The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-21
DEMOCRATS REJOICE
Yesterdays Decision of the
Court of Errors and
Appeals Fills Them
With Joy.
MAYOR HOos FEELS RELIEVED
Now That He Is Sure of His Office
He Will Labor to Improve
the City's Condition.

There was much rejoicing in Democratic
political circles last night when it be-
came known that the Court of Errors and
Appeals had set aside the Macarthur act
and thereby retained Mayor Hoos in Of
flee. There was rejoicing, too, among
property owners, who feared the former
regime might return and in that way pre-
vent Mayor Hoos from carrying out the
plans for an economic administration that
he has formulated. This morning Mayor
Hoos was kept busy answering telephone
calls and receiving the congratulations OF
friends. There were also nearly hum
dred callers at his Office in City Han and
all congratulated him and said that for
the Court to have ousted him would have
been to inficting great injustice upon
the city. There were letters galore for
His Honor from all parts of the city and
from property owners who are known TO
have always been in the Republican ranks
The Mayor was delighted and the flow
of good wishes caused him to remark that
he belived taxpayers were appreciating
his efforts to put the city government in
good shape and making known just what
condition affairs are in.
81 am pleased said His Honor, that
the Court has decided the question. While
it was pending everything was in an up
roar. We scarcely knew which way to
move or what to do fearing that If we
undertook any great improvements they
might be nipped in the bud by an adverse
decision.
1--WE are free now to go ahead and can
assure the public that 1t will be my aim
to give a clean, honest, business-iike ad-
ministration. The taxpayers know pretty
we'll by this time in just what cond1tion
found our city finances when l entered
office. I have endeavored to show In what
bad shape the city was. 1t will be an up
hill task in the short time I am in ONCE.
but all may rest assured that l VIII leave
no stone unturned to have our finances
in good shape when my term expires
''In public works we will be handicap
ped as our predecessors spent nearly all
the money that will be- available this
year. However, We will do the pest we
can Too much praise / think cannot De
bestowed upon Mr.. Allan L. McDermott
for the able manner he conducted tne
case. think the decision pleases the
public"
Last Night Robert Davis who was the
first one to insist that ths Macarthur act
should be tested, was surrounded py
friends and admirers. He had peen out
with the old Grand Jury to banquet
and upon his return did not feel like dis
cussing the subject.
would be- he said, 'Mr. McDermott told
me he had winning case and mad anu
have confidence in him. think the people
act was blow at their rights and l
think the court by setting 1t aside mas
done something which will put an enc 20
that class of partisan ieglsiation, dnS
law purposed to fasten upon sufrer1ns
community a set of officials who everyone
knew were not performing their duties,
in fact were shamefully sacrlncns snS
city's interests Those men were IN once
five years and did nothing put pue up
the city's already too heavy peot Iney
endeavored to conceal tnat 1act aA9 trae9 S
| to shut they eyes of taxpayers. IT was
useless and l think Mayor Hoos olo Lno
proper thing when upon entering once
he showed the public that the TAX rate
would have to go up to meet the citys
| legitimate expenses. The rate has peen
| juggled with so long and such extrava-
| agance had been countenanced tnat tne
| rate had to go where it was. The public
know know Just where the city stanoS
| and the people know too that the hgh
rate is the result of Republican mismsh-
agement and extravagance. However,
am pleased with the decision, as All
| Democrats should be-. expect TO see our
| Democratic officials do their full ausy
namely a good honest government;
| AT the rooms of the Robert Davis As
| sociation there was an informal csieDra-
| had a Jolly time celebrating the victory.
| Al social clubs the decision was the
principal topic OF conversation, ana n,ar on AZ
| of intense satisfaction and pleasure tnaS
| the former city officials We're not again
street and Water Commissioners
Hauck and Nolan were congratulated by
| some of their constituents who were glad
/ that they did not have to go before the
nubiic again in anything like such an
| uncertain contest as fall campaigns usu-
ally are. Clerks and employees OF the
| delighted as the decision practically
| means two years of undisturbed employ
| ment. The friends of Water Registrar
| Peckham gave him an impromptu sere-
/ made and his assistant, Daniel smith,
| was kept busy receiving the congratuia-
tions of host of young friends.
| The Aldermen, too, who are to remain
| were congratulated. From all parts OF
/ the city the report seems to be that tax
payers feel reseed Kn9wing NO st,n lnae tners fbs ~
| form of government Mayor HooS helpo&
/ them escape from.
! Republicans are downcast, and some
| tail Swearing has been done at those who
/ led them to believe that the law was con-
/ stitutional. Those clerks of the Street
| and Water Department who were bounced
by the Democrats and who imagined they
| would be reinstated, are better Democrats
today than they were Republicans last
now of ever dropping into such. snug
berth as they were kicked out of. More
than dozen of them have not done any
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| a practice of lettering about City Hall
| and 'Jollying'' the clerks who were to
| remain in office only month or So. The
| iolliers were not on deck this morning.
| Colonel Dickinson would not discuss the
| situation When asked what he thought
Of the decision he .z,,s smiled and d, as he
| A little thing like an adverse decision
canot ruffle the smooth surface Of Colonel 81
! not expect the decision to be the way it
| was. From his actions or. conversation,
| however, one would never know that he
| feels the slightest concern.
Tax Commissioner Macarthur. when
| asked about the decision, in his custom
| ary iovial way said: "Well they are the
| funniest fellows, those lawyers, that John
| Macarthur or his law ever came in contact
| with"
WEATHER INDICATIONS
NEW YORK. Sept. p. 1Ss7-Local fore
| cast for New York City and vicinity for
1 the thirty-six hours ending eight P. NJ.
/ Wednesday:-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; slightly warmer; westerly winds.
Marfnett,s Thermometer Rsport