The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-03

'.Broomeis "Louis, where are your and
| the like Interrupted him. When this had
| subsidized MIR. Dear went on to say the
Board had secured the removal of the
| powder from the Bay. which, the powder
not the Bay, threatened to 60 off any day
and blow up the whole county. IL
secured the dredging of the public dock
| and had labored assiduously upon the
| subject OF rapid transit.
| MR.. DEAR BECOMES JoCULAR.
| In this connection he said:-
I'VE have often gotten upon car and
| fallen off. Not because we were full. but
! because the car was. Now looking up
/ Montgomery street we frequently see u
bright blue spark which we Take as the
| star of hope."
| The fact that the Board had lived for
| five years. Mr.. De ar said, proved that 1t
( had the confidence of the citizens.
1--WE had hoped to have with US this
evening man who has shown his ability
to catch everything. He caught the
| United States Senatorshlp recently and
now he has caught cold and telegraphs
me be cannot be here"
| Mr. Dear then dwelt for some time up
| on the election Of Mayor Wanser as
chief magistrate of the city, and the fight
| which resulted in his election as Briga-
! dier General, and then introduced May
| or Brigadier General Wanser."
| The Mayor was heartily greeted with
applause when he arose to speak. He re-
marked that Mr.. Dear had not given him
all his titles, and that he had few to sell
| il anyone wanted to buy. Continuing he
| Said:-
"oUR CITY,"
Jersey City had population in 1870 of
| 50, ,546, in 1880, of 100, 722; and in 1890, OF
| 1853, ,9S7, and the increase was 9S per cent.
How few of us realize how rapid has been
its growth. We talk and wonder at the
| growth OF the Western cities, and over
look the fact that, in rates of increase
| over 100000 people, only six
| teen cities in the United States exceed
| our city in the rate of increase. This it
| self shows the vitality Of the town. If
| good government had been offered and
| usual municipal attractions, who would
| be greater than it is. Our gain between
| 1880 and 1890 was about 4 500 people a
| year, or put in another form, a small
| western city was added to Jersey City
| every year, and IL the same rate has been
maintained, our population now should
be about 73,9S7. Our city is the nine
| teenth city IL size in the country.
"Our size, our growth, and our position
| should compel us TO take more interest
| in our city than we do. The Board OF
| Trade is useful institution. AS an or
| ganized body, it is place open to discuss
matters of public Importance, and has
| filled want. But even with your efforts,
| There are plenty of good criticisms and
suggestions among our citizens, but they
don't get into working shape.
| "Govorner Werts has mapped out
| method of holding primaries under public
supervision, and 1t will be useless, If his
| ideas take shape. to criticise bad omina-
| tions. / would go step farther and de-
| prive a voter Of bis right TO vote ifthe
| lists show that the voter failed to vote at
| the primaries. We must have continu-
| GUS local interest in our municipal at
| fairs.
| GOOD CREDIT DANGER.
| "Your municipal debt, because of the
rapid growth of the population. is not as
serious as it was a few years ago. butstne
| net gain to the tax payer is but slight,
| because of compulsory expenditure put
| on the city by the Legislature, and the
constant decrease of taxable real estate,
| because of rail road purchases. The
credit of the city is unusually good. our
per cents. selling at 107. and this very
| fact is q source of danger: for good credit
means an easy market for bids, and II
your Board doesn't watch things, the
| debt will be increased because 1t Is easy
| to market the securities. On the seal of
| the city are the words. "Let Jersey pros
per-" and think it would be well not 60
| get that sentiment on too many bonds.
s'Your president made mention of the
| South Cove suit. That is now in the
| United States Supreme Court, but don't
| think the railroads can take it from US.
| | am told by those who know that it is
| the finest basin around the harbor. am
doing all in my power to stop the waste
| of money here, and propose to do it.
don't care who likes it. l propose
| to do my duty without fear
or favor no matter whom
| was elected by 5000 .majority, and if the
repeaters from over the river had not
| gotten their fine work in would have had
| much more. know what that means.
| 1t means that the people thought they
! could trust me and 1 propose to do my
duty whether or not it pleases John
Jones or James Smith. Loud laughter
| and applause]
WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO.
.'rm going to administer NV office in
| the interests OF the people as understand
| them. II the Board of Trade criticise me
when think 1 am right l don't care for
the Board of Trade. (Cries of GOOD boy,
| Farm; that's the stuff.")
"Your Board let the City Hall Com
| missioners, before l came into office. pur-
chase the site they did without saying a
| word, and they were two years doing It.,
| too. and then when they got it you set up
a yowl and then turned around and
1
| purchase the whole block"
There was much applause and cheering
| when the Mayor sat down, and when it
1 was over Mr.. Dear arose. He said it was
| bad manners to criticize guest. but the
Board Of Trades records did not bear the
| Mayor out in mis- statement about the
City Hall.
..WelJ L got it out of the Journal" re-
| torted the Mayor while the company sent
up shout of delight which could have
been heard at the ferry. "One of the
proprietors of the J OatrTaJ is not respon-
sible for what its reporters say" replied
Mr.. Dear when he had an opportunity to
make himself heard.
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Dear then said that Edmund
Burke once said whatever fame he had
acquired had been won in improving the
laws of his country.
1--WE have a man among us who is like
him" continued the President. land VINO
is a politician of the right sort. i now
have the honor to present to you Cover
nor Werts."
These words of Mr.. Dear's were the sig
nal for q most enthusiastic outburst.
Every one spraug to his feet and cheered.
"Three cheers for Governor George T.
| Werts," were called for again and again,
and given each time with no dimunition
of the enthusiasm. When 1t had subsidized
the Governor said
II thank you for this hearty reception
and for the sincerity of your welcome.
The theme allotted to me is one which
might challenge the attention OF any