The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-05
MERCHANT PATRIOTS
Hudson City Business Men
Offer $500 to the Cow
eminent for War.
TRADING STAMPS DENOUNCED
Association Will Send a Delegation
to Ask Governor TO Sign the
Francis Bill.

strated their patriotism Just before the
close o a long session last night by
pledging $500 Of the associations funds
to the State to assist in equipping volun-
teers in case war with Spain was found
unavoidable. The secretary was first d.
rected to communicate with President
Mckinley. commencing his wise and con-
sentative course on the war question. and
expressing Il hope that the matter would
be amicably settled.
To show. however, that they were not
peace at any price" men, the president
is to be notified of the action OF the AS
ISOLATION in pledging $500 to the State IN
case war is found necessary. Inc trad
ing stamp question and the unsigned law
abolishing the trading stamp monopoilzea
the attention of the merchants. A nuH-
Der of visiting merchants not MEMBER
of the association We're present: ihese
had been invited through q circulnr sent
out by the Executive Committee. tfney
took bur little part in the discussion. y
Communicates was received from the
Retail Merchants Association OF rev
Jersey. asking that the local ASSOCIATION
send a delegation to Trenton nexi lnurs-
day. when q final hearing will be given
by Governor Voorhees, before deciding
whether or not to sign the Dill, aha urge
him to sign it. Another communication
from the Newark Retail Grocersl Asso-
citation asked the members to secure Sig
natures of outside merchants TO q pelluon
asking the Governor to sign the piti both
these REQUESTS were complied with. Ihe
delegation appointed TO 90 to trenton
Thursday is composed of Robert AndeT-
son. Henry Hoersch, w. g. HoWetn. sec
rotary James Newton and Joseph Sehei-
le~nherger. Through some mistake ueieSa-
lions numbering at least a h~undfedsmer-
chants went to Trenton last Thursday TO
urge the Governor to sign the bill:
Unpleasant things were said Of Sena
tors TaIy. Johnson and Stokes and AS
seml,iymen Gledhill and Mckee for their
work in opposing the bill to wipe out the
trading stamp concern. Inc 1 ~ au uary
means Known to corporation greed Paul
v. Flynn. editor of the New Jersey
Trade Review," was present Press : + ana Iaa W wap 3
famous victory it was not yet OUT OF me
woods. He attacked Senator Daly. ana
said he understood that while ne was ST
ting as a member of the Judiciary. Com
mittee of the Senate. a majority OF Wnom
expressed the opinion that the nlll was
unconstitutional he was retained allor-
ney for the trading stamp concerns. Edl-
tor Flynn said he had a conversation
with Assemblyman Potter, ard presented
facts and figures to show him that me
Told him. he said. that a stakeholder OF q
like concern, a rival Of the trading stamp
concern. told him the trading stamp
scheme was a dishonest one and should pc
squelched. .u,
showed Mr.. Porter a check for 800 wnich
he received from DIS COINCtIl dS ~
dend on $50 which he invested in the COM
Germ six months before. Mr.. Flynn
wanted the association to go down TO
Trenton in a body THURSDAY. He nelievsa
bill. but the merchants should nor reiaA
their efforts until after the bill had been
signed and became a law.
- Secretary Newton was directed 10 pre-
pare a petition and secure as many sig
natures of merchants as possible 70 pre-
sent to the Governor Thursday urging
49, A. -:~, 40 Kill 81 Tho frlp1tahAnfS
present all signed and all will assist the
secretary in SECURING other signatures:
The association took advantage OF the
opportunity to impress upon the MINDS
of visiting merchants who were not mem
bers of the association the advantage 70
be derived from membership. These ad-
Beach and Messrs. Hoersch, Meyer and
Anderson. Richard Laley, e. NJ. Gardner.
r.. C. Troll and others.
President Julius Berger, of the HUDSON
City Business Mems Association. Presi,
dent Cole. of the Jersey City Grocers
Association, of The visitors, had a few
things to say.
Ex-President Beach described the differ
ence in fraternal feeling among the mem
bers as merchants before and after the
organization of the association. Al the
vantages of the blacklist as a means OF
collecting bad debts. and protecting each
other from the dead beat n
name on the bhackli as a matter. OF
simple spite work. Attention was called
to the progress of the early and Sunday
closing movement, the change for the
better in the system of inspecting scales,
weights and measures, probable percent
age of municipal earnings from fran
chises granted, and other things accom-
plished in behalf of h merchants
through organization. Ex-President Meyer
said the work Of the association was all
open and above board. Publicity of, its
affairs through the newspapers were
courted.
Julius Berger. president OF the Hudson
City Business Mems Association, was
invited to speak, and said there We're
some things such associations should
transact in executive session. In face Of
the almost totally unanimous opinion. as
evidenced by the talk upon the trading
stamp question, he declared that every
time the matter was preached in the
newspapers, no matter even If IN opp0si-
ton. it but advertised the trading stamp
concern.
j. b. Bernstein, a member of the assoc
citation, came in during the progress of
the meeting. Everybody had it in for him
The alleged report that he had been giving
trading stamps after bitterly ~denouncing
the scheme made him a target. He re-
fused to talk until near the close of the
meeting. On the trading stamp question
Mr.. Bernstein said he was not IN faVor OF
ii. but that one might as well try to make
a river run up hill as to stop peopoie ask
however, the Governor would sign the
bill. and believed that every possible in
nuence should be exerted to induce him
to SIGN the bill. 1T was Mr.. Bernstein's
suggestions concerning a debate upon the
question as to whether war BODIED good
or ill for the business interests of the
country that led TO the action noted in
the opening of this report of last nights
meeting. The resolution was offered by
ex-President Meyer.