The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-24

made repul alton for himself as an orator
in the Houseduring the past two sessions.
He said,this was one of Jhosephilanthropic
measures which the Democrats are
passing to relieve Republicans OF
the burdensome duty of office
holding. AT the present time the power
to appoint the attorney aud counsel Is
vested in the Mayor, and the term OF his
Office had been extended by Democratic
Legislature from two to five years. This
must have been satisfactory or Demo-
cratic Legislature would not have passed
the law. If that law WAS good enough
for Judge Hudspetn. when a member OF
the House, to vote for and be
appointed under, 1t was good enough for
his successor to be appointed under. This
bill, however, transferred the power
from the Mayor to the Board of Finance.
a transfer for which there was no de-
mand, except, perhaps, that the present
Attorney had been promoted, end the
vacancy thus created would be filed by
a Mayor, who, it was true, WAS repub-
lican, but who was, none the less.
by the aid of Democratic votes,to exercise
ali the powers that were attached to the
office at that time. This was not the
first measure of the kind that had passed
recent legislatures. and he was informed
it would not be the hast. but if that kind
of legislation was to continue. instead OF
passing laws for special cases, general
possible cases, and providing that, When
ever a republican Is elected to an Office
to which patronage is attached. the said
patronage should be Immediately trans
ferred TO some other office held By DEM
ocrat
II had been taught to accept defeat
philosophically, continued Mr.. Stokes.
~ ri ho Tor MounrpIrV
of Jersey City with all it's perogatives
had been fought out last spring and
fairly decided. Let the defeated parties
in this case. as Governor Werts SO hap
ply suggested in his Inaugural address,
accept that decision with loyalty, If not
with cheerfulness aud not come here and
ask the Legislature to partially reverse q
result that had been made fairly and all
In good faith by tribunal OF their own
constituents"
DAILY IN REPLY.
Mr.. DAILY replied. He said that the bill
was In the direct line of Governor Werts'
Inaugural address in reference co Home
Rule. From 1875 down to 1892, the Board
of Finance appointed the city's law oil
GERS. and it WAS considered "a good plan.
II it was good splan all those years, he
did not see why it was not SO now. He
had no sympathy with a law that gives a
single man the power to appoint officials.
He had more faith in the Intelligence
and wisdom of five men than one.
Last fall the people of Jersey City Re-
pudiated Wanser and retured TO the Dem
ocratic party. The streets were placarded
with bills calling upon the people to vote
for Potts and sustain Wauser. and the
people elected him to the Senate. II the
people sustained Wanser in the spring,
they clearly repudiated him in the fall.
The bill was passed by Is to 6, Miller. a
democrat. voting against 1t. 1t will come
mp in the House this afternoon.
Union county seems to be in some
trouble over its elegant roads, which are
the pride of the State" Lane intro
duced bill to enable the Freeholders to
spend $300. 900 on the roads.