New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
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The charter elections To be held to-day in
various municipalities should command the IN
terest OF every voter While the issues involved
purely local, they are OF considerable III
portance to the taxpayers OF the respective COM
munites The selection OF honest men for local
Offices IL necessary to secure to the people ade-
ouate returns for the money which they pay in
taxes Intelligent and progressive men must be
chosen II the growth and progress Of the several
municipalities are not to be retarded Political
rings must be defeated II public offices are not
to be made the means of plundering the people
Each vote cast to-day will be a vote for or
against the welfare Of the city concerned. Each
vote not cast through lack OF public spirit
or any other cause. will be vote in favor
OF the lower element that seeks to prostitute the
functions OF government to the benefit of thugs
and thieves. Those who have the right to vote
should remember that the exercise of that right
Is public duty.
This Is the day that the corrupt politician loves
the eminently respectable. easygoing stay-at-
home The Jersey City Journal in large dis
play type gives fair warning TO the stay-at-
homes. as follows:
REPUBLICANS!
Your name will almost certainly be voted to.
morrow.
You are registered. II you do not go to the
polls some repeater may vote for you
II you are a good citizen and care for the well
fare OF your city you will express your views with
a vote tomorrow.
Polls open AT a. m. and close at p. m.
vote for Watson and the straight Republican
ticket is a vote for a lower rate. no more bond
issues or school scandals for Iean streets better
pavements an honest administration and saving
OF the $4,000 a year increased cost of govern
ment which Democratic control Of the city has
produced
In staying away from the polls to-day the SELF
indulgent Republican is simply allowing the
ringsters to vote on his name and to rifle his
pockets.
In allowing the Democratic ring TO re-elect
Mayor Hoos in Jersey City and Mayor Pagan
In Hoboken to-day. the people of those cities are
toeratirg extravaganza. misgovernment and all
the evils OF bossism. But some day there viii
be a reckoning.
II a large number of commuters who live in
the Fourth Ward of Paterson come to New
York to-day without first voting, Mayor Hinch-
life will be reelected. If they first do their
duty as citizens and Republicans. Captain
Parker Republican, will be the next Mayor OF
| Paterson
| servant exercising his official power In the IN
| terests Of the people. 1t is a laudaole desire
| but he never realizes It. In point OF fact he Is
! merely the private servant OF the Little Boss
Under Republican rule the tax rate OF Jersey
| CITY was brought down to $21 40 on each Sl,ooO
| and when the city government was turned over
| 70 the Democrats In May. 1897. the available as
sets in unpaid water taxes were sufficient 10
meet the floating Indebtedness. The Democrats
jumped the tax rate to S2s 30 the first chance
| they got and spent the money recklessly Then'
| for campaign purposes. they made great snow
Of reducing the tax to S2S 60 which is still 81 ~
| above the Republican rate but this did not
check their extravaganza They have run the
| city into debt and will put on the screws next
wear when a rate of over so will be necessary
| TO nay for Democratic boss rule.
| We did not as Is alleged accuse the 6. o. +. In
| general of cheese-pariDg economy. We are moi
| quite fools.-(Jerssy city News
| Thanks for the information.
| II Is wise provision that plans FOR the cree
| ,;on or enlargement of State institutions must
| no annroved by the Governor before the appro-
| yil a