The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-08
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1898.
This paper as Democratic sn principles
end is independent IN ITS rtetcs on all local
questions
Republican and Democratic Iniquitv.

end is independent IN ats rteos on os 'oc"'
questions
Repu blicau and Democratic Iniquitv.
Once more we have to remark the
strange fact that when a ~Parkhursting
raid is made in a Republican city, the
newspapers seem to agree to keep the
facts from the public, and the paroxysms
of rage are never excited. which always
result upon the exposure of Democratic
siniquity."
The latest case in point is the "purihca-
tom, movement in which seventy-four
Philadelphia ministers are engaged.
These worthless got themselves up IN
suitable disguises and went out to see
the sights. They saw them. They saw
them far more than ever the Key.
Charles Parkhurst did. Some of the re-
suits are Summed up in this notable
declaration by one of the party, the
..Rev." t. t. Mutsehler, of the Wissa-
hickon NJ. E. Church,
ItdOn't D6lleVe the puplC lids
ception of this fearful state OF aHalfs,
and tina is why we are going the rounus
to learn for them and then tell thenl.
L know of go sdisreputable houses with
from six to fifteen inmates each.
The police officials know they exist,
and vet are inactive. 1t is useless for a
policeman to report such places or raid
them, or arrest the women uiiess lhes
are backed up by their superiors.
The last Democratic Mayor that Phila-
delphia had was elected in 1881 and went
o,,f of office in 1883. There is not at
present a single Democrat holding an i'm
portant Office in the city government.
The police force is utterly and totally in
Republican control. At least ninety-fve
per cent of the members are Republicans.
To read DIR. Mutschler's talk, one might
almost think DR.. Parkhurst was galvan-
lied into new life with his Tammany
trades. Here is another specimen
.rThe most that has been stated is not
half as bad as the facts. The houses are
carried on in no fear$o of disturbance or
molestation. and drinking saloons openly
violate the law in selling to drunken men
and to minors with perfect freedom. Inc
city is in such a d~eplorable condition
that the public cannot be aroused 70 their
sense of duty in any other way. tnan we
have adopted. I think this is the oniy
way we can put a stop to TINS graceIul
condition of affairs
I'VE want to arouse a spirit of revelu-
ton against these places IN the pubic
bring about a reaction that will over
throw evil doors or those who ~counten-
ance evil doing"
oo,,n,a IF xoare 400 as eThe News,
related at the time, a committee of the
Pennsylvania Senate conducted an in
y~estigation into Philadelphia affairs and
exposed not only these police abomina-
tons but also a frantic condition of
robbery and jobbery in the general
administrator of the city's affairs.
There has been an election in Phila-
delphia since. In spite of all the hor-
rors, the Republican party carried the
city by an increased majority. Just now,
there is no great uprising of public in
dignation. No doubt the party of moral
ideas will continue to hold sway as of
old, protecting vice and sharing in he
fruits of crime.
Stranger tha all. other cities are
choosing to stand aghast at the wide-open
wickedness of Democratic Chicago; but
they are calmly ignoring the condition of
the ~rottenest city on the American con-
tinent, the v%irtuously Republican city of
philadelphia.
HOWEVER, the fins may talk about
politics, there seems to be something
queer about the management of the
Soldiers Home at Kearny. We do not
think it is quite such an abode of
tyranny and cruelty as Mr.. Frank o.
Cole would have us believe, but it has
been so long in the hands of one set of
people that they appear to have come to
regard it as a private affair, and they
have been running it to suit their own
narrow ideas.
No doubt a thorough inquiry into the
life of the place is the best present
step towards reform of any abuses that
may exist.
Mr.. BAUER'S bill to compel the re-
pair of the great roads in the north
western section of the country, which
have been ruined by the trolley COM
panies should be promptly passed. 1t is
a good measure and NETS an urgent
public need.
WE are paying a pretty price for our
Ding1ey protection. With France taxing
us out of her market and Germany bar
ring us out with sanitary regulations, and
England turning more and more to her
own colonies for what she buys and
making new threads in the non-manufac-
turing countries, we are being taught in
pretty effective way that commercial pro-
hibition is not a one sided game.
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION.
The record of circulation of books for home
reading for the week ending February s., 1898.
was as follows:-General works. 106; philosophy,
81; religion, 100; sociology, 255; philology, 3;
natural science. All; useful arts, 113: fine arts,
107; literature, $50; fiction, All: juvenile fc-
tion. Fps; history, 453; biography, 172; travels,
1879. Total. $40.
the delivery stations 5,816.
Number of borrowers registered during the
week. 50.