could engineer as many puhlica-
tions as he liked How his glittering
and alluring inducements to come in for
fifty cents, and get prize, could be dis
tributed over the whole country
Does President Cleveland know the cal
ibre of the man who is looking for this
fat prize of Postmaster of Jersey City.
Does Postmaster General Bissell?
Do they know why he wants 1t SO bad2
HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS.
United States District Attorney for
New Jersey Henry 8. White, IN an inter
view with NEWS reporter, said he was
coRuizant of the evil over which Mr..
Kelly was the presiding genius.
II receive hundreds of complaints by
mail daily" said he, from persons who
have been taken in by those publications.
In every case / had to return the same
answer, and that is that ii they-the
would bring me evidence
that l could bring action upon, | would
prosecute the offenders ii there were a
law which covers the offense. But. un-
fortunately, there Is none. A simple
amendment to the present law would
cover the evil and we could get after the
offenders. Time and again we have tried
to do 80, but cannon, as there Is no law
under which we can operate. There nay
be one enacted soon, but until there is
we can do nothing. Certainly it Is an
evil which should be suppressed"
Postmaster Dickinson confirmed the
lawyers statement, regarding the many
complaints which the post-ofice receives,
and the inability OF The authorities TO
deal with the evil.
I'VE can do nothing. as the law stands"
said Mr.. Dickinson, 'salthough we would
be only too glad TO do so. We've tried to
reach the men who are behind those pub
locations, but they keep just within the
law. and SO ara safe. There should be
some law to cover just such cases, bur,
unfortunately. there isn't. The irony OF
tae whole affair is that Uncle Sam is com
PEELED to aid in the rascally work.
So it is that Mr. Kelly can go safely on
with his work and his miserable dupes
have no redress, and the authorities can
not touch him. But what q multitude OF
other victims could be secured IL MIR. Kel-
ly were only postmaster. with the United
States biggest department. behind him
to aid hiEl and further his schemesl
WORK AT THE CITY HOSPITAL.