The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-24
NO WOMAN FOR TEEN
Veterans Will Go to Law
Over the Award of the
Soldiers Monument.
COMMITTEE JUMPED ON
The Hon. T. h. UNelll Says Hard
Things Against Dr.. Gordon
and General Ramsay.
JUMPED ON

A meeting of a committee OF the Vet
Grams Rights Association and on repre-
senting the Hudson County Granite and
Marble Dealers Association was held
Saturday night at Ruempler's Hotel, at
Newark and Oakland avenues. The mem
bers of both organizations We're up arms
against the design selected for a soldiers
President VIM. B. Simmons,
of the Veterans Rights Association, called
the meeting to order shortly after eight
o'clock.
Major simmons, during a scathing de-
nunciation of the much-discussed design.
said:-"We protest against the perpetual
ton in bronze and stone of "a mythical
goddess. who, according to Pagan his
tory. was a notorious Egyptian courtesan.
We object to the handing down to pos
r part k 81 a ~ nnhs'l,n however 1,c anfiens, f bar.
barism. Such a What is it?' cannot fifty
perpetuate the deeds of the valiant Union
soldiers Of Hudson county who fought
and died for he defence of their lag ana
country. We protest against this me-
mortal, its design is an insult to the good
women Of Hudson county, and sincerely
hope that the protest to be framed by us
here tonight will be made as emphatic as
possible.
All of US know that the price to be
Rof0 W. @AtR Il ~ tIC
Committee is $1,000 more than is just and
right, and we would be unworthy indeed
il we We're to alloy ourselves to be made
the dupes of that committee by allowing it
to foist an artistic (?) design for a soldiers
and sailors To accept TINS
design without protest would be an IN
suit on our part to our home industries.
Shall WE then stand idly by and say
nothing while this unpatriotic and UNI
generous spending of the money collected
by the veterans and other citizens, OF ouf
county goes on? L say and | know that
we will not" prolonged eheers.l
Internal Revenue Inspector r. H. ONelll
DR.. Leonard J. Gordon and General John
Ramsay of the Monument Committee had
conducted the negotiations in connection
with the, awarding of the contract to suit
themselves, and in defiance of public sen.
timent and the wishes of the veterans or
Hudson county. He said that as the
the citizens, and the school children OF
the county, they should have something
to say as to how it should be spent.
1T was through my efforts said the
ex-Assemblyman, that the bill for the
erection of the monument passed the
Legislature, but | was not placed on the
thought would not consent to allow the
contract to go to New York. sDr eordor,
| presume, went over to the Natio
them that they could select the design
and the committee would do the rest.
The speaker referred sarcastically to a
claim which he said nad been mage b ?
effect that they had raised so per cent.
of the monument fund and therefore tneir
representatives, pr; Gordon and General
Ramsay, were entitled to spend it as they
saw fit.
by the veterans, the citizens and the
not be squandered," declared Mr.. O,NeiA
with decided emphasis. He praised the
design submitted by the Granite Workers
= . mi Inaannallr6pd hp affpr-a
ing the following resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously and with great en-
thusiasm:-
Be it resolved. That the Veterans
Rights Association of Hudson county
respectfully request that the chairman
of the Monument Committee of Hud-
son county, DR.. Leonard j.. Gordon.
publish the names of the subscribers
or donors to the veterans monument,
and If there is any expense attached to
the publication of the same in our
bear part or the whole of it; and be it
further
Resolved. That the secretary forward
a copy of this resolution to our es-
teemed conrade, DR.. Leonard j. Cor
don.
Resolved. That a protest be sent to
each G.. A. R. Post and to every vet
Grams organization in Hudson county.
protesting against the acceptance OF
the monument selected on the grounds
that the design is Inappropriate for a
soldiers and sailors or a veterans
nun the figure of the statue is
but nine feet high and that of the
pedestal eight feet. or q total OF u feet
given to figure on this monument is
Victory Victory over what? Over
the citizens. taxpayers and veterans OF
Hudson county. Therefore be 1t fur- :
Their
Resolved, THAI in order to stop all
such injustice hereafter the veterans
to place a law similar to the Tobin
law of New York on the statute books
of the State in order that the interests
of New Jersey may be protected.
John R. Jurgens saba member of
Van Houten Post speaking. to me on the
monument matter said:--1f you are DIS,
pleased with our selection enJolns US;
This was greeted with cries of w
will! We will
spoke. He ,eulogized Comrade & II
a proper soldiers monument. He said
"A woman on top of a pedestal 1sN not,
in my opinion, in the slightest degree APP
propriate for a soldiers and sailors monu-
ment. Besides. it is an outrage to award
tho contract to a New Yorf firm, he
said. II DON think anybody in New
York contributed to the fund,
and / think we can show DR., Gordon as
fine stone work as was ever cut by a
chisel right here in Hudson county: !
Granite and Marble Dealers Association,
was the next speaker.
IF | were a preacher, he began. my
text would be. Father. forgive them for
they know not what they do and The
truth IS mighty and shall prevail, Now,
affair. but first let me say that / take
exception to an editorial which appeared
in a local paper on Tuesday last in which
the inference was made that the associa-
ton to which ! belong was sore because
the chance to make some money on the
contract was taken away from us. |
it to be untrue. Tcan say with all honesty
and sincerity that the Granite Dealers
Association never expected to make one
dollar on the monument. our frm did
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