The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-31

responsible office, from business point
of view, in the railroad service of any
country.
Mr. Smith has, like every other far
seeing business man, been impressed with
the future of this city. BY his position
of general agent of the P. r. R. Company
he is better able to estimate its possi-
bilities end the pecuniary advantages ac-
cruing to 1t from its location, surround
ings and conditions than most men. One
Of the best authorities on municipal mat
ters in this State only the other day in
speaking about Mr.. Smith as Mayor OF
this city, significantly remarked
7 wonder if people ever stop to think
that that man is in position to add
S2o,00o,00o to the ratables OF Jersey CITY.
It's fact. He Is in position to give
railroad facilities to industries which Will
inouce corporations to locate here, thus
bringing revenue in taxation to our treas
ury far beyond conception
Mr.. Smith himself only recently pub
liely declared that his desire was to have
Jersey City grow in business interests
and he would do all he could to advance
bsr nannfa ct,,r,ns ,nteros+s nv The IN
'sss''i'en' iiohi ouls'uers ol 'iieir cap 'sai
the city's exchequer would be benefited,
and as another consequences there would
ens,,a an,,,,ov,n+ 80 ,a,a na an tna+
"ouiu ioiio" from tnat 70 lhe dement, u
home trade and business.
To the various problems Affecting Jer-
cav f,,tv arr cx,;.,, 80. ,,aars
siseh MUCH thought ana mas proushe 70
bear on them the experience gained in
his successful career IJnnermost among
= "ooiss Apfeai ~ 'i'o's o''s'-
ness men the development of the citys
water fronts on the Hudson and Hacken-
s.c1, p;uars NJ ~, x,a .x,a, e,a;,,
asssrteo that \ is Of the hignest mr.
portance that Jersey City shall protect
every foot of what she now owns. The
co.s
e@' -ea ~ sAe s-s' :
possession by the energy and persistence
of a Democratic administration, Mr.
Smith thinks means an enormous revenue
to the city and its possibilities should at
peatedly said are the great meadows to
the west of the city. They could be i'm
proved by the iudicious expenditure OF
money. which would ultimately mean an
enormous addition TO the taxable nronertv
of the city.
4sIn Jersey Cfty.,, he said 10 s.nraws,,
representative in discussing civ matters
@I can see a glorious fnture am nro,,d
OF. II and / know ii can be made wear nv
year more attractive as q. home and as j
business nlace That sopnds strange
doesn't ;ta Rut If Won consider facsev
c,tv,s location and advantages vo,, win
agree with me IF is useless ~ ta,k
aoout what the citv might have been. No
use CRYING oyer snilt milk Rather LET
Us profit by the mistakes and avoid
those causes which have initiated against
her advancement. We have to deal with
tomorrow and the next day and the next
and the next: not Yesterday. The CITY has
made great progress within the last few
years. Our population has increased. and
SO have our manufacturing industries. and
am firmly persuaded that bv careful
tention TO its interests this city can BE-
made one of the most envied in the co,fn-
ty. we want to encourage industries. We
want to induce manufacturers to settle
here. We don't want to frighten them
away. When / think of the facilities at
our door for trade it seems to me we
ought to be one of the wealthiest citiss
in the world. So many big railroad lines
having their ternini here we are really
the gateway of this great continent for
incoming and outgoing trade, and my aim
IL / be elected Mayor, will be to advance
the city's commercial interests to their
fullest extent
That Mr. Smith fully understands the
import of the words noDlesse oblige, may
be gathered from his letter of acceptance
in which he said:-
My life has been thus far spent In
learning and practicing those rules of in
tegrity and diligence which alone secure
success in commercial life and | do not
and will not entertain any view permit
ting relaxation OF those rules in the
public service. The honor in public office
comes not from election to position, but
from the manner in which its duties are
discharged II elected ! shall SO exercise
tne duties and powers OF the Mayoraits,
as 10 appfoVai or Feto recommendation OF
2 sEpo''ieihsnl' as my pest Juaslneiae sl'ai.