The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-17
E'DERM0TT SAYS s. NONSENSE
Assemblymen From Hudson
VIII Make Their Fight to
Beat 1t on Third Read
ing Tonight.

The attacks that have come from all
uarterz on Assembly bin No. 2S1 intro-
duced by Assernblyman Bacheller,of New
ark, have resulted in a new theory as to
the -nigger in the woodpile.
1t is now generally asserted that the
bill was intended merely as a sandbag
with which to hold up public employees by
the managers of the Republican party.
There has never been any intention. it is
now said, of passing the bill. The idea
was that il should be introduced and
made public, that it should draw the po-
licemen, fremen, teachers and others to
Trenton to fight it and that then they
should be held up for financial and politi-
cal support for the G. o. P.
This version of the affair was given out
on Saturday by a new worker of the Re-
publican party who has been actively en-
gagged since the last campaign in manu-
featuring political capital. He was moved
to express what he knew by reading the
facts published in The News of Friday
evening. The exposure of the fact that
the passage of the bill would entail se-
rious cut in the salaries of all city en-
ployes impressed him as humorous, and
then it was that he made the break To
say that the revelation was startling is
putting it mildly That the party of Moral
Ideas should use the Legislature as a
dark alley into which to lure the victims
of their thieving designs was felt to be
most scandaloBs, and there was little else
talked of in political circles. No one out
s aide of the inner circle of the Republican
party had taken this view of the matter,
and the revelation, true or false, was un-
looked for. When it became public prop
erty, there was much discussion, and the
version was generally accepted as at least
within the bounds of probability.
The assemblymen from Hudson, when
spoken to about the bill and its alleged
purpose, were surprised They knew the
bill and generally condemned it. Each
said the intention Of the Democratic
members was to go to Trenton tonight
and fight the measure to the very last
ditch when it came up on third reading
In the House.
Mayor Pagan was asked this morning
II he had given the bill any further con-
sideration since Friday, when he had
nothing to say" He replied that he had
but that he had nothing to say as yet
for publication.
President Ringle. of the Board of FL
nance. said he was in favor of the bill,
and would urge its passage.
Assemblyman Dennin said
1.-THE bill is a very bad one IT is out
rageous in that it gives the Board of FL
rance powers that are autocratic and
should not be given anybody Hudson viii
fight the bill tonight. Nothing was done
before, because it was no use. Tonight
is the proper time to fight, and we will
fight"
The general topic among the fremen
throughout the city for the past four or
five days is the outrageous Bachsller bill
that is being pressed through the Legs-
lature by tho Republican party
The fire 'iaddies" are all against the
bi.i ard every one Of them has spoken
MS nlird very openly. Al the men em-
pIoyed in the department at the present
day are complaining OF the long hours
tEey have to work and the small salary
they receive and the compensation they
give the city In return.
Ex-Fire Commissioner John Brennan. a
Republican, when shown copy Of the
Bachelor bill last evening said:-'I am
opposed to any such bin and especially