The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
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To the Editor of jersey CITY Netcs:
You will kindly pardon me for soliciting a
small space in the columns of your widely
circulated and valuable journal for the in
sertion of the following remarks relative to
same statements casually made ~byrecognized
Republican and Democratic leaders. A few
mornings ago / was standing on the steps
leading up to the Court House, after the adj
journment of that ancient judicial body,
when, without the imputation of being des-
ignated an eaves-dropper, | quietly gath
| cred the drift of an apparently animated
discussion between a Quartette OF Republ1-
can leaders, augmented by the same numer-
ical strength of Democratic dignitaries. The
conversation of these mighty men
of the city turned, as is gen
orally nowadays the wont, with
| all assembled groups of humanity, IN the de
preston of the times; but the proverbial
''bone'' Of contention between the men full
of wise saws and modern instances" was,
whether Democratic legislation or Repub-
| lican prohibition is the cause of the present
unparalleled and d%eplorable depression.
Many and various were the theories put for.
ward by this formidable bevy of Caesars.
Some glowing flights of rhetoric readily
saddling the diretul consequences on
the policy pursued towards Queen
Lii, and other equally figurative
apothegms casting the indelllble
stigma on McKinleyism. 1t was most anus
ing in one sense, and humiliating in another
to listen to this group Of controversial ma
jestic individuals criticize and condemn the
| greatest statesmen, most brilliant orators
and judicious ~fnanciers of our present and
| past Congress, instead of turning their at
tention to the present deficient state of the
municipal and State government, and initi-
~ ~ 1or11ohiCI oh 1ftoh1a or,1 1,a1anxvo1nr,f
work of assisting and relieving the thou
| sands of unemployed and impoverished
| honest people of our city. Apropos of one
of the group who forcibly reminded me of
the anecdote of one of the famous Edmund
Burke's followers in the British House of
Commons, who being never capable OF
addressing the assembly himself, invariably
arose at the expiration of Burke's speech,
| and in a most stentorian voice and respon-
| sible attitude exclaimed! "Isay ditto to Mr..
Burke" This memory refresher of Burke's
| buffoon I heard most emphatically assert,
that, there were none out of employment
but ~loafers, buns, drunkards and block
heads. For the information of this most
estimable and noble gentleman, | wish to
state that the writer of this letter is neither
a bum, drunkard nor loafer, and having but
little to brag of by way of intelligence, yet
is perfectly willing to give this creditable
delineator of Jerseys unemployed cards and
spades, n still frankly own l ind 1T I'M
possible to get employment; begging leave
further to remark, that if there is any en-
ployer, either Republican or Democratic,
who may require the services of a compare
lively experienced clerk, salesman, bar
| tender, etc, l promise to give him entire
satisfaction at very moderate remuneration
There are hundreds presently sailing in my
boat.
FRANK }. O'DoNNELL,
1913 st. Pauls avenue,
Jersey City Heights.