The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-05

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CIRCULAR
The undersigned, enrolled Republican
voters and residents of the Eighth
ward, are convinced that change in
the personnel of the body which di-
rects the affairs of our local republic
can politics is essential to future Re-
publican success in this ward, city
and county, and we purpose to sup
port a ticket at the coming primary
election for county committeeman, in
opposition to the cut and dried affair
of machine manufacture, which cam
not be produced without the inevitable
sarmarks of the star-chamber process
by which it is evolved.
As honest and independent Repub-
licanS of the Eighth ward, we are firm
ly of the opinion that the present ma
jority of the Ward Committee must be
superseded by one which will, by con-
trast at least, make up in decency
what it may lack in knowledge of po-
litical chicanery.
The determination of the present
precinct primary elections is in COM
plete accord with their customary
selfish and buccaneer methods of con-
serving their own personal interests.
Confident of their power, but afraid to
provide the honest-minded Republic
can with a rightful and convenient
place to vote, they insist upon joint
primaries, counting upon the usual
very meagre proportion of enrolled
voters appearing there to cast their
ballots, and Haunting their victory in
advance of the election to show their
confidence as to the result of possible
opposition. The intolerant abuse of
the rights of the minority in the
Ward Committee is an object lesson
for the Republican voters of the
Eighth Ward, and the brazen effront-
cry of the leader of the majority in
pledging in advance the endorsement
by the Ward Association of the can
didates named by the machine, is, to
our minds, sufficiently reprehensible
to be repudiated at the polls. The
willful and unlawful Withholding of
the enrolment books from the in
spection of qualified members, who
demand them for perfectly legitimate
use is another count ON which we will
charge our ballots.
The right of the majority to rule is
unquestioned, but it should rule just
and fair; not forgetful of the fact that
the majority is made up of numerous
minorities to which inhere equal in
dividual rights under a free form of
government. Our present political
masters in the ward, and in tact the
county, do not recognize the princi-
pie upon which is founded the prac-
fice of equality and justice, and the
result is that the principle LOVING ele-
ment in the party are tired, and want
a change. A party management which
cannot unite its own forces, and fos-
ter a spirit of harmony in its own
ranks, cannot, of course, hope to gam
victories over opponents who are well
organized and in happy accord.
We believe the time is come when
new men are needed to control the
county and ward organization, and
trust that the ticket we present to
you will receive your appreciation and
support. and that you will do all in
your power to secure the election of
the gentlemen named thereon.
Fourteen committeeman are to be
elected from this ward to the County
Committee at this primary election,
and to obtain enough of them to cir
cumyent the designs of the machine
men to perpetuate themselves in
power, Will necessitate the vote OF
every Republican who thinks as we do
in regard to clean politics and Re-
publican success.
Chairman Woolley's term expires thi
year but he is not a candidate for re
election. Last year he appointed himsel
a trustee for the four-year term, as b.
virtue of this pcs. tion he is e.ig. bile 70
the craftsmanship of the County Com
mittee. He has said nothing as t
whether he will run again for the office