The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-16

AT the cigar stage of the dinner Mr..
F1lrst felicitously welcomed the committee
to which Congressman Mercer replied
Sometimes, he said, he thought that the
Republic grew too fast for its own good.
He had found that cities all over the
country were asking for relief in matters
postal The growth was so rapid that the
postal facilities in many instances were
inadequate. Some cities, he said, were in
a ptable condition, whist others were most
favored. The latter condition was in a
measure due TO chance. Then continuen-
ing Mr.. Mercer said
Jersey City is one of the few cities of
its size which has received small favors
from the Government. marvel when I
see what you have and from what I have
seen. 1 wonder how you got it. Iaugh-
ter) It seems to me that someone has
unloaded private residence on the peo-
pie Jersey City has not been recognized
with reference to a building. What you
have now is a disorganized building and
it ha soutgrownits usefulness. The busi-
ness centre of the city has changed and
has moved westward. 1t is impossible to
tell you what we can or may do, but I
do know that you will have our serious
cONStu6TdllOu. kAppIbuSS-I
Mr. Mercer pointed out that postoffice
to be a success should be divorced from
the United States and Custom House
branches. He believed in the adage that
the Lord helped him who helped him
SELF and when he found an enterDrising
people who on their own account had
built a beautiful library and magnificent
City Hall, these people SHOULD be encour-
aged and the Government should recog-
nize that kind of citizenship. (AoDlause.)
81 think" he continued, that Jersey
City should have relief. Just what course
shall be taken I cannot say. If you will
furnish a site near your City Hall, for
that is where the Postoffice should be, I
can safely say that your wishes will re
granted. I congratulate your Board of
Trade for what it has done, and when
the Government gives you a building I
hope you will make a. good park around
it. You seem to be short on parks.
Gaughter) am glad to meet Mr.. Davis
there. (Applause) I have often heard OF
him in Washington, and even in Omaha.
daughter and cheers)
Congressman Bartho1dt when called
upon said he was no speaker and then
proceeded to refute the assertion. lie
said that man once said to l1im:-'sY GU
told the truth when you said you couldn't t
speak for I'm ID if you cam
Oaughter) The SPEAKER then proceeded
to have a little fun with Mr.. Daily, observ-
ing amid much laughter, that his idea was
that Congress should suspend for week
to hear him speak. Jersey City, he con-
tinued was to be congratulated on one
thing and that was he hadn't seen house
unoccupied.
st have seen a great many things here,
but think l haven't seen enough, so I
suggest that we should come here again.
(sYou'll be welcome, said Mr.. Davis.)
But whether we come or not here is one
who will vote for new postoffice for
Jersey City. (Applause) If my friend,
Robert Davis there promises that he
won't make an issue in the approaching
campaign of the fact that we are piling up
the appropriations vii certainly vote for
an appropriation for Jersey City. (Cheers
and laughter.)
Congressman B. r. Howell pledged his
support to the measure for Jersey City $
relief.
Congressman w. A. Rodenberger thank