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


we can in the afternoon. MI.
Hewitt put himself in good humor
with his audience at the start
by relating an anecdote OF friend OF his
who was sent by the Government to go to
China, at the request of that Government,
to investigate the mineral resources OF
that country. When he arrived he was
taken before the mandarins, who asked
him how far down he would ind silver.
He replied lie could not tell without an
investigation, and gave the same answer
in reply to similar question touching
gold. Whereat he was asked how far
down into the earth he could see, any
how. He said, Not at ALL" whereupon
the Viceroy exclaimed. Have we
brought foreign devil all the way from
the Western world to tell us what Is on
the outside of the earth? Why, any
Chinaman can do that"
Lest he should be taken for foreign
devil, Mr.. Hewitt, said, he would say,
although he was not born in New Jersey,
he was born close to the Bergen county
line and early moved into the State All
his worldly effects were in this state and
some of his boys were born here. Some
of them were born in New YORK ana ne
noticed the Jersey boys bullied the New
Yorkers. He congratulated Mayor Wan
ser upon his declaration OF what he was
going to do. and said he tried an expert
lnent like that once himself and he found
his term cut off so short that he never
knew what hit him.
JERSEY CITY NEEDS PURE WATER.
He asked permission TO speak plainly
IL not as native Jerseyman, as man
whose bones would mould In Jersey soil.
He had seen many cities, but he sknew OF
none of greater possibilities than Jersey
City, He paid glowing tribute to the
proud name New Jersey bore throughout
the country, and said that the reason
jersey City had not grown more rapidly
was because the impression had gotten
abroad that she had not risen to that
high standard In government as the state
had.
Moreover she had gone as far as she
could without providing herself with
pure and wholesome water. Experience
mad shown that every municipality
should own its own water supply. The
growth of New York was due 60 the in
PRODUCTION of Croton water.
There were 730,000,000 gallons day
the year round, to be gotten from the
Passaic water shed. while 325. 0O0,0OO gal
Ions was the daily limit of the Croton.
The largest city in the world, he pre-
dicted, would be the one which could get
the best water supply.
"The tendency of the country" Mr..
Hewitt said, sis toward urbane popula-
tion. The foreign elements which has
come into our large cities has over
shadowed the old American Democratic
idea that the people rule, and the rule
of the boss has sprung up. When you
have boss you have master, not SER
want, and the remedy will have to be
surgical operation.
PRAISE FOR THE GOVERNOR.
81 have heard the admirable address OF
your Governor and have heard what he
has said tonight. I understand he pro-
poses to attack this evil which under
| mines our institutions OF Government.
II he succeeds in overthrowing it his name
jefferson and Lincoln, (Cheered and ap-
plauded). AS a Jerseyman to be again
hope he will succeed. | hope that the
honor of breaking up this great evil may
! be reserved for the State honor and love
| so well. loud cheers).
The Rev. Mr.. Stoddard spoke eloquent
ly upon "The Policy of Honesty" He
aim was not to seek profit and aggrand-
izement by taking advantage of ones
| fellow man, but when its aim was to dc
good and benefit the human race.
In responding to ''T'he Jersey City OF the
Future" Mr.. Linn Bruce said that Jersey
| City would be just what its people made
| it, There were two classes of citizens:
one had an interest in the city through
the property they owned, and the Other
was like a Hebrew gentleman on al
ocean steamer which was about to sink.
| friend rushed up to him and said, "Oh,
Shakey, der boots goin' to sink!'
''Vat do We care. We don't OWE It," was
| Shakey's reply.
DIR. G. E. Stockton of Newark, in speak
| ing to "Our Sister Cities" said that after
| hearing Governor Werts' remarks he
| would exclaim "Thou almost persuadest
me to be Democrat" He did not vote
| for the Governor. but ii ever he ran again
he would vote and work for himi
Mr.. Otto Grouse made a speech which
was even wittier than usual and kept the
| table in constant roars OF laughter. His
theme was "The Lawyers Stock in
| Trade"
Major q. K. Pangborn closed the speech
| making with some funny remarks upon
| 1.-THE Matrimonial Market"