The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-25
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IS, 1892
This paper is Democratic IN principles
and is sndependent in its riescs on all local
questions.
The Municipal Election.

LAN
on April II. this year. This date is eA-
actly seven weeks from next Tuesoas-
On wednesday, March l, the official notice
IF reeistrv will be published in 1.-The
News and the Journal The first DAY
of registration will be Tuesday. the 'th'
Tbe Democratic City Committee, last
evening. appointed March 10 as the DAY
for holding the election primaries. al
these the party candidates will be chosen
according to the Democratic system. Inc
County Committee will meet as a con-
vention on the evening of the ed, to carry
out the formalities required by the hiec-
ton law, but the proceedings will be onis
formal; the vote of the primaries VIII De
eral as~to the, choice of the men whose
names viii appear upon the ticket.
The Repnblican nominating convention
will be held about the same time, probably
q day or two later. Thus the actual CAM
paign will have a duration of only about
three weeks.
But, of course. the fight is on how'll
has been on for the past year, so Tar as
there is. any fight at all. 1t is not the
anal scramble with a few stump speeches.
and roman candles that determines a con-
test of this kind. 1t is the gradual lot
nation of public opinion, bit by bit, as
events transpire. that does the "orA.
Practically the election is now settled.
The officials to be chosen are a Mayor
to succeed Edward Hoos, for a term OF
two years; an Alderman-at-Large to sue
coed william F. Midlige, for a term OF
two years; two Street and Water Com
m~issioners to succeed Frederic Heinfze
and Charles Boltwood, for a term OF
three wears. and a number of minor off,
GERS. police justices and c~onstables.
Mayor Hoos is practically certain to be
nominated to succeed himself. There IS
no other Democratic candidate in the
Geld. and the Mayor has the support both
of the leaders n the rank and file OF
the party. We can see no reason to doubt
that he win be elected by a majority even
larger than that which he received two
years ago. The Republican party has
dificulty in finding any one to run on It's
ticket. or those, from whom the choice
is to be made, according to present APP
-pearances. not one commands the public
confidence, not one is of sufficient political
stature to be seriously considered as a
possible winner.
The first quality that the people de-
mand in the Mayor is honesty. In this
particular. Mayor Hoos stands SO far
above reproacfs that his bitterest, his most
reckless enemy has not dared breathe a
whisper to his injury. Next after honesty,
the peopfe demand zeal, and in this re-
s,pect Mayor Hoos has erred, if he has
erred at all, in the direction of over
exertion. He has not only dealt with
every subject brought before him with an
excess of energy and conscientious care,
but he, has gone out into all quarters OF
the CITY. seeking for opportunities to say
Something or do something in behalf OF
the people. No a day has passed since
fe became Mayor, without some evidence
of his ~untiring activity.
That these qualities of honesty and zeal
are backed up by sterling ability is best
proyen by the results of the Mayors pol
Icy. One evidence of his successful adj
ministration Is to be found in the reduc-
tfon of the tax rate for the current fiscal
rAar. Another will have matured next
week when a water contract will have
been executed, practically on terms Of The
Mayors dictation, which guarantees the
future of the city for at least two genera
lions to- come, on terms the most favor
able that any city in this State has ever
secured. Under Mayor Hoos, the course
Of public improvements begun by Mayor
Wanser mas been rapidly advanced.
Streets have. been opened and finished
schools have gone up; the city is about to
he adorned with a Public Library Build
ing. The great Central Railroad Tax
Case has been settled. not by the Mayer
directly. of course, but by the City's 'aw
ofacers, with his approval. The city's
debt has been reduced. The issue OF tenn
porary bonds has been checked. The en-
tire financial system of the city has oeen
harmonized and placed in sound condi-
tIon.
The record is one that n man and any
Marty might feel proud of, and If It does
not secure the reelection of Mayor Hoos'
there is neither gratitude nor reason
among the voters.
Il is highly probable thet Mr.. William
j., Midllee will also be chosen by the
Democratic party to sueceedt himself. ne
will assuredlys be elected. He has been as
ISOLATED with the Mayor in all the prinsi-
iii SUCCESSES Of the Administration, and
he has a similar title to public recognition
i his services BY q second term of office