The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-23
Mayor Wanser,s Appointments.

Mayor Wanser's Appointments.
The list of appointments by Mayor
Wanser, made public this morning, is
excellent. OF course, a majority OF
the places go to republicans, but this
was to be expected, They are nearly
all good republicans, and with one FIX
ception they are totally ASSOCIATED
from ring politics. The democrats
named are all high grade men, also.
They are the sort of democrats who
do honor to the party. who truly
represent its principles and aspira-
tious. and who are active in politics
solely for the public good.
The citizens at large are under a
new debt of gratitude to the Mayor
for the admirable administration he
builds up today. But in particular,
we think, democrats are under an OBJ
LEGATION to him because he has selected
men to represent their party who will
strengthen it in the public esteem.
The reappointment Of Comptroller
George Hough will give universal
satisfaction. He has, in the most try
ing times, kept the public confidence
and respect. He has been in no ring
deals. He has never used his position
to aid or cover up any of the crooked
ness that went on about him. His
office has been managed on strictly
business principles, and the public
have always been welcome to any in
formation it afforded.
The Board of Finance. IS made up
from this date, is also an excellent
body. Mr.. Jones, Mr.. H~ardenbergh
and Mr.. Bailey all bring to 1t high
standing, first class ability and the
habit of dealing with large financial
interests and large business questions.
The new combination breaks the grip
of the Second National Bank upon
the city funds, and this alone would
afford matter for congratulation. 1t
is to be hoped that the new Board
will very soon apportion the city's
money among the five leading imam
cial institutions, and, in doing so, will
so arrange that no n shall have a
monopoly of huge, unbroken balances
lying from years end TO years end,
while the others only get the fuctuat-
ing active accounts which give a great
deal of trouble and afford little adj
vantage. This is a Board of fair
minded men; let us have fair play, all
around.
It will be observed that the Mayor
has as vet named no n to succeed
Mr.. Cook In the Street and Water
Board. AS a matter of fact, the term
does not expire until the 27th; but
this is not the chief reason why the
Mayor postpones his appointments.
He has every reason to believe that
the Legislature will pass, before that
day, a law giving him power to ap-
point an entire new board of three
republicans and two democrats. The
bill is about to come up on third read
ing In the Senate, and it will undoubt-
eddy be rushed through, though it
does not go into effect until May 7.
The Mayor will probably withhold all
nominations until that day, when he
will announce five entirely new men
for the vacancies. No doubt. he will
give the public just IS good commits :
sioners as he has placed upon the
other boards today.
We wish the new conner every sue
cess In their efforts to serve the city.
We do SO without regard to party for
the sake of the public. The city
needs a vigorous, broad minded
policy, economical without being
stingy and progressive without being
rash. It looks as If the men were well
chosen for such a regime, and we
hope all may turn out as it promises.
THE results of Republican "econ-
omy" and reform are made appar-
ent in our news columns today. The
party has been less than three months
in power at Trenton, and already the
State Treasury is threatened with a
deficit. The fact is the party is
hungry for offices and contracts, for
money to spend and money to gobble.
1t does not scruple az to where 1t
comes from. If it cannot be raised
otherwise, clap on a tax, and the pub
Lie be Vanderbilted.
Now we are told that the reform :
ersp have been convinced that the
public good requires Major Ander-
son as State Prison Supervisor. Yet
they swear In the Il breath that
". J. Sawell shall never go back to
the United States Senate. They are
probably right about Sewell. The
next Senator will be a democrat. But
if the G. o. P. should have another
accident and carry the State again,
the whip would crack and the reform.
ers would dance to the same old
music. just as they did in 1887. Re-
form in the Republican party means
the will of the Boss.
MAYOR PAGAN DOESN'T KNOW HIM
rrbaro o a rumor this morning that