The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-27
ALDBRMANIC BUDCOMBB
Reuben Simpson Preeipitates a
Lively Row About
the Flag.

rba Aldermen last night held the live
Hest meeting on record. Every mempe0
appeared to be looking TOT trouu
President Simpson quite 1nnocentiy
stirred up a row that lasted one houf.
IF was due to the resolution reseihu-
inc a former resolution directms t Ge
raising of the American nag Oh Inc pRae
at Washington and Grana he resp
fore Mr.. Simpson could explain ~ afffe,.
luton Alderman McS
.aTnat resolution shows an un3AInerlc an
sniriT' and / move it be lard on tne
faphls- I want it understood right n3M
that I am not an A. T A.. of stbat
is said that there, IS a menpei
s, IN am not aT hn7s street and Water Board
controls that flag pole and we nave no
right Hl1L De + COURTESY; arm.n
That's all rot" shouted Alde eTa an
Mccarthy. DO h Street eIn ans this t Town?
# thew control the pole is that any
reason we should insult the American
hag?' ~, .an,,ad Mr. simpson, grow
inc excifed' nyou caused a resolution 70
raised daily. That resolution has npt
I don't like bunconb and l want to tell
YOU to your face it is all buncomb;"
sThe Chairman has no light TO az
dress the bO3Tu ttS -
f tslk get out Of the chair and do it"
@A TIT FOR TAT.
August, remonstrated MI. sinp sfnn
IF Mr.. Mccarthy wants it raised why
don't he see that it is raised or pay to
sI've got something else to do. I
don't get paid for such y work vo Ypu dg geS
saThere is a lack of patriotism in this
whole affair." i~nterposed Alderman Cal
non. 'sWhy, that flag was not raised OF
Labor Day and such neglect was an IN
suit to the laboring men OF our cl,y.
1--WE have no flag" put in Alderman
Dohrmann, NOR any money to BUY one
with" 80 III, of 81 5o for a flag
we w BASED Was r saar demanded the
Alderman oraaa tho
why don't we see that once in a
while? continued the Alderman
The Republican members were III d
furry. No one spoke.
SSoMETHING ELSE LACKING.
sThere is a great lack Of patriotism MN IN
I'VE haven't a Statue. We cant find a
fag raised in the town. A visitor comes
to the city and is confronted with ad-
vertising flags, 9ounln ing e1 nafrio Hcf than
our native born. They are the people
who are demanding. that the flag DC
raised. and now we, their epresentallves
I won't do it and neither Will any lover
y i PoURING ON OIL.
This shot started Mr.. Simpson again.
II will withdraw my resolution If this
is the light in which it is regarded, and
/ want to say that I<stand ready to Civ
as much as any member OF this board
for a new, flag. If the city cannot buy
one, let us do it."
Dual O~fceholder Vermilye next took
up the subject. He remembered, ne SAID,
when it was sure death to insult the
American flag"
His body is not covered with wounds
from having protected It, remarked a
NOBLE RESOLUTION ALDERMAN.
IT was born somewhere else" shouted
derman Mccarthy. interjected, We'll, I'm
live and die in this country" (Here AL
glad you're going to die here anyway
II love the Tag. don't want any man
to say foreigners are not patriotic. l
my friend is talking through his hat,
exclaimed Alderman Mccarthy. Il said
ericans."
Mr.. Dohrmann slid down in his chair
in a hurry.
drawn into the debate President Simpson
became uneasy and finally surrendered
the chair to Alderman Wilson;
REUBEN GIVES WAY.
ST am foreign born" he began, but
I bought my patriotism and paid dear
for it. 1t cost lots. When any man
asserts that ! am not loyal to the flag,
he says what is not true. / am as loyal
as any other man. | will withdraw my
resolution and give Alderman Mccarthy
an opportunity until the next meeting to
get a flag and arrange to have it raised
daily. / do not want a resolution on our
minutes that we do not propose enforc-
ing"
"Your action saves me the trouble of
making a - red hot patriotic speech,
concluded Alderman Heritage, who is a
hattla SCARED Yetera - -